Published in Pilot-Tribune, 4/29/1943
FALLS DEAD IN OFFICE
EDWARD LAAKER, 57, OF ARLINGTON, DIES SUDDENLY FROM HEART ATTACK
Edward F. Laaker, 57, for more than half a century a resident of Arlington, died suddenly Sunday afternoon from a heart attack. He was found dead by his brother, Ernest, sitting at the desk of the Dr. P.L. Cady veterinary office, where just a short time before he had been chatting with a neighbor.
Long known as a lover of animals, especially horses, Mr. Laaker had been employed by Dr. Cady for 26 years and had made his home with the Cady family. He had a wide acquaintance among livestock men of Nebraska and surrounding states where he had shown horses at several state fairs.
Son of Herman and (?) Dena Laaker, he was one of seven children, and was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 26, 1886. He came to Arlington as a child.
Mr. Laaker had never married. He is survived by two brothers, Ernest and Fred Laaker, both of Arlington.
Funeral services with arrangements in charge of Reckmeyer & Son, were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Arlington Congregational church, the Rev. Harold J. Lorimer officiating. Interment followed in Arlington Cemetery.
Printed in "Times Gone By," Pilot-Tribune, April 30, 2013
70 YEARS AGO (1943)
The exact date of death was not given.
Edw. F. Laaker of Arlington died shortly after noon, Easter Sunday, as the result of a sudden heart attack. He had been seated at the desk in Dr. P.L. Cady's office chatting with a neighbor and was seemingly in good spirits; his lifeless body was found there a short time later by his brother, Ernest.
He was a great lover of all animals, and of horses in particular. He had a wide acquaintance among Livestock men throughout Nebraska and in surrounding states where he had shown horses at several state fairs over a period of years. Prominent among the floral offeirngs at his funeral was a large horseshoe of roses and carnations, given in memory of his great love of horses.
The son of Herman and Deena Laaker, he was one of seven children, coming to Arlington when a small child and spending practically all of his life in that community. For the past twenty-six years he had been employed by Dr. Cady and made his home with the Cady family. Prior to that time, he was employed by the late Fred Heurman and also the Rhea Brothers. The deceased never married.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
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FALLS DEAD IN OFFICE
EDWARD LAAKER, 57, OF ARLINGTON, DIES SUDDENLY FROM HEART ATTACK
Edward F. Laaker, 57, for more than half a century a resident of Arlington, died suddenly Sunday afternoon from a heart attack. He was found dead by his brother, Ernest, sitting at the desk of the Dr. P.L. Cady veterinary office, where just a short time before he had been chatting with a neighbor.
Long known as a lover of animals, especially horses, Mr. Laaker had been employed by Dr. Cady for 26 years and had made his home with the Cady family. He had a wide acquaintance among livestock men of Nebraska and surrounding states where he had shown horses at several state fairs.
Son of Herman and (?) Dena Laaker, he was one of seven children, and was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 26, 1886. He came to Arlington as a child.
Mr. Laaker had never married. He is survived by two brothers, Ernest and Fred Laaker, both of Arlington.
Funeral services with arrangements in charge of Reckmeyer & Son, were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Arlington Congregational church, the Rev. Harold J. Lorimer officiating. Interment followed in Arlington Cemetery.
Printed in "Times Gone By," Pilot-Tribune, April 30, 2013
70 YEARS AGO (1943)
The exact date of death was not given.
Edw. F. Laaker of Arlington died shortly after noon, Easter Sunday, as the result of a sudden heart attack. He had been seated at the desk in Dr. P.L. Cady's office chatting with a neighbor and was seemingly in good spirits; his lifeless body was found there a short time later by his brother, Ernest.
He was a great lover of all animals, and of horses in particular. He had a wide acquaintance among Livestock men throughout Nebraska and in surrounding states where he had shown horses at several state fairs over a period of years. Prominent among the floral offeirngs at his funeral was a large horseshoe of roses and carnations, given in memory of his great love of horses.
