CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF Maria Cullen

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Cedar Co. News April 26th, 1933


Hold Funeral rites for County Pioneer

Interment of Mrs. Maria Cullen held at Wynot Saturday

Funeral services were held in Wynot Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Maria 
Ferber Cullen, 90 years old, who died April 10th at her home in 
Ventura, Calif. She was one of Cedar County’s earliest settlers, having 
come here from Sioux City in 1864.

The body accompanied by a son Ernest, arrived in Hartingotn Friday 
and was taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. A.W. Jones of Wynot. 
Services were held from the Methodist church with Rev. E.T. Antrim of 
Plainveiw officiating.  Music was presented by a male quartet. 

Two granddaughters Laura and Louise Jones were flower bearers and the 
pallbearers were three grandsons B.E. Jones of Laurel, Edward Jones of 
Wynot and Irvin Case of Platte, SD., and Lloyd, Lewis and John Jones of 
Wynot.  Burial was in Wynot cemetery beside the body of her husband. 

Among the relatives and friends from nearby towns who attended the 
rites were Mr.and Mrs. John Sullivan, L. Clemenson, L.P. Lauritsen, Mr.
and Mrs. John Fogelson, Mrs. Minor Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Morten, 
all of Hartington.  

	Ingabori Maria Soldorn was born in Denmark, August 5, 1842. 
coming to America when she was 22 years old, she worked in Sioux City 
for a time and then came out to Cedar County where she married Gustav 
Ferber. They lived on a farm south of St. James which she continued to 
operate after her husband’s death in 1878. 

	Later she married Martin Cullen who died several years ago. 
Moving to Hartington in 1900, Mrs. Cullen later went to Ventura, Calif. 
in 1922. She has been in failing health for several years and for the 
past several months she has been bedfast.

	Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. L.A. Case of Hartington, Mrs. 
A.W. Jones, and a son Ernest of Ventura, Cal.  besides 11 grandchildren 
and three great-grandchildren.

Maiden: Ingabori Soldorn / Maria Soldorn
1st marriage: Maria Felber