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Henry Schwab Jr. Family Group Sheet
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Husband: HENRY SCHWAB Jr.
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Birth: May 27, 1852 DELLFELD, RHEINLAND PLATZ, GERMANY
Immigration: Jul 23, 1855 LA HAVRE TO NEW YORK ON THE ZURICH
Death: Nov 22, 1947 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Marriage: Jun 2, 1874 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
Father: HENRY SCHWAB Sr. (1809-1902)
Mother: MARIA KATHARINA VEITH (1816-1888)
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Wife: LOUISA CHRISTINA WEIGLE
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Birth: Jul 16, 1855 BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY, NY
Death: Feb 15, 1942 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Father: JOHANN GEORGE WEIGLE (1820-1893)
Mother: CHRISTENA FRIEDERIKA KRAEMER (1824-1900)
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Children
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1 F MINNIE PAULINA CATHERINA SCHWAB
Birth: Dec 1, 1875 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Apr 5, 1952 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: GEORGE AUGUST "HENRY" WAGNER (1869-1940)
Marriage: Jun 2, 1898 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
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2 M HARRY JACOB SCHWAB
Birth: Apr 22, 1877 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Mar 8, 1973 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: CATHERINE ALVINA SCHWEIN (1879-1959)
Marriage: Feb 24, 1904 LUTHERAN, SCRIBNER, NE
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3 M J. FRANK SCHWAB
Birth: Dec 4, 1882 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Oct 29, 1959
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: ANNA B SOMMERS (1895-1975)
Marriage: Mar 6, 1917 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
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4 M EDWARD HERBERT SCHWAB
Birth: Aug 21, 1885 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Mar 9, 1936 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: MARTHA M. BAYER (1885-1949)
Marriage: Oct 28, 1908 PENDER, THURSTON CO., NE
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5 F LOUISE C. SCHWAB
Birth: Sep 11, 1887 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Jan 24, 1933 COMPLICATIONS AFTER AN OPERATION; OMAHA, DOUGLAS CO., N
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: PETER J. EWALD (1881-1950)
Marriage: Nov 30, 1912 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
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6 M ROBERT LOUIS SCHWAB
Birth: Mar 25, 1893 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Mar 1986 FREMONT, DODGE CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: MARGARET E. PANNING (1897-1964)
Marriage: Oct 10, 1923 COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA
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7 M ELMER A. "BABE" SCHWAB
Birth: Aug 9, 1895 HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Death: Mar 25, 1990 OMAHA, DOUGLAS CO., NE
Burial: HOOPER CEMETERY, HOOPER, DODGE CO., NE
Spouse: IDA M. BOLTE (1894-1976)
Marriage: Apr 15, 1923 SNYDER, DODGE CO., NE
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Obituary - Louise Schwab Ewald
The Hooper Sentinel
February 2, 1933
Mrs. Louise Ewald Called by Death
Mrs. Peter J. Ewald, wife of a prominent Hooper business man and a
life long resident of this community, passed away at the Nicholas
Senn hospital in Omaha on Tuesday evening at 10:30 o'clock from
complications following an operation which she underwent about a
week prior to her death.
Louise Schwab, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwab, was born
September 11, 1887, at the family farm home north of Hooper, died
at Omaha January 24, 1933 at the comparatively young age of 45
years, 4 months and 25 days. This community had been her home all
her life, she coming to town with her parents when they retired
from active farm life in 1910. She was united in marriage to Peter
J. Ewald on November 30, 1912 and the young couple established
their home in Hooper where the husband later became senior partner
in the firm of Ewald & Schwab, Ford auto dealers. About 15 years
ago Mr. and Mrs. Ewald built the beautiful modern home on the
former site of the old Presbyterian church, where they have since
resided, and where now the reigning spirit of the home will be so
greatly missed.
Mrs. Ewald was a member of Grace Lutheran church and of Friendship
Chapter No. 122, Order Eastern Star. Although she was not what
might be termed an invalid, yet she was never very strong and of
late years her ailments grew upon her and, during the past winter
in particular, she suffered greatly and this fall spent weeks in an
Omaha hospital seeking relief for her illness. She improved enough
to be home for a time but on the 12th of January a reoccurrence of
the old trouble caused her to again become a patient at the
hospital, first for treatment, followed by the operation and later
the complications from which she was unable to rally. Mrs. Ewald
was a loving wife and daughter, a greatly beloved sister and a true
friend to those who enjoyed the privilege of being close to her.
Her immediate family, who now so greatly mourn her early death, are
her husband and her aged parents, one sister, Mrs. Henry Wagner, of
Hooper, and five brothers, Harry, Frank and Elmer Schwab of Hooper
and Edward and Robert Schwab of Fremont. She is also survived by a
number of nephews and nieces and other more distant relatives.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 from the
late home and at 2 o'clock from Grace Lutheran church with Rev. W.
H. Moeller in charge. The Eastern Star ritualistic services will be
used at the grave in the Hooper cemetery.
EWALD, LOUISE C. SCHWAB
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Obituary - Peter Jacob Ewald
The Hooper Sentinel
May 25, 1950
Peter J. Ewald Buried Sunday
Peter Jacob Ewald, 69, of 1668 North Park Avenue, died at Omaha
Thursday after having been in failing health for several months.
Born at Glencoe, Minn., on March 5, 1881, he had lived in Nebraska.
He married Hulda Lonegran at St. Paul, Minn., on March 14, 1935.
Mr. Ewald was a member of Grace Lutheran church at Hooper. Services
at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of the Fred Bader Funeral home
with Rev. Fred Kern officiating. Burial in the Hooper cemetery.
Survivors include the widow; two step-sons, Charles Lonegran of
Burlingham, Calif., and James Lonegran of San Loza, Calif.; three
brothers, Henry of Bronton, Minn., Jerome of St. Paul, Minn., and
John of Aberdeen, S. D.; five sisters; Mrs. Ed Beldon of Spokane,
Mrs. Kirk Blake of Seattle, Mrs. Frank Koehler of Minneapolis,
Minn., Mrs. Harry Berhoffer of Buffalo Lake, Minn., and Mrs. Ledia
Sandberg of Minneapolis.
EWALD, PETER J.
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Obituary - Janet Louise Schwab Hodges
Janet Lousie Schwab Hodges, 74, entered into eternal rest on Friday,
January 30, 2009, at McAllen Medical Center in McAllen, TX. Janet
was born on June 11, 1934 to J. Frank and Anna Rosina Barbara Schwab
in Hooper, NE. She was the youngest of seven children. Janet
graduated from Hooper High School in 1951. After attending Wayne
State College in Wayne, NE. she then went to Methodist College of
Nursing in Omaha, NE.
Janet wed her loving husband, Leslie Hodges on November 13, 1955 in
Hooper, NE and was married for 55 years. Janet was a devoted and
loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She
cherished her time spent at family gatherings with all the
grandchildren around her. Janet enjoyed camping and cross-stitching.
Janet is survived by one sister, Lois Schwab of Lincoln, NE; one
sister-in-law, Shirley Schwab of Fremont, NE; her partner in life
and love, Leslie Hodges; sons David Hodges and wife Darlene, Dale
Hodges and wife Donna, Dana Hodges and wife Beth all of Omaha, NE;
daughters, Debbie Polzine and husband Ardy of Brandon, SD, Diane
Methlie and husband Ken of Papillion, NE, Dawn Pfannenstiel and
husband Toby of Dyess, AFB, TX. along with 11 grandchildren and 2
great-grandchildren, 3 nieces and 1 nephew.
Memorial services will be Sunday, February 1, 2009, at 1 p.m. at
Quiet Village II Rec Hall in Donna, TX. Officiating the service will
be Pastor Curtis Bentham. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial
Cemetery in Omaha, NE. Funeral services are under the direction of
Hawkins Funeral Home in Donna. Sign the guestbook at
www.themonitor.com/obituaries
Published in The Monitor on 2/1/2009
HODGES, JANET
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Obituary - Dolores M. Jergesen
Dates = 4-25-1924 - 3-17-2006
Parents = Norman Wagner & Kathleen Sanford
Dolores M. (Wagner) Jergesen, 81, of 3501 1st Ave. N., a retired
bookkeeper, died of heart failure Friday at a local hospital.
Her memorial service is 2 p.m. Wednesday at the O'Connor Memorial
Chapel, with inurnment in Hillcrest Lawn Mausoleum. Cremation has
taken place under the direction of O'Connor Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons Barry (Ginger) Morrison of Livingston, Texas,
and Sanford T. (Vicki Dill) Dolin of Kelso, Wash.; stepchildren Ron
Jergesen of Great Falls, Ken Jergesen of Helena and Jane (Kurt)
Ackerson of Pittsburgh, half sisters Norma Riker and Linda (Ron)
Hirsch, all of Fremont, Neb., and Meredith (Norm) Schoch of
Plattsmouth, Neb.; two grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
Dolores was born April 25, 1924, in Great Falls to Norman E. and
Kathleen Wagner from Collins, Mont. She graduated from Fort Benton
High School with the class of 1942. She married Royal Morrison in
1942 and Thomas Dolin in 1946. In 1975, she married Robert "Jergy"
Jergesen.
