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in Columbus, July 5, 1937. Frieda Roth Gigax has four brothers: William, a teacher; Walter, a carpenter; Paul, a grocer; and Albert, an electrical engineer.

After their marriage, Albert and Frieda Gigax established their home on the farm in Bismark Township. Besides farming, Mr. Gigax is a mechanic, and Mrs. Gigax is a practical nurse. She formerly taught school.

Mr. and Mrs. Gigax had six children: Eugene and Doris, twins, born March 29, 1922, died that day; Ethel, born April II, 1923; Mildred, born January 2, 1926; Harold, born June 19, 1927; and Ruth Ann, born June 14, 1934. They all attended school in district 36, District 10 and Kramer High School. After graduating from high school, Ethel attended Wesleyan University and graduated from a school of nursing in 1945 and Mildred took a business course and worked as a stenographer.

The Albert Gigax family are members of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Columbus.

ALBERT GIGER

Albert Giger was born May 1, 1859, in Niedergoesgen, Solothurn Canton, Switzerland. His father was a tailor. As a boy, Albert attended the village schools and later learned the trade of carving wooden shoe soles.

On July 18, 1881, he married his childhood sweetheart, Marianna Giger, daughter of Johnn Giger, of Niedergoesgen. Marianna was born in Niedergoesgen, June 2!, 1858, and attended the village schools. She had one brother, who, as a young man, entered the Order of Capuchin Monks and lived at the Capuchin Monastery, in Niedergoesgen.

Albert and Marianna Giger lived in Switzerland for four years after their marriage, then came to the United States, in 1885, where they spent six months at Stan-ton, Nebraska, a Swiss settlement. From there, they went to Redding, California, where they remained another six months. At the end of their first year in the States, they returned to Switzerland, and lived in their native village for the next three years.

In 1889, they came again to the United States, this time to locate permanently. Enroute here, they met Albert Stenger on the boat. He was returning from a visit to his native land, Alsace-Lorraine. In the course of their conversation, it was disclosed that Albert Giger had learned the trade of carving wooden shoe soles. Mr. Stenger then asked Mr. Giger to come to Columbus and work at the Lutz Wooden Sole Shoe Factory, in which the Stengers were also interested.

Mr. Giger was employed by the Lutz Wooden Shoe Factory until he went into the Giger Transfer business. At the end of twelve years, he sold the transfer business and entered the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad, at the Union Pacific Freight Depot office, in Columbus, where he worked for sixteen years, until his retirement.

In the period of over fifty years that Mr. and Mrs. Giger lived in this country, they never broke bonds with their relatives and friends in Switzerland. During this time, they each made six trips back to their native land. In all, they each crossed the Atlantic Ocean thirteen times. The last trip was in celebration of their Golden Wedding Anniversary, in 1931.

During their years in Columbus, Mr. and Mrs. Giger formed many warm friendships and close ties among the members in their social and fraternal groups. They were members of St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. Mr. Giger held memberships in the local Maennerchor and the Swiss Maennerchor Societies, the Sons of Herman, and was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus. Mrs. Giger was a member of the Old Fashioned Sewing Club, the Swiss Ladies' Society, and St. Anne's Society, of St. Bonaventure's Church.

Mr. and Mrs. Giger had five children; two sons died in infancy.

Albert, Jr. attended St. Francis Academy in Columbus. He went to the Pacific Northwest as a young man and married Nona Fleming, of Vancouver, British Columbia. They had one son, Keith, who is married and lives in Seattle and he has a son, Keith, Jr. Albert Giger, Jr. was employed for several years by the Boeing Aircraft Company, in Vancouver, British Columbia. He moved to Seattle to work for the United States Government, in an aircraft factory, during World War II, and died there in 1944.

Fanny Giger was employed at the Friedhof Store for several years. She devotes much time to charities, hospital and church work, and spends her leisure time in doing fine needlework.

Walter Giger attended St. Francis Academy. During World War I, he served in the United States Army and was stationed in this country. He is under Civil Service, and is employed at the Columbus Postoffice. He is also interested in farming and manages a farm. His hobby is rifle shooting. He has held the national trophy two successive years for rifle shooting. He holds memberships in the American Legion, the Swiss Maennerchor Society, and the Izaak Walton League, and is a member of the St. Bonaventure's Cemetery Board.

