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if PAGE SIX THE JOURNAL, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA MONDAY JANUARY 24, 1944 Funeral of Mrs. Bajeck The funeral services for Mrs. Dorcas Circle Meets The January meeting of the new- Mrs. Willard R. Keefer Marion Gertrude Cooley was horn at Kalamazoo, Michigan, Fehruary 27, 1860, and in the year 1S67 was brought to Cass County, Nebraska, ly her parents, the late Griffith S. and Julia Lillie Cooley. The family settled on farming land in ' Mount Pleasant precinct a few miles south of the Glendale church and about six miles south of j ihe village of Cedar Creek. She received her education in the country school, in the high school at riattsmouth and the Stale Uni versity of Nebraska. She was an apt pupil, studious, sincere and ambitious, and excelled in music for which she had in herited a natural talent. After securing a teachers certifi cate she taught school for a number of years in the schools of Cass coun ty, also taught piano cud singing, it being a pioneer custom in the early days to have organizations known as singing schools. White teaching school and music near Alvo, Nebraska, she met and was married to Willard R. Keefer in 18S5. The newly married couple engaged in farming lor many years near Alvo in Greenwood precinct, later moving to Lincoln, Nebraska, and then to Nebraska City, Nebras-ka, where Mrs. Keetrr taught piano in the State School for the Blind. About the year 1900 Mr. and Mis. Keefer disposed of their property iu- Faul Bajeck at the Holy Ro&ary 'X orgameu iu- iuc oi un church, at ICth and Pearl streets -Methodist W.S.C. S., met at the homo this morning was attended by a of Mrs. R. 13. Keller with Mrs. C. large number of the old friends and C. Clark and Mrs. J. A. Capwell aa neighbors to pay their last tributes distant hostesses. Twenty-three mem to the old friend. Mrs. Bajeck had I'ers and guestss were present. passed away in California and was1 The meeting was presided over by brought here to rest in the family the chairman, Mrs. J. M. Leyda and plot in the Catholic cemetery beside Mrs. Vernon Waterman served as t he husband and son. secretary pro-tern in the absence of The requiem mass of the church the regular secretary. Mrs. Frank was celebrated by the Rt. Rev. Mon- j Sebert who is convalescing from a signor George Agius, pastor of the recent appendectomy. ISt. John's church, owing to the ill-I Devotionals were conducted by ness of Father J. R. Sinkula, the pas- Mrs. If. B. Perry at the request of lor of the Holy Rosary church. Mon- , devotional chairman, Mrs. C. C. iignor Agius also conducted the . Clark. Mrs. Perry read an article on services at the grave. ("Spiritual application cf our senses to fit us for the present conditions of our lives," and called for the singing of the hymn "Open Mine Eyes" as a fitting number for her subject. Mrs. D. S. Sumner, a guest, closed with the reading of a prayer for the New Year, suggested by Mrs. Friday evening the Rosary was j-ejjer recited at the Saltier funeral home , " En,hiess meetilll? followed with Mid many old friends attended. rrgular or(er of business as far as The body was accompanied here by Mrs. Floyd Kuhncy, the only sur viving child of Mrs. Bajeck. The funeral was in charge of the Sattler funeral home and the pall-' bearers were from the relatives and old famliy friend;-, Michael and John i Pajeck, Anton Koubek, Michael Vetesnek, .lames Holy, Sr., S. Krejci. : the work has been done this year. A recess was called for payment of monthly offerings of individuals. The program chairman, " Mrs. R. P.. Haye a brief review of what had been missed in the copies of the Methodist Woman, the organ of the W.S.C.:.?, and reviewed in i)art the January isMie, Busesting the wealth of information on our work and the helps for department secre taries to be found there. The members were favored by a quartette of high school girls of our Youth Group singing two mimbers "Swect and Low'" and "The Lord Is My Shepherd, " with Miss Maxine Miller of the local faculty as direct ress and pianist. The Circle was happy to have as guests Rev. and Mrs. T: Porter Bennett and the newly elected presi dent of the General W. S. C. S., Mrs. Alice Woster. A social hour followed ci which time the hostesses served novel re fiehments. The meeting was especially enjoy ed in the lovely surroundings of tbe new Keller home. MURDOCK By Journal Field Represenratvre Arthur Wiles, making his home west of Weening Water, was in Miir dock to look after some business at the store of George Kruse. Lieutenant Glen Buck who has been enjoying his furlough in Mur tlock and vicinity with his parents. returned baturciay to ins station at Jefferson Parracks, Missouri. a mess of catfish and being unable to secure any there drove on to Platts mouth to secure some of George Barr, but without success. While in Plattsmouth they called on Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Briggs. W. T. Wcddell who has been seri ously ill for sometime- at Lincoln, is now home and looking after the business at the lumbere yard, altho far from well. To Hold Sale Fa".:1 Stock, who has in his busi ness deals acquired a great deal of farm equipment, machinery, and lines that can be used on a farm, is to have a large sale on-Februaiy 1. See the ad in this issue. Messrs and Mesdames Merlo Gil lespie and I. G. llornbeck wore at Ashland last Sunday where they visited with relatives and old friends. Henry Heineman and L. Neitzcl were at Lincoln on last Friday whore they were looking after some mat ters of business and also met Mrs. Heineman, who is employed in the c-apitol city from Monday to Friday night and has the week end off at home'. funeral services were held on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the church st M unlock and the the interment, was at the Murdock cemteery. The Clements funeral home of Elmwood was in charge. Mr. Bauer resided for many years in the vicinity of Plattsmouth. Cedar