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Hattie C. Einspahr
Hattie C. Einspahr, 85, of Elwood, died
March 29, 1998, at Elwood Care Center.
She was born March 22, 1913, at Cadamus
to Henry, Jr. and Anna Johnson Kottemeyer.
On Oct. 23, 1932, she married
Harley
Einspahr at Flagler, Colo.
Mrs. Einspahr was confirmed in the Zion
Lutheran Church in Flagler April 13, 1930.
She was a homemaker.
She is survived by a daughter, Elaine
(Dean) Houlden of Elwood; three sons, Virgil
(Janis) of Orleans, Norman (Cynthia) of
Longmont, Colo. and Harley (Merileen) of
Farnam, 17 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elwood.
Burial will be in the Elwood cemetery.
Source: The North Platte Telegraph
George Edson
George Edson, 87, of Farnam, died
September 12, 1996.
He was born February 22, 1909, at Poole to
Ivan Roscoe and Anna Hennrietta Tatum Edson.
He married
Elinor Mae Ward, January 13, 1931,
at Norton, Kansas. She preceded him in death
July 28, 1995. He was a long time farmer/rancher
in the Farnam area. He moved to Farnam in 1980.
He served on the Farnam Co-op Board for nine
years, the Lincoln County ASCS Board for eight
years, the Lincoln County Extension Board for
four years and the Farnam School Board for many
years. He was also a member of the United
Methodist Church in Farnam.
Survivors include three daughters, Barbara
Goodman of Hawaii, Brenda (Jim) Countryman
of Atlanta, Georgia and Janet Wise of Cambodia;
two sons, Roger (Vi) Edson of Aubrey, Texas; and
Ron (Beverly) Edson of Valparaiso; a daughter-in-
law, Beverly Edson of Farnam; a brother, Roscoe
Edson of Fremont; three sisters, Trena Stevens of
Hershey, Ruby Carmin of Wyoming and Dorothy
Freeman of Arizona; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-
grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his wife; a son,
Richard; a sister, Grace and a brother, Earl.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday,
September 19, 1996, at the United Methodist
Church in Farnam with the Rev. Mark Shutt
officiating. Burial will be in the Farnam cemetery.
The FREE PRESS, September 19, 1996, p. 9
Kathleen I. (Fitzgerald) Crampton
Kathleen Isabella Fitzgerald was born in
Manchester, England, April 10, 1853 and
died Jan. 7, 1923 aged 69 years, 9 months
and 27 days.
At the age of 4 years, she moved with her
parents to New York City where she lived
until 18 years of age, when she moved to
Casey, Ia., where she made her home with
her brothers.
She was married
to Charles J. Crampton
at Milan, Ill., June 2, 1881. To this union
three sons and a daughter were born; Harold S.,
Charles W. and Thomas C. and Mary A.
Gaudreault, all of whom, with her husband,
survive her, to mourn her loss. All reside near
Farnam. She also left two brothers one of whom,
Robert Fitzgerald, lives here. Death took a brother
and sister from her a short time ago.
She joined the Methodist church when a young
girl and afterwards joined the Episcopal church
of which she was a member at the time of her death.
In 1891 Mrs. Crampton with her family moved
to Farnam and have resided here ever since. She
was much loved and respected by all who knew
her and her death calls one more citizen to her
reward whom we can not afford to lose.
The entire community joins with the Echo in
expressing to the bereaved family our most
heartfelt sympathy and live in the hope that we
may all meet again in that beautiful beyond to
which we are all journeying.
The Farnam Echo, 19 Jan 1923, page 1
Charles William Crampton
Charles W. Crampton died suddenly Thurs-
day afternoon, July 16, 1937, while at work at
the Voss farm west of Gothenburg. Mr. Crampton
was on the stack when taken ill, and when he
got to the ground suddenly collapsed and death
came instantly.
Born at Milan, Rock Island county, Illinois,
on November 9, 1884, Mr. Crampton was in
his 54th year. He came to Farnam with his
parents in 1891, and the family home has since
been here. Mr. Crampton went to Gothenburg
in 1908, and for nearly thirty years has been a
resident of Gothenburg and Maxwell.
On August 6, 1912, he was united in marriage
to Mabel Golden, and seven children were born
to the union: Aubrey, Noble, Irene, Jamieson,
Charles, Rosemary Britton, Betty Lou and
Delores. He is also survived by his father,
Charles J. Crampton; two brothers, Harold S.
and Thomas C. Crampton; and a sister, Mrs.
Mary Gaudreault, all of Farnam.
A man of honesty, loyalty and industry, his
untimely passing is mourned by these loved
ones and all who knew him.
Funeral services were held from the First
Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon, July 18,
conducted by Rev. John W. Pressly, Jr., and
interment was in the Gothenburg cemetary.
The Farnam Echo, 29 Jul 1937, page 4
Dorothy (Case) Cristo
Dorothy (Case) Cristo of Tucson, Arizona,
formerly of Farnam, died recently.
She was born and raised in Farnam and
graduated from Farnam High in 1941. She was
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. (Bud)
Case who preceded her in death as well as
one sister, Eva Chandler.
She is survived by two sons, Michael and
Daniel; one grandson, Matthew and a sister,
Helen Kersey of Lincoln.
Source: The FREE PRESS, March 27, 1997, page 10
Raymond I. Buehner
Raymond I. Buehner, 70, of Eustis died
March 20, 1998, at the Gothenburg Hospital.
Mr. Buehner was born Aug. 25, 1927, south
of Eustis to Chris and Leah Boerkircher Buehner.
He graduated from Eustis High School in 1944
and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
After his discharge, he returned to Eustis.
On March 18, 1951, married
to Norma Hueftle
at the United Methodist Church at Eustis. They
lived northwest of Eustis, where they engaged
in farming and ranching.
He was a member of the United Methodist
Church and the VFW. He was active in the American
Legion Post 257, serving as past post commander
and at the time of his death, vice commander.
Survivors include his wife, Norma of Eustis;
two daughters, Sharon (Roger) Bryant of Curtis
and Barb (Dave) Margritz of Lexington; two sons,
Gary (Laura) and Gerald, both of Eustis; two
sisters, Lorene (Lenard) Easterday of Buhl, Idaho,
and twin sister Dorothy (Dean) Weissert of Eustis;
and 10 grandchildren, Shane and Sabrina, Justin,
Jill, Rebecca and Shane, Angela, Josh, Nick, Chris,
Katie and Amanda.
He was preceded in death by his parents and
a sister, Irene Easterday.
Memorials are suggested to the United Methodist
Church or the Eustis Senior Center.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the United
Methodist Church at Eustis with the Rev. Eugene
Beye officiating. Burial will be in the East Church
cemetery with military honors at graveside.
North Platte Telegraph, March 22, 1998