She worked as a bookkeeper all her working life, starting at Zoller
Chevrolet in Fort Benton, Barber Music, Bison Ford and Montgomery
Wards in Great Falls, before she went to work at the Tribune in
1951. She retired from the Tribune in 1986. She was instrumental in
starting the Tribune Credit Union in 1953, where she did their books
at home. She worked every Saturday for awhile, sorting change to put
in pay envelopes so the paper carriers and paper stuffers could be
paid.
She enjoyed playing the piano and organ. She also loved playing
cards, dancing, reading and needle point.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Jergesen in 1999,
her father, Norman in 1969 and her mother Kathleen in 1998.
JERGESEN, DOLORES M.
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Name = Carmen Kirk
Dates = 1-1-1949 - 10-21-2009
Obituary
The Fremont Tribune (On-Line)
10-24-2009
Carmen R. Kirk, 60, of Manhattan, Kan. died Wednesday, Oct. 21,
2009, at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kan.
Carmen R. McMaster was born Jan. 1, 1949, in Fremont to Collins and
Betty (Shaffer) McMaster. In her youth, she was a member of Grace
Emmanuel Lutheran Church. She graduated from Hooper High School in
1967. She attended the University of Nebraska College of Nursing,
earning a bachelor of science degree in 1972. She married Thomas
Kirk on Aug. 15, 1970. In 1972, the family moved to Rochester,
Minn., where she taught nursing for four years. In 1976, the family
moved to Manhattan, Kan. The family moved to Columbia, Mo., in 1983
and returned to Manhattan, Kan., in 1984. From 1984 through 2009,
she worked with her husband at his medical practice in Manhattan.
She was an active member of First Lutheran Church and also was a
member of the Lydia Church Circle.
Survivors include: her husband, Dr. Thomas Kirk of Manhattan, Kan.;
three children, Tom (and wife, Shannon) Kirk of Olathe, Kan.,
Melanie Kirk of Manhattan, Kan., and Andrew Kirk of Kansas City,
Mo.; her mother, Betty McMaster of Hooper; a brother, Robert
McMaster of Lincoln; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father and a brother.
The memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Lutheran
Church, 930 Poyntz Ave., in Manhattan, Kan., with the Revs. Keith
Wiens and Patty Brown-Barnett officiating. Visitation will be 4-6
p.m. Sunday, with family receiving friends, at Yorgensen-Meloan-
Londeen Funeral Home in Manhattan, Kan. Private family inurnment
will be at Logan View Cemetery in Winslow.
Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church or the Manhattan
Community Foundation, both of Manhattan, Kan.
Kirk, Carmen
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Name on Tombston = Collins S. McMaster
Dates on Tombstone = 1921 - 1995
Mini Biography
Collins S. McMaster, 74, was born on Mar 2, 1921 at Lincoln,
Nebraska. On December 25, 1942 he married Betty Shaffer at Lincoln,
Nebraska. Betty Shaffer McMaster is a great great granddaughter of
George Wagner, the founder of Logan cemetery. Collins was in the
Army Air Corp at the time of his marriage, and after the war they
settled in Hooper, Nebraska. Their children are David, Carmen and
Robert. Collins died on October 3, 1995 and is buried at Logan
cemetery.
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Obituary
Collins S. McMaster, 74, of Hooper died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1995 at
Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. McMaster was born March 2,
1921, in Lincoln, where he grew up graduated from high school and
graduated from the University of Nebraska. He married Betty
Shaffer Dec. 25, 1942, in Lincoln and was a pilot with the U.S.
Army Air Corps June 1943 to November 1945, during World War II.
He moved to Hooper in 1947 and purchased the City Meat market which
he owned until 1976. He joined Farmers Mutual Home Insurance
Company in 1969, and served as its secretary/treasurer. After
retiring in 1989, he was on the company's board of directors.
He served one year as state president and eight years as
secretary/treasurer of the State Association of Mutual Companies.
In 1993, he received the group's first Excalibur Award for
outstanding service.
McMaster was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Masonic Lodge 72
AF & Am for 50 years, Friendship Chapter 122 Order of Eastern Star,
Hooper Fire Department, Hooper Commercial Club and American Legion
Post 18, all of Hooper, Scottish Rite and Tangier Shrine Temple,
both of Omaha, Shrine Club and Forty & Eight Voiture 1018, both of
Fremont and served several years on the Parkview Housing Authority
of Hooper during its planning and building stages.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, David of Auburn and Robert of
Lincoln a daughter, Carmen (Mrs. Thomas) Kirk of Manhattan, Kansas;
a brother, Lloyd of Lincoln; a sister, Margaret Rose of Lincoln;
five grandchildren and two step grandchildren.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Hooper. The Rev. Greg Berger will officiate. There will
be no visitation. A private burial will be at Logan Cemetery Near
Hooper. Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont was in charge of
arrangements.
Memorials have been established to the church and Logan Cemetery
Perpetual Care fund.
MCMASTER, COLLINS S.
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Obituary - Anita Henrietta Schwab Artrip
Anita Henrietta Schwab Artrip of Seabrook, MD, wife of the late
Eugene Artrip and mother of Gary Artrip, passed away last Saturday,
Aug. 23, 1997.
She was born on June 11, 1910, to Harry J. and Catherine Schwab.
She graduated from Hooper High School in 1928. She taught in the
public schools around Hooper and in the town of Uehling from 1928
through 1942.
She moved to Sioux Falls, SD, in 1943 and worked at the Army Air
Base there. From April, 1944, until her retirement she was a
communications clerk for the Dept. of Defense in Virginia and
Maryland.
Anita married Eugene Artrip in May of 1947.
Survivors are a son Gary two sisters, Esther Row of Hooper and Mrs.
Mildred (Ray) Peele of Silver Springs, MD; a brother Donald Schwab
of Hooper; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held on Aug. 28 with burial at Fort Lincoln
National Cemetery in Brentwood, MD.
PEELE, ANITA HENRIETTA
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Obituary - Yager L. Reker
Yager L. Reker
Yager "Leroy" Reker, 60, of 1304 Mayfair Ave., died Friday, June
21, 1991, at Memorial Hospital of Dodge County. He was butcher
workman.
Mr. Reker was born Feb. 7, 1931, in Fremont. He was a lifetime
resident here and served with the U.S. army's ground troops during
the Korean War. He was butcher workman with the Geo. A. Hormel Co.
for 39 years.
He was a member of Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fremont,
its evangelism committee, Icthus, its stewardship committee and
social ministry committee, church council and Union Local No. 22.
He married Norma Wagner in 1953 in Missouri Valley, Iowa. She
survives.
Other survivors include two daughters, Sherri (Mrs. Stephen)
Schleicher of Fremont and Julie (Mrs. Robert) Dowd of Sioux City,
Iowa; two sons, Todd of Fremont and Barry of Council Bluffs, Iowa;
a brother, Dale of Denver; two sisters, Darlene Tracy of Fremont
and Ada Brandon of Fremont; and nine grandchildren.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Salem Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Fremont. Visitation is in progress until 8 p.m. today and
9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Bader-Rozanek Colonial Funeral Home in
Fremont. The Rev. Dana Mark will officiate. Burial will be in Ridge
Cemetery in Fremont. Military graveside services will be conducted
by Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the American Legion.
A memorial has been established to the church.
REKER, YAGER
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Obituary - Esther Schwab Row
The Fremont Tribune (On-Line)
December 21, 2000
Hooper - The funeral for Esther I. Row, 94, of Hooper will be 10
a.m. Saturday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hooper.
She died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at Hooper Care Center in Hooper.
Esther Schwab was born July 3, 1906, in Fort Collins, Colo. She
moved to Hooper with her family in 1910. She graduated from Hooper
High School in 1924 and attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
Wayne State College in Wayne and Midland College in Fremont. She
taught for 12 years in rural schools. She married J. Howard Row
Oct. 8, 1937, in Hooper. Her spouse died Oct. 28, 1966. She
returned to teaching and taught first grade at Hooper Elementary
School for 18 years until her retirement in 1972.
She was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and taught 3-year-olds
at Sunday school for 49 years. She also was a member of Lutheran
Church Women, Willing Workers, Extension Club and Retired Teachers
Association. She received "Diana Award" in 1975, an award given in
recognition of community service.
Survivors include: two daughters, Carol (Mrs. Larry) Jahrmarkt of
Phoenix and Kay (Mrs. Ron) Pronske of Fremont; a brother, Donald
(and wife, Maralee) Schwab of Hooper; a sister, Mildred Peele of
Silver Springs, Md.; five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren
and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
The Rev. Lavern Larkowski will officiate Saturday's service.
Visitation will be 2-9 p.m. with family greeting friends and
relatives 6:30-8 p.m., both Friday at Warne-Johnson Funeral Home in
Hooper. Burial will be in Hooper Cemetery in Hooper. Memorials
have been established to Redeemer Lutheran Church and Hooper
Library.
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The Hooper Sentinel
October 14, 1937
Howard Row-Esther Schwab
A marriage ceremony of interest to the many friends of the young
couple in Hooper and its vicinity, took place at the Grace Lutheran
church Friday afternoon, October 8, when at 5:30 o'clock the Rev.
