Martha Emelia Beulke
Wahoo Wasp, Aug 19, 1943, p. 6, col. 5 - Ithaca
Mr. & Mrs. Ross Robbins came Saturday from Dayton, Ohio having been called by the illness and death of his mother, Mrs. Henry Robbins who passed away Saturday night.
Wahoo Wasp, Aug 19, 1943, p. 8, col. 4 - Funeral Service Held Tuesday for Mrs. Henry Robbins
Martha E. J. Beulke, daughter of Ferdinand and Augusta Beulke, was born July 7, 1889, southeast of Ithaca, and passed away August 13, 1943, at the age of 54 years, one month and 8 days. At the age of four, she moved with her parents to their farm southeast of Ithaca, where she lived until her marriage. She attended school in District 102 and the German school at the Zion Lutheran Church. Here she was confirmed March 30, 1902.
She was united in marriage to Henry N. Robbins of Ithaca, on April 28, 1909. They lived on their farm near Ithaca for 33 years. To this union were born three sons: Earl W., Ross R., and Harold J.
On February 9, 1941 they moved to their present home in Ithaca, Nebr.
All her life she has been known for her cheerful disposition, her appreciation of music, and, the hospitality she showed to others. She was a member of the Evangelical Church and the Women's Missionary Society, and attended services and meetings faithfully as long as her health permitted. Her health has been failing for the past two and a half years. In spite of excellent care and medical aid she grew steadily worse.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, Henry Robbins, her three sons, Earl of Ithaca, Ross of Dayton, Ohio, and Harold of Ithaca; five grandchildren, one sister Mrs. Emma Hass of Ithaca; two brothers, Carl Beulke of Ashland, and Emil Beulke of Valporaiso, also a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon August 17, at the home at 1:30, and at the Evangelical Church at 2 o'clock, with her pastor, Rev. W. C. Iliff in charge. Music was furnished by Mrs. Henry Hageman, Mrs. Ervin Hageman, Alvin Kaufman, and August Noerenberg at the piano. Pall bearers were Francis Hass, Ervin Hageman, Ernest Scheuneman, Ernest Treptow, Ben Treptow and Louie Cornell. Interment was in Indian Mound cemetery at Ithaca, Nebr.
Source:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nesaunde/obits/obits.html#benjamin_Robbins
Submitted by Lanny A. Robbins Larcoman@aol.com