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Mrs. Wm. Hackett
At her home at Legrand, Oregon, Sunday, December 3rd, occurred the death of Mrs. Wm. Hackett, a former resident of Fairbury. Deceased was about 71 years old. The family left here some 10 years ago. Mr. Hackett was a blacksmith and there were several sons. [The Fairbury Journal, Friday, December 8, 1905]
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Goodsel Handley
Death of G.B. Handley Goodsel Buckingham Handley was born December 18, 1835 in Richland county, Ohio. He was married September 2, 1860 in Indiana to Mary A. Burge. They lived at Crown Point, Indiana for a number of years. In 1903, Mr. Handley came to this county where he farmed and moved to Fairbury in 1906. He was connected with the Methodist church. Children who survive are Melville Handley, Chicago; Mrs. Henry Sawyer, Seibert, Colo.; Miss Belle Handley, Fairbury. Three children are dead. Funeral services were held at the residence on Wednesday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. Orrill, and the body was buried in the Fairbury cemetery. [The Fairbury Journal, Thursday, October 5, 1916]
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Handy infant
The eleven months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Handy died Thursday morning, March 16, at the residence corner of C and 12th streets. Death was caused by pneumonia. Mr. Handy is a carpenter employed at Collier's planning mill. The funeral will be held this morning at 10 o'clock at the residence, conducted by Rev. Orrill. [The Fairbury Journal, Friday, March 17, 1905]
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Henry Harvey
Henry Harvey, an old settler, died at his home eleven miles west of Beatrice yesterday morning after a short illness. The deceased was about seventy-five years of age. He removed to Nebraska from Wisconsin thirty-eight years ago and settled on a farm in Jefferson county where he has since resided. He leaves three sons, James and Alonzo who live in the western part of the state, and Walter who resides in Jefferson county, and five daughters, Mrs. Amanda Culver and Mrs. Ida Middleton who live in Kansas, Mrs. Augusta Humberger and Mrs. Fannie Clark who live with their families on the home place, and Mrs. Dora Nider who is a resident of Jefferson county. [The Beatrice Daily Sun, Thursday, February 14, 1907]
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Laura Hauck
Laura Henry Hauck died at her home in Daykin Wednesday, after a brief illness. The cause of her death was uremic poisoning. Both she and her husband were taken sick Saturday but Mr. Hauck soon recovered. His wife however, continued to grow worse until death ensued. Mrs. Hauck was formerly Miss Laura Henry of Fairbury, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Henry, who reside in the east part of town. She was married to Adin Hauck last June and moved to Daykin. She was a graduate of the Fairbury high school, class of 1901 and taught school one term near Daykin after graduating. The funeral is to be held this after noon at 2 o'clock at the Christian church, conducted by Rev. Holmes. [The Fairbury Journal, Friday, January 1, 1904]
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Antoine Hauschel
Dies At Work Mr. Hauschel formerly lived on a farm near Albia, Kan and moved to Fairbury several years ago, living in a house which he owned in Highland addition on H street, formerly owned by J.H. Carter. He also owned several other houses in Fairbury and a farm in Kansas and was well supplied with means but preferred working part of the time and had been janitor for several years. The funeral will be held Saturday at ten o'clock at the Catholic church. Mr. Hauschel was a member of the Workmen lodge which order will assist at the funeral. [The Fairbury Journal, Friday, January 3, 1913]
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John Henrichs
John Henrichs died at Beatrice last Saturday afternoon of tuberculosis after several operations for various other ills. He was in Beatrice at a sanitarium. Mr. Henrichs at one time lived in Fairbury, being employed for a short time as undertaker for C.F. Steele. Leaving here, he bought Mr. Nelson's furniture and undertaking store at Diller, which was his home. He was first taken sick last June. Mr. Henrichs was about twenty-seven years old and unmarried. F.A. Houston and C.F. Steele of Fairbury attended the funeral which occurred at Diller Monday afternoon at the M.E. church. Mr. Henrichs was a Mason and Woodman. [The Fairbury Journal, Friday, December 20, 1907]
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James Higgins
Died in Montana Mr. Higgins was about 50 years old the oldest son of the late Michael Higgins. His wife died some two years ago. He leaves five brothers, George and Thos of this county and Wm and Peter at Billings and Doc at Brown Lee, Nebr. The remains will be brot here for burial. [The Fairbury Journal, Friday, January 31, 1908]
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Maria Hinkle
Died - At the residence of her parents, Mr & Mrs Martin Fincher, Springfield, Ill., on the 19th of June, Mrs. Maria W. Hinkle, wife of Geo. W. Hinkle, aged 25 years, 9 months, 18 days. [The Fairbury Gazette, July 5, 1873]
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Emma Hoeft
Emma Lena, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Hoeft, was born in Washington county, Kansas, September 14, 1884, and died in Steele City, Nebraska, January 29, 1920. The family came to Steele City twenty-eight years ago when she was but a small child. During all these years she lived a quite unassuming life, sharing in the responsibilities of the home, and the joys and sorrows incident to human life were met with fidelity and patience by one who knew that "life is real, life is earnest." During the past three years she suffered much, but uncomplainingly endured her affliction, journeyed on and disappeared in "the shades of eternal summer." On January 29d, the at the close of day, quietly, gently and almost imperceptibly, she took the hand of "Boatman cold and pale
Father, mother, five brothers and three sisters, also many friends realize that: A precious one from us has gone Funeral services were held in the M.E. church Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. T.C. Priestley, and the remains laid to rest in the Steele City cemetery. [The Steele City Press, February 6, 1920]
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Frank Honke
Frank Honke the two-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clemons Honke, died at 1:30 p.m. May 16, 1899, of spinal meningitis. The funeral services were held at the home, Rev. J.A. Jones preaching the sermon and the old Plymouth choir singing suitable songs. Interment in the Old Plymouth cemetery. He was a precious child, naturally bright and his strong constitution resisted the disease for nine weeks. May the Great Healer of all human sorrow apply the balm to the heart stricken mother and all the members of the bereaved family. [The Plymouth News, Saturday, May 20, 1899]
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Humbarger infant
Old Plymouth [The Jefferson County Journal, Saturday, March 6, 1897]
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