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Roman Sebastian Bergantzel Sr.

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Roman Sebastian Bergantzel Sr.

Birth
Germany
Death
13 Jan 1933 (aged 81)
Greeley County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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*There is no headstone for this grave.*
From The Wolbach Messenger, Wolbach, Nebraska, Thursday, January 19, 1933, transcribed by Linda Berney:

After an illness of about six weeks Mr. R. P. Bergantzel passed away last Friday afternoon at the home of his son Joseph, four and a half miles north of Wolbach, where he has been making his home for the past seven years. Mr. Bergantzel was 81 and a half years old.

Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday noon with Rev. H. A. Feldman officiating, and the remains were taken to Hastings in McIntyres hearse for burial Tuesday afternoon.

Nearly all of the nine living children were here for the funeral. Two daughters, Mrs. T. H. Bloom and Mrs. W. C. Cumings of Patterson, N. J. were unable to get here owing to an auto accident in which they wrecked their car last Saturday morning shortly after starting in their way here.

Roman Sebastian Bergantzel was born in Alsace-Lorraine, Europe, July 14, 1851, came to America when 9 years old, 1860. He lived in Pennsylvania until 17 years old, when he went to Iowa, and made his home around Red Oak, Ia.

On Dec. 24, 1883 he was married to Margaret Miller at Creston, Iowa. To this union was born ten children, one dying in infancy.

In 1907 he left Iowa and came to Nebraska being located at Hastings for ten years. Mr. Bergantzel was a railroad man for about 30 years.

Nine children as follows survive him: Henry Bergantzel, Omaha; Ida White, Red Oak, Ia; Mrs. T. H. Bloom, and Mrs. W. C. Cumings, Patterson, N. J.; Mrs. Jessie Stoddard, and George Bergantzel, Seward; Katie Dean, Red Oak; Joseph of Wolbach, and Roman of Woodward, Iowa. There are 18 grandchildren, 4 great-grand-children and 3 surviving brothers.

Marriage License lists Roman S. Bergantzel age 56 and Sarah A. ? age 52. Roman was living in Adam's County, Nebraska, and born in France. Sarah was living in Cook Couty, Illinois and born in Canada. Roman parents listed as Sebastian Bergantzel and Mary E. Early no parents listed for Sarah
*There is no headstone for this grave.*
From The Wolbach Messenger, Wolbach, Nebraska, Thursday, January 19, 1933, transcribed by Linda Berney:

After an illness of about six weeks Mr. R. P. Bergantzel passed away last Friday afternoon at the home of his son Joseph, four and a half miles north of Wolbach, where he has been making his home for the past seven years. Mr. Bergantzel was 81 and a half years old.

Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday noon with Rev. H. A. Feldman officiating, and the remains were taken to Hastings in McIntyres hearse for burial Tuesday afternoon.

Nearly all of the nine living children were here for the funeral. Two daughters, Mrs. T. H. Bloom and Mrs. W. C. Cumings of Patterson, N. J. were unable to get here owing to an auto accident in which they wrecked their car last Saturday morning shortly after starting in their way here.

Roman Sebastian Bergantzel was born in Alsace-Lorraine, Europe, July 14, 1851, came to America when 9 years old, 1860. He lived in Pennsylvania until 17 years old, when he went to Iowa, and made his home around Red Oak, Ia.

On Dec. 24, 1883 he was married to Margaret Miller at Creston, Iowa. To this union was born ten children, one dying in infancy.

In 1907 he left Iowa and came to Nebraska being located at Hastings for ten years. Mr. Bergantzel was a railroad man for about 30 years.

Nine children as follows survive him: Henry Bergantzel, Omaha; Ida White, Red Oak, Ia; Mrs. T. H. Bloom, and Mrs. W. C. Cumings, Patterson, N. J.; Mrs. Jessie Stoddard, and George Bergantzel, Seward; Katie Dean, Red Oak; Joseph of Wolbach, and Roman of Woodward, Iowa. There are 18 grandchildren, 4 great-grand-children and 3 surviving brothers.

Marriage License lists Roman S. Bergantzel age 56 and Sarah A. ? age 52. Roman was living in Adam's County, Nebraska, and born in France. Sarah was living in Cook Couty, Illinois and born in Canada. Roman parents listed as Sebastian Bergantzel and Mary E. Early no parents listed for Sarah


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