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BRAKENHOFF, EILERT [September 13, 1860 - July 17, 1927] Eilert Brakenhoff, for 40 years a resident of Platte county, died at St. Mary's hospital at 9:20 last evening, after a prolonged illness. Mr. Brakenhoff had been in failing health for the past 18 months and was removed from his home to St. Mary's hospital 10 days ago. Funeral services will be held at the home ??? Seventeenth street, at 1 p.m. Wednesday and at St. John's Lutheran church at 2:30 p.m. with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. E. Holm, pastor of the church, will be in charge of the services. Mr. Brakenhoff was born in Nordgeorgsfehn, Germany, on Sept. 13, 1860, and came to America 44 years ago. For four years he lived in Illinois, then moved to Platte county, where he has been numbered among the prosperous farmers of the county. He moved into Columbus last fall from his farm 15 miles north of the city, when he retired from active farm life. He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Rika Becher; three sons, and five daughters-John, of Humphrey, Herman and Arthur of Platte Center, Mrs. Wm. Loseke, Platte Center, Mrs. Ed Krumland, Columbus, Mrs. Ernest Twiestmeyer, Monroe, Mrs. Herman Fittje, of Humphrey, and Miss Sena Brakenhoff, at home. He also leaves one brother, living in Illinois; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Johannes, Platte Center, and Miss Icka Brakenhoff, Columbus, and 14 grandchildren. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, June 18, 1927, page 1] EGGER, JULIUS [April 6, 1867 - February 25, 1952] Funeral services for Julius C. Egger, 84, long-time resident of Platte county, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Evangelical and Reformed church with the Rev. R. M. Jensen, officiating. Burial will be made in Roselawn Memorial park. The family requests, that in place of flowers, memorials be made in the form of contributions to the Evangelical and Reformed church building fund. The body will lie in state at the Gass Funeral chapel after 11 a.m. Tuesday until the time of the services. Mr. Egger died Monday morning at the home of his son, Bert Egger, near Columbus, following two months' illness. He was born April 6, 1867 at Arwangen, Switzerland, one of 15 children of Johannes and Elisa Sagesar Egger. In 1889 he came to the United States and since that time lived in this area. After his marriage to Mary Jenny on Feb. 22, 1894 in Columbus, he farmed in Platte and Butler counties. Mrs. Egger died in 1936. Mr. Egger was a member of the Evangelical and Reformed church, Sons of Hermann lodge and the Swiss Verein. He is survived by 11 of his 13 children: William of Billings, Mont.; Ernst of Julesburg Colo.; Caesar of Lemoncove, Calif.; Julius and Walter of Los Angeles; Emil of Humphrey; Milton of Silver Springs, Md.; Mrs. Fred Swan, Mrs. Arthur Heibel, Mrs. Arthur Schwank, and Bert Egger, all of Columbus. Two sons preceded him in death, Fred in December, 1950, and Julius, jr. Other survivors include: two brothers, Moritz of Columbus and Gudo of Switzerland; five sisters, Mrs. Emma Zurcher and Mrs. Julia Allenbach, both of Switzerland, Mrs. Frieda Schwaller of Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. Fred Boesiger and Mrs. Lena Mueller, both of Columbus; 36 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, February 26, 1952, page 5] ENGEL, CLARA [RICKERT] [October 18, 1875 - October 30, 1969] Monday rites are scheduled for Mrs. William (Clara) Engel, 3017 21st street, who died Thursday morning in Morys Haven. Mrs. Engel, 93, was a lifetime resident of Colfax and Platte counties. The Rev. L. E. Mortensen will officiate at a 1:15 p.m. service at Gass Funeral Home and 2 p.m. rites at St. John Lutheran church, Shell Creek. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. The body will lie in state at the funeral home after 11 a.m. Sunday. Daughter of pioneer Nebraskans, Mr. and Mrs. John Rickert Sr., she was born Dec. 18, 1875 at the family home in Colfax county's Bissell community. She attended rural school, and was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran church, Shell Creek, of which she was a lifetime member. She was a former member of Ladies Aid. On Nov. 30, 1893 she was married to William C. Engel at St. John Church, with Rev. G. F. Mueller officiating. They were married 67 years before he died in 1960. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Otto C. (Katherine) Mueller of Columbus; six grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Mary) Moore of Columbus. A son, Siebert, and two grandchildren are deceased. Also preceding her in death were two brothers, John and Carl Rickert; four sisters, Mrs. Herman (Martha) Went, Mrs. Kate Lips, Mrs. William (Bertha) Koch and Mrs. Adolph (Anna) Korte. Memorials may be given to St. John church. