Catherine Christ Seger Obituary

CATHERINE CHRIST
Obituary from Atkinson Graphic
Death Takes Pioneer Atkinsonite
Mrs. Catherine Seger who was one of the very early pioneer settlers in this community, died at 6:15 Saturday morning, June 23, at her home in Atkinson.

Mrs. Seger was the widow of the late Paul Seger who also was one of this community's earliest settlers. She was 91 years of age and had lived here 81 years. Although she had been in failing health for some time, she had not been bedfast.

Rosary services were held at Seger Funeral Home on Sunday and Monday evenings, and the funeral service was held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Atkinson, with the Rev. R. J. Parr officiating.

Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. The pallbearers were John Laible, Jr., William Troshynski, Edward Jansen, A.P. Wewel, John I. Henning and Lawrence Kramer.

Mrs. Seger was born December 15, 1870, at Darlington, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of John Christ and Margaret Becker Christ. The family came to this community in 1881 and settled on a homestead seven miles north of Atkinson.

She was married to Paul Seger on May 24, 1897, at St. Joseph's Church in Atkinson.

They lived on a farm five miles northwest of Atkinson until 1909, when they moved to town and Mr. Seger joined his brother, the late N. D. Seger, in a business partnership which in the following year became the first Ford Automobile dealership west of Norfolk. Mr. Seger retired from business in 1941 and died on July 14, 1956.

For many, many years, Mrs. Seger was a prominent figure in the various activities sponsored by the ladies of St. Joseph's Church.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Edward in 1948.

She is survived by three sons, Joseph, Leo F. and Frederick, all of Atkinson; five daughters, Mrs. Joe (Margaret) Langer of Denver, Colorado, Mrs. Ray (Mary) White of Omaha, Mrs. Judd (Gertrude) Bond of Omaha, Mrs. Harry (Catherine) Bose of Shelton, Iowa and Mrs. Gus (Agnes) Leininger of Fort Pierre, South Dakota. There also are 12 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

All members of the family were there to attend the funeral.



Grave marker at St Josephs Cemetery, Atkinson Nebraska