Blair Courier 12 Sept. 1894
Obituary
Darwin Arthur Rathman, son of County Clerk, Chris Rathman, died Saturday, Sept. 8th, 1894, at three o'clock p.m. at the family residence in the city of typhoid fever after an illness of about three weeks. The deceased was born in Blair, December the 21st, 1879, and was therefore fourteen years eight months and twenty-one days old. The funeral occurred Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. There were no services at the house. At the burial, which was in Blair Cemetery, the services were conducted by Rudolph Peters who delivered an eloquent oration suited to the solemn occasion.
Dot, as he was familiarly called at home and by his playmates, was a remarkably bright lad, dearly loved by father, mother, brothers, and sisters, and held in high esteem by his playmates. He was a born mechanic and no piece of machinery with which he came in contact was too intricate for him to understand its workings. He was a fair telegraph operator having picked it up without the assistance of a teacher.
To chronicle the death of any one in the heyday of youth is a sad duty, but when they possess the qualities of mind and heart that gives promise of future usefulness, it is with profound sorrow that the lines are penned noting their early demise.
The Courier joins with their many friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved family.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
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Obituary
Darwin Arthur Rathman, son of County Clerk, Chris Rathman, died Saturday, Sept. 8th, 1894, at three o'clock p.m. at the family residence in the city of typhoid fever after an illness of about three weeks. The deceased was born in Blair, December the 21st, 1879, and was therefore fourteen years eight months and twenty-one days old. The funeral occurred Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. There were no services at the house. At the burial, which was in Blair Cemetery, the services were conducted by Rudolph Peters who delivered an eloquent oration suited to the solemn occasion.
Dot, as he was familiarly called at home and by his playmates, was a remarkably bright lad, dearly loved by father, mother, brothers, and sisters, and held in high esteem by his playmates. He was a born mechanic and no piece of machinery with which he came in contact was too intricate for him to understand its workings. He was a fair telegraph operator having picked it up without the assistance of a teacher.
To chronicle the death of any one in the heyday of youth is a sad duty, but when they possess the qualities of mind and heart that gives promise of future usefulness, it is with profound sorrow that the lines are penned noting their early demise.
The Courier joins with their many friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved family.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
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Blair Courier 12 Sept. 1894
Obituary
Darwin Arthur Rathman, son of County Clerk, Chris Rathman, died Saturday, Sept. 8th, 1894, at three o'clock p.m. at the family residence in the city of typhoid fever after an illness of about three weeks. The deceased was born in Blair, December the 21st, 1879, and was therefore fourteen years eight months and twenty-one days old. The funeral occurred Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. There were no services at the house. At the burial, which was in Blair Cemetery, the services were conducted by Rudolph Peters who delivered an eloquent oration suited to the solemn occasion.
Dot, as he was familiarly called at home and by his playmates, was a remarkably bright lad, dearly loved by father, mother, brothers, and sisters, and held in high esteem by his playmates. He was a born mechanic and no piece of machinery with which he came in contact was too intricate for him to understand its workings. He was a fair telegraph operator having picked it up without the assistance of a teacher.
To chronicle the death of any one in the heyday of youth is a sad duty, but when they possess the qualities of mind and heart that gives promise of future usefulness, it is with profound sorrow that the lines are penned noting their early demise.
The Courier joins with their many friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved family.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
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Obituary
Darwin Arthur Rathman, son of County Clerk, Chris Rathman, died Saturday, Sept. 8th, 1894, at three o'clock p.m. at the family residence in the city of typhoid fever after an illness of about three weeks. The deceased was born in Blair, December the 21st, 1879, and was therefore fourteen years eight months and twenty-one days old. The funeral occurred Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. There were no services at the house. At the burial, which was in Blair Cemetery, the services were conducted by Rudolph Peters who delivered an eloquent oration suited to the solemn occasion.
Dot, as he was familiarly called at home and by his playmates, was a remarkably bright lad, dearly loved by father, mother, brothers, and sisters, and held in high esteem by his playmates. He was a born mechanic and no piece of machinery with which he came in contact was too intricate for him to understand its workings. He was a fair telegraph operator having picked it up without the assistance of a teacher.
To chronicle the death of any one in the heyday of youth is a sad duty, but when they possess the qualities of mind and heart that gives promise of future usefulness, it is with profound sorrow that the lines are penned noting their early demise.
The Courier joins with their many friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved family.
* * * Obit provided by, and used with the permission of, the Wash. Co. Geo. Soc., Blair, NE ~ Thank you * * *
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