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Peter Bender
Passes Away
Died at Humphrey, Neb. After a Brief Illness.
The life's history of Peter Bender closed on Friday, April 9, 1915 and is a record of many years of usefulness and many good deeds faithfully performed.
About two weeks ago he caught a severe cold which kept him indoors until last Monday, when he decided to drive to town. The trip was too much for him and he got chilled, which caused a relapse which turned into pneumonia from which he never rallied, gradually growing worse until the Death
Angel came to release him of his suffering. The call did not find him unprepared, however, for he
had made peace with his Maker and was prepared to go.
Peter Bender was born 62 years ago in Menamebach, Germany, and with his parents came to
America when he was 4 years old. They first located in Henry, Illinois, where he grew to manhood.
In 1876 he was united in marriage to Kate Hatzbuehler, who preceded him
to her eternal home in
1894. Nine children were born to this union, seven of whom are living, namely: William, George,
Charles, Edward, Mrs. C. P. Hittner, Mrs. J. R. Ternus and Mrs. Charles Waglie, all of whom
reside in or near Cornlea, excepting Mrs. Waglie, who resides at Cedar Rapids.
In 1895 he was united in marriage to Kate Tohlen and to this union five children were born, four
of whom are living. They are Dan, Nellie,
Marguerite and John, all of whom are residing at the
old home place just southwest of town.
All of the above named children and a loving and devoted wife are left to mourn the loss of a kind
and loving father and husband. Besides his wife
and children he leaves three brothers, John and
Joseph of Humphrey and Henry of Cornlea and three sisters, Mrs. Steve German of Humphrey,
Mrs. Ed Liebel of Elgin and Mrs. Fred VanAckeren of Cedar Rapids, to mourn his departure.
There are few better men living than was Mr. Bender. He easily made acquaintances and his
strong personality soon numbered these acquaintances as his friends. Personally he was a pleasant, unassuming and kindly man. He was strictly honest, diligent, practical in his ideas, obliging and accommodating and was highly respected by all who knew him.
By hard work and honest toil he was able to accumulate a large portion of this world's wealth. He was the owner of several fine farms, besides a number of
business and resident places in the
village of Cornlea.
.
Requeim high mass and funeral services at which Rev. Fr. Simon officiated were largely attended
last Monday morning at the Sacred Heart church, of which the deceased was a member. Interment
was made in the St. Francis cemetery at Humphrey beside the remains of his first wife.
Those from a distance who were present at the funeral were John and George Hatzenbuehler and
John Greiner of Lincoln; County Judge Ratterman, Jerry Carrig, Carl Rhode, Charles Carrig and
Henry Lachnit of Columbus; John Muck, Peter Schad, M. J. Ramaekers and Sam Connelly of
Linday; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Liebel, Joseph and Henry Liebel of Elgin; Chester Waegli and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred VanAckeren of Cedar Rapids; Mrs. Georg Shumacher
of Elgin, and a large number of Humphrey friends of the family. - Humphrey (Neb.) Democrat.
From the Henry Republican, Henry IL
(Contributed by - Nancy Piper)
Elizabeth Johnson
Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Turner Johnson, 2827 No. 51st, who died Saturday, will be held 10:30 a. m., Tuesday at Robert's chapel. Rev. Bert L. Story will officiate. The body will be taken to Columbus, Neb., for burial at 3:30 p. m.
Mrs. Johnson was born at Columbus, Neb., Feb. 21, 1882, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Turner, pioneer settlers of Columbus.
A graduate of Columbus high school and Peru state normal, Mrs. Johnson also attended the University of Nebraska and Columbia university, New York City.
Prior to her marriage in 1917 , to Francis A Johnson, Flint, Mich.. Mrs. Johnson taught school in Columbus and Tustin, Calif. Since 1927, when her husband died, Mrs. Johnson has made her home in Lincoln. She was a member of the University Place Methodist church.
Her only son, Capt. Francis R. Johnson, has been reported killed in action on the German front Dec. 19, 1944. He had been assigned to the Seventh army.
Surviving are a daughter-in- law, Mrs. Marguerite Traester-Johnson of Lincoln; five sisters, Mrs. H. A. Rowe and Mrs. A. J. Anderson of Omaha, Mrs. G. H. Walker, Misses Frances and Martha Turner of Lincoln, and a brother, Ralph E. Turner of Chicago.
Lincoln State Journal - Monday, April 30, 1945
Raymond
F. Smith
Raymond
F. Smith, 77, of Springfield died Monday
at his residence.
He
was born Aug. 24, 1913, in Columbus, Neb.,
the son of Joseph N. and Alma Anderson Smith.
Preceding him in death were one brother,
Gene Smith; and one sister, Pearl Monahan.
Prior to his retirement Mr. Smith was general
manager at Sears Roebuck and Co.
Mr.
Smith was a member of the American Business
Club, Island Bay Yacht Club, Illini Country
Club, Rotary International, Sangamo Club
and Springfield Art Association. He was
on the board of directors of Child and Family
Services and was a member of the board at
St. John's Hospital. He was a lay trustee
at Springfield Junior College and was a
member of the 1965 Copley First Citizen
committee.