W. W. Alexander performed the ceremony which united the lives of
Miss Esther I. Schwab and J. Howard Row, the minister using the
single ring service. Attending the bride and groom were Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin C. Fritz, and the guests present to witness the
marriage were the members of their immediate families.
The bride was attired in a street-length dress of the modish
dubonnet shade and she wore a shoulder corsage of bride's rose.
Mrs. Fritz was gowned in black, also wearing a shoulder corsage of
roses.
Following the ceremony at the church a three-course wedding dinner
was served at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Schwab, residing north of Hooper, where members of the bridal
party, the bride's family and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Schwab, Mr. Rows's mother, Mrs. Ellen Row, and Miss Marian Von Rein
were served by the brides's cousins, Lois and Inez Schwab and Betty
Shaffer.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Row are graduates of the Hooper high school,
members of the same class. Mrs. Row prepared herself for the
teaching profession by attending the Wayne State Teachers college
and Nebraska university and was a successful teacher in Dodge
county until last spring when she resigned because of her
contemplated marriage.
Mr. Row also attended Nebraska university until in his senior year
when he left school to take employment with a firm in St. Joseph,
Mo. as a collection agent. When business conditions became adverse,
Mr. Row returned to Hooper and was employed in the A. H. Harms
store until he resigned to accept his present position as one of
our city marshals.
The newlyweds have rented the residence property of Mrs. Lucy Hite
on the hill and had this home completely furnished for occupancy
prior to their marriage. It is here that they will be at home to
the many fiends who will wish for them every happiness in their
wedded life.
ROW, ESTHER
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Obituary - J. Howard Row
The Hooper Sentinel
November 3, 1966
J. Howard Row Dies Suddenly in Minneapolis
J. Howard Row, 59, passed away suddenly Friday in Minneapolis,
Minn., where he had been a patient at the University of Minnesota
Hospital for ten days. Mr. Row had had surgery on Tuesday, and the
family was called to his bedside Thursday. Mrs. Row and Mrs. Ron
Proske went by plane Friday morning, and Mrs. Jahrmarkt also flew
from Phoenix to Minneapolis.
The funeral service was held at the Redeemer Lutheran Church Tuesday
afternoon, with the Rev. Henry Gittler officiating. Charles Thomsen
was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. Edmund Wagner. Pallbearers were
Herb Meier, Irwin Osterloh, Collins McMaster, Howard Schumacher,
Dale Sager, and Dale Reynolds. Interment was in the Hooper
Cemetery.
In memory of Mr. Row, and as a mark of respect for his family, the
Hooper business houses were closed during the funeral.
J. Howard Row, son of Arthur and Ellen Row, was born in Hooper March
28, 1907, and had spent most of his life here. He was a graduate of
the Hooper High School, and attended the University of Nebraska.
On October 8, 1937 he married Esther Schwab, who survives with their
two daughters, Mrs. Larry (Carol) Jahrmarkt of Phoenix, Ariz. and
Mrs. Ronald (Kay) Pronske of Fremont. Also surviving are two
grandchildren; and brother, Albert Row of Arlington: two sisters,
Mrs. Edna Soles, Silverton, Ore., and Mrs. Bruce Dalrymple, Seattle,
Wash.
Mr. Row took an active part in the affairs of the community. He was
a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and a member of the church
choir.
He served on the Hooper Village Board, and for about 15 years was
night marshal for the Village.
He was a member of the Hooper Lions Club, and of the Hooper
Volunteer Fire Department. He was held in high esteem by a wide
circle of friends, to whom news of his sudden passing came as a
profound shock.
ROW, J. HOWARD
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Obituary - Katherine Alvina Schwein Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
September 10, 1959
Mrs. Harry Schwab Succumbs to Long Illness
Death came on Sunday evening to claim Mrs. Harry Schwab, 80, after
a long illness. She had been receiving care in a Fremont Hospital.
The funeral services will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. at the West
Redeemer Lutheran Church. The Rev. G. Van Boening will officiate.
Interment will be in the Hooper Cemetery.
Music for the service was by Mrs. Victor Thomsen and Mrs. Walter
Pfeiffer accompanied by Mrs. J. B Scheisler. Pallbearers were James
Schwab, Harry Wagner, Walter Pfeiffer, Erwin Schrein, Arnold
Schrein and Harold Burcher
Katherine Alvina, daughter of George and Anna Schwein was born Feb.
25, 1879 at Brownstown, Ind., and spent her early childhood there.
She moved to Scribner in 1883, and was educated in the Parochial
school thru the Sixth Grade.
She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and devoted
much time to the work of the church, as long as her health
permitted. She was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church, and a
longtime member of the Aid.
She married Harry J. Schwab on Febr. 4, 1904, in the Lutheran
Church, at Scribner, and they established their first home near
Humphrey, Nebr., where they lived for two years. They then moved to
Ft. Collins, Colo., and lived on a sugar beet farm. In June, 1910
they moved to a farm northeast of Hooper where they lived until
they retired and moved to Hooper in March 1948.
They were parents of seven children, Verna, who died at the age 4
in Ft. Collins, Colo,; Esther (Mrs. Howard Row) of Hooper; Harry
Jr., at home; Anita (Mrs. Eugene Artrip) of Seabrook, Md.; Mildred
(Mrs. Tom Bates) of Washington, D. C.; Virgil, who died in the
fight for New Guinea; and Don of Hooper; nine grandchildren and one
great grandchild. Her husband also survives, together with a
sister, Mrs. John Borcher of Sidney; and a brother, the Rev.
Charles F. Schrein of Wichita, Kansas. Mrs. Schrein had seven
brothers, six of who, with one sister, preceded her in death. Three
of her brothers were Lutheran ministers.
SCHWAB, CATHERINE
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Obituary - Donald Schwab
The Fremont Tribune (On-Line)
February 21, 2005
Donald K. Schwab, 86, of Hooper died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at the
University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
He was born Dec. 6, 1918, in rural Hooper to Harry J. and Catherine
(Schwein) Schwab. He attended District 15 School and graduated from
Hooper High School in 1936. Upon graduation from high school, he
enlisted in the U.S. Army and was a decorated war hero in World War
II as a first lieutenant. He was awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross, Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts during his tour of duty
in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and France. After he returned from
the war, he moved onto the family farm near Hooper until his
appointment as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in
1951 where he worked until his retirement in 1980. In retirement, he
could be found playing golf, Euchre or gardening. He was a kind and
gentle husband, father and grandpa. He had a special passion for his
grandchildren.
He married Maralee Janssen on Sept. 18, 1946, at Grace Lutheran
Church in Hooper.
He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hooper, serving on
the church council for many years and as treasurer for the building
fund when the church was under construction. He was very active as a
member of Hooper American Legion Post 18 and Hooper-Winslow Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 10535. He also was active as a member of the
Elkhorn Valley Golf Club. He was a past member of the Hooper and
Logan View school boards and the Nebraska Rural Mail Carriers
Association.
Survivors include: his wife, Maralee, of Hooper; three daughters,
Susan (Mrs. David) Bohling of Blair, Ann (Mrs. Galen) McClusky of
Leawood, Kan., and Mary Ellen (Mrs. John) Beshaler of Arnold; two
sons, Dr. Terry (and wife, Kim) Schwab of Joplin, Mo., and Dr. Rob
(and wife, Robin) of LaVista; 16 grandchildren, Katie, Sarah and
Anna Bohling of Blair, Matt, Sean, Kacie and Adam McClusky of
Leawood, Kan., Zachary, Ethan, Savannah and Abbey Schwab of Joplin,
Alicia, Ashley and Evan Beshaler of Arnold and Lyndsay and Drew
Schwab of LaVista.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, Verna Schwab,
Esther Row, Anita Artrip and Mildred Peele, two brothers, Harry
Schwab Jr. and Captain Virgil Schwab, an infant daughter, Julie, and
a grandson, Nathan McClusky.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in
Hooper with the Rev. Steve Tjarks officiating. Visitation will be
from 2-9 p.m. Wednesday at Warne-Johnson Funeral Home in Hooper with
the family receiving friends from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Burial will be in
Hooper Cemetery with military graveside services by Hooper American
Legion Post 18 and Hooper-Winslow VFW Post 10535.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Matt McClusky, Sean McClusky, Adam
McClusky, Evan Beshaler, Drew Schwab, Zachary Schwab and Ethan
Schwab. Honorary pallbearers will be all of Don's friends.
Special music will be provided by granddaughters, Katie, Sarah and
Anna Bohling.
A memorial has been established to Redeemer Lutheran Church.
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Donald K. Schwab, 86, of Hooper, died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005.
Funeral services at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Hooper. Interment
with military graveside honors at the Hooper Cemetery. Donald K.
Schwab was born Dec. 6, 1918, in rural Hooper to Harry J. and
Catherine (Schwein) Schwab. On Sept. 18, 1946, he married Maralee
Janssen at Grace Lutheran Church in Hooper. Six children were born
of this union. He was preceded in death by four sisters, Verna
Schwab, Esther Row, Anita Artrip, and Mildred Peele; two brothers,
Harry Schwab Jr. and Capt. Virgil Schwab; an infant daughter, Julie;
and grandson, Nathan McCluskey. Spear & Warne-Johnson Funeral Home
in Hooper in charge of arrangements.
