Notes:

From Shirley Douglas-
Obituary from The Crete News, Crete, Nebr., Wed., Dec. 17, 1986 which states:

"Funeral services for Laura Sullivan were held Dec. 9 at St Mary's Catholic Church in Denton with Father Liam Barr officiating. Burial was at Sunnyside Cemetery in Denton. Survivors include a son, Raymond of Denton; Daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Estella) Oxley of Pleasant Dale, Edna Borgman of Denton, Mrs. Herbert (Darlene) Culp of Wichita, Kansas and Mrs. Don (Teresa) Sullivan of Lincoln; 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. A dinner was served by members of St Mary's Altar Society following the services."

"Laura Sullivan was the daughter of John and Delphina Meistrell, and was born in DeMar, Kansas in 1892. She was the oldest of 6 children. She had 4 brothers and 1 sister. The Meistrell family lived in Missouri for a few years, but later lived in the Davey and Emerald area in Lancaster County. She attended school in Emerald. She became the bride of Eugene S. Sullivan in May, 1914 and moved to the Sullivan family farm where she spent her entire married life. This farm, located southeast of Denton on Section 25, Lancaster County, was part of the original Sullivan Settlement, Nebr. In the late 1970's the Eugene Sullivan Farmstead was chosen to receive the Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award from the Knights of AK-SAR-BEN in recognition of the farm being in the same family for 100 years. Laura and Gene celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a special Mass and dinner at St Mary's Catholic Church in Denton in 1964. Laura was an active member of the Altar Society all her life."

"Preceding her in death were her husband, Eugene; a daughter, Bertha; her parents; sister and brothers. Coming from a distance for the funeral were a granddaughter and husband, Karen and Bruce Frisbie of Chicago; grandson, Danny Sullivan of Omaha; granddaughter and husband, Mary Jo and Terry Warner and children from Western; a daughter and husband, Darlene and Herbert Culp of Wichita, Kansas; and a sister-in-law, Lillian Meistrell and her son Gary of Fremont."

Mary married Sullivan, Eugene Sylvester on 12 May 1914 in Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. Eugene (son of Sullivan, Eugene and Sullivan, Bridget) was born on 17 Jul 1887 in Lancaster, Nebraska, USA; died on 12 Sep 1979 in Denton, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA; was buried after 12 Sep 1979 in Denton, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Shirley Douglas:
Obituary from the Lincoln Nebraska Newspaper in 1925:
"CHILD KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE" . "Bertha Sullivan, 3, Victim of Accident At Home Near Denton."

"Bertha Sullivan, 3 year old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Sullivan of Denton, died at St Elizabeth's Hospital late Monday afternoon from injuries received when she was run over by an automobile at her home earlier in the afternoon. She was playing in the yard back of the car, which had no occupants, when the automobile started to roll backwards toward the child. The child was caught under the wheels as it ran down the slope. The motor was not running, it was stated. The girl was rushed to Lincoln in a car, but died here at 6 o'clock. Death probably resulted from internal injuries, it is thought. She is survived by her parents, three sisters and a brother. The body is being held at Splain and Schnell's chapel pending funeral arrangements. Funeral services will be held at St Mary's Catholic Church in Denton at 9 A.M., Wednesday. Rev. Corcoran will have charge. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. The body is being held at the home."