Her friends were deeply shocked Tuesday when word was received that Roberta Ernest, 17 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ernest, who reside southwest of town, had died very unexpectedly that day at a North Platte hospital.

Available information is that she was taken sick with the flu about ten days ago and this was followed by a bad attack of hiccups, for which she was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Funeral services will be held at the local Methodist church Saturday afternoon with burial in the Farnam cemetery.

It has pleased the Almighty God in his Providence to call Roberta Matta Ernst.

She was born in Gosper county near Bertrand on January 4, 1928, and passed away at St. Marys Hospital in North Platte on December 4, 1944 at the age of 16 years, 11 months and 15 days.

She spent nine years of her life near Bertrand, four years near Big Springs and four years near Farnam. In the short time here she made many true friends who deeply regret her untimely death.

She leaves to mourn her death, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jakie Ernest, sister Ruth, and fiance, Clyde P. Kotschwar, all of Farnam; her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. August Langenberg of Bertrand; three uncles, Harry and Chester Langenberg of Bertrand and Lester Langenberg of Camp Beale, California; one aunt Caroline Langenberg of Bertrand, and other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the Chester Hugo Mortuary in Gothenburg to the Farnam Methodist Church with Rev. E. H. Tipton officiating. Burial was in the Farnam Cemetery.

The Farnam Echo, Farnam, Dawson County, Nebraska. Thursday, December 28, 1944. Vol 5. No 15.