Died 3 July 1961; Buried in Prairie View Cemetery

Mrs. Bertelsen Died Monday

Mrs. Bertel Bertelsen, Sr. of Washington, Nebraska, 79 years of age, passed away at 6 a.m. Monday, July 3rd, at the Fremont hospital, following a ten-day illness.

Survivors are her husband, Bertel Bertelsen, Sr. of Washington, Nebr.; sons Hans of Fremont, Elmer and Bertel, Jr. of Washington, Nebr.; one daughter, Mrs. Chris Mathiesen of Burlingame, California, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 5th at 2 p.m. at the Washington Community church with the Rev. Harold Laursen of Kennard, officiating. The Reckmeyer Funeral Home of Arlington will be in charge of arrangements.

Pall bearers were William and Carsen Petersen of Kennard, Eric Knudsen and Ed Goedeker of Washington, B. J. Bergman, Washington and Elmer Nielsen of Kennard.

A brother and sister lives in Denmark and also survive. Mrs. Bertelsen was born October 4, 1881 at Thorenne, Denmark.

#2 Funeral leaflet

Laurine Bertelsen

In memory of Mrs. Bertel Bertelsen

Born October 4, 1881 Thorenne, Denmark

Entered into rest July 3, 1961 Fremont, Nebraska

Services held 2 P.M., Wednesday, June 5, 1961, Washington Community Church, Washington, Nebraska. Clergyman Rev. Harold Laursen, Kennard, Nebraska. Music “In The Garden” “Just As I Am”. Mrs. Farnam Franzenburg, Pianist

Casketbearers Eric Knudsen; Wm. Petersen; Carsen Petersen; Ed Goeddker; Elmer Nielsen; B. J. Bergman

Place of Interment: Prairie View Cemetery, Washington, Nebraska

Crossing The Bar

Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea
For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place, The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face—When I have crost the bar.

~~~ obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~

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