The remains of Mrs. N. Flinn were brought up from Omaha Saturday and interred by the side of her late husband. She was 71 years of age and had been ill for some time. Mrs. Flinn lived in Blair for many years and leaves many friends to mourn her departure.

#2-24 Feb., 1909 - The Tribune - Ruth Ann (Russell) Flinn

One by one the older residents of this city are answering the call of the Silent Reaper, and the past week Mrs. Ruth Ann Flinn, for many years a resident of this city, has been added to the long list of those who have been borne to the land from which no traveler ever returns. Mrs. Flinn, who moved to Omaha about four years ago, died at the family residence, No. 3324 Fowler Avenue after an illness covering a period of several years, the advanced age of the beloved lady preventing her ultimate recovery. Her husband, N. Flinn, died in December, 1907. The funeral was held from her late home on Thursday and the body removed to Blair where it was interred in the picturesque cemetery. Mrs. Flinn was 72 years old at the time of her death.

#3-25 Feb., 1909 - Blair Democrat - Ruth Ann (Russell) Flinn

The remains of Mrs. Nelson Flinn, a former resident of Blair, were brought here Saturday afternoon from Omaha, and interment made in the Blair cemetery. Ruth Ann Russell was born in Canada June 7th, 1838, and was married to Nelson Flinn in 1855 when seventeen years old. The family came here in 1876, and continued to make this their home until about four years ago when they moved to Omaha. She was the mother of eleven children, eight of whom are still living, all of whom, with the exception of a daughter who lives in California, were present at the funeral.

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

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