CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - JOHN BESTE ==================================================================== NEGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the NEGenWeb Archives by Carol Tramp. Permission granted by: Rob Dump, Editor, Cedar County News ====================================================================== CCN May 21, 1925 - John Beste Sister is Very Sick, Only Brother Dies Theodore Beste, pioneer citizen of county receives some bad news Word of the very serious illness of his only sister, Mrs. Mary Ruland, former local citizen, reached Theodore Beste, one of Cedar county’s best beloved pioneers a few days ago and was unexpectedly followed on Wednesday morning by word of the death of his only remaining brother, John Beste, also a former Hartingtonite, who passed away that morning at his home at Omaha, following an attack of heart failure. John Beste was born in Germany in 1853 and came to America when he was 15 years of age. The family first lived in Detroit, then at St. Louis after which they moved to Creighton and later to Vermillion, tho at several periods Mr. Beste and his family lived in Cedar county, both at Brooke’s Bottom and Hartington. It was while living at Brooke’s Bottom he met and married Miss Anna Richling, who with two sons, Dr. Arnold Beste, South Omaha and Raymond Beste, of South Dakota, and Miss Vera Beste at home survive him. Mr. Beste was a painter of exceptional skill and worked all over Cedar county, his friends being as numerous as his acquaintances. While engaged in painting a house near Wynot ten years ago next August Mr. Beste was assisted by another son, Harold 19, who went for a swim in the Bow Creek and was drowned. Burial was made at Vermillion so the funeral of the father will be held there Saturday and the body laid beside that of his son. Mrs. Mary Ruland, a long time resident of Hartington, suffered a second stroke of apoplexy at her home in Omaha on Wednesday of last week and her conditions is so serious that no one is allowed to see her. Mrs. Ruland is 69. She was also born in Germany and was married at Menominee to Mr. Ruland, who farmed in that neighborhood and who later was sheriff of Cedar county for two terms. They conducted a restaurant here and later moved to Omaha where he died about 20 years ago. After his death she returned to Omaha where they have resided for a number of years. An only daughter, Miss Mayme Ruland lives at home. Theodore Beste was the oldest of ten children in the family and is now the last survivor of the family.