OBIT: Louisa (KRAUSE) MARTIN, 1929, native of Huntingdon County, PA

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Death of Mrs. Martin
 
Mrs. Louisa Martin departed this life at her home in Geneva, Nebraska 
at 12 o'clock noon Saturday, April 13, 1929, aged 69 years and 20 days.  
 
Louisa Krause was born in Little Valley, Huntingdon County, 
Pennsylvania on March 24, 1860.  She moved with her parents to Central 
City, Nebraska in 1878.  She married Anthony Martin of Belle Prairie 
Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska on August 14, 1879.  In 1894, Mr. 
and Mrs. Martin moved to Thayer County to a farm a mile northwest of 
Bruning.  In 1922, they moved from the farm to a home in Geneva where 
Mrs. Martin resided until her death.  Her husband departed this life 
May 14, 1924.
 
When the Burlington branch railway from Fairmont to Chester was built, 
Mrs. and Mrs. Martin boarded the engineers and other railway men 
engaged upon that work.
 
Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin all of whom were 
present at her funeral:  Mrs. Frank H. Hitch of Geneva, Nebraska; Mrs. 
R.P. Hines of near Alexandria, Nebraska; Mrs. John T. Hines of Curtis, 
Nebraska; Mrs. H. R. Casper of Belvidere, Nebraska; John V. Martin of 
Bruning, Nebraska; and Mrs. Cornelius J. Murphy of near Geneva, 
Nebraska.
 
The funeral service was conducted at 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 15th from 
St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Geneva by Rev. Patrick J. Healy.  
Interment was in the Bruning Cemetery.
 
Nebraska Signal, Geneva, Nebraska