Creek and Murdock, later moving to near Wabash. Mrs. Bauer died ten years ago and since that lime Mr. I.'auer had resided with the daugh ter, Mrs. Wilson, at Lincoln. A. II. Ward was over to Syracuse on last Tuesday to secure some stock that will be offered at tl: Paul Stock sale on February 1 Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Craig took a trip to Louisville to try and secure Old Resident Dies J. A. Bauer, 86, a long time resi dent of Cass county, passed away at Lincoln, where lie has been making his home in the past few years. The Home on furlough ' Cpl. Willard Rosenow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rosenow, is home to enjoy a fourteen day furlough, ar riving from Tennessee where he has been for the past year. He arrived in Plattsmouth unknown to the par ents and started to hitch-hike to Murdoch and several lifts along the way brought him home about noon. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Borneineier f-pent last wtek at the L. B. Gorthey and Ed Bornemeier homes while Kenneth was recovering from a re cent throat operation. Attend Funeral Service County Assessor and Mrs. W. II Puis were in Omaha Friday after noon where they attended funeral services for Arthur C. Weiger. 24. ! 4033 Curtis Ave., who had died as the result cf a severe attack of diphtheria. The services were held at Forest Lawn cemetery at 4 p. in. J instead of the home, owing to the nature of th-' illness. The young man was the fianc? of terests in Nebiaska and moved v.itli ; Aliss Betty Tiainey. daughter of Mr. their famliy to Fresno. California, ian(1 MlS Forest Ruiney, and grand where in 1C-0G she suffered the loss daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Puis. He cf her husband by death and was confronted with the prospect of rear ing her family consisting of four sons and r.e daughter. She began teaching piano, soon had a large class of pupils and was and sister, Mrs highly successful being able to pro vide for her children not merely the physical necessities but also books and schooling, stimulating their am bition to lead satisfying christian lives and to understand the finer thiugs of life, of music, art and literature. Her children are justly proud of her struggle and of her efforts in teaching music as they know per sonally that many of her pupils -"became highly proficient in piano, come of them were al io to go on the concert stage, and one of them has a Conservatory of his own in San Francisco, California. In 1916 Mrs. Keefer moved with has visited in this city a great many . times. j Mr. Weiger is survive by his par- cats, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Weiger; ; brcthers, George, USA., and Donald, i Helen Bundeson, New Prices on Vegetables Washington, Jan. 22. (UP) The Office of Price Adrainsitruliori tcday announced the new schedule of maximum prices for fresh iairots, spinach, peas, snap beans, egg plant, peppers and cucumbers, which is de signed to forestall a repetition of j last winter's sharp increases. j The new price schedule applies i directly to all hut the retail level ( Consumers will benefit bv it in February when local OPA offices set community dollars and cents prices. New prices for egg plant, pepper?, and cucumbers -will show remarked her family of three sons and her reductions under the 1942 highs, i only daughter fron Fresno, to Ec.ke- .Thc otIlcr four. Veg .'tables show do- j ley, California, her eldest son, Rex, j creases in eolc r,cnt.;3 and in. having pas.-ed away at Fri-sno in I 109, and in the summer of 194 2 in response to the wishes of her chil dren she came back to Lincoln, Ne braska, to be near her sister, Mrs. Agnes Moore .and to be away from the noise rnd confusion on the coast where preparations were being made for the national defense. Mrs. Keefer passed away at Lin coln, Nebraska, on January 14th, 1944 at the age of 83, where funeral services were held at 1:30 P. M. on the 17th day of January, 1944, at Wadlow's funeral home, with Rev. Walter Aitken officiating, assis by Cornelia Cole at the organ. j The remains were interred in the family lot of her parents in Glen dale cemetery near Cedar Creek, Ne braska, in accordance with the ex pressed wish of the deceased during the later weeks of her last illness, the services at the grave were at 2.30 P. M. on Monday, January 17, 1944. Survivors are: three sons, E. D. Keefer, Miami Beach, Florida; Neil H. Keefer, Paso Itobles, California; John M. Keefer, Medina, Ohio; one daughter, Conine, Mrs. Merle S Foreman, Berkeley, California; one sister, Agnes, Mrs. Will Moore. Lin coln, Nebraska. Other relatives attending the ser vice at Glendale cemetery, were: Geo. R. Sayles, nephew; Mrs. Roy O. Cole, niece, Plattsmouth; Mr. and Mrs. Chris Keefer, parents of Mrs j Cole, Glenwood, Iowa; Mr. Mrs. Glenn Keefer, nephew niece; Mrs. L. B. Appleman and Mrs. Tom Johnson of Lincoln Nebraska. Mr Agnes Moore, sister, of Lincoln, and Mrs. Anna Lillie. aunt, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, were ill and unable to attend the services at the cemetery. cieases in others, as the rclath e:v i stable prices ler this year contrast with the "erratic fluctuations" of last year's vegetable market, the OPA said. Hcnor Mrs. iverson Miss Fri- Mrs. Rudolph Iverson and Margaret Iverson entertained day evening at the home of the for mer in honor of Mrs. Paul Iverson, a bride of the past few weeks. The ladies enjoyed the evening at bridge stecjand in the playing Mrs. Walter li. Smith was the winner of. the high tcore, and Mrs. L. S. Pucelik, th-.-second. The hostess served a very much enjoyed luncheon at an appropriate hour to complete a most delightful evening. The invited guests corr.piised: Mrs. F. A. Cloidt, Mrs. E. W. Bur- I die, Mis:; Dorothy A able, Mrs. John j Sattler, Mrs. C. J. Schneider, Mrs. j li S. Pucelik, Miss Loris Long, Mrs. j Charles Howard. Mrs. L. S. Devoe, ! Mrs. Walter II. 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