h/ Mary Hendryx
s/ Christian & Anna Barbara Yost Brodbeck

From the "North Platte Bulletin", May 14, 1929:
"William J. Brodbeck was born in North Platte, October 23, 1893, and died May 14, 1929 at his home here at the age of 35 years, six months and 21 days. He spent practically all of his life here in North Platte where he was known to almost everyone as "Billy". As a baby of five months he was baptised into the Christian faith and in 1910 when he was fifteen years old he was confirmed as a member of the Lutheran church by Rev. C.B. Harmon, the pastor at that time. Billy attended the local schools and worked in his father's place of bisiness. He went to California for a while and it was there that he enlisted in the World War and was a member of the 23rd Engineering Division. After his preliminary training he was taken overseas and served eighteen months with the army in France. He was in several engagements and in one was wounded and spent two months in a military hospital there.
Upon his return from the was he took a place with his father and brothers in the firm of Brodbeck and Sons and has held this position since. He particularly liked the meat business and in that department of the firm one could usually find him on the job regularly every day. He was a member of the Odd Fellows, the Brotherhood of American Yeomen, the Masons, the Elks and the American Legion. On June 18, 1928, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Hendryx of Kearney.
A short time ago he became very ill and absent members of his family were notified. They all came to see him and he was getting along nicely when he was suddenly stricken and died within a few hours. The funeral services were held in the Lutheran church, Thursday at 2:30, with Rev. H.A Anspach in charge. He was assisted by Rev. H.M. Peck of this city and Rev. Marsden of Kearney. It was Rev. Marsden who performed the wedding ceremony less than a year ago. Groups from each of the organizations which Billy belongs to were at the funeral and the church was uncomfortably crowded.
Those who were closest to him are his wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Brodbeck, three brothers, Harry, Carl, and Louis and four sisters, Mrs. Emil Gundel of Grand Island, Mrs. Adolph Hansen of Cheyenne and Mrs. A.B. Culton and Mrs. Fred Peterson of this city. Burial was in the North Platte Cemetery."