The Quincy Daily Journal, Quincy, Illinois, Friday, February 17, 1905, page 8:

DEATH CAME TO A YOUNG MOTHER

MRS. HENRY BLICKHAN PASSED AWAY LAST EVENING-LEAVES BABY EIGHT DAYS OLD.

Mrs. Clara Blickhan died last evening at 6 o'clock at the family home, 615 Cedar Street. She had only been ill for eight days, since the birth of her child.

Mrs. Blickhan was formerly Miss Krueger. She was the wife of Henry Blickhan. Two children, Dorothy, 2 years old, and the baby, the husband, parents and three sisters and eight brothers survive. The sisters are Mrs. Charles C. Slack, Miss Alice Krueger, of this city, and Mrs. William Herring, of Oakwood, Mo. The brothers are: John, William, Charles, Henry, Benjamin, Arthur and Harry, all of Quincy; and Herman Krueger, of Chicago.

Mrs. Blickhan was 24 years of age, she was a member of the Vermont Street M. E. Church and enjoyed the friendship of a large circle of acquaintances.


The Quincy Daily Herald, Quincy, Illinois, Friday, February 17, 1905, page 1:

Mrs. Henry Blickhan Dies After Brief Illness.

Mrs. Clara Blickhan, nee Krueger, wife of Henry Blickhan, died after a brief illness last evening at the family home 615 Cedar street. The stork brought a baby to the house eight days ago and left the mother in a critical condition. Her strength and vitality were gradually sapped away.

Mrs. Blickhan was a well known young matron, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Casper Krueger, of 1332 South Sixth Avenue and was twenty-four years old and was born and raised in Quincy. It goes without the saying that her sad and untimely death will be sincerely mourned by those near and dear to her.

Surviving her are the little infant for whom she gave up her life, another child of tender years and the bereaved husband. Her parents, eight brothers and three sisters are also left to mourn her taking off.

The brothers are John, William, Charles, Henry, Benjamin, Arthur and Harry Krueger, all of Quincy, and Herman Krueger, of Chicago. The sisters are Mrs. Charles Slack and Miss Alice Krueger, both of Quincy, and Mrs. William Herring, of Oakwood, Mo.