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, October 31, 1969, page 7] ENGEL, WILLIAM C. [January 15, 1873 - March 27, 1961] Funeral services for William C. Engel, 88, well-known Platte county resident, will be at 1:15 p.m. Thursday at the Gass Funeral chapel and at 2 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran church, Shell Creek. The Rev. W. H. Saas will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Gass chapel after 11 am. Wednesday. Mr. Engel, a resident of this community since he was a boy, died early Monday afternoon at the Social Center rest home, Osceola. Born Jan. 15, 1873 in Douglas county, Ill., he came to Nebraska at the age of six with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Engel, who located on a farm seven miles northeast of Columbus. He was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran church, where he was confirmed, and served a number of years on the church council. He also served on the District 44 school board. On November 30, 1893 he married Clara Rickert at St. John's church, the Rev. G. F. Mueller officiating. They lived on the Engel farm until moving to Columbus in 1951. Their home is at 3017 21st Street. Mr. Engel is survived by his wife; son, Siebert of Columbus; daughter, Mrs. Otto (Katherine) Mueller of Monroe; six grandchildren, 23 great- grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The last of his family generation, Mr. Engel was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters. Two grandsons, Virgil and Orville Mueller are also deceased. Memorials may be given to St. John's Lutheran church, Shell Creek. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, March 28, 1961, page 5] GLOOR, BERTHA [July 27, 1890 - December 26, 1936] Following an illness of three years' duration, Mrs. Rudolph Gloor, 46, residing on a farm 2 1/2 miles northwest of Columbus, died at 4:20 p.m. Saturday at her home. She suffered an apoplectic stroke three years ago, which completely paralyzed her right side, and left her an invalid. She had experienced several heart attacks following the stroke, and had been confined to bed much of the time, although at intervals she was able to be up in a wheel chair. Last Monday she suffered a heart attack, and she was unconscious from then until her death. As Miss Bertha Mueller, the daughter of Mrs. Sam Mueller, of Columbus, and the late Mr. Mueller, she was born on July 27, 1890, at Hirschthal, Switzerland. She came to this country with her parents and family at the age of five years, and they located near Columbus. Here she grew to womanhood and was married to Rudolph Gloor on Mar. 4, 1919. They established their home on a farm southwest of Columbus in Polk county, and resided there until the spring of 1933, when they moved to the farm where she died. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Samuel, 14, and Daniel, 8, her mother, Mrs. Sam Mueller; five brothers, Sam, Paul, Emil and Alfred Mueller, all of Columbus, and Arthur, of Grand Island; and three sisters, Mrs. Alfred Bodmer, of Petersburg, Mrs. Frank Kinzli and Mrs Jacob Kupp, of Columbus. A brother, Otto Mueller, Polk county farmer, who died Dec. 18, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Evangelical Protestant church. Rev. H. Steger, pastor, will officiate, and burial will be made in Columbus cemetery. The body was taken to the Gloor home this afternoon from the Gass Funeral home. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, December 28, 1936, page 6] HEIBEL, ANNA [REITZ] [October 31, 1825 - November 1, 1918] Mrs. Anna Heibel, [born: Angelika Reitz] one of Platte county's oldest residents, passed away at the home of her son, Julius, eight miles northeast of Columbus, yesterday afternoon at 3:20 o'clock. She was 94 years old. Though she had been in feeble health for some years because of her unusually advanced age, her final illness was of less than twenty-four hours duration. Mrs. Heibel was one of the pioneer settlers in Bismark township, having homesteaded there with her husband, Valentine Heibel, forty-nine years ago and since that time she has made her home with her son, Julius. Mrs. Heibel leaves three sons and one daughter: Siebert, Julius and John Heibel and Mrs. John Rickert. Though definite funeral arrangements had not been made at the time The Telegram went to press this morning, the service will probably be conducted by Rev. Kuehnert at the home Sunday. [The Columbus Telegram, November 1, 1918, page 5] JOHANNES, ANNA [BRAKENHOFF] [October 1, 1865 - March 2, 1938] Mrs. Anna Johannes, 72, of Platte