SCHWAB, DONALD
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Obituary - Edward H. Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
March 12, 1936
Edward H. Schwab Dies at Fremont
Edward Herbert Schwab, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwab of this
place, and a former Hooper resident and business man, died at 8:30
Monday night, March 9, at his home at 316 west Sixth street,
Fremont, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Schwab had been in
failing health for about the past four years, and for the past year
had been unable to work. He was 50 years, 6 months and 18 days old.
Mr. Schwab, son of pioneer residents of this community, was born on
the Schwab home place, 2 miles northeast of Hooper, August 21,
1885. Here he grew to manhood, become very well known and well
respected by all. He was married on October 28, 1908, at Pender to
Miss Martha Bayer. Then followed a residence in Hooper during which
time he was engaged in the hardware business, selling this about 15
years ago. Since then he and his family have resided at other
points in the state and since 1930 had lived in Fremont. On
retiring from business in Hooper he entered upon employment as
traveling salesman for the National Stove and Furnace company of
Quincy, Ills., and followed vocation until illness compelled him to
retire from active work. While a Hooper resident and business man,
he was active in its business and social life, and was a past
master of the Hooper Masonic Lodge.
Surviving him are his wife and one son, Clel, of Fremont; his aged
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwab, one sister, Mrs. Henry Wagner,
and four brothers, Harry, Frank and Elmer, all of Hooper, and
Robert L. of Fremont. One sister, Mrs. P. J. Ewald died two years
ago.
His funeral will be held this Thursday afternoon, with service at
one o'clock from the Fred Bader funeral home in Fremont, Rev. R. V.
Gilbert pastor of the Fremont Presbyterian church officiating.
Burial will be made in the Hooper cemetery.
SCHWAB, EDWARD HERBERT
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Obituary - Henry Schwab Jr.
The Hooper Sentinel
Nov. 27, 1947
Henry Schwab Called by Death
Henry Schwab pioneer resident of Dodge county since 1861, died at
his home in Hooper at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, November 22, (1947) at
the age of 95 years, 5 months and 26 days.
Born at Dellfeld Rhein Pfaltz(1), Bavaria, Germany, on May 27,
1852, he emigrated to the United States with his parents and family
in 1855, settling near Clyman, Dodge county, Wisconsin. Six years
later he came with his parents in covered wagons to settle on the
Schwab homestead 2 1/2 miles northeast of Hooper.
Here he grew to manhood and on June 2l, 1874, he was united in
marriage to Louise Weigle. They reared a family of seven children,
two of whom, Mrs. Louise Ewald and Edward Schwab, preceded their
father in death. Mrs. Schwab passed away in 1942.
In 1910, Mr. and Mrs. Schwab retired from the farm to live in their
new home in Hooper, where he continued his residence until his
passing away, Saturday.
During his more than 86 years residence in the Hooper vicinity, Mr.
Schwab took an active part in the political, educational and civic
life of this community. In 1886, he was elected to serve his
district as state representative in the 20th session of the
Nebraska State Legislature. He took an active part in the
organization and served on the boards of the Farmers Elevator and
the Dodge County Fair Association. For 20 years he was a member of
the school board in District No. 15, northeast of Hooper. He served
as one of the elected commissioners of the Logan Valley Drainage
District.
He was baptized in the Lutheran faith and affiliated with Hooper
Lodge No. 72, A.F. & A.M., serving the lodge as its Worshipful
Master for two years. At the time of his death, he was the holder
of the Lodge's Jordan Medal.
Surviving are the following children, Mrs. Minnie Wagner, Harry J.
and Frank Schwab, Hooper; Robert of Fremont, and Elmer of Webster,
in addition to 18 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 1:30 with a family
prayer service at the Wollmer & Warne chapel, followed with
services at the Grace Lutheran Church at 2 o'clock, with Rev. Paul
de Freese offficiating. Music was by Miss Lois Stigile as organist
and Donald Shaffer as soloist.
Graveside services in the Hooper cemetery were conducted by the
Hooper Masonic Lodge.
(1) Rheinland-Pfalz
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The Hooper Sentinel
June 2, 1938
Henry Schwabs Wed 64 Years Ago
Today, June 2, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwab, pioneer residents of this
community and Dodge county, will quietly observe their 64th wedding
anniversary, a privilege not many married couple live to enjoy. Mr.
Schwab who is 86 years of age, came to Dodge county in 1861 and his
good wife, who will be 83 in July, preceded him by a couple of
years.
Mr. Schwab, who was born in Bavaria, Germany, came to this country
at the age of 3 years and to Dodge county at the age of 9, a boy in
the party who came from Wisconsin by ox drawn wagons. They settled
on a farm 3 miles northeast of Hooper, among their neighbors being
such well known pioneer families as Herman Monnich, J. B. Robinson,
Gerhard Munderloh, Jocum Rogensack, and George Weigle.
It was from this latter family that young Schwab when he reached
manhood was to win his bride, Louise Weigle, childhood friends and
schoolmate.
While attending the same country school they were taught by Rachel
Stork, later Mrs. Chris Henneman, mother of Mesdames J. D. Kirsch,
Wm. Niebaum, C. J. Kruse and W. C. Henneman of Hooper and Winslow
community. The school was held only in the summer months at the
Rogensock home until 1865 when a log school house was built and
winter school was held.
Mr. and Mrs. Schwab were married June 2, 1874, at Fremont by the
county judge. For 36 years they resided on the Henry Schwab
homestead that is now occupied by his oldest son, Harry, and
family. In 1910 they moved to Hooper to spend their life in rest
from active farm life in their present comfortable home.
In these 64 years of married life, and as children of pioneers, our
old friends have faced and conquered all of the rustic simplicity,
the hardships and labor of all settlers in a new country. What are
considered the bare necessities of life today were then almost
unheard of luxuries.
While Mrs. Schwab reared her family and fulfilled her duties as a
pioneer wife, her husband, was busy with farm labors and in the
interest of the upbuilding of this community. In 1886 he served a
term as representative from this district. He helped organize and
served as director of the original Farmers elevator and the Dodge
county fair in Hooper. For many years he was a member of the school
board in district 15 and a commissioner of the Logan valley
drainage district. A past master of the Hooper Masonic lodge, he
holds the fifty-year gold button and the Jordan medal from this
fraternal order.
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The Hooper Sentinel
May 31, 1934
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwab Married 60 Years Saturday
The coming Saturday, June 2, will be a momentous day for Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Schwab, pioneer residents and highly respected people of
this place. Then they will celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of
their wedding day, an event not privileged for very many married
couples. Their plans are to quietly spend the day at home, having
an open house from 2 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon to receive the
happy congratulations of friends who may desire to call at that
time. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schwab are pioneer settlers of this
locality, he coming here in 1861 and she in 1859. Their marriage
occurred at Fremont June 2, 1874, and following this settled on the
old farm two miles northwest of Hooper. They moved to Hooper in
1910 and have since resided in our little city to enjoy the fruits
of hard and at times despairing labor on the farm, and the
friendships they have made in the many years they have made this
locality their home.
Six children will assist their aged parents in the celebration of
the day, these being Mrs. Henry Wagner, Harry, Frank, and Elmer of
Hooper and Edward and Robert of Fremont.
SCHWAB, HENRY, JR.
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J. Frank Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
November 12, 1959
Frank Schwab Rites Are Held on Wednesday
J. Frank Schwab passed away Monday morning, after an illness of
nearly three months.
The funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Redeemer
Lutheran West Church, with the Rev. Grant Van Boening officiating.
Music was by Mrs. Edna Pfeiffer and Mrs. Victor Thomsen, with Mr. J.
B. Schiessler as organist. The pallbearers were George Busch, Harry
Busch, Ray Edelmaier, Walter Pfeiffer, J. Howard Row and Donald
Schwab. Interment was in the Hooper Cemetery, with Wollmer & Warne
in charge.
Mr. Schwab was born Dec. 4, 1882 on a farm near Hooper, and had
lived in the community his entire life. He was baptized and
confirmed in the Lutheran Church, and was a longtime member of the
Redeemer Lutheran Church. On March 6, 1917, he married Anna Sommer
at Fremont, and they lived on a farm northeast of Hooper for 42
years.
Mr. Schwab is survived by his wife; five daughters; Myrtle Stovall
of Hobbs, New Mexico; Lois of Lincoln; Mrs. Inez Moore of Marion,
Ohio; Mrs. Barbara Johnson of Bellvue, Washington; Mrs. Janet Hodges
of Omaha; and two sons; James at home and Stanley in Omaha; seven
grandchildren; three brothers; Harry of Hooper; Robert and Elmer of
Fremont. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and
one brother.
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History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska and Their People
1921 Volume II,
Page 470
J. Frank Schwab, one of the substantial agriculturists of Dodge
County, identified with the agricultural interests of Hooper
Township for many years, belongs to a family whose persistence and
energy have been of inestimable benefit to that part of Nebraska
whose strides in growth and material progress of the best type have
been a source of credit to the community and of just pride in the
commonwealth itself.
