Died

Faber-At the home of her son in this city, Saturday, June 8th, of general debility, Mrs. Dora Faber, in her 69th year.

Deceased was the mother of the Faber brothers of this city. She was born in Weinheim, Germany, Aug. 24, 1826, and came to the United States in 1847. Two years later at New Orleans, La., she was married to George L. Faber.

Some four years ago she came with her sons to Blair, the husband being dead some years ago, and has since resided here with them. She was the mother of fourteen children, twelve boys and two girls, but four of whom are still living, viz: George, August, William and John.

She had been in feeble health for some time, and the death of her two sons, Charles and Emile, in the recent past, caused her such deep sorrow and grief that it evidently hastened her own demise.

She was for fifty-four years a consistent member of the German Lutheran Church, and was a lady most highly esteemed and respected by all who knew her throughout her long and useful life.

The funeral was conducted by Rev. Sheppard at the residence on Sunday afternoon, and the remains were interred in the Blair Cemetery.

#2 Printed in the June 13 1895 Courier, Blair, Nebraska

Mrs. Dorothea Faber was born at Weinheim, bei Alzei Ilesso-Darmstadt, Germany, and died at Blair, Nebraska, Saturday June 8th, 1895 at 11:15 a.m. after a lingering illness at the age of 68 years, 10 months and 11 days. The funeral was held at the family residence Sunday June 9th at 4:00 p.m., the sermon being preached by Rev. James Sheppard of the Baptist Church. A large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends followed the remains to their last resting place in Blair Cemetery. Mrs. Faber was a devoted member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church having united with same in her fourteenth year. She came to America in 1847, landing in New Orleans. Two years later she married in the above city and continued to reside there for forty years. Eight years ago she came to Nebraska stopping first at Auburn where she remained until 1892, in which year she came to Blair where she has since made her home.

Four sons, three of whom reside in Blair, are left to miss a mother’s love and kind ministrations besides many other relatives in New Orleans, La., Springfield, Ohio, and Newark, N. J.

This makes the third time the angel of death has visited this family within the past year which makes that loss terribly hard to bear. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the remaining members in their sad bereavement.

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