From The Wolbach Messenger, Wolbach, Nebraska, Thursday, January 1, 1942, transcribed by Linda Berney:
Final Rites Held for A. E. Bellairs Sunday Afternoon – Services were Conducted from the Methodist Church for Well-Known Local Citizen –
The funeral of A. E. Bellairs, well-known Wolbach citizen who passed away Wednesday evening in Grand Island following a month's severe illness, was held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 from the home and 2 o'clock from the Methodist church, with Rev. L. A. Fischel of Palmer officiating. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery under the direction of McIntyre's. Mr. Bellairs was taken to the St. Francis hospital Nov. 29 for an operation. After the operation he improved for a time and then grew worse. A second operation was performed from which he failed to recover and he passed away Christmas Eve about 7 o'clock. He was a kind and loving father, his first thought being for his family.
He was born Nov. 12, 1861, in Market Deppen, England, and died at Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 24, 1941, at the age of 80 years, one month and 12 days.
He grew to manhood in England and worked in the Sheffield steel mills. He emigrated to America in 1881, coming to the state of Iowa where he resided with an uncle for about a year. The next year he located in Nemaha county, Nebraska.
He married Lavina Sutton at Brock, Neb., Oct. 25, 1891. In 1907 they moved to Greeley county and farmed north of Wolbach for seven years, when they retired and moved to Wolbach in 1914, where they had since lived. Mr. Bellairs was baptized in England when an infant.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bellairs, a son, Lee Bellairs of Fort Crook, Neb.; three daughters, Mrs. L. P. Underwood of Yuma, Colo., Mrs. Charles Ruckman of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Earl Glenn of Wolbach; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Naish of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Flora Perkington of Springfield, Ill., and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were E. L. Johnson, A. W. Marco, Leonard Winfrey, Paul Paulsen, Fred Elliott and Jake DeLaurant. Honorary pallbearers were Chris Borre, Gus Holm, Wm. Rasmussen and Wm. Osterloh. Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sutton and family of Palmer, Victor and Albert Bellairs of Julesburg, Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bellairs of Grand Island, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Petersen of St. Paul, and Miner Harris of Palmer.
CARD OF THANKS – We take this means of expressing our sincere appreciation to friends and neighbors for the kind deeds and words during the recent illness and burial of our beloved husband and father. Mrs. A. E. Bellairs, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Underwood and Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Glenn and Albert and Bonnie, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ruckman and Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bellairs.
Final Rites Held for A. E. Bellairs Sunday Afternoon – Services were Conducted from the Methodist Church for Well-Known Local Citizen –
The funeral of A. E. Bellairs, well-known Wolbach citizen who passed away Wednesday evening in Grand Island following a month's severe illness, was held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 from the home and 2 o'clock from the Methodist church, with Rev. L. A. Fischel of Palmer officiating. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery under the direction of McIntyre's. Mr. Bellairs was taken to the St. Francis hospital Nov. 29 for an operation. After the operation he improved for a time and then grew worse. A second operation was performed from which he failed to recover and he passed away Christmas Eve about 7 o'clock. He was a kind and loving father, his first thought being for his family.
He was born Nov. 12, 1861, in Market Deppen, England, and died at Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 24, 1941, at the age of 80 years, one month and 12 days.
He grew to manhood in England and worked in the Sheffield steel mills. He emigrated to America in 1881, coming to the state of Iowa where he resided with an uncle for about a year. The next year he located in Nemaha county, Nebraska.
He married Lavina Sutton at Brock, Neb., Oct. 25, 1891. In 1907 they moved to Greeley county and farmed north of Wolbach for seven years, when they retired and moved to Wolbach in 1914, where they had since lived. Mr. Bellairs was baptized in England when an infant.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bellairs, a son, Lee Bellairs of Fort Crook, Neb.; three daughters, Mrs. L. P. Underwood of Yuma, Colo., Mrs. Charles Ruckman of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Earl Glenn of Wolbach; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Naish of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Flora Perkington of Springfield, Ill., and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were E. L. Johnson, A. W. Marco, Leonard Winfrey, Paul Paulsen, Fred Elliott and Jake DeLaurant. Honorary pallbearers were Chris Borre, Gus Holm, Wm. Rasmussen and Wm. Osterloh. Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sutton and family of Palmer, Victor and Albert Bellairs of Julesburg, Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bellairs of Grand Island, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Petersen of St. Paul, and Miner Harris of Palmer.
CARD OF THANKS – We take this means of expressing our sincere appreciation to friends and neighbors for the kind deeds and words during the recent illness and burial of our beloved husband and father. Mrs. A. E. Bellairs, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Underwood and Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Glenn and Albert and Bonnie, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ruckman and Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bellairs.