Surviving
are his wife, Florence; two sons, Richard
R. of Los Angeles, Calif., and William J.
of Chicago; one daughter, Jaclin Stephenson
of Omaha, Neb.; seven grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; one brother, George
of Scottsbluff, Neb.; and one sister, Florence
Bach of Edina, Minn.
Remains
were cremated.
Memorial
services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at
Boardman-Smith Funeral Chapel.
State
Journal-Register, Springfield, IL, July
16, 1991
Transcribed
and Contributed by: Sara Hemp
Peter
Joseph Odenthal
Complications incident to advanced age caused the death of
Peter J. Odenthal, a well known resident of Columbus last Friday evening.
Mr.
Odenthal was a native of Germany where he was born nearly eighty-eight years
ago. As a young man he came to America, locating first at Sterling, Ill. There
his wife passed away thirty-one years ago.
Seven years later he came to
Nebraska to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Freisen and her husband, who
resided near Humphrey. He has made his home with them since that time.
Mr.
Odenthal leaves two sons, William and Joseph, both of whom reside in Illinois
and two daughters, Mrs. Phillip Greisen, of Columbus, and Mrs. Theodore Ripp,
who resides in Oregon. Among his grandchildren are Theodore Odenthal and Mrs.
W.J. Walters of Columbus.
Funeral services were held at the Catholic Church
Monday at 9 a.m.
The Columbus Telegraph, January 31, 1913, Page 5
- Reel 12
Transcribed
and Submitted by: Pat
Esterday
William
Odenthal
William Odenthal
died Saturday, Mar. 4 at 4:45 o'clock at the Columbus General Hospital at
Columbus, Nebraska, after a lingering illness of several weeks. Death was due
to cancer following an operation.
Mr. Odenthal was born in Cologne, Germany,
May 11, 1847 and came to America over fifty years ago.
He was united in
marriage May 28, 1874, to Helen Schmidt at Chicago, settling afterwards at
Dixon. After residing in Dixon for a number of years the family moved to
Columbus, Neb., eight years ago.
Besides his wife, he leaves to mourn his death
ten children, six sons and four daughters; Phil, Fred and Will of this city;
Mrs. Elmer Lower of Rochelle, Ill.
The Dixon Telegraph, Dixon, Lee
County, Illinois, Death date March 4, 1922
Transcribed and Submitted by:
Pat Esterday
John Nicholas Mallman
OLD TIME RESIDENT PASSES AWAY TUESDAY
John Nicholas
Mallman, for thirty-three year a resident of this community dies in
Columbus.
John Nicholas Mallman better known as "Uncle Nick"
Mallman,Passed away last Tuesday evening at the St. Mary's Hospital in Columbus
at about 6:30. Complications due to old age were the primary cause of death. A
couple of months ago he suffered from a stroke of paralysis and since that time
he had been in the hospital in Columbus.
John Nicholas Mallman was born in
Coblenze Germany, on the 27th day of September, 1829 Here he resided until he
was twenty-eight years, of age when he decided to cross the waters and come to
America. He arrived in New York in March, 1857, and one month later he went
to Henry, Illinois,where he made his home until the fall of 1885 when he came to
Humphrey to make his Home.
During his residence in this community he made his
home with the Bender families but for the past six years he resided at the Steve
German home. Mr. Mallman never married. He was never known to be ill. He was a
good man in every sense of the word and will be greatly missed among his
relatives.
Funeral services will take place this morning with internment in
the parish cemetery.
Humphrey Democrat
- Jan.
17,1919
Submitted by: a Friend of Free Genealogy
Lester
E. Sisson
Columbus Neb. Feb. 7, 1900
The body of Lieut.
Lester E. Sisson, prematurely reported as having arrived here from San Francisco
last Wednesday, has been anxiously expected each day since then, but word was
received that it was not sent until Saturday night.
Lieutenant Sisson was a printer employed
for five years previous to his enlistment on the papers of Columbus.
His parents live at St. Edward, and it
is arranged for a guard of his old comrades in Company K to accompany the
remains to that place and give him a military burial. He and the gallant Stotsenburg were
killed in the same battle.
Custer County
Republican - Feb. 15, 1900
edition
Contributed
by: Melody Beery
John Henry 
John
Haney, one of the oldest settlers in Platte county, died
last week.
Afro-American
Sentinel – 20 June 1896
Transcribed and contributed by: Marla Zwakman
Sid Timmerman
Superior,
Neb., Sept. 6. – Sid Timmerman, who built
the Superior Hotel and was a charter member of the Old
Abe post of the Grand Army of the Republic, died at North
Platte and was buried here yesterday.
Omaha
World Herald – 7 Sept. 1919
Transcribed and contributed by: Marla Zwakman
Edward Clark
Edward Clark, a Columbus boy, 26
years old, died last week in Southern California,
where he had gone for his health.
Omaha World Herald – 17 Apr. 1897
Transcribed and contributed by: Marla Zwakman
Franz Henggler
Columbus,
Neb., July 27. – Franz Henggler, a wealthy
pioneer resident of Platte County, died at his home
north of this city today. He was 78 years old and came to Platte
County in 1856. The funeral occurs Wednesday.
Omaha
World Herald – 28 July 1891
Transcribed and contributed by: Marla Zwakman
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