Printed in the Benkelman, NE Post, May 1936: Viola May (Ostrom) Girt
Viola M. Girt, pioneer Dundy county woman and highly respected citizen, passed away at the family home in Benkelman on last Friday evening after a brief but very severe illness with pneumonia. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. A. Schwabauer at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon immediately following the funeral of Eva DeWester Gilmore. The singers were Mabel Lewis, Nora M. Ratcliffe, Lloyd Boswell and R. D. Druliner with Florence Hopkins accompanying at the piano. Interment was in the Benkelman cemetery.
Mrs. Girt came to Dundy county before the Burlington railroad and remained a citizen almost constantly for more than a half century. She was a woman of many loveable qualities and was respected and beloved by all who knew her and her sudden and unexpected death came as a terrific shock to the community.
Viola May Ostrom was born November 7, 1865 at Evans Center, Erie county, New York, When she was about four years of age her parents moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where they resided for eleven years. In 1880 they again decided to go west and moved to Dundy county where they homesteaded at what is now Max, Nebraska, her father later giving the land for the original town site of Max. Not many years prior to this it was the land of the Indians and the buffalo but at this time the cowboys and the big ranches held sway. Indianola was the nearest railroad station and Culbertson was a small inland town where the mail and supplies could be gotten. During the year 1880 the railroad made the survey thru Dundy county and the following year the railroad was built.
In January 1882 she was united in marriage to Charles J. Hickman. foreman of the Circle Ranch. To this union were born two children. Albert Leroy and Katye Elizabeth (Logan). Albert Leroy preceded her in death in September, 1908.
In 1898 she was married to Harry H. Wesley at Leadville, Colorado. She made her home at Leadville, Colorado for several years, returning to her former home about 1903.
In 1908 she was married to James E. Girt, of Max, Nebraska.
For many years Mrs. Girt was postmistress at Max, finally resigning so that she might live on a homestead on which she had filed in Washington county, Colorado.
The ill health of her mother caused her to return to Max to care for her invalid mother which she did with utmost care and devotion.
Mrs. Girt was a member of the M. E. church at Max and when able to attend enjoyed very much to participating in the activities of the church and Sunday school. Ill health caused her to move to Benkelman in May 1934, so as to live with her brother, A. H. Ostrom and to be nearer her daughter, Mrs. Earl Logan and family.
Mrs. Girt loved flowers and beautiful things. A great many hours were spent. in making her home to blossom with beautiful flowers and shrubbery. Her greatest regret in leaving Max was that she could not take it all with her. Having lived as a pioneer thru the early history of the county and progressing with it thru the succeeding years gave her love and a sympathy of understanding for her friends and fellow men. No one who ever needed a friend could help but feel her desire to help them. Her cheery nod and smile were always the same.
She was taken ill with pneumonia the evening of April 18th and passed away about 10:20 a. m. April 24, 1936, aged 70 years, 5 months and 17 days. All that medical care and the devotion of loved ones could do were done for her but the Master had need of her and called her home. ;
She leaves to mourn her loss a brother, Katye E. Logan, three grandchildren, Blanche and Florence Logan and Alberta Foster, and two great grandchildren, besides other relatives and many friends.
Viola M. Girt, pioneer Dundy county woman and highly respected citizen, passed away at the family home in Benkelman on last Friday evening after a brief but very severe illness with pneumonia. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. A. Schwabauer at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon immediately following the funeral of Eva DeWester Gilmore. The singers were Mabel Lewis, Nora M. Ratcliffe, Lloyd Boswell and R. D. Druliner with Florence Hopkins accompanying at the piano. Interment was in the Benkelman cemetery.
Mrs. Girt came to Dundy county before the Burlington railroad and remained a citizen almost constantly for more than a half century. She was a woman of many loveable qualities and was respected and beloved by all who knew her and her sudden and unexpected death came as a terrific shock to the community.
Viola May Ostrom was born November 7, 1865 at Evans Center, Erie county, New York, When she was about four years of age her parents moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where they resided for eleven years. In 1880 they again decided to go west and moved to Dundy county where they homesteaded at what is now Max, Nebraska, her father later giving the land for the original town site of Max. Not many years prior to this it was the land of the Indians and the buffalo but at this time the cowboys and the big ranches held sway. Indianola was the nearest railroad station and Culbertson was a small inland town where the mail and supplies could be gotten. During the year 1880 the railroad made the survey thru Dundy county and the following year the railroad was built.