Center, died at 11:40 p.m. yesterday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sjuts, of Cornlea, following a long illness. She had been in ill health the last seven years suffering with anemia, and she was bedfast for the last two months. As Miss Anna Brakenhoff, she was born on Oct. 1, 1865, in a little village in Germany. At an early age she was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, of which she was a devout member. When she was 17 years of age, her parents brought her to this country, and their first home was at Nokomis, Ill. She remained there for many years with her parents, but in the late 90's she decided to come to Nebraska to reside with a brother, Eilert, who was living in St. John's neighborhood northwest of Columbus. Here she met Henry Johannes, to whom she was married Sept. 17, 1897. They made their home on his farm until 1914, when they retired and moved to Platte Center. Mr. Johannes died May 16, 1932, and Mrs. Johannes lived alone for a short time and after that made her home with her daughters. When they resided in St. John's neighborhood she was a member of the St. John's church, and after moving to Platte Center, she became a member of the Zion Lutheran church, four miles west of Platte Center. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Chris Peterson of Platte Center, Mrs. John Rippen of New Braunfels, Tex., and Mrs. Henry Sjuts of Cornlea; four step-sons, William Johannes of Leigh, Otto Johannes of Richland, Henry Johannes of Columbus and Herman Johannes of Platte Center; one step-daughter, Mrs. Fred Griepentrog of Lindsay, and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Chris Peterson home three miles west of Platte Center, and at 2:30 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran church, 16 miles northwest of Columbus. Rev. A. D. Holm will officiate. Burial will be made in the cemetery near the church. The body will be taken to the Peterson home tomorrow afternoon from the McKown Funeral home. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, March 3, 1933, page 4] KLUG, ALBERT [September 30, 1860 - January 23, 1942] Albert Klug, 81, oldest craft shop operator in Columbus both in years and in service, died at 9:30 p.m. Friday at his home at 1569 Twenty-fourth avenue, following an illness of eight days. He had been in apparent good health, giving daily attention to his blacksmith shop up to Jan. 15, when he was stricken with apolexy while at work and removed to his home. He remained in a coma most of the time, becoming steadily weaker. Rites Monday The body was taken to Gass-Bideaux mortuary and will be taken to the Klug home at 10 a.m. Sunday, where it will lie in state to the hour of the funeral. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Klug home and 2:30 at the Trinity Lutheran church with Rev. Herman Goede officiating. Burial will be in Columbus cemetery. No flowers are requested. Albert Klug was born in Abtshagen, Pommer, Germany, Sept. 30, 1860, the son of Carl and Johanna Klug, and grew to manhood in his native town. Emigrated in '84 At the age of 15 he was apprenticed to a blacksmith, remaining in that trade for nine years. When he was 24 years old, in 1884, he emigrated to the United States by himself, coming directly to Columbus, and to the farm of his uncle, John Klug, which was located across the line from north Columbus township in Colfax county. There he remained five months, then decided to make practical use of his old country trade, and hired out as a blacksmith to Herman Nadenstade, a smith located on Eleventh street. He worked for Nadenstade for a year. Started for Self On March 1, 1886, Mr. Klug formed a partnership with the late Louis Held, one-time mayor of Columbus, and opened a blacksmith shop on Eleventh street. The partnership lasted two and a half years. In the fall of 1888, Mr. Klug started in business for himself, renting a small building belonging to the elder Frederick Gottschalk and located at what is now 2322 Thirteenth street. He remained in that located four years. Bought Site In 1892 he bought the lot and buidling at 2323 Thirteenth street, owned by Mike Abts. The building had been known for a considerable time as the Abts saloon. He turned this building into his blacksmith shop. The north end of the present-day building is still the original "Abts saloon." A few years after the beginning of the new century Mr. Klug rented his blacksmith shop and in turn rented a building on Eleventh street as his own smithy. Had Operation About 1908 he left Eleventh street to rent a frame building at 2301 Thirteenth street, present site of the Nielsen Chevrolet company, and opened an implement shop. In the meantime, in 1909, he rented his Thirteenth