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Backhus, Margaret[1]

Female 1909 - 2000  (91 years)


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  • Name Backhus, Margaret 
    Born 1 Oct 1909  Platte County, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Dec 2000  Scribner, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Scribner Cemetery; Scribner, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I510  Wuerdemann Family
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2017 

    Father Backhus, John,   b. 8 Oct 1880, ? Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1946, Leigh, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Wurdeman, Anna,   b. 22 Mar 1883, Platte County, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1968, Scribner, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married Dec 1908  Zion Lutheran Church; Leigh, NE. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F330  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • _P_CCINFO 2-14330
      From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, December 16, 2000-

      SCRIBNER -- Margaret L. Backhus, 91, of Scribner died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Center in Scribner.

      Funeral services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Scribner with the Rev. Donald Brunner officiating. Visitation is from 3-9 p.m. Monday at Spear-Johnson Funeral Home in Scribner. Burial is at Scribner Cemetery.

      Ms. Backhus was born Oct. 1, 1909, in Platte County to John and Anna (Wurdemann) Backhus. She attended rural Platte County School and St. John's Parochial School in Platte County. She later attended Business School in Grand Island and attended Midland College in Fremont.

      She worked as a telephone operator and as the Scribner city clerk for 20 years, retiring on Dec. 6, 1982.

      She was a member of the church. She moved to Scribner from Columbus in 1935. Since July 1992, she has lived at Good Samaritan Center.

      Survivors include one brother, Walter (Norma) Backhus of Scribner.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Viola Mauch and Ruth Rink; and two brothers-in-law, Oscar Mauch and Roland Pink.

      Memorials may be directed to the church or the Good Samaritan Center.
      [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]

      From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, December 16, 2000-

      SCRIBNER -- Margaret L. Backhus, 91, of Scribner died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Center in Scribner.

      Funeral services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Scribner with the Rev. Donald Brunner officiating. Visitation is from 3-9 p.m. Monday at Spear-Johnson Funeral Home in Scribner. Burial is at Scribner Cemetery.

      Ms. Backhus was born Oct. 1, 1909, in Platte County to John and Anna (Wurdemann) Backhus. She attended rural Platte County School and St. John's Parochial School in Platte County. She later attended Business School in Grand Island and attended Midland College in Fremont.

      She worked as a telephone operator and as the Scribner city clerk for 20 years, retiring on Dec. 6, 1982.

      She was a member of the church. She moved to Scribner from Columbus in 1935. Since July 1992, she has lived at Good Samaritan Center.

      Survivors include one brother, Walter (Norma) Backhus of Scribner.

      She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Viola Mauch and Ruth Rink; and two brothers-in-law, Oscar Mauch and Roland Pink.

      Memorials may be directed to the church or the Good Samaritan Center.
      Original individual @I198@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@) merged with @I01549@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@)

  • Sources 
    1. ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 Gedcom File C:/Program Files/GenMerge/output/wurdemannGM.ged ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 Gedcom File C:/Program Files/GenMerge/output/wurdemannGM.ged ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 Gedcom File C:/Program Files/GenMerge/output/wurdemannGM.ged.