Mr. Schwab was born in Dodge County, Nebraska, in 1882, a son of
Henry Schwab and a grandson of Henry and Katherine (Veight) Schwab.
The grandparents, natives of Germany, were married in that country,
where their son Henry was born in 1852, and in 1855 came to the
United States, locating first in Dodge County, Wisconsin, and
subsequently, in 1861, coming to Dodge County, Nebraska. Here the
grandfather homesteaded 160 acres of land, on which he proved up,
and continued to be engaged in farming and the raising of livestock
until the time of his retirement, when he took up his residence at
Hooper. His death occurred at that point in 1902, when he had
reached the remarkable age of ninety-three years, his wife having
passed away at the age of seventy-two years, in 1888. Mr. Schwab
was a democrat, and he and his worthy helpmate were devout members
of the Lutheran Church and the parents of four children; Katherine,
the widow of Theo Uehling; Jacob, deceased; Adam, engaged in
ranching in Colorado; and Henry. Henry Schwab, the younger, was
three years of age when he accompanied his parents to the Unites
States and nine years old when the family located in Dodge County,
Nebraska. He remained with his parents on the home place, being
associated with his father in his agricultural operations, until
1874, when he bought land of his own and followed an agricultural
life until his retirement in 1910, when he moved to Hooper, his
present home. Mr. Schwab, during the active period of his career,
was a successful farmer and stock raiser and at all times has been
a man whose integrity has been impregnable. In 1874 he married
Louise Weigle, daughter of George and Christina (Cramer) Weigle,
natives of Germany, who were among the first settlers of Dodge
County, coming here from Cuming County, where they had spent one
year. Mr. Weigle died in 1895, at the age of seventy-three and his
wife in 1904 at the age of seventy-five. They passed through a
number of exciting experiences on the frontier, including the
Pawnee Indian raids, in one of which the red men stole an ox from
the Weigle farm. There were nine children in the family: Pauline,
the widow of Jacob Schwab; Godfred, who is still engaged in farming
in Dodge County; Rachael, the wife of Adam Schwab, a farmer of
Colorado; John, engaged in farming in Dodge County; George, who is
deceased; Mary, also deceased; Louise, who is now Mrs. Henry
Schwab; and Gustaf, who is operating his father's old homestead.
Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Schwab: Minnie, the
wife of Henry Wagner of Hooper; Harry, farming the old homestead;
J. Frank; Edward H., engaged in the hardware business at Hooper;
Louise, the wife of P. J. Ewald of the Hooper Garage; Robert L.
cashier of the Dodge County Bank of Hooper; and Elmer A. associated
with his brother-in-law, Mr. Ewald, in the garage business at
Hooper. Henry Schwab is a democrat, and in past days was one of the
influential members of his party in this locality, being a member
of the Legislature in 1887. For a period of twenty years he
contributed to the maintaining of high educational standards
through his service as a director of School District No. 15. He is
past master and the oldest member of Hooper Blue Lodge of the
Masonic fraternity. He and his worthy and faithful wife are
consistent members of Grace Lutheran Church. J. Frank Schwab was
educated in the public schools and the normal school at Fremont and
was reared to agricultural pursuits on the home farm. In 1910 he
began operations on his own account, at the time of his father's
retirement, and at the present time has a well-cultivated farm, on
which there are numerous improvements and the most up-to-date
machinery and equipment of every kind. In a capable and well-
directed manner he carries on his activities as a farmer and a
raiser of good livestock and his business affairs are conducted in
a straightforward manner that has given him a excellent reputation
and standing among those with whom he associates.
In 1917 Mr. Schwab married Anna Sommers, who was born in Dodge
County, a daughter of John Sommers. Mr. and Mrs. Schwab have two
children, Myrtle and Lois, and are members of Grace Lutheran
Church, Mr. Schwab is a Mason and an independent voter.
SCHWAB, J. FRANK
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Obituary - James Schwab
The Fremont tribune (On-Line)
Thursday, Dec 27, 2007 - 11:07:20 am CST
The funeral for James B. “Jim” Schwab, 82, of Fremont will be 10
a.m. Saturday at Sinai Lutheran Church in Fremont.
He died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, at Fremont Area Medical Center.
He was born March 7, 1925, in Hooper to Frank and Anna (Somers)
Schwab. He grew up in Hooper and was a Hooper High School graduate.
He farmed near Hooper until moving to Fremont in 1963. He then was
employed at Valmont Industries in Valley for 25 years.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from June 2, 1945, to
Feb. 8, 1947, and served in Germany.
He married Shirley Nelson on May 2, 1965, in Fremont.
He was a member of Sinai Lutheran Church in Fremont, American Legion
Post 20 of Fremont, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7419 of Nickerson
and Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 200 of Fremont. He was a former
member of American Legion Post 18 of Hooper.
Survivors include: his wife; and three sisters, Myrtle Stovall of
Midland, Texas, Lois Schwab of Lincoln and Janet Hodges of Omaha.
He was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.
The Rev. Michael Ostrom will officiate Saturday’s service.
Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Friday at Moser Memorial Chapel in
Fremont and will continue one hour prior to service time Saturday at
the church. Burial will be in Memorial Cemetery in Fremont with
military graveside services conducted by the Fremont Honor Guard of
VFW Post 854 and American Legion Post 20.
A memorial has been established to Sinai Lutheran Church.
SCHWAB, JAMES
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Obituary - Louisa Christina Weigle Schwab
Mrs. Henry Schwab was born Louisa Christina Weigle, the daughter of
George and Christena Crammer Weigle, at Long Grove, Waukegean
County(1), Illinois, July 16, 1855. When she was 3 years of age she
journeyed with her parents and two other families the Brummer and
Roggensack families by ox team to the Nebraska Territory. Their
long journey took them to West Point, in Cumings County, Nebraska
in the year 1858.
The period of American History the years of 1840-1860 are called
the years of great genius and American migration. Mrs. Schwab's
parents took their family from the state of Illinois when only 6
persons were living to the square mile in the states of the
Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley. West of the Mississippi River
they became a part of a population of 876,000 persons scattered
from the Canadian boundary to the North and the Mexican border to
the south and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The population of the
United States was 17,000,000 and 876,000 of this population cast
their lot with the New West.
This period of Mrs. Schwab's early childhood marked some important
events of American History. She was born during the presidency of
Franklin Pierce, the 14th president, who signed the Nebraska-Kansas
Bill giving it the right to be a free or slave state. Mrs. Schwab
lived under 18 of the 32 presidents of the U. S.
The year 1858 was the year when Abraham Lincoln became the new
senator from Illinois to the U.S. Congress. It was the successful
year for the laying of the Atlantic cable from Ireland to
Newfoundland, a distance of 1,700 miles. Three inventions changed
American living in the period 1840-1860; the sewing machine, the
reaper and the telegraph. There were only 17,000 miles of railroad.
In the Union 26 states and 15 territories. Chicago, the largest
city of the west had a population of less than 5,000 people. This
was the great period of genius and population movement.
In 1859 after a years residence in Cumings County, Mrs. Schwab
moved with her parents, brothers and sisters to what was then
Washington County near the Logan Creek. Here a log cabin with a sod
roof was erected on homestead land. The farm now is called the Gus
Weigle farm.
During her childhood she witnessed in 1859, the Pawnee Indians
uprising. The marauding Indians stole one of the family's oxen and
the Weigle family was forced to flee to Fontanelle where the
settlers had set up a fort in the school house. The Pawnee Indians
were a restless group of Indians, living mostly from their hunts.
At times they did farm, but usually they were on the move. As a
tribe they sacrificed a female at the beginning of the corn
planting season. They were the only Indians who would sell
themselves to the French traders as slaves when captured by their
tribal enemies. Although they gave their lands by treaty in 1833 to
the U.S. government, they did not retire to their reservation in
the Indian Territory until 1876. They roved up and down the Logan
Creek and Elkhorn valleys bothering and stealing from the white
settlers. The Logan Creek country was filled with wild fruits,
plums of many kinds abounded, choke-cherries, wild gooseberries and
wild grapes gave the pioneer families an added variety to their
plain diet of food. Man never had to prune the grapes for the
spring and fall prairie fires took care of the dead vines and the
over-abundance of wild fruits. Many prairie fires were witnessed in
those days, the fires usually fanned by a strong north wind, would
sweep across the prairies, jumping across the Logan and the Elkhorn
rivers. Drought, grasshoppers, severe winters, floods, all added
their touch to Mrs. Schwab's experiences during the years.
Mrs. Schwab received her early education at the Logan Creek School,
Miss Henneman being her first school teacher in the year 1863. No
school was held in 1864 because of no funds to operate the school.
In the year 1867, the instruction was started during the winter
months. In this same year, 1867, the Logan Creek School-Master, an
Englishman, lobbied the Legislature at the Capitol in Omaha to have
the Logan Creek Community annexed to Dodge County. It cost the
early settlers $20 apiece, later an additional $10, to make the
necessary change.
When Mrs. Schwab was 19 years old, she married her school-mate and
neighbor, Mr. Henry Schwab, whose parents had homesteaded the farm
across the road from the Weigle homestead. They were united in
marriage at Fremont, June 2, 1874, by County Judge Ghoat. They
moved to the Schwab homestead where they lived for 36 years, Mr.
