Obituaries - Cass County, Nebraska

Obituaries

Francis A. Smith

At Elmwood, Cass County, Nebraska, Feb. 8, of consumption, Francis A. Smith, aged about 58 years. --Francis Smith, who formerly lived in Whitefield died recently in Nebraska.

He was an Englishman by birth, a local Baptist preacher and a good man. He had been an invalid for years - consumption numbering him among its victims at the last. He was somewhat of a reader in his time, a good debater and a good writer.

His long illness cut him off from as useful a life as it would have been under other and more favorable circumstances.

Henry Republican - March 1, 1877

Transcribed and Contributed by: Nancy Piper

Harry Smith

At Elmwood, Cass Co., Nebraska, Oct. 1, of typhoid fever, Harry, son of Rev. F. A. and Jane Smith, formerly of Whitefield.

Henry Republican - October 21, 1875

Transcribed and Contributed by: Nancy Piper

Mrs. John Rohrdanz

Aged Citizen Dies

Special to the Star

Louisville, Nebraska, September 18 – Mrs. John Rohrdanz, aged 78 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Meisinger, Sunday morning of apoplexy.

Funeral occurred Monday afternoon at the Luthern Church,southwest of Louisville.

Mrs. Rohrdanz made her home in Havelock and was here visiting her daughters when she died.

The Lincoln Daily Star – Tuesday, September 18, 1917

John Myers

Died at Louisville

Louisville, Nebraska, September 18 –John Myers died Sunday morning at the family residence in the east part of town.

He was 49 years of age, and leaves a wife, six sons and a daughter.

Funeral will be from the family residence Tuesday afternoon with internment at the Riverview Cemetery.

The Lincoln Daily Star – Tuesday, September 18, 1917

William Harrison Smith

Lived 45 Years in Nebraska

William Harrison Smith, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of Cass County, died at his home six miles south of Plattsmouth.

He came to Nebraska forty-five years ago.

Western News-Democrat, Valentine, Neb., April 26, 1900

Contributed by Rita Bergendahl)

Ruth F. Hart

97, Weeping Water, died Sunday.

Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, First Congregational Church, Weeping Water.

The Rev. Dan Ondich-Baston, Oakwood Cemetery, Weeping Water.

Visitation: until 9 p.m. Tuesday, Colbert Funeral Home, Weeping Water.

Memorials to church.

Lincoln Nebraska Journal, Tuesday, December 5, 1989

Contributed by: Barbara Christen

Transcribed by: Frances Cooley

William Caddy, Sr.

Gone To Rest

Last Wednesday morning occurred the death of one of our old and highly honored citizens.

Mr. Wm. Caddy, living one and a half miles north east of town.

His death was very sudden. Last Sunday, George Caddy, of California, a brother of the deceased, whom he had not seen for about thirty five years, came to pay him a visit.

On Tuesday morning they drove to a neighbors to spend the day but had not been in the house ten minutes when he was taken with violent chills and became unconscious. He was taken home and Dr. Fort immediately sent for but medical aid could do no good and at 5 o'clock the next morning he died with congestion of the brain.

How impressive the lesson of this hour! As it is with our brother so will it shortly be with us all.

Many of us are in the afternoon of life and are descending into the shadows of evening; a few more years -- possible days -- of toil, or struggle, and our labors will have been ended and "life's fitful drama" will be over.

He leaves a devoted wife and several grown children to mourn their loss.

The funeral sermon was preached in the M. E. Church by Rev. Philips and a large concourse of relatives and friends followed the remains to their last resting place.

The Eaglet, Eagle, Cass County, Nebraska, Saturday, January 6, 1894

Contributed by: Dean Thomson

Transcribed by: Frances Cooley

Note:

William Caddy Sr. 24 April 1829 - 03 Jan. 1894 who came from Dorset England in Nov. 1873 and first lived at Sparland, Illinois then moved to Palmyra in 1882 and on to Eagle by Feb. 14, 1884.

He had a wife & 7 children and his grandchildren were raised at Eagle. He was my Great grandfather.

Dean Thomson

Mrs. Mary Buttery

Plattsmouth – Mrs. Mary Buttery, a pioneer of this place and a widow of one of the territorial pioneers of the state, is dead at Lincoln.

The body will be brought to this city for funeral services at St. Luke’s churchand burial in a local cemetery.

Omaha World Herald – 9 Mar. 1921