From The Wolbach Messenger, Wolbach, Nebraska, Thursday, January 1, 1942, transcribed by Linda Berney:
Final Rites Held for A. E. Bellairs Sunday Afternoon – Services were Conducted from the Methodist Church for Well-Known Local Citizen –
The funeral of A. E. Bellairs, well-known Wolbach citizen who passed away Wednesday evening in Grand Island following a month's severe illness, was held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 from the home and 2 o'clock from the Methodist church, with Rev. L. A. Fischel of Palmer officiating. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery under the direction of McIntyre's. Mr. Bellairs was taken to the St. Francis hospital Nov. 29 for an operation. After the operation he improved for a time and then grew worse. A second operation was performed from which he failed to recover and he passed away Christmas Eve about 7 o'clock. He was a kind and loving father, his first thought being for his family.
He was born Nov. 12, 1861, in Market Deppen, England, and died at Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 24, 1941, at the age of 80 years, one month and 12 days.
He grew to manhood in England and worked in the Sheffield steel mills. He emigrated to America in 1881, coming to the state of Iowa where he resided with an uncle for about a year. The next year he located in Nemaha county, Nebraska.
He married Lavina Sutton at Brock, Neb., Oct. 25, 1891. In 1907 they moved to Greeley county and farmed north of Wolbach for seven years, when they retired and moved to Wolbach in 1914, where they had since lived. Mr. Bellairs was baptized in England when an infant.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bellairs, a son, Lee Bellairs of Fort Crook, Neb.; three daughters, Mrs. L. P. Underwood of Yuma, Colo., Mrs. Charles Ruckman of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Earl Glenn of Wolbach; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Naish of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Flora Perkington of Springfield, Ill., and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were E. L. Johnson, A. W. Marco, Leonard Winfrey, Paul Paulsen, Fred Elliott and Jake DeLaurant. Honorary pallbearers were Chris Borre, Gus Holm, Wm. Rasmussen and Wm. Osterloh. Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sutton and family of Palmer, Victor and Albert Bellairs of Julesburg, Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bellairs of Grand Island, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Petersen of St. Paul, and Miner Harris of Palmer.
CARD OF THANKS – We take this means of expressing our sincere appreciation to friends and neighbors for the kind deeds and words during the recent illness and burial of our beloved husband and father. Mrs. A. E. Bellairs, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Underwood and Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Glenn and Albert and Bonnie, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ruckman and Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bellairs.
Final Rites Held for A. E. Bellairs Sunday Afternoon – Services were Conducted from the Methodist Church for Well-Known Local Citizen –
The funeral of A. E. Bellairs, well-known Wolbach citizen who passed away Wednesday evening in Grand Island following a month's severe illness, was held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 from the home and 2 o'clock from the Methodist church, with Rev. L. A. Fischel of Palmer officiating. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery under the direction of McIntyre's. Mr. Bellairs was taken to the St. Francis hospital Nov. 29 for an operation. After the operation he improved for a time and then grew worse. A second operation was performed from which he failed to recover and he passed away Christmas Eve about 7 o'clock. He was a kind and loving father, his first thought being for his family.
He was born Nov. 12, 1861, in Market Deppen, England, and died at Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 24, 1941, at the age of 80 years, one month and 12 days.
He grew to manhood in England and worked in the Sheffield steel mills. He emigrated to America in 1881, coming to the state of Iowa where he resided with an uncle for about a year. The next year he located in Nemaha county, Nebraska.
He married Lavina Sutton at Brock, Neb., Oct. 25, 1891. In 1907 they moved to Greeley county and farmed north of Wolbach for seven years, when they retired and moved to Wolbach in 1914, where they had since lived. Mr. Bellairs was baptized in England when an infant.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bellairs, a son, Lee Bellairs of Fort Crook, Neb.; three daughters, Mrs. L. P. Underwood of Yuma, Colo., Mrs. Charles Ruckman of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Earl Glenn of Wolbach; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Naish of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Flora Perkington of Springfield, Ill., and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were E. L. Johnson, A. W. Marco, Leonard Winfrey, Paul Paulsen, Fred Elliott and Jake DeLaurant. Honorary pallbearers were Chris Borre, Gus Holm, Wm. Rasmussen and Wm. Osterloh. Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sutton and family of Palmer, Victor and Albert Bellairs of Julesburg, Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bellairs of Grand Island, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Petersen of St. Paul, and Miner Harris of Palmer.
CARD OF THANKS – We take this means of expressing our sincere appreciation to friends and neighbors for the kind deeds and words during the recent illness and burial of our beloved husband and father. Mrs. A. E. Bellairs, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Underwood and Jean, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Glenn and Albert and Bonnie, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ruckman and Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bellairs.
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