Schwab engaging in farming and livestock feeding. In 1910 they
retired to Hooper, where they have since made their home.
In 1924 they observed their 50th wedding anniversary at the old
home two miles north of Hooper, and in 1939, they observed their
65th anniversary. This couple were blessed with 67 years of married
life.
To bless this home were five sons and two daughters. Son Edward and
one daughter Louise (Mrs. P. J. Ewald) preceded their mother in
death.
Mrs. Schwab is one of the last pioneers of this community. She was
baptized in the Lutheran faith in Illinois, and was confirmed by
Rev. Beedow, early Lutheran pastor in this territory. She was a
charter member of the Grace Lutheran Church and faithful to the
communion and work of her church. She was member of the Eastern
Star for over thirty years.
Mrs. Schwab departed this life early Sunday morning, February 15,
1942, at the Dodge County Hospital in Fremont. She departed this
life at the age of 86 years, 7 months and 29 days. Five brothers
and four sisters preceded her in death, one son, Edward and one
daughter, Louise. Surviving to mourn her departure are her loving
husband, Henry, one daughter, Mrs. Minnie Wagner, Hooper, four
sons Harry and Frank of Hooper, Robert of Fremont, Elmer of Omaha
as well as ten granddaughters, eight grandsons, and eight great-
grandchildren.
Note: This obituary was read at the funeral services. Rev. W. W.
Alexander wrote this out in long-hand and it was given to the
family. I typed this copy from a copy typed and given to me by
Betty Shaffer McMaster.
(1) According to the 1860 U. S. census Louisa was born in New York
state. In her mother's (Christena Crammer Weigle) obituary it
states that the family moved to Illinois in 1856. In my files I am
listing her place of birth as New York state (Probably Blackrock
Dam near Buffalo, New York).
SCHWAB, LOUISA
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Obituary - Margaret Panning Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
August 6, 1964
Rites are Held Monday For Mrs. R. L. Schwab
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert (Margaret E.) Schwab, 66, of 305
Maple Street, Fremont, were held Monday Morning in Salem Lutheran
Church in Fremont with the Rev. Fredrick Boldt officiating. Burial
was in the Hooper Cemetery.
Mrs. Schwab died Friday at her home. She was born Aug. 6, 1897, in
Hooper and lived most of her life in Fremont. She was a member of
the Salem Lutheran Church and was active in its women's
organization. She was baptized and confirmed at Immuanuel Lutheran
Church of Hooper.
She was married Oct. 10, 1923, and her husband, a sister, Miss
Lottie Panning of Omaha, and a brother, Fred T. Panning of
Fremont, survive.
SCHWAB, MARGARET E.
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Obituary - Martha Bayer Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
May 19, 1949
Martha M. Schwab Services Set Today
Funeral services will be held for Mrs. Martha M. Schwab, 65 year
old Lincoln resident and former Hooperite, at Grace Lutheran church
this Thursday afternoon, May 21, at 2 o'clock. Rev Paul de Freese
will officiate and burial will be made in the Hooper cemetery.
Mrs. Schwab, who died Monday at Lincoln, moved away from Hooper in
1924.
Survivors include one son, Clel E. of Lincoln; five sisters, Mrs.
Geo. Whistler, Crofton; Mrs. Nora Zellers, Omaha; Mrs. Wm. Murray,
Pender; Mrs. Albert McFarland, Great Falls, Mont.; Miss Christine
Bayer, Denver; one brother, Henry Bayer, Kennard.
SCHWAB, MARTHA M. BAYER
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Robert Schwab
Letters From Soldiers
The Hooper Sentinel
July 25, 1918
Praise for Home Guard
Ft. Riley, Kans., 7-14-18
Dear Friends: Having access to the sergeant's typewriter tonight, I
will take this means of writing you and my many fiends at home
about my observations of a three weeks' duration as a soldier of
Uncle Sam.
The Medical Officers Training Camp group is the second highest
service branch in the United Sates army, and I must admit that we
are very much envied by our fellow soldiers in the many different
branches of the army. Fort Riley is not a complete training camp
for this branch of the service. However, the initial training is
done at this camp and when the newness of army life has worn off we
are sent on to Atlanta, Ga. There, I am told, is located one of the
prettiest training camps in the country.
There are a little over 150 men in our section and practically all
the Dodge county boys are here in the same section. This all helps
to wear off the loneliness of the first few weeks. The Scribner
boys are a dandy bunch of fellows and are going to make first class
soldiers. Mr. Robertson and myself have been detailed by the
corporals to assist them in swinging the "rookies" into line and by
our Home Guard experience to assist teaching them the drill manual.
All this is a credit to the Home Guard organizations and is only
one of the many good things that they are accomplishing. Our
formations in drilling are a little different, however, yet the
foundation is the same. I have been a Platoon leader several times
for weekly reviews and once for a movie film. Last Friday we went
to the medical train and were put to bed there for another movie
act. We had real Red Cross nurses care for us in camouflage, that
is to say, they bandaged us up to represent wounded soldiers and
then the movie man took several hundred feet of pictures for
educational purposes for the government.
We received the third inoculation Saturday afternoon and have
withstood it fine and dandy. None of the inoculations or
vaccinations have worked on me.
Summing up all things in general, I think we are going to like this
work first rate. Of course, it is hard to give up the comforts of
civilian life for this army service, yet it is every young man's
duty to do his very best and help bring this awful war to a speedy
and victorious conclusion.
I want to take this means of thanking my many Hooper friends for
their thoughtful remembrance of me and I will endeavor to answer
all letters and cards as soon as I am able to find the time. With
best wishes and kind regards, I am Very Sincerely, R. L. Schwab, M.
O. T. C. Section 5 X, Ft. Riley, Kansas
SCHWAB, ROBERT
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Name = Stanley F. Schwab
Dates = January 9, 1929 - October 30, 2001
The Fremont Tribune (On-Line)
November 1, 2001
Stanley Schwab
Stanley F. Schwab, 72, of Omaha died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, in
Omaha.
Survivors include: five sisters, Myrtle (Mrs. Bernie) Stovall of
Midland, Texas, Janet (Mrs. Les) Hodges of Omaha, Lois Schwab of
Lincoln, Inez Moore of Columbus, Ohio, and Barbara Johnson of
Bellevue, Wash.; and a brother, James (and wife, Shirley) Schwab of
Fremont. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marion.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Lutheran Church of the
Master in Omaha, 114th and West Center Road. Visitation will be 6-
8 p.m. Thursday at Crosby-Burket-Swanson-Golden Funeral Home in
Omaha, 11902 West Center Road. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. Friday in
Hooper Cemetery in Hooper with graveside military honors provided
by the Hooper Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion
organizations.
Memorials have been established to the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.
SCHWAB, STANLEY FRANK
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Obituary - Virgil Schwab
The Hooper Sentinel
Dec. 13, 1945
After over three years of patient waiting and suspense since the
word was received by them that their son, Captain Virgil A. Schwab,
was reported as missing in action on July 29, 1942, word was
received by Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Schwab last Thursday from the War
Department stating that it must now terminate their son's absence
by a presumptive finding of death, and an official finding of death
has been recorded by the department.
According to the information from the War Department, Capt. Schwab
is presumed to have lost his life in a dive bombing mission on
enemy shipping near Gona Bay, New Guinea, when the air planes
engage in the mission were attacked by enemy planes. The
information also stated there was no witness to what happened to
the plane of which Capt. Schwab was pilot and nothing has been
found concerning the fate of the plane or its missing crew members
since that date.
Virgil Schwab was born December 11, 1915, on the Schwab home farm
northeast of Hooper, and attended that district's rural school and
then Hooper high school from which he graduated in 1931, being
valedictorian of the class. He spent five years at home and 1936
received an appointment as cadet to the U. S. military college at
West Point, N. Y., graduating in 1940 and being assigned to the air
corps.
He was married Dec. 27, 1941, to Miss Madeleine Butt of Tuxedo
Park, N. Y. and a month later he was assigned to active duty in the
South Pacific war zone with headquarters at Port Moresby. During
his six months of active duty as a bomber pilot, Virgil was
promoted from first lieutenant to captain, was decorated with the
silver star for bravery in action and received other recognitions
of meritorious service.
Surviving him besides the parents and wife are two brothers,
Donald, an army dischargee, and Harry, jr., at home; and three
sisters, Mrs. Howard Row of Hooper, and Misses Anita and Mildred
Schwab of Arlington, Va., who are expected to be home soon. Also
surviving him is his aged Grandfather, Henry Schwab, and a large
number of more distant relatives, members of this well-known and
highly respected Hooper pioneer family.
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
Virgil A. Schwab
Captain, U.S. Army Air Forces
0-023021
8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group, Large
Entered the Service from: Nebraska
Died: December 1, 1945
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart
Note: If you would like to see information about other decreased veterans
buried in ABMC Cemeteries, please visit the following web-site:
American Battle Monuments Commission
Douglas A-24 Dauntless
This is the Type of Plane Flown by Virgil Schwab
SCHWAB, VIRGIL ALVIN
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Obituary - Burney Stovall
Stovall, Burney
G. Burney Stovall, of Midland, died Tuesday, July 15.
The family will receive friends at Ellis Funeral Home Wednesday,
July 16, between the hours of 7-9 p.m. Funeral services have been
scheduled for 1 p.m., Thursday, July 17, at Ellis Funeral Home
Chapel. Interment will follow in Hooper, NM.
Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home. To place
on-line condolences please visit www.mem.com. Published in the
Midland Reporter-Telegram on 7/16/2008
Stovall, G. Burney
G. Burney Stovall, of Midland, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008.
He was born October 7, 1920 to David and Mattie Stovall. Burney
attended Rosebud High School and business schools. He worked as a
Manager for Hughes Tools in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Texas.
Burney met his wife Myrtle Schwab in Midland, via telephone, and the
couple married on August 15, 1958 in San Antonio, Texas. Burney and
Myrtle then moved to New Mexico where Burney was manager for Hughes
and Myrtle taught at Hobbs High School for five years. From there,
the couple went to Denver where Burney was District Manager and
Myrtle taught in Littleton High School. Midland became their
permanent residence in the '70s where Burney retired. He was truly
devoted to his work and family and loved having a good time.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two bothers.
Burney is survived by his loving wife of fifty years, Myrtle
Stovall, of Midland, Texas.
Funeral services have been scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Thursday, July
17, 2008 at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in
Hooper, Nebraska. The family would like to thank Care Partners, Anna
Avila and Nana Villa, Mary Odhiambo and the loving care and support
from Hospice Midland.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed
to Hospice Midland, P.O. Box 2621, Midland, Texas 79702 or the
charity of one's choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home. To place
online condolences please visit www.mem.com. Published in the
Midland Reporter-Telegram on 7/17/2008
STOVALL, BURNEY
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Obituary - Myrtle Stovall
Myrtle Stovall, 90, of Midland, died Saturday, July 19. The family
will receive friends at Ellis Funeral Home on Monday, July 21
between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. Services are scheduled for
Tuesday, July 22, at 11:00 a.m. at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. To
place online condolences visit www.mem.com. Published in the Midland
Reporter-Telegram on 7/20/2008
Stovall, Myrtle Izola
Myrtle Izola Stovall, 90, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 19,
2008. She was born December 17, 1917 to J Frank and Anna Rosina
Barbara Schwab in Hooper, Nebraska. She was the oldest of seven
children and raised on a farm in Hooper, Nebraska. She was baptized
and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Myrtle graduated from Hooper
High School and taught rural school in Hooper, Nebraska. She
received a Bachelors Degree in Education at Wayne State College in
Wayne, Nebraska and obtained her Masters Degree from the University
of Nebraska at Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.
Myrtle met her husband of fifty years, Burney Stovall of Rosebud,
Texas, via the telephone. The couple were married on August 15, 1958
in San Antonio, Texas. Burney was District Manager of Human
Resources for Hughes Tool Company and Myrt, as she was known to
those who loved her, taught high school English. She taught in
Plattsmouth, Nebraska and Wayne State College before she was
married. Myrt taught English wherever Burney was assigned to
including Midland, Texas, Denver Colorado, Casper Wyoming, and
Hobbs, New Mexico. She also sold real estate in Midland, Texas.
In the 1970's, Midland, Texas became their permanent residence when
Burney retired from Hughes Tool Company. Myrt was devoted to her
husband, her family, and her beloved turtles that were so much more
to her than just mere pets. The special bond that she had with
Burney could never be broken in death and after he passed away just
four days earlier on July 15, 2008, she went to join her soul mate
so they may be together for all of eternity and never again be
parted.
She is survived by her sister, Lois Schwab of Lincoln, Nebraska, her
sister, Janet Hodges and her husband, Leslie Hodges of Omaha,
Nebraska; her sister-in-law, Shirley Schwab, of Fremont, Nebraska,
along with six nieces and four nephews.
Myrt was preceded in death by her cherished husband, Burney; her
parents, J Frank and Anna Rosina Barbara Schwab; two sisters, Inez
Moore of Columbus, Ohio, Barbara Johnson of Bellview, Washington;
and two brothers, Stanley "Pink" Schwab of Omaha, Nebraska, and
James Schwab of Fremont, Nebraska.
The family will receive friends at Ellis Funeral Home, Monday, July
21, 2008 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Memorial Services have been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July
22, 2008 at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Internment will follow in
Hooper, Nebraska on Friday, July 25, 2008 with a graveside service.
Arrangements are under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home. To place
online condolences visit www.mem.com.
The family would like to thank Care Partners, Mary Odhiambo and
Donna Hayes, RN for their loving care and concern along with Hospice
Midland for their unending encouragement and support.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed
to Hospice Midland, PO Box 2621, Midland, Texas 79702,
www.hospiceofmidland.org or to the charity of one's choice.
Published in the Midland Reporter-Telegram on 7/21/2008
STOVALL, MYRTLE
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Obituary - Darlene Enstrom Wagner
The Oakland Independent
December 8, 1994
Darlene Wagner
Funeral services for Darlene Wagner were held Mon., Dec. 5, 1994 at
the West Side United Methodist Church in rural Oakland. She died
December 1 at Oakland Heights Nursing Home at the age of 69 years.
The Rev. Mark A. Hanna officiated. Marilyn Swanson was organist
and Patty Miller was vocalist.
Casket bearers were Nathan Anderson, Adam Anderson, Justin Ahrens,
Tim Ulrich, Chris Knobbe and Dan Enstrom. Honorary casket bearers
were Charles Sanders, Ervin Smith, William Larson, Donald Smith,
Elwood Johnson, Charles Troupe, Jeff Richards and Vernolt Moseman.
Burial was in the West Side United Methodist Cemetery, rural
Oakland. Palmquist-Pelan Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Darlene L. Wagner was born July 6, 1925, in Cuming County, to Carl
and Annie (Johnson) Enstrom. Darlene was a lifelong resident of
the Oakland area. She attended rural school at District No. 14,
Cuming County and graduated from Oakland High School in 1943.
On June 19, 1946, Darlene and Duane O. Wagner were united in
marriage at West Side United Methodist Church.
Darlene was a retired employee of Farmer's and Merchants National
Bank in Oakland, where she worked for many years as a proof
operator.
She was a member of the West Side United Methodist Church and the
United Methodist Women.
Survivors include her husband: Duane (Duke) Wagner of Oakland:
daughters and sons-in-law: Sara & Calvin Anderson of Oakland and
Mary & John Ahrens of West Point: brother and sister-in-law: Lyle &
Dorothy Enstrom of Oakland: seven grandchildren; Melissa, Michelle,
Justin and Melinda Ahrens, Nathan, Adam and Tara Anderson.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Erna Hansen.
WAGNER, DARLENE ENSTROM
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Obituary - George August (Henry)
Wagner
Henry Wagner Services Sunday
Henry Wagner, life-long resident of the Hooper community, passed
away suddenly at his home at about 10 o'clock Thursday morning. He
had been in poor health for many years and during the past couple
of years had suffered several strokes, from which however he had
always recovered sufficiently so as to be able to be up and about
and to engage in light tasks about the home and yard.
George August Henry Wagner was born April 2, 1869, on a farm 3 1/2
miles northeast of Hooper, the son of a well-known pioneer couple,
August and Elizabeth Wagner, and died November 28, 1940, at the age
of 71 years 7 months and 26 days.
He was united in marriage on June 2, 1898, to Miss Minnie Schwab,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwab who, with their son-in-law's
parents and with the Weigle family and others, came to this
community together from Wisconsin and were among the earliest
pioneer settlers.
Baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in the old Logan
Church northeast of Hooper, Mr. Wagner was he oldest child of a
large family and as such he was well acquainted with the pioneer
experiences of those early times during his own younger days.
Mr. and Mrs. Wagner spent nearly all of their married life as
residents of Hooper, with the exception of only three years, from
1917 to 1920, when the family lived at Castleford, Idaho.
During his life the husband and father worked at various trades,
ten years having been spent as foreman of a county bridge
construction crew. He was always respected and well liked by his
associates and friends and was a particularly kindly father to his
own three children and dearly beloved by his grandchildren.
Surviving to mourn his death are his own immediate family, the
sorrowing wife, two sons, Norman of Hooper and Harry of Oakland,
and one daughter, Mrs. Clark Shaffer, Hooper. Seven grandchildren
also survive as do the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. John
Uehling, Kansas City; Mrs. Henry Mallette, Hooper; Mrs. Isaac
Mallette, Craig; Mrs. Herman Janssen, Mrs. Ben Ott, Mrs. Alfred
Stroh, Mrs. Fred Dierking and Edw. Wagner, all of Hooper; William
of Neligh; Alfred of Niobrara and Gilbert of Morrill.
Of the older generation one aunt, Mrs. John F. Meyer, a sister of
Mrs. August Wagner, is the sole survivor. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from the Grace Lutheran Church
with a large attendance present. Rev. W. W. Alexander was in
charge of the services and music was by Mrs. W. A. Lalllman, Mrs.
P. K. Bookmeyer, C. J. Kruse and W. E. Sanders with Miss Donna Gene
Dahl at the organ.