Walter and Fanny Giger have an inherent thrift and Swiss culture from their parents. Their home is located at 1318 Eleventh Street. Mrs. Giger died there January 29, 1939, and Mr. Giger died in June, 1944.

BLAKE GLADFELTER

Blake Gladfelter was born August 17, 1906 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Ernest and Katie Hamilton Gladfelter.

Ernest Gladfelter was with the Union Pacific Railroad, in Columbus. He died in Seward, Nebraska, on February 23, 1936. Katie Hamilton Gladfelter was born in Iowa, on November 8, 1878, and died in Columbus, on December 5, 1928.

Blake Gladfelter had two sisters, and one brother: Cleo, Mrs. Henry Kluever; Kathryn, Mrs. Ellsworth Gruber, of Lincoln, Nebraska; and Milo, formerly of Columbus, is the agent at the Seward Bus Depot.

Blake came to Columbus with his parents in January, 1913, when six years old. He attended grade school in Fremont and Columbus, and was graduated from the Columbus High School. He is well known here for his work in the recreation field. After finishing school, he was associated with Clifford C. Galley, in the G & G Billiard Rooms, until 1939, when he established Blake's Bowling Alleys, which he operates at 1260 Twenty-seventh Avenue.

On November 16, 1931 he married Mary Sheridan, daughter of John and Anna Regan Sheridan, of Columbus.

Mr. Sheridan was born in Onsco, Iowa, in 1876, and died August 30, 1944, in Columbus. Mrs. Sheridan was born in County Cork, Ireland, and in the early 1880's, immigrated to America with her parents, who settled on a farm in Platte County, near Platte Center, Nebraska. Besides Mrs. Gladfelter, Mr. and Mrs. John Sheridan had one son, Raphael R., who died at Oconee, Nebraska, on September 9, 1924.

Blake and Mary Sheridan Gladfelter have three children: Raphael V., born October 12, 1932; John B., born September 12, 1935; and Dorothy Ann. They are all enrolled at St. Bonaventure's School in Columbus.

During World War II, Blake Gladfelter served eighteen months in the Medical Corps of the United States Army.

Mr. Gladfelter is a member of the Columbus Volunteer Fire Department and the American Legion.

Mr. and Mrs. Blake Gladfelter are members of St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus.

ALBERT N. GLOOR

Albert N. Gloor, son of Adolph and Verena Gall Gloor, was born in Switzerland, April 27, 1900, and came to Platte County from Redfield, South Dakota, in September, 1927. Albert was one of a family of eight children. His parents were natives of Switzerland. His father was born June 17, 1857, and died in Switzerland, January 13, 1911. Mrs. Gloor was born September 11, 1867, and died August 5, 1939. Albert received his formal education in the Swiss schools. On April 29, 1919, Albert Gloor was married to Lina Hunziker, daughter of Fritz and Louisa Hunziker, in Switzerland. Mr. Gloor spent three years in the Swiss military service, 1921-1924, after which they immigrated to the United States. They established their home in Redfield, South Dakota, where Mr. Gloor started a bakery. In September, 1927, they came to Platte County, and located in Columbus. Mr. Gloor opened the Gloor Bakery on Eleventh Street, and continued in business there from 1927 until the early 1940's, when he moved to his modern establishment at 2407 Thirteenth Street.

Albert, and Lina Hunziker Gloor have four children: Myrta, Mrs. Robert Taylor, was born in Switzerland; Reinhart was born April 26, 1926, at Redfield, South Dakota; Alvena Ruth and Fanny Ellen were born in Columbus. They all attended grade school and were graduated from Kramer High School.

The Gloor family are all interested in music.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gloor are members of the Evangelical Protestant Church, in Columbus.

