CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - BILLERBECK Henry J. Sr.

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Cedar County News 10/18/1945


Henry Billerbeck Dies at Farm home  

Funeral services Will be held at Constance Saturday

Henry J. Billerbeck, Sr. 64, a Cedar county farmer, the past 25 years 
and formerly an Osmond businessman, died at his farm home east of Crofton 
Tuesday. Death was caused by bronchial ailment.  He had been ill a year.

Funeral services for Mr. Billerbeck will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic 
Church at Constance Saturday morning at 9:30 0’clock, Rev. Otto Buehler 
will officiate at the requiem mass. Burial will be in the church cemetery 
under the direction of Reiferts, pallbearers will be Pete Jurgens, Gilbert 
Steffens, Ottman Steffen, and William Schieffer. 

Mr. Billerbeck is survived by his wife; eight daughters, Mrs. Gertrude 
Schmidt of Osmond, Miss Barabara Billerbeck of Emerson, Miss Edith 
Billerbeck of Madison, Miss Philomena Billerbeck of Audubon, Ia., Mrs. 
Florence Quady of Palm Springs, Calif., Mrs. Florence Porter of Sacramento, 
Calif., Lt. (j.g.) Irene Billerbeck of the USN at Astoria, Ore., and Miss 
Alice Billerbeck of Crofton; three sons, George R Billerbeck of Omaha, 
Raymond T. Billerbeck of Crofton, and Lt. Henry J. Billerbeck of Camp 
Crowder, Mo.;   o ne brother Albert J Billerbeck of Humphrey, and 13 
grandchildren. 

Mr. Billerbeck was born at Freeport, Ill., January 25, 1861, he moved to 
Nebraska with his father while still a youth, locating first at Pierce. 
After two years he moved to Osmond where he engaged in the hardware and 
implement business. Building in Osmond and served the town two terms as 
mayor. He retired from business 25 years ago and moved to a farm 4 miles 
east of Crofton. 

Mr. Billerbeck was married June 10, 1897 to Miss Frances Backes at 
Randolph. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic 
Order of Foresters.