Dorothy, the one-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. VanDeusen, died last Thursday and was buried Saturday, Rev. A. F. Schafer, of Kennard preaching the funeral service.

Pilot Tribune 23 Sept 1908

The funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Gil Van Deusen’s babe was held at ten thirty Saturday forenoon. The deceased was about a year old and died from tuberculosis of the thigh.

Note: Since the actual death date was not given, the news article date was used.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~