street blacksmith shop to John M. Umland, who at that time established his first blacksmith shop in Columbus. Mr. Umland continued at the stand to 1915, when he erected his present machine shop at 2807 Thirteenth street, at which time Mr. Klug closed out his implement business and returned to blacksmith in his own building. Mr. Klug worked steadily at his craft from that time on. Seven years ago he was taken seriously ill, submitted to an operation, and was thought to be near death. But after a lay-off of six months he returned to his shop remaining there daily up to Jan. 15. Expert Craftsman The veteran craftsman, who spent virtually 67 years at his trade, including his years as an apprentice, was what might aptly be described as "the village blacksmith" in the meaning of the term as portrayed by Longfellow in his poem of the same name. "Klug's blacksmith shop," was a familiar term to farmers in the Columbus territory for half a century. In the early days Klug established himself an expert horseshoer. Long before the advent of electric welding, Mr. Klug was skilled in the rebuilding of broken metal parts, and his adeptness at the open forge never gave way to modern developments in the repairing and tooling of metals. One Man Shop When innovations in transportation took away his once lucrative wagon and buggy repair business, Mr. Klug reverted to farm implement repair, and that had been his main business for the past 20 years. Through his long life over the bright coals, hammer in hand, the blacksmith developed an iron constitution, and he had often remarked he had "never known a sick day." When business was pressing years ago he employed helpers, but for the past quarter century, he operated strictly a one-man shop-his own boss and workman. Work he could not handle because orders piled up he referred to other shops. Wed 54 Years Mr. Klug was an artisan of the old school, one of the few remaining in this territory. He was not only one of the oldest active blacksmiths in point of service, but likewise in age in Nebraska. Mr. Klug married Miss Mary Klug [sic], daughter of John Held, one of the founders of Columbus and a Columbus township settler of the 50's, on Oct. 13, 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Klug celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Oct. 13, 1937. Consistent Reader Surviving are his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Martha Stubblefield, who made her home in recent years with her parents; one grandson, First Lt. Jack O'Sullivan of Ft. Lewis, Wash., and three brothers, Carl Klug, and Herman Klug of Columbus and Frank in Germany, and one sister, Johanna Ahrens also in Germany. Two daughters, Mrs. Clara O'Sullivan and Mrs. Hattie Malone, preceded his death. Mr. Klug divided his life between his home and his shop and took little active interest in civic affairs, although he was a consistent reader and remained well-informed in affairs of state to his death. He was a devout church member, in late years of the Trinity Lutheran church, and earlier of the German Reformed church, of which he was a board secretary for 10 years. He was also identified with Thusnelda lodge, Sons of Herman. [The Daily Telegram, January 24, 1942, pages 1 and 2] KLUG, ANNA [SCHREIBER] [June 27, 1864 - November 10, 1924] Though she had been in ill-health the past year, death came unexpectedly to Mrs. Anna Amelia Klug, pioneer Platte county woman, at her home four miles north of town yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. She had suffered for a year with diabetes and complications and had spent five weeks in St. Mary's hospital last summer, but her condition had improved to such extent that she was able to be up and around her home. While walking in the yard yesterday afternoon, she experienced a sudden stroke and death came within a few minutes. As Anna Amelia Schreiber, Mrs. Klug was born in Germany 60 years ago and came to America with her parents when she was three years old, the family spending several years in Illinois and then coming to Platte county and settling on a homestead northeast of Columbus 54 years ago. Here she was married to Carl Klug Dec. 18, 1891. Her husband survives her, together with their two sons and four daughters- Alfred and Carl Klug, Mrs. Paul Heibel, Mrs. F. H. Krueger and Misses Martha and Alvina Klug, all residing in this vicinity. She leaves also three brothers-William and Louis Schreiber, of Columbus, and Fred Schreiber, of Wisner, Neb. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. R. Neumarker at the German Evangelical Protestant church at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, following brief services at the family home at 2 p.m. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, November 11, 1924, page 4] KORTE, CHRISTINA [BARNER] [February 4, 1855 - January 3, 1932] Mrs. Christina Korte, 76, member of a pioneer Nebraska family, a resident of Colfax and Platte counties during the past 59 years, died at her home, 2202 Twentieth street, at 11:45 p.m. Sunday. She had been suffering with diabetes and complications during the last two years, her condition becoming critical two weeks ago, when she became bedfast. A native of Germany she was born on Feb. 4, 1855, in the province of Mechlenberg-Schwerin. In 1873 she migrated to the United States with her parents, the last Mr. and Mrs. John Barner and located on a farm in Colfax county near Schuyler. Her marriage to William Korte was solemnized at the Evangelical Lutheran church on Loseke creek on Sept. 24, 1880, Rev. Ernst A. Frese officiating at the ceremony. They established their home on a farm 12 miles northwest of Schuyler in the Bissel neighborhood, where Mr. Korte's death occurred in 1896. In 1911, Mrs. Korte left the farm and moved into Columbus, where she has since resided. She is survived by two sons and six daughters: Adolph Korte, Carl W. Korte, Mrs. Johannes Behrens, Mrs. J. P. Hunteman, Miss Rose Korte, Mrs. Alfred Plugge and Mrs. Adolph Hoge, jr., all of Columbus, and Mrs. William F. Loseke, of Monroe. Another daughter, Mrs. George Loseke, died in 1910. There are 24 grandchildren and 12 great grand-children. Mrs. Korte, a devout member of the Lutheran faith, was a charter member of St. John's church, 15 miles northeast of Columbus, and also of Trinity Lutheran church here. The body will lie in state at the Gass Funeral home until Tuesday evening, when it will be removed to the Korte residence. A brief prayer service will be held at the home at 1 p.m. Wednesday preceding services at Trinity Lutheran church at 1:30 o'clock. Rev. Herman Goede, the pastor, will officiate there, and will also have charge of the rites at Calvary cemetery near St. John's church, where burial will be made beside the body of Mr. Korte. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, January 4, 1932, page 8] LUCHSINGER, FRANK [May 31, 1846 - November 5, 1918] Pneumonia, following an attack of influenza, caused the death last Tuesday afternoon of Frank Luchsinger, a progressive young farmer residing on the Luchsinger farm, seven miles north of Columbus. Mr. Luchsinger thought he had recovered from the original ailment, and endeavored to resume his work in the field. During the one day in which he husked corn he contracted a severe cold, and from that pneumonia developed. He was ill about two weeks. Mr. Luchsinger was a little past thirty-three years old. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Franz Luchsinger. His father died last February, but his mother resides in Columbus. The members of the bereaved family are the widow and five children. Mrs. Luchsinger formerly was Miss Malinda Schmol, of East Lynne, Mo. Other surviving relatives are two brothers and four sisters, namely: Peter Luchsinger, Henry Luchsinger, Mrs. Matt Schmid, and Mrs. Charles Welch, who reside near Columbus; Mrs. John Klug, Richland; Mrs. Henry Heitz, Pleasant Hill, Mo. The funeral of Mr. Luchsinger will be conducted at his late home this afternoon at 1 o'clock by Rev. R. Neumarker. Burial will be in Columbus cemetery. [The Columbus Telegram, November 8, 1918, page 1] LUCHSINGER, JOHN [January 27, 1872 - September 15, 1952] John Luchsinger, 80, a retired Platte county farmer, died at 8:50 a.m. today at the Lutheran hospital following a lingering illness of several years. He had been bedfast the past 10 days. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the family home, 3115 Seventeenth street and at 2 p.m. at the Evangelical and Reformed church with the Rev. R. M. Jensen, pastor, officiating. Burial will be made in Calvary cemetery of St. John's Lutheran church. The body will lie in state at the Gass funeral home chapel from 11 a.m. Wednesday until 10 a.m. Thursday, at which time it will be taken to the family home, there to lie in state until the time of the services. Mr. Luchsinger, son of the late Fred and Agatha Luchsinger, was born Jan. 27, 1872 at Schwanden, Glarus Canton, Switzerland. In 1889 he came to the United States, and since that time resided in Platte county. He began farming in Bismark township in 1897, retiring in 1931 to make his home in Columbus. Mr. Luchsinger served as treasurer of District 36 school board from 1900 to 1930. His marriage to Herminnie Gigax took place April 20, 1899 in Columbus. Mr. Luchsinger was a member of the Evangelical and Reformed church. Survivors include: his widow; four daughters, Mrs. B. W. (Martha) Gertsch of Stromsburg, Mrs. Francis (Florence) Dischner of Columbus, Mrs. Eldon (Helen) Nielson of Monroe, and Miss Bertha, at home; one sister, Mrs. Henry Stori of Schwanden, Switzerland; six grandchildren, Mrs. James Miller of Omaha, Harriet and Dorothy Gertsch of Stromsburg, Patricia Ann and Linda Marie Dischner of Columbus, and Mary Ellen Nielson of Monroe; one great grandchild, Connie Marie Miller of Omaha. One daughter, Olga, 11, and a brother, P.F. Luchsinger preceded him in death. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, September 15, 1952, page 4] LUCHSINGER, KATHERINA [LUCHSINGER] [December 25, 1845 - September 29, 1920] An illness of less than two days' duration resulted in the death of Mrs. Katherina Luchsinger, pioneer of Colfax and Platte counties, at her home at Eighth street and Twenty-first avenue Wednesday afternoon. Her death was due to heart trouble. Mrs. Luchsinger was 75 years old, having been born in Switzerland December 25, 1845. She was married to the late Franz Luchsinger in Switzerland in 1868 and together they came to America in 1872, locating in Colfax county. Six years later they moved onto a farm in Platte county eight miles north of Columbus. There they made their home until ten years ago when they retired and moved to the city. Mr. Luchsinger passed away in February, Less than ten months later occurred the death of their son, Frank. Mrs. Luchsinger leaves two sons and four daughters-Peter and Henry Luchsinger, Mrs. Henry Heitz, of Pleasant Hill, Mo., Mrs. Matt Schmid, Mrs. Chas. Welch and Mrs. John Klug. With the exception of Mrs. Heitz, they all reside in the vicinity of Columbus. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. R. Neumarker at the German Reformed church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with burial in Columbus cemetery. [The Columbus Telegram, October 1, 1920, page 5] LUCHSINGER, PETER [November 23, 1868 - February 28, 1956] Peter Luchsinger, 87, of Rt. 1, Columbus, died at 12:05 a.m. today in the Lutheran hospital. He had been in failing health the past 10 months. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke's Evangelical and Reformed church with the Rev. R. M Jensen, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Columbus cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Gass Funeral chapel from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, then at the family home near Columbus until 1 p.m. Saturday when it will be taken to the church, there to lie in state until the time of the services. Mr. Luchsinger, the son of Franz and Katharina Luchsinger, was born Nov. 23, 1868 at Schwanden, Canton Glarus, Switzerland. In April, 1873 he came with his parents to Colfax county, where they lived on a homestead for six years. They then moved to a farm eight miles north of Columbus in Bismark township. Mr. Luchsinger attended the rural schools and Fremont Normal College. On Feb. 5, 1896 in married Miss Emma Ernst at Duncan, and they established their home two and one-half miles northeast of Columbus, where he resided until his death. Mrs. Luchsinger passed away Jan. 26, 1933. Mr. Luchsinger was a member of St. Luke's Evangelical and Reformed church. He is survived by four sons, Franz, Ernst, Sam and Paul, all of Columbus; three daughters, Miss Elisa Luchsinger and Mrs. Alfred (Ida) Rodehorst of Columbus and Mrs. Henry (Anna) Durkop of Humphrey; three sisters, Mrs. Mathew Schmid, Mrs. Charles Welch and Mrs. John Klug, all of Columbus; 10 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Henry and Frank; a sister, Mrs. Susan Heitz, and three infant sisters. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, February 28, 1956, page 5] MUELLER, SAMUEL [February 24, 1853 - November 17, 1914] After suffering with cancer of the stomach for more than two years, Samuel Mueller,sr., passed away at his home two and a half miles southwest of Columbus last Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock. A year ago last July Mr. Mueller underwent an operation for appendicitis, but it failed to restore his failing health. Attending physicians later pronounced his trouble to be cancer of the stomach and nearly a year ago he went to the Mayo brothers at Rochester, Minn., for an operation. They could not give him permanent relief, however, and his health failed steadily. Five weeks ago he was confined to his bed. Mr. Mueller was a native of Switzerland where he was born February 24, 1852 [sic]. In 1895 he crossed with his family to the United States and came directly to Columbus, locating first on the Dr. Heintz farm northeast of the city. He was a successful, ambitious farmer, and after renting farms for a few years in the vicinity of Columbus he bought the old Barnum place two and a half miles southwest of town about nine years ago. There the family has since resided. Mr. Mueller leaves a wife, six sons and four daughters. The latter are Sam T. Mueller, who resides near Oconee, Otto, Alfred and Emil, who are farming near Columbus, Paul, who lives on the home place, Mrs. Ida Bodner and Mrs. Rosa Kinsley, living near Columbus, Bertha and Hulda Mueller, at home. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. R. Neumarker at the German Reform church in Columbus Tuesday afternoon and burial was made in the Columbus cemetery. [The Columbus Telegram, November 20, 1914, page 2] MUELLER, SAMUEL T. [May 31, 1876 - July 22, 1947] Funeral services for Samuel T. Mueller, 71, who passed away at 8:05 a.m. Tuesday at the Immanuel hospital in Omaha, following an illness of three months, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the family home in Columbus and at 2 o'clock at the Evangelical Protestant church with Rev. Joseph H. Mayer, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mueller, he was born May 31, 1876, at Kirschtal, Canton Aargau, Switzerland. At the age of 19, he came with his parents to Columbus and on Sept. 14, 1905, he married Lena Egger at Columbus. They made their home on a farm northwest of Columbus until 1943 when they retired and moved to Columbus. In 1929, Mr. and Mrs. Mueller made a trip to Switzerland where they spent three months visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Mueller was a member of the Evangelical Protestant church, the Sons of Hermann, Swiss Verein, and Swiss Maennerchor, and was moderator of school district No. 3 for nine years. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Otto, and a brother who died in infancy, and a sister, Bertha. He is survived by his wife, three sons, Edward, Floyd and Walter, all of Columbus; three daughters, Mrs. Earl Bisson of Platte Center; Mrs. William Klink and Mrs. Gottlieb Abegglen, both of Columbus; four brothers, Alfred of Denver, Colo., Paul and Emil of Columbus, and Arthur of Sunnyside, Wash.; three sisters, Mrs. Alfred Bodmer, Ventura, Calif., Mrs. Frank Kinzli, Duncan, and Mrs. Jacob Kupp of Omaha and 15 grandchildren. The body will lie in state at the Gass Funeral Home from 11 a.m. Thursday until 4 p.m. that afternoon when it will be taken to the family home to be until the hour of service. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, July 23, 1947, page 5] RICKERT, CATHERINE [HEIBEL] [April 23, 1853 - May 6, 1938] Mrs. John Rickert, sr., 85, member of an early pioneer Platte county family, and resident of Nebraska 69 years, died at 12:25 a.m. today at her home, 2322 Seventeenth street. She was taken ill a week ago with a cold, and four days ago remained in bed when her condition grew worse. A lung congestion developed, and because of her advanced age she grew steadily weaker until she became unconscious late Wednesday afternoon. Born Miss Catherine Elizabeth Heibel, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Heibel, at Reimbolshausen, Hassan, Germany, Apr. 23, 1853, she remained in her native land until 14 years of age when her parents brought her to this country. She received her education in the German schools, and was baptized and confirmed there in the Lutheran faith. Their first home in this country was in Illinois, where they spent two years. In 1869 they moved to Nebraska. Her father took a homestead north of Columbus near Shell creek, and she remained at home until she was married to John Rickert Dec. 9, 1872. They established their residence on his farm in the Bissel neighborhood in Colfax county, and resided there until 1902, with the exception of one year, 1882-83, when they lived at Creighton. In 1902 they moved to a farm six miles east of Columbus, in Platte county, and they stayed there until 1909, when they retired from agricultural pursuits and moved to Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Rickert celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Dec. 9, 1922. In addition to rearing their own family, Mr. and Mrs. Rickert provided a home for a grandson and granddaughter-Lester Korte and his sister, Mrs. Sam Drinnin. The Rickerts took them into their home when their daughter, Mrs. Adolph Korte, died and left the two small children. Another granddaughter, Miss Bernice Wolfe, the daughter of Mrs. Gus Kunneman, also resided with her grandmother since childhood. Mrs. Rickert was a devout member of Trinity Lutheran church and was a member of the Ladies' Aid society. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. William Engel, Mrs. Herman Went, Mrs. Charles Moore, and Mrs. Gus Kunneman of Columbus; a son, John Rickert, jr., of Richland; one brother, Julius Heibel of Columbus; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her husband, who died July 10, 1930; two daughters, Mrs. William Koch and Mrs. Korte, and a son, Carl O. Rickert. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the home, and at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran church, Rev. Herman H. Goede, pastor, officiating. Burial will be made in Calvary cemetery, 10 miles northeast of Columbus. The body will be removed to the residence tomorrow afternoon from the Gass Funeral home. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, May 6, 1938, page 8] RICKERT, SR., JOHN [October 30, 1850 - July 10, 1930] John Rickert, sr., 79, well known pioneer farmer, a resident of Platte and Colfax county for 60 years, died at 4 p.m. yesterday at the family home, 2322 Seventeen street following a several years illness with heart disease. During the past seven months, his health had failed rapidly, but he was able to be up and around until Saturday. Tuesday forenoon, his condition became critical and he remained unconscious from that time until his death last evening. A native of Germany, he was born on Oct. 30, 1850 in Sage Kirchspiel Grossenkneten in Oldenburg. There he grew to young manhood and at the age of 17 emigrated to the United States to avail himself of the opportunities afforded young men in this country. He located in Wisconsin, where he lived a year, and then came directly to Platte county. After working on farms for a number of years, he took a homestead in Colfax county, where he made his home for a period of 30 years with the exception of a year, 1882-1883, which he spent on a farm at Creighton. In 1902, Mr. Rickert and his family moved to a farm six miles east of Columbus in Platte county, where they resided until 1909, when he retired from agricultural pursuits and moved into Columbus. His marriage to Miss Catherine Elizabeth Heibel, member of one of the early pioneer families of Platte county, took place on Dec. 9, 1872. She, and their five children survive him-Mrs. William Engel, Mrs. Herman Went, Mrs. Charles Moore, John Rickert, jr., and Mrs. Kate Wolfe. Three children, Mrs. William Koch, Mrs. Anna Korte and Carl Rickert, preceded their father in death. Mr. Rickert lived to see three generations of descendants, having 15 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He was ever a faithful and devoted member of the Lutheran faith, having been baptized and confirmed in his religion while in Germany. As a charter member of St. John's church on Shell Creek, he was always active in church affairs and served as treasurer of the congregation for a quarter of a century. At the time of his death he was an esteemed member of Trinity Lutheran church. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon, a short prayer at the family residence at 1:30, preceding services at Trinity Lutheran church. Rev. H. Goede, the pastor, will be in charge of the services and burial will be made in St. John's cemetery. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, July 11, 1930, page 3] SCHMID, MATHIAS [October 10, 1872 -December 15, 1960] Mathias (Mathew) Schmid, 88, a retired farmer and stockman, died at 9:45 a.m. today in the Lutheran hospital where he had been confined for the greater part of a year. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Federated church, the Rev. Harold B. Taylor officiating. Burial will be in the Columbus cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Gass Funeral home Friday after 11 a.m., and at the Federated church on Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Mr. Schmid, son of the late Adam and Barbara Baumgartner Schmid, was born Oct. 10, 1872 at Clarkson. Later the family moved to Colfax county, about five miles north of Richland, where he grew to manhood. He received his education in the local schools, and was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran church. On Sept. 28, 1897 Mr. Schmid married Katherine Luchsinger, daughter of Franz and Katherine Luchsinger. After their marriage they lived four miles east of Columbus for 25 years, moving to Columbus in March, 1923. He was a member of the Federated church and the Wayside Country club. Survivors include his wife; one son, Walter of Richland; two daughters, Grace K. of Laramie, Wyo., and Mrs. Leonard (Ruth) Fleischer of Columbus; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Mary Schmid of Columbus and Mrs. Walter (Martha) Pelter of Anaheim, Calif. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Florence; two brothers, Adam and Martin Schmid; three sisters, Mrs. Sam Gertsch, Mrs. Emil Held and Mrs. Emil Klug. [The Columbus Daily Telegram, December 15, 1960, page 12]