OTTO GLUR

Otto Glur was born in Columbus, on March 28, 1889, the son of John J. and Anna Lemp Glur. His father was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland, October 10, 1841, and died in Columbus, Nebraska, on July 15, 1921. His mother was born February 21, 1841, in Canton Berne, Switzerland, and died in Columbus, April 23, 1929. John J. and Anna Lemp Glur were married in Switzerland, in the 1860's, and immigrated to the United States from Switzerland. They came directly to Platte County, arriving here on June 5, 1866.

The John J. Glurs had four sons and four daughters. Besides Otto Glur, they include: Arnold, born in 1866, in Switzerland, and died in 1947, in Columbus; Werner, born in 1880, in Columbus, and died here in 1921; Louis, born in Columbus in 1886, and died in 1931; Flora, Mrs. G. W. Kurz, born in Columbus, in 1869, and died in 1938; Anna, Mrs. Simon K. Rapp, born in Columbus, in 1873; Bertha, Mrs. Henry Tylle, was born in Columbus, in 1878; and Lena, born in 1881, and died in 1911.

Otto Glur was formerly a cigar maker, and manufactured cigars. For the past several years, he has been in the decorating and painting business in Columbus.

During World War I, Otto Glur was with the United States Army for twenty months. He was stationed at Camp Funston, Kansas for nine months, and then served overseas for eleven months.

He is a member of the Sons of Herman, and of Hartman Post No. 84, American Legion.

LOUIS GLUR

Louis Glur was born in Columbus, Nebraska, on June 22, 1886. He is the son of John J. and Anna Lemp Glur. His brother,. Otto, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Tylle, are living Columbus.

Louis received his education in the Columbus schools, and when a young man, excelled as an amateur baseball player. He was a member of the Columbus team for several years, back in the period immediately preceding the entry of Columbus into the state league; when the

"town team" was one of the fastest teams in this section of the state.

After finishing school, he was employed as an assistant in the Bucher Saloon, at 2301 Eleventh Street.

On June 22, 1911, Louis Glur married Mary Stanzel, daughter of John and Ernestine Stanzel.

Louis and Mary Stanzel Glur had six daughters and two sons: Eleanore, Mrs. Gustavus Viergutz, Jr.; Katherine, deceased; Rosemary; Bernice, Mrs. Ralph Seidi, of Omaha; Betty; Marjorie Ann; Louis, Jr., and Conrad.

Mr. Glur was a member of St. Bonaventure Church choir. He belonged to the Eagles Lodge, and the Swiss Maennerchor.

Around 1915, Louis Glur bought the business of the Bucher Saloon at 2301 Eleventh Street, and later acquired the building. During prohibition days, the business was changed to a soft drink parlor. The business has been operated since that time under the name of Louis Glur --- Soft Drinks. This establishment has the only old country type beer garden in Columbus; and during the day of traveling German bands, many of them played here.

Upon the death of Louis Glur, November, 1931, Otto Stanzel became the manager of the Glur soft drink business. The business is operated now by Louis Glur's sons, Louis and Conrad Glur.

JACOB GLUR

Jacob Glur was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland, on May 24, 1856, and died in Columbus, Nebraska, December 22, 1913. He was the son of Hans Glur, a native of Canton Berne.

Jacob received his early education in his native village, and as a young man, learned the cement maker's trade. He immigrated to the United States when he was twenty-seven years old, arriving in Columbus with his sister, Caroline, in 1883. After spending a short time here, they went to Oregon, where several of their friends from Canton Berne had formed a Swiss settlement. His sister, Caroline Glur, was married to Max Scherrer, and lived in Oregon. Jacob Glur spent a short time in the State of Washington, and then returned to Columbus, where he established the Glur Cement Works, in the spring of 1884. He remained active in the business until his death in 1913.

On January 1, 1885, Jacob Glur married Anna Urech, daughter of John. and Elizabeth Urech, in Columbus. Anna Urech Glur was born in Canton Aarwangen, Switzerland, December 27, 1860, and died in Columbus, September 21, 1944.

Jacob and Anna Urech. Glur had nine children: Elizabeth, Bertha, Anna, Minnie, John, Rose, Lena, Jacob Jr., and Carl Glur.

Elizabeth Glur was born in Columbus, and attended school here. In 1907 she married Hans Egger, son of John and Emma Egger. They had four children: Pauline, Hans, Jr., Earl, and Ruth.

