CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF CHRISTINE SCHAGER ==================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by Carol Tramp Permission granted by: Rob Dump, Editor, Cedar County News ====================================================================== CEDAR COUNTY NEWS JULY 5, 1922 OLDEST RESIDENT OF COUNTY DEAD BAD FALL THREE WEEKS AGO PROVES FATAL FOR MRS. CHRISTINE SCHAGER WOULD HAVE BEEN 97 NEXT DECEMBER EXTREME AGE PROVED SEVERE HANDICAP WHEN SHE SUFFERED A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF HER RIGHT HIP WHILE AT THE HOME OF DAUGHTER HERE Mrs. Christine Schager, aged almost 97 years and believed to be the oldest resident of Cedar county, died at three o'clock last Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will Israelson in Hartington, from the effects of a compound fracture in her right hip, due to a fall about three weeks ago. Her injury was received on Friday, June 15, when she was leaving the home of her daughter, Mrs. Israelson. In leaving the porch, she missed a step and fell heavily. Her advanced age made her injury all the more serious. Mrs. Schager has been a resident of the county for the past 42 years. She was born near Christina, Norway, on December 23, 1826, and was married there to Hans Schager Sr., who died 26 years ago. In 1866 she came to America with her husband and family crossing the ocean in a sailing vessel, six weeks being required to make the trip. At first the family settled in Gayville, where they resided until after the flood of 1881, where most of their possessions were lost. After that they came to Cedar County, settling about eight miles east which is now occupied by Gilbert Schager and family. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Schager has been making her home with her daughters. She is survived by four sons, Hans, Gilbert, Sam and Louis, and two daughters, Mrs. George Erickson of Bristow and Mrs. Will Israelson. Altho she had reached such an advanced years, Mrs. Schager had a very keen interest in what was going on around her, and as she was able to read without glasses, she kept posted on the world's affairs without much difficulty. Funeral services were held from Emanuel Lutheran Church of which she was a member on Tuesday afternoon, and were conducted by Rev. P. Pearson and Rev. Jersing Thompson. Six of her grandsons were the pallbearers. Interment was in the Paragon Cemetery.