Monthly archives: May, 2022

Berlew, Alexander

Birth: Death: April 3, 1902 Location: Lot 86, Section 3, Outside the Old Cemetery Grand Island (Nebraska) IndependentWednesday, 9 April 1902, page 3 Alexander Berlew, an old soldier of the late war, died at the home of Mrs. Callahan, west of Wood River last Thursday, and was buried in the Wood River cemetery Friday. Rev. …

Benson, Hilmer

Birth: April 18, 1860 Death: February 7, 1911 Location: Lot 44, Section 2, Row 4, Old Cemetery – NW Grand Island (Nebraska) Daily IndependentFriday, 10 February 1911, page 6“Country Correspondence – Wood River” Hilmer Benson, one of Wood River’s most prominent citizens, died on Tuesday at his home after a short but serious illness of …

Benson, Charles “Allan”

Birth: November 5, 1890 Death: October 7, 1918 Location: Lot 44, Section 3, Row 4, Old Cemetery – NW Grand Island (Nebraska) Daily Independent“Death of Another Hall County Soldier of Influenza” Wood River, Neb., Oct. 8 – Word was received here today of the death of Private Charles Allen Benson, son of Mrs. Helmer Benson, …

Beehler, Lena J.

Birth: March 23, 1863 Death: October 5, 1960 Location: Lot 5, Section 5, Row 1, Old Cemetery – SW Grand Island (Nebraska) Daily IndependentWednesday, 5 October 1960 WOOD RIVER – Mrs. Lena J. Beehler, 97, a pioneer resident of the Wood River community, died this morning in a rest home at Grand Island. She had …

Becker, Francis A.

Birth: October 29, 1941 Death: August 14, 2016 Location: Lot 177, Section 1, New Addition Francis Arnold Becker, 74, of Wood River died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at Golden Living Center, Park Place in Grand Island. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wood River United Methodist Church in Wood River, with the Rev. …