Hans Egger, Jr., born in Columbus, November 10, 1911, attended the Columbus schools. He was married in 1933, to Anita Liddy, of O'Neill, Nebraska. They have one daughter, Sharon Kay, born in September, 1934. When a young man, Hans Egger, Jr. learned the baker's trade from his uncle, Seth Braun. He served for a time as an assistant to the City Water Commissioner, Carl Whittaker. Later, he was employed at Consumers Public Power District in Columbus. He now works for the National Cash Register Company, and lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Earl Egger was born in Columbus, June 20 1913.  He attended the Columbus schools, and was graduated from the Kramer High School. He worked for several years at the Glur Cement Works as a cement finisher. He married Kathleen Tanke, of Columbus. They have one son, John Earl, born in 1940. They live in Cleveland, Ohio.

Pauline Egger married Howard Brown of Columbus. They have four children: Beverly, Mrs. Emil Gloor; Marilyn, Mrs. Norman Hoge; Howard Brown, Jr.; and Elizabeth Brown.

Ruth Egger, born in Columbus, attended the Columbus schools, and was graduated from Kramer High School in 1933. She married Edward Cockson in 1933.

They have six daughters and one son: Patricia, Mary, Dorothy, Betty, Joan, Wilma, and James Edward, born in November, 1946. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cockson live in Butler County, Nebraska.

Hans Egger, Sr. died in Columbus in 1928, and Elizabeth Glur Egger died in 1935.

Bertha Glur is the wife of Gideon Braun. They have one daughter, Helen Elaine, Mrs. John Schack of Kearney, Nebraska.

Anna Glur is the wife of William W. Ernst. They live in Tucson, Arizona.

Minnie Glur was married to T. F. Askew on April 13, 1914. His father, George Askew, was a native of England, and his mother, Harriet Askew, was a native of Ohio. T. F. and Minnie Glur Askew had two daughters, Harriet Anna and Jean Virginia. They attended school in Omaha and at York, Nebraska. George W. Wallander, Jr. married Harriet Anna Askew. They have a son, George W. Wallander, III. T. F. Askew is deceased, and Mrs. Minnie Glur Askew lives in Los Angeles, California, where she is assistant to the supervisor of a child care center. She was engaged in printing work for eighteen years. She is a member of the German Reformed Church, and Eastern Star, and is a Democrat.

John Glur married Clara Geiser. They have one son, John Glur, Jr.

Rose Glur is a saleslady, and lives in Columbus.

Mrs. Lena Glur Criss lives, in Columbus. She was married to Louis Criss. They had one daughter Betty Criss, the wife of Milton Gaver. They have three children.

Jacob Glur, Jr. married Anna Witt. They have two daughters, Carolyn Ruth and Margaret Ann.

Carl Glur married Susan Luchsinger. They have a son, Carlton Paul, and a daughter, Charlotte Ann.

JOHN GLUR

John Glur, the eldest son of Jacob and Anna Urech Glur, was born in Columbus, Nebraska, on June 25, 1891.

He attended the Columbus schools and the Columbus Business College. When a young man, he learned the cement making business, and worked with his father as a cement finisher. Later, he was associated in the Glur Cement Works with his brother, Jacob, Jr.

During World War I, John Glur spent two and one-half years in the United States Navy. He received his training at Norfolk Virginia. On duty, he served aboard the ship "Arkansas," which cruised the North Sea for six months. He was also aboard the "Arkansas" when that ship was detailed as one of the warships in the escort to meet Woodrow Wilson, the President of the United States, at sea, as he approached the European shore. During his service in the Navy, he was a witness to the world's greatest naval spectacle, the surrender of Germany's two hundred twenty-six warcraft off the coast of Scotland.

On June 25, 1926, John Glur married Clara Geiser, daughter of Fred and Albertina Weisenfiuh Geiser, natives of Switzerland. John and Clara Geiser Glur had one son, John, Jr.