Acting as pall bears were six nephews, LaVere Dierking, Earl
Janssen, Edw. Mallette, Lester Mallette, Fred Ott and Alfred Stroh,
Jr.
Interment, directed by Wollmer and Warne, was made in Hooper
cemetery.
WAGNER, GEORGE AUGUST (HENRY)
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Obituary - Luella Larson Wagner
The Scribner Rustler
March 1, 1951
Mrs. Harry M. Wagner Rites At Swaburg
Funeral services for Mrs. Harry M. Wagner, 51, who died Saturday at
her home here, were held Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. at the Wollmer-Warne
Funeral Home at Hooper and at 2 p.m. at the Elim Lutheran Church at
Swaburg. Rev. Drell Bernhardson of Swaburg and Rev. H. R. Pfeiffer
of Scribner officiate.
Mrs. Wagner was born August 26, 1899 at Oakland.
She lived in Hooper until 1940 when she moved to Oakland for three
years then went to Swaburg where she lived six years before moving
to Scribner.
She was married Sept. 29, 1923 in Council Bluffs, Ia. Her widower
survives with two sons, Harry H. of Scribner and Duane of Oakland,
one granddaughter, Mary Sue of Oakland, three sisters, Mrs.
Gertrude Conklin of Craig, Mrs. Carl Meyer and Mrs. Herman Popken
of Scribner and three brothers, Walter Larson of Uehling, John
Larson of Craig and Elmer Larson of Scribner.
Burial was in the Elim Lutheran cemetery.
WAGNER, LUELLA LIZZIE
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Obituary - Paulina Christina Catherina
(Minnie) Schwab Wagner
Fremont, Nebraska Tribune
April 5, 1952
Mrs. Wagner Died Saturday
Hooper - Mrs. Minnie C. Wagner, 76, died at her home here Saturday
(April 5, 1952) morning after a long illness. She was born
December 1, 1875 on a farm northeast of Hooper and had lived in
this community nearly all of her life. A member of Grace Lutheran
Church, she was married to Henry Wagner, June 2, 1898. He died
November 28, 1940.
Surviving are three children, Norman of Fremont, Harry of Scribner,
and Mrs. Clark Shaffer of Hooper; eight grandchildren, five great
grandchildren and four brothers, Harry and Frank Schwab of Hooper
and Robert and Elmer Schwab of Fremont.
Funeral services will be held at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Wollmer and
Warne Funeral Home and at 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church. The
Rev. Sameul W. Jensen will conduct the rites.
Burial will be in Hooper Cemetery. The body will lie in state from
1 -9 p.m. Monday at Wolllmer and Warne Funeral Home.
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Obituary - Minnie Schwab Wagner
The Hooper Sentinel
April 10, 1952
Mrs. H. Wagner Buried Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Wagner were held at 1:45 p.m.
Tuesday at the Wollmer & Warne Funeral Home and at 2 o'clock at
Grace Lutheran church. The Rev. Samuel W. Jensen conducted the
rites.
Donald Shaffer was soloist at the services, with Miss Martha Payne
as organist. Pallbearers were Harry and Duane Wagner, Collins
McMaster, Donald Schwab, James Schwab and Clell Schwab.
Burial was made in the Hooper cemetery.
Mrs. Wagner, 76, passed away at her home in Hooper Saturday morning
after a long illness.
Minne C. Schwab, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwab, pioneer
settlers of this vicinity, was born Dec. 1, 1875, on the farm
northeast of Hooper and had lived in this community nearly all her
life. A charter member of Grace Lutheran church, she was married
to Henry Wagner June 2, 1898. He died Nov. 28, 1940.
Surviving are three children, Norman of Fremont, Harry of Scribner,
and Mrs. Clark Shaffer of Hooper; eight grandchildren, five great
grandchildren, and four brothers, Harry and Frank Schwab of Hooper
and Robert and Elmer Schwab of Fremont.
WAGNER, MINNIE PAULINA
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Obituary - Monroe Harry Wagner
The Scribner Rustler
February 5, 1976
Harry Wagner, 75 Services Thursday
Monroe Harry Wagner was born July 25, 1900 at Hooper. He was the
son of Henry Wagner and Minnie Schwab. He was confirmed in the
Lutheran Church in Hooper.
Mr. Wagner had lived in the Oakland and Swaburg Communities before
coming to Scribner. He was a mechanic and was last employed by
Scribner Implement before retirement.
He was married to Luella Larson in 1924. She died in 1951. He was
also preceded in death by a brother, Norman, two years ago.
Mr. Wagner died Monday, Feb. 2, at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha
where he had been a patient for two weeks. He has made his home at
the Good Samaritan Center in Scribner several years.
Survivors are two sons, Harry, Jr. of Houston, Texas, and Duane of
Oakland; four grandchildren and three great-grand-children; one
sister, Mrs. Clark Schaeffer of Hooper; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m. at the
Spear Funeral Home with Rev. John Erlandson of St. Paul's Lutheran
Church officiating. Burial will be in the Swaburg Cemetery.
Pallbearers are John Ahrens, Cal Anderson, Lyle Enstrom, Charles
Sanders, Don Smith and Jeff Richards.
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The Hooper Sentinel
1930
Harry M. Wagner of Hooper Badly Burned in Blast
Explosion Is Cause of Injury to Fire Chief
Hooper, Nov. 10 - Harry M. Wagner, chief of the Hooper volunteer
fire department, was seriously burned Sunday morning by a
mysterious explosion in a burning home.
The explosion occurred in the Frank H. Nelson home shortly after
11:30 o'clock Sunday morning, when Wagner and other volunteer
firemen were fighting flames that threatened to destroy the
residence.
The fire chief was standing on the roof of the kitchen which
adjoins the main building. A window near him was shattered, and
fragments were thrown a distance of 50 feet. The roof of the house
was raised a foot in the air, and when it dropped back the whole
building appeared to bulge out.
Wagner sustained burns on the left side of his body and head, his
left eye was closed, and his left hand and arm were painfully
scorched.
The cause of the explosion is not known. The fire is believed to
have started in a small clothes closet. The house was heated by a
coal stove, and there was fire in the stove, but there were no
indications that this figured in either the origin of the fire or
the subsequent explosion.
Mrs. Nelson and a daughter were at church at the time. The fire was
discovered by Mr. Nelson while he was standing on the street a
short distance away talking to a friend. By the time firemen
arrived the blaze was gaining great headway.
Note - This item was typed from a clipping of the newspaper item
and was sent to me by Betty Shaffer McMaster in 1991.
WAGNER, MONROE HARRY
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Obituary - Norman Wagner
Services Slated For Fremonter
Services for Norman E. Wagner, 69, who died Sunday at Dodge County
Community Hospital, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bader -Rozanek -
Lawson Funeral Home. Rev. Fredrick Boldt of Salem Lutheran Church
will officiate.
The 25 year Fremont resident died following a one-week illness.
He was born June 17, 1899, in Hooper and married the former Lois M.
Ruwe at West Point in 1935. Mr. Wagner was a former Hooper farmer
and a retired Kavich Furniture Co. employe.
He is survived by the widow; four daughters. Mrs. Yager (Norma)
Reker, Fremont; Mrs. Norman (Meredith) Schoch, Plattsmouth; Mrs.
Ronald (Linda) Hirsch, Fremont; Mrs. Delores Dolan, Great Lakes,
Mont., nine grandchildren; one brother, Harry Wagner, Scribner; and
a sister, Mrs. R. Clark (Leola) Shaffer, Hooper.
Burial will be at the Hooper Cemetery with Bader -Rozanek-Lawson
Funeral Home in charge. Visitation at the funeral Home will begin
at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
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Obituary
The Hooper Sentinel
May 8, 1969
Norman E. Wagner Was Laid To Rest Here Wednesday
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Norman E. Wagner, 69, of
1843 North Pebble St., Fremont. Dr. Fredrick D. Boldt of the Salem
Lutheran Church conducted the rites at the Bader-Rozanek-Lawson
Colonial Funeral Home in Fremont, and interment was in the Hooper
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ronald May, Arthur Styskal, Charles Carstensen,
Gerald Wulf, Harry Sanders, and Wallace Dennis. Mrs. John S.
Anderson was organist.
Norman E. Wagner was born at Hooper June 17, 1899, the son of Henry
and Minnie Schwab Wagner. He died May 4, 1969 at the Dodge County
Community Hospital. He lived and farmed near Hooper for his first
25 years, and spent the rest of his life in Fremont.
On October 18, 1935, he married Lois M. Ruwe at West Point. She
survives, with four daughters, Mrs. Yager (Norma) Recker, Fremont,
Mrs. Norman (Meredith) Schoch, Plattsmouth, Mrs. Ronald (Linda)
Hirsch, Fremont, and Mrs. Delores Dolan of Great Falls, Montana;
nine grandchildren; a brother, Harry Wagner of Scribner; a sister,
Mrs. R. Clark (Leola) Shaffer of Hooper.
Mr. Wagner was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, Fremont and a
retired employee of Kavich Furniture Co.
Norman, Leola & M. Harry Wagner
WAGNER, NORMAN
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