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Note: Gertrude graduated on May 20, 1910 from Niobrara, NE High School. From the Niobrara Tribune Thursday, March 8, 1945 local news: MrsTheo
Harrsch is in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Norfolk as a result ofhip
injuries received Sunday morning in a fall in the yard of her homehere.
OBITUARY: Norfolk, NE Daily News April 3, 1945 page 2: "Funeralservices
for Mrs Gertrude Harrsch, 53, Niobrara, who died Thursday in a Norfolk
hospital, were conducted Saturday at the Presbyterian church inNiobrara
by the Rev. Norman Riedesel.
Ivan Hansing, with Mrs. Elmer Lutt at the piano, sang three oldhymns.
John Blankenfeld, W.R. Pease, Howard Connick, Everett Houston, FrankBourn
and L.V. Janovec served as pallbearers. Burial was made in L'Qui Eau
Court cemetery at Niobrara. Miriam Rebekah Lodge, #242, of which Mrs
Harrsch was a member, had charge of rites at the grave.
Mrs. Harrsch was born May 31, 1891, at Niobrara, being a twindaughter of
Amenzo and Achsa Reid. She grew to womanhood and received hereducation
at Niobrara, graduating from high school in 1910.
She was married November 17, 1920, to Theodore Harrsch, and they made
their home on a farm east of Niobrara until about a year ago when they
moved to town. To them was born one son, PFC Reid, who is servingwith
the armed forces in England.
On March 4th, following a fall, Mrs Harrsch was taken to a Norfolk
Hospital. Last Thursday morning at 4:00 a.m. she passed quietly away.Her
age was 53 years, 9 months and 28 days.
Mrs Harrsch is survived by her husband, her son, one brother, WilliamE.
Reid, Norfolk, and two sisters, Mrs. George Koster and Miss Karl Reid,
both of Niobrara. She was preceded in death by her parents, threesisters
and one brother. The pallbearers were Louis V Janovec, Frank Bourn,
Howard Connick, John Blankenfeld, Wm. R. Pease and Everett Houston."
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