FORMER FONTANELLE RESIDENT IS DEAD; FUNERAL TO BE FRIDAY
Word was received Tuesday that William H. Ruwe, 60, formerly of Fontanelle, died Monday at Tekamah. He had been ill since last spring.
Surviving are his wife, of Tekamah; two sons, Melvin and Chris, and a daughter, Mrs. Edna Johnson, all of Fontanelle; a brother, John Ruwe of Hooper, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Rabe, of Fremont.
Services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 at Salem Lutheran church in Fontanelle. These rites are to follow brief services at Tekamah at 1 p.m.
Mr. Ruwe, a Fontanelle resident for many years, had made his home in Tekamah in recent years.
Enterprise, September 22, 1938
WM. H. RUWE
Wm. H. Ruwe of Tekamah, died Monday at 10:00 a.m. at his home in that city. Short funeral services will be held at the home in Tekamah at 1 p.m. Friday and at 2:30 p.m. at the Salem Lutheran church at Fontanelle. Interment will be made in Fontanelle.
The exact date of death was never listed.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
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Birth Family
Residences
1880, 1900 ~ Sheridan Township, Washington, Nebraska
Father, Christoph (in 1880) Christuf (in 1900) Ruwe, Oct 1829 in Germany. Wed Henritta ca 1860. Immigrated ca 1840. Both parents born in Germany.
Mother, Henrietta (in 1880) Henraetta (in 1900) Ruwe, Oct 1842 in Germany. Mother of nine children with 6 still living in 1900.* Both parents born in Germany.
NOT LOCATED Son Christ Nrbe, b ca 1860-61 in Illinois (present in 1880)
Pauline Ruwe, b ca 1861-62 in Illinois
August Ruwe, 1863-64 in Illinois
Johann Friedrick Ruwe, 1865-66 in Illinois (one of 3 children deceased by 1900)
NOT LOCATED Daughter Luisa Ruwe, 1867-68 in Nebraska (present in 1880)
John H Ruwe, Jun 1874 in Nebraska
Herman C Ruwe, Feb 1876 in Nebraska
William H Ruwe, Apr 1878 in Nebraska
Louis Ruwe, 1880-1880 (one of 3 children deceased by 1900)
Niece Annie Ruwe, Mar 1881 in Germany (present in 1900)
In 1900:
Servant Frederic Miller M 21 Illinois
Servant Andrew Hansen M 27 Denmark
* Johann Frederick and Louis were both deceased by 1900. It appears that the third deceased child was either Christ or Louisa / Luisa.
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FORMER FONTANELLE RESIDENT IS DEAD; FUNERAL TO BE FRIDAY
Word was received Tuesday that William H. Ruwe, 60, formerly of Fontanelle, died Monday at Tekamah. He had been ill since last spring.
Surviving are his wife, of Tekamah; two sons, Melvin and Chris, and a daughter, Mrs. Edna Johnson, all of Fontanelle; a brother, John Ruwe of Hooper, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Rabe, of Fremont.
Services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 at Salem Lutheran church in Fontanelle. These rites are to follow brief services at Tekamah at 1 p.m.
Mr. Ruwe, a Fontanelle resident for many years, had made his home in Tekamah in recent years.
Enterprise, September 22, 1938
WM. H. RUWE
Wm. H. Ruwe of Tekamah, died Monday at 10:00 a.m. at his home in that city. Short funeral services will be held at the home in Tekamah at 1 p.m. Friday and at 2:30 p.m. at the Salem Lutheran church at Fontanelle. Interment will be made in Fontanelle.
The exact date of death was never listed.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
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Birth Family
Residences
1880, 1900 ~ Sheridan Township, Washington, Nebraska
Father, Christoph (in 1880) Christuf (in 1900) Ruwe, Oct 1829 in Germany. Wed Henritta ca 1860. Immigrated ca 1840. Both parents born in Germany.
Mother, Henrietta (in 1880) Henraetta (in 1900) Ruwe, Oct 1842 in Germany. Mother of nine children with 6 still living in 1900.* Both parents born in Germany.
NOT LOCATED Son Christ Nrbe, b ca 1860-61 in Illinois (present in 1880)
Pauline Ruwe, b ca 1861-62 in Illinois
August Ruwe, 1863-64 in Illinois
Johann Friedrick Ruwe, 1865-66 in Illinois (one of 3 children deceased by 1900)
NOT LOCATED Daughter Luisa Ruwe, 1867-68 in Nebraska (present in 1880)
John H Ruwe, Jun 1874 in Nebraska
Herman C Ruwe, Feb 1876 in Nebraska
William H Ruwe, Apr 1878 in Nebraska
Louis Ruwe, 1880-1880 (one of 3 children deceased by 1900)
Niece Annie Ruwe, Mar 1881 in Germany (present in 1900)
In 1900:
Servant Frederic Miller M 21 Illinois
Servant Andrew Hansen M 27 Denmark
* Johann Frederick and Louis were both deceased by 1900. It appears that the third deceased child was either Christ or Louisa / Luisa.
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