John Glur, Jr. was born in Columbus, July 16, 1928. He attended the Columbus grade schools, and was graduated from Kramer High School in 1946. In the summer of 1946, he worked in the National Forest Reserve, in Idaho. He enlisted in the United States Army in September, 1946, and took his training at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, where he was assigned to the Thirty-fifth Regiment of the Infantry, and received the rating of corporal. He served in Osaka and Kyoto, Japan. He returned to the United States in December, 1947, and was given his discharge on January 1, 1948. He was employed in construction work in the spring of 1948, and entered Midland College, Fremont, Nebraska, in September, 1948.

Mr. and Mrs. John Glur are members of the Evangelical Protestant Church in Columbus. They are also members of the Wayside Country Club. Mr. Glur holds memberships in the Masonic Lodge, The Sons of Herman, and Hartman Post No. 84, American Legion. Mrs. Glur is active in the American Legion Auxiliary.

JACOB GLUR, JR.

Jacob Glur, Jr., the second son of Jacob and Anna Urech Glur, was born in Columbus, Nebraska; May 11, 1896.

He received his education in the Columbus schools, where he was graduated from the Columbus High School. He attended York College, at York, Nebraska. He was interested in athletics, and played football on the Columbus High School and York College football teams. He kept his interest in this sport by serving for twenty-five years as an official of high school football, first as a referee, and then as head linesman.

After the death of Jacob Glur, Sr. in 1913, Jacob, Jr. was employed at the Glur Cement Works during his vacations. In 1920, when Carl Glur became manager of the cement works, Jacob Glur was associated with his brother. In 1931, he entered into a partnership with his brothers, John and Carl Glur, and his mother, Mrs. Anna Glur. This partnership continued until 1942, when Jacob, Jr. became owner of the Glur Cement Works.

During World War I, Jacob Glur served for-almost two years with the United States Army in the United States, and with the A.E.F. in France. He now holds membership in the American Legion.

On August 17, 1926, Jacob Glur, Jr. and Ann Witt, daughter of John and Fredricka Brunken Witt, were married in Columbus, Nebraska. They have two daughters, Carolyn Ruth and Margaret Ann.

Carolyn Ruth was graduated from Kramer High School, and in 1946, enrolled at Doane College, Crete, Nebraska, Margaret Ann attends Kramer High School.

Jacob Glur, Jr. has contributed much of his time to civic improvements in the community. He served on the Columbus Board of Education for twelve years. He was a member of the County Board of Supervisors for five years, and a member of the City Park Board for fourteen years. He is a member of the Columbus Planning Board, and the Chamber of Commerce. He also holds memberships in the Izaak Walton League, the Platte County Agricultural Society, the Masons, the B.P.O.E., and the F.O.E. Politically, he is a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Glur are members of the Evangelical Protestant Church of Columbus.

CARL GLUR

Carl Glur, son of Jacob and Anna Urech Glur, was born in Columbus, Nebraska, on December 29, 1898.

He received his education in the Columbus grade schools and completed his junior year in the Columbus High School. He did not return to high school for his Senior year, but entered the employ of the Glur Cement Works, in 1916, where he worked as a finisher for two years. In 1919, he became the Concrete Inspector for the State of Nebraska. In 1920, Carl became the manager of the Glur Cement Works, and continued in that capacity until 1934. In 1935, he left the Glur Cement Works to become the Canal Superintendent of the Loup River Public Power District. He retained that position for ten years, until 1945.

In the late 1920's, Carl Glur established his home at 1616 Eighth Street, and constructed a stucco house there. In 1945, he bought and rebuilt the old Hoppen house, at 2121 Tenth Street, and shortly thereafter, rebuilt a house at 965 Twenty-second Avenue. In June, 1947, he bought the old Glur home, at 2215 Eighth Street, and remodeled it for his family.

In April, 1991, he was appointed to the office of City Engineer and Street Commissioner. He resigned this position in January, 1949.

Carl Glur married Susan M. Luchsinger, daughter of Peter and Anna Iossi Luchsinger, on April 10, 1926.