The son of Herman and Deena Laaker, he was one of seven children, coming to Arlington when a small child and spending practically all of his life in that community. For the past twenty-six years he had been employed by Dr. Cady and made his home with the Cady family. Prior to that time, he was employed by the late Fred Heurman and also the Rhea Brothers. The deceased never married.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
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Published in Pilot-Tribune, 4/29/1943
FALLS DEAD IN OFFICE
EDWARD LAAKER, 57, OF ARLINGTON, DIES SUDDENLY FROM HEART ATTACK
Edward F. Laaker, 57, for more than half a century a resident of Arlington, died suddenly Sunday afternoon from a heart attack. He was found dead by his brother, Ernest, sitting at the desk of the Dr. P.L. Cady veterinary office, where just a short time before he had been chatting with a neighbor.
Long known as a lover of animals, especially horses, Mr. Laaker had been employed by Dr. Cady for 26 years and had made his home with the Cady family. He had a wide acquaintance among livestock men of Nebraska and surrounding states where he had shown horses at several state fairs.
Son of Herman and (?) Dena Laaker, he was one of seven children, and was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 26, 1886. He came to Arlington as a child.
Mr. Laaker had never married. He is survived by two brothers, Ernest and Fred Laaker, both of Arlington.
Funeral services with arrangements in charge of Reckmeyer & Son, were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Arlington Congregational church, the Rev. Harold J. Lorimer officiating. Interment followed in Arlington Cemetery.
Printed in "Times Gone By," Pilot-Tribune, April 30, 2013
70 YEARS AGO (1943)
The exact date of death was not given.
Edw. F. Laaker of Arlington died shortly after noon, Easter Sunday, as the result of a sudden heart attack. He had been seated at the desk in Dr. P.L. Cady's office chatting with a neighbor and was seemingly in good spirits; his lifeless body was found there a short time later by his brother, Ernest.
He was a great lover of all animals, and of horses in particular. He had a wide acquaintance among Livestock men throughout Nebraska and in surrounding states where he had shown horses at several state fairs over a period of years. Prominent among the floral offeirngs at his funeral was a large horseshoe of roses and carnations, given in memory of his great love of horses.
The son of Herman and Deena Laaker, he was one of seven children, coming to Arlington when a small child and spending practically all of his life in that community. For the past twenty-six years he had been employed by Dr. Cady and made his home with the Cady family. Prior to that time, he was employed by the late Fred Heurman and also the Rhea Brothers. The deceased never married.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
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FALLS DEAD IN OFFICE
EDWARD LAAKER, 57, OF ARLINGTON, DIES SUDDENLY FROM HEART ATTACK
Edward F. Laaker, 57, for more than half a century a resident of Arlington, died suddenly Sunday afternoon from a heart attack. He was found dead by his brother, Ernest, sitting at the desk of the Dr. P.L. Cady veterinary office, where just a short time before he had been chatting with a neighbor.
Long known as a lover of animals, especially horses, Mr. Laaker had been employed by Dr. Cady for 26 years and had made his home with the Cady family. He had a wide acquaintance among livestock men of Nebraska and surrounding states where he had shown horses at several state fairs.
Son of Herman and (?) Dena Laaker, he was one of seven children, and was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 26, 1886. He came to Arlington as a child.
Mr. Laaker had never married. He is survived by two brothers, Ernest and Fred Laaker, both of Arlington.
Funeral services with arrangements in charge of Reckmeyer & Son, were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Arlington Congregational church, the Rev. Harold J. Lorimer officiating. Interment followed in Arlington Cemetery.
Printed in "Times Gone By," Pilot-Tribune, April 30, 2013
70 YEARS AGO (1943)
The exact date of death was not given.
Edw. F. Laaker of Arlington died shortly after noon, Easter Sunday, as the result of a sudden heart attack. He had been seated at the desk in Dr. P.L. Cady's office chatting with a neighbor and was seemingly in good spirits; his lifeless body was found there a short time later by his brother, Ernest.
He was a great lover of all animals, and of horses in particular. He had a wide acquaintance among Livestock men throughout Nebraska and in surrounding states where he had shown horses at several state fairs over a period of years. Prominent among the floral offeirngs at his funeral was a large horseshoe of roses and carnations, given in memory of his great love of horses.
The son of Herman and Deena Laaker, he was one of seven children, coming to Arlington when a small child and spending practically all of his life in that community. For the past twenty-six years he had been employed by Dr. Cady and made his home with the Cady family. Prior to that time, he was employed by the late Fred Heurman and also the Rhea Brothers. The deceased never married.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
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