In January 1882 she was united in marriage to Charles J. Hickman. foreman of the Circle Ranch. To this union were born two children. Albert Leroy and Katye Elizabeth (Logan). Albert Leroy preceded her in death in September, 1908.
In 1898 she was married to Harry H. Wesley at Leadville, Colorado. She made her home at Leadville, Colorado for several years, returning to her former home about 1903.
In 1908 she was married to James E. Girt, of Max, Nebraska.
For many years Mrs. Girt was postmistress at Max, finally resigning so that she might live on a homestead on which she had filed in Washington county, Colorado.
The ill health of her mother caused her to return to Max to care for her invalid mother which she did with utmost care and devotion.
Mrs. Girt was a member of the M. E. church at Max and when able to attend enjoyed very much to participating in the activities of the church and Sunday school. Ill health caused her to move to Benkelman in May 1934, so as to live with her brother, A. H. Ostrom and to be nearer her daughter, Mrs. Earl Logan and family.
Mrs. Girt loved flowers and beautiful things. A great many hours were spent. in making her home to blossom with beautiful flowers and shrubbery. Her greatest regret in leaving Max was that she could not take it all with her. Having lived as a pioneer thru the early history of the county and progressing with it thru the succeeding years gave her love and a sympathy of understanding for her friends and fellow men. No one who ever needed a friend could help but feel her desire to help them. Her cheery nod and smile were always the same.
She was taken ill with pneumonia the evening of April 18th and passed away about 10:20 a. m. April 24, 1936, aged 70 years, 5 months and 17 days. All that medical care and the devotion of loved ones could do were done for her but the Master had need of her and called her home. ;
She leaves to mourn her loss a brother, Katye E. Logan, three grandchildren, Blanche and Florence Logan and Alberta Foster, and two great grandchildren, besides other relatives and many friends.
Printed in the Benkelman, NE Post, May 1936: Viola May (Ostrom) Girt
Viola M. Girt, pioneer Dundy county woman and highly respected citizen, passed away at the family home in Benkelman on last Friday evening after a brief but very severe illness with pneumonia. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. A. Schwabauer at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon immediately following the funeral of Eva DeWester Gilmore. The singers were Mabel Lewis, Nora M. Ratcliffe, Lloyd Boswell and R. D. Druliner with Florence Hopkins accompanying at the piano. Interment was in the Benkelman cemetery.
Mrs. Girt came to Dundy county before the Burlington railroad and remained a citizen almost constantly for more than a half century. She was a woman of many loveable qualities and was respected and beloved by all who knew her and her sudden and unexpected death came as a terrific shock to the community.
Viola May Ostrom was born November 7, 1865 at Evans Center, Erie county, New York, When she was about four years of age her parents moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where they resided for eleven years. In 1880 they again decided to go west and moved to Dundy county where they homesteaded at what is now Max, Nebraska, her father later giving the land for the original town site of Max. Not many years prior to this it was the land of the Indians and the buffalo but at this time the cowboys and the big ranches held sway. Indianola was the nearest railroad station and Culbertson was a small inland town where the mail and supplies could be gotten. During the year 1880 the railroad made the survey thru Dundy county and the following year the railroad was built.
In January 1882 she was united in marriage to Charles J. Hickman. foreman of the Circle Ranch. To this union were born two children. Albert Leroy and Katye Elizabeth (Logan). Albert Leroy preceded her in death in September, 1908.
In 1898 she was married to Harry H. Wesley at Leadville, Colorado. She made her home at Leadville, Colorado for several years, returning to her former home about 1903.
In 1908 she was married to James E. Girt, of Max, Nebraska.
For many years Mrs. Girt was postmistress at Max, finally resigning so that she might live on a homestead on which she had filed in Washington county, Colorado.
The ill health of her mother caused her to return to Max to care for her invalid mother which she did with utmost care and devotion.