Carl and Susan Luchsinger Glur have two children. A son, Canton Paul, was born February 6, 1930. He attended Kramer High School, and was graduated in 1948. He is interested in boxing and has earned membership in the "Golden Gloves." In July, 1948, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, and took his training at San Diego, California. A daughter, Charlotte Ann, attends Kramer High School. She is a member of the Kramer High School Band. She also has studied piano and is an accompanist for Kramer High School programs.

Susan Luchsinger Glur attended the Columbus grade schools, and was graduated from Columbus High School. She lived with her parents for a number of years in Switzerland, while her father was connected with a Swiss bank. During her years there, she attended a Swiss school. She was interested in athletics and folk dancing.

The Carl Glurs are members of the Evangelical Protestant Church. Mr. Glur was a member of the church board, and Mrs. Glur is a member of the Ladies Aid of the church.

Carl Glur held memberships in the Columbus Volunteer Fire Department, the Blue Lodge in the Masonic Order, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Sons of Herman.

Mr. Glur's hobbies are wood working and building.

Carl Glur is independent in national politics, but locally is affiliated with the Republican Party.

REVEREND HERMAN GOEDE

Reverend Herman Goede was born at Greenleaf, Kansas, on November 23, 1898, the son of Reverend Carl and Henrietta Muller Goede.

After finishing grade school, he enrolled at the Glenvil High School, where he was graduated in the class of 1916. He then entered the Martin Luther Seminary in Lincoln, Nebraska, to study for the ministry. He received his Bachelor of Divinity degree there in 1922, and was ordained as a minister of the United Lutheran Church in America. Reverend Goede also was a student in the graduate school of the University of Nebraska, from which he holds a Master of Arts degree.

On February 27, 1927, Reverend Herman Goede and Miss Irene Hoppold were united in marriage at Doniphan, Nebraska. They have two sons, Gerald H. and Robert W.

In 1922, the Reverend Goede received an assignment as pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Doniphan, Nebraska, where he served for four years, 1922-1926. From there he went to Blue Hill, Nebraska, where he served a pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, from I926-1930, he accepted a call to Columbus, where he served for sixteen years as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church. In 1946, he went to the Frieden's Lutheran Church in Lincoln as pastor.

Besides his work in the Trinity Lutheran Church of the Midwest Synod of Nebraska, Reverend Herman Goede served as secretary of the Northern Conference and secretary of the Library Board. He was very civic minded and participated in civic affairs in Columbus. He served for several years on the Community Chest Board, and in 1944, had charge of the Community Chest Drive. He was a member of the Izaak Walton League, and a supporter of its principles. He was also a member of the Platte County Ministerial Association.

REVEREND WILLIAM HENRY GOEDE

The Reverend William Henry Goede, pastor of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bismark Township, was born at Fremont, Nebraska, on April 8, 1903. He is the son of Reverend Carl and Henrietta Mueller Goede. His father was born in Germany, on April 25, 1874, and died at Columbus, Nebraska, in June, 1942. Mrs. Goede was born in Germany, on November 6, 1867, and died at Grand Island, Nebraska, in May, 1942.

The Goede family is prominent in ministerial circles of the Lutheran church. Reverend William H. Goede's three brothers are all pastors. The Reverend Herman Goede was pastor at P the Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbus, from 1930 to 1946, and is now the pastor at Frieden's Lutheran Church, in Lincoln. The Reverend Carl Goede is the pastor of the Messiah Lutheran Church, at Grand Island, Nebraska; and the Reverend Henry Goede is pastor at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, in Omaha. His father, Reverend Carl Goede, served as a pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Glenvil, Nebraska, for thirty-two years. His sister, Frieda Goede Konig, is the wife of Reverend Karl Konig, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, at Yutan, Nebraska.

Reverend William H. Goede attended the schools at Glenvil, Nebraska, and is a graduate of the Martin Luther College and Seminary, at Lincoln. After finishing his course in theology, he was ordained a minister of the Lutheran church.

Reverend William H. Goede and Freda Most were married at Ohiowa, Nebraska, on December 1, 1927. Mrs. Goede is the daughter of William and Minnie Thomas Most, of Ohiowa, Nebraska.

Reverend William H. and Freda Most Goede have three children. Marilyn, born at Fontanelle, Nebraska, is a graduate of Kramer High School in Columbus.

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