CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - OBITUARY OF MARY EMILY MATHEWS
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Mrs. Mathews Buried Friday
Survived by One Son and Three Daughters
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	Funeral services were held at 
the Smith Chapel here last Fri-
day afternoon for Mrs. Mary
Emily Mathews, longtime Hart-
ington resident, who died July 3 
in Sacred Heart hosptial in Yank-
ton.  She had been ill several 
years.  Death was caused by 
heart failure.
	Rev. H. Niederwimmer of Cole-
ridge officiated at the last rites 
and burial was in the Harting-
ton city cemetery under dir-
ection of Smith Funeral home.  
Pallbearers were George Meng-
shol, Chet Peters, Albert Tweedy, 
Jim Kopetka, Frank Lindemann 
and Herbert Bottolfsen.
	Mrs. Mathews is survived by 
and Mrs. Arthur Bottolfsen of 
three daughters, Mrs. John Hash 
Hartington, and Mrs. Roy Peck of 
Coleridge; one son, Lt. Jim 
Mathews of Patterson, N.J. and 
ten grandchildren.  She leaves two 
sisters, Mrs. Jim Wade of Fre-
mont and Mrs. Verdia Martins of 
Lake Mills, Ia., and five broth-
ers, Clark, John, Lawrence, Clar-
ence and Charles Curtis, all of 
Omaha.
	The daughter of Alonzo and 
Harriet Curtis, was born at Ver-
digre January 14, 1882.  She was 
married to Charles Albert Math-
ews at Center September 26, 
1897.  They farmed near Magnet 
and Crofton before moving to 
Hartington in 1918.  Mr. Math-
ews died January 5, 1942.  Five 
children also preceded Mrs. 
Mathews in death.
	Among those from out-of-town 
who attended the last rites were:  
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wade, Mr. and 
Mrs. Elmer Wade of Fremont; 
Mrs. Paul Riley and Mr. and 
Mr. and Mrs. John Curtis and Char- 
Mrs. Arthur Wade of Topeka, 
les Curtis of Omaha; Mr. and 
Kans.; Mrs. Charles Richardson   
and Jim Kopetka of Lincoln; Rev. 
and Mrs. Lynn Nichols and 
children of Pender, and Mr. and 
Mrs. Roy Peck and Don of Cole-
ridge.

JULY 1951  CEDAR COUNTY NEWS

NOTE:  PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 5 HAVE LINES OUT OF ORDER.  
THESE LINES WERE TYPED ABOVE EXACTLY AS APPEARS IN
THE ORIGINAL PRINTING OF THE OBITUARY.