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James B. Lesher
Grand Island Daily Independent, Friday, November 17, 1939, page 4

JAS. B. LESHER IS VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK
Fatally Stricken Yesterday Afternoon During Visit to his Farm
HOLD RITES SUNDAY
Successful in Farming and Livestock Operating Over 50 Years

    James B. Lesher, 86 years of age and a resident of Hall county since 1887, was fatally stricken while visiting his farm, west of the city, about three o¹clock yesterday afternoon. A heart attack was the cause of death.
    The son of Daniel and Sarah Van Kirk Lesher and the fifth in a family of 13 children, James B. Lesher was born March 9, 1853, in Northumberland county, Pennsylvania. He spent his early life on the farm and received his education in the Pennsylvania public schools. After a brief residence in Michigan and Indiana, he located in Hall county March 1, 1887, and since had made his home here. Although active in other lines, his chief business interest in life centered in farming and livestock. Born of pioneer Baptist stock, he gave much of his time to the former Grand Island college, the local church and the Y.M.C.A. He resided at 2314 N. Lafayette street.
    Mr. Lesher married Hattie I. Reed in 1879, a union to which four children were born. Hattie Lesher died Aug. 11, 1921, and in October of 1923 he married Mrs. Mary Ada Reed.
    Surviving, besides his wife, are two daughters, Miss Gertrude Lesher and Mrs. E. F. Starr, both of this city; a son, Carl R. Lesher of Akron, Colo., ten grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, two brothers, Joe Lesher of Huntington, Pa., and Gordon of Sunbury, Pa., and two sisters , the Misses Amelia and Sarah Lesher, also residents of Pennsylvania. A daughter died in infancy.
    Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o¹clock Sunday afternoon at the Geddes funeral home. Rev. F. L. Gilson, pastor of the First Baptist church, will conduct the rites and burial will be in the family plot in Grand Island cemetery. Friends may view the body Saturday afternoon and evening at the funeral home.

Funeral Notice, Grand Island Daily Independent, Friday, November 20, 1939, page 4

FUNERAL TRIBUTE TO J. B. LESHER

    An unusually large number of friends attended rites for James B. Lesher yesterday afternoon at the Geddes Funeral Home. Rev. F. L. Gilson, pastor of the Baptist church, assisted by Charles Firth, conducted the services and a quartet composed of Mrs. Warren Geil, Mrs. Gilson and Willis and Harold Stull, accompanied by Mrs. Wallace Owens, sang two numbers. Burial was amid numerous floral expressions in the family plot in Grand Island cemetery. Dr. R. C. Woodruff, Ernest Frank, Justice Bayard H. Paine, Dr. J. C. Woodin, A. B. Newell and Theo P. Boehm served as pallbearers.
    Attending from out of the city were Dr. C. W. Kreamer of Hyannis, Floyd Reed of Denver, Wendell Reed of San Antonio, Tex., Mr. and Mrs. Jarl R. Lesher and son Jimmy B., of Akron, Colo., Mrs. Perry Grady, Floyd Grady, Mr. and Mrs. Ira McPheeters and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Atkinson of Gothenburg; Dr. and Mrs. H. Hawley and Mr. and Mrs. Benz of Blue Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Ritchie of Glenvil, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Starr and daughter, Lucille, Orin and Ethel Starr, Mortimer F. Starr and Mrs. and Mrs. Lawrence McCune and daughter Mary Joan of Hastings, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Wilson and Scott Wilson of Trumbull and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fleharty of Doniphan.
    Contributed by Larry Coates

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Mary J. Loughran
Grand Island Daily Independent, Monday, May 13, 1940

DEATH CLAIMS MRS. MARY J. LOUGHRAN

    Mary J. LOUGHRAN, 69 years of age and a resident of Grand Island for the past 12 years, passed away about 8:30 o'clock Saturday evening at 418 Walnut street, where she had made her home in recent months.
    She was born July 4, 1870, in Wisconsin, the daughter of Thomas and Catherine McPHILLIPS. She was married July 30, 1895, to John C. LOUGHRAN at Humphrey in Platte county. Her husband passed away in 1930.
    Surviving are two sons and one daughter at Salt Lake City, a daughter in Califonia, a sister, Mrs. John JOSTES, Humphrey; a brother, John McPHILLIPS, Lindsey, and a nephew, Thomas McPHILLIPS, 308 West Ninth street, Grand Island.
    Funeral services will be conducted at St. Mary's cathedral at nine o'clock Tuesday morning. The rosary will be said at the Sowl & Grosshans mortuary at eight o'clock this evening.
    Burial will be in the Grand Island cemetery.
    (Volunteer Submission)

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Rudy Larson

Mr. Larson was born November 28, 1916, at Schickley, Nebraska, the son of Olaf and Augusta (Samuelson) Larson. He received his education at Schickley.

On November 28, 1941, he married Helen Hinkson at Papillion, Nebr. The couple lived at Hardy, Nebr., where he operated a grocery store. They then moved to Cairo in 1947, where he owned and managed the Stop and Shop grocery store.

Mr. Larson was baptized and confirmed at Stockholm Lutheran Church in Schickley. He later joined the Cairo Methodist Church, where he was a trustee and lay leader.

He served on the Cairo Village board for a number of years, and was mayor for eight years. At the time of his death, he served as chairman of the Hall County Board of Supervisors, and had served on the board for six years.

He was a member of the Cairo Masonite Lodge No. 324, and was a past Master.

Survivors include his wife, Helen; two sons, Dr. James Larson of Pensacola, Florida and Stephen Larson of Incom, Idaho; one daugther, Susan Larson of Illesheim, Germany; one grandson, Michael of Incom, Idaho; one brother, Robert Larson of Cairo; two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Aspegren of Harvard, Nebr., Mrs. Fran Ehly of Kearney.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.

Posted in The Cairo Record 25 February 1982
Provided by Jackie Little @ jlittle7701@wmconnect.com

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Katherine LaForge
The Oregonian of Portland, Oregon, Sunday, April 22, 2007

Katherine LaForge
Saturday, April 21, 2007
The Oregonian

Katherine LaForge died April 4, 2007, of lung cancer at age 68.
Katherine Schweiger was born June 1, 1938, in Grand Island, Neb. She was a homemaker. She lived in California, Oklahoma and Portland for 65 years. She married Robert G. in 1967.

Survivors include her husband; son, Clark Waid; daughters, Lorena L. Waid and Sharon Reel; sisters, Darlene Lewis, Cora Lou DiPietro and Alice Bennett; brother, Ervin Schweiger; and three grandchildren.

Service held. Remembrances to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Neptune.

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