Mrs. Girt was a member of the M. E. church at Max and when able to attend enjoyed very much to participating in the activities of the church and Sunday school. Ill health caused her to move to Benkelman in May 1934, so as to live with her brother, A. H. Ostrom and to be nearer her daughter, Mrs. Earl Logan and family.
Mrs. Girt loved flowers and beautiful things. A great many hours were spent. in making her home to blossom with beautiful flowers and shrubbery. Her greatest regret in leaving Max was that she could not take it all with her. Having lived as a pioneer thru the early history of the county and progressing with it thru the succeeding years gave her love and a sympathy of understanding for her friends and fellow men. No one who ever needed a friend could help but feel her desire to help them. Her cheery nod and smile were always the same.
She was taken ill with pneumonia the evening of April 18th and passed away about 10:20 a. m. April 24, 1936, aged 70 years, 5 months and 17 days. All that medical care and the devotion of loved ones could do were done for her but the Master had need of her and called her home. ;
She leaves to mourn her loss a brother, Katye E. Logan, three grandchildren, Blanche and Florence Logan and Alberta Foster, and two great grandchildren, besides other relatives and many friends.
Viola M. Girt, pioneer Dundy county woman and highly respected citizen, passed away at the family home in Benkelman on last Friday evening after a brief but very severe illness with pneumonia. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. A. Schwabauer at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon immediately following the funeral of Eva DeWester Gilmore. The singers were Mabel Lewis, Nora M. Ratcliffe, Lloyd Boswell and R. D. Druliner with Florence Hopkins accompanying at the piano. Interment was in the Benkelman cemetery.
Mrs. Girt came to Dundy county before the Burlington railroad and remained a citizen almost constantly for more than a half century. She was a woman of many loveable qualities and was respected and beloved by all who knew her and her sudden and unexpected death came as a terrific shock to the community.
Viola May Ostrom was born November 7, 1865 at Evans Center, Erie county, New York, When she was about four years of age her parents moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where they resided for eleven years. In 1880 they again decided to go west and moved to Dundy county where they homesteaded at what is now Max, Nebraska, her father later giving the land for the original town site of Max. Not many years prior to this it was the land of the Indians and the buffalo but at this time the cowboys and the big ranches held sway. Indianola was the nearest railroad station and Culbertson was a small inland town where the mail and supplies could be gotten. During the year 1880 the railroad made the survey thru Dundy county and the following year the railroad was built.
In January 1882 she was united in marriage to Charles J. Hickman. foreman of the Circle Ranch. To this union were born two children. Albert Leroy and Katye Elizabeth (Logan). Albert Leroy preceded her in death in September, 1908.
In 1898 she was married to Harry H. Wesley at Leadville, Colorado. She made her home at Leadville, Colorado for several years, returning to her former home about 1903.
In 1908 she was married to James E. Girt, of Max, Nebraska.
For many years Mrs. Girt was postmistress at Max, finally resigning so that she might live on a homestead on which she had filed in Washington county, Colorado.
The ill health of her mother caused her to return to Max to care for her invalid mother which she did with utmost care and devotion.
Mrs. Girt was a member of the M. E. church at Max and when able to attend enjoyed very much to participating in the activities of the church and Sunday school. Ill health caused her to move to Benkelman in May 1934, so as to live with her brother, A. H. Ostrom and to be nearer her daughter, Mrs. Earl Logan and family.
Mrs. Girt loved flowers and beautiful things. A great many hours were spent. in making her home to blossom with beautiful flowers and shrubbery. Her greatest regret in leaving Max was that she could not take it all with her. Having lived as a pioneer thru the early history of the county and progressing with it thru the succeeding years gave her love and a sympathy of understanding for her friends and fellow men. No one who ever needed a friend could help but feel her desire to help them. Her cheery nod and smile were always the same.
She was taken ill with pneumonia the evening of April 18th and passed away about 10:20 a. m. April 24, 1936, aged 70 years, 5 months and 17 days. All that medical care and the devotion of loved ones could do were done for her but the Master had need of her and called her home. ;
She leaves to mourn her loss a brother, Katye E. Logan, three grandchildren, Blanche and Florence Logan and Alberta Foster, and two great grandchildren, besides other relatives and many friends.
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