Biegert, Douglas Wilson

Male 1943 - 1946  (3 years)


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  • Name Biegert, Douglas Wilson 
    Born 13 Sep 1943  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • Douglas was born in Geneva General Hospital.
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Sep 1946  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1

    •      The following is a transcription provided by Jane Michel of an obituary for Douglas Wilson Biegert which appeared in The Nebraska Signal, of Geneva, Nebraska.

                Douglas Wilson Biegert

           Douglas Wilson Biegert was born September 13, 1943, at the Geneva General Hospital. He passed away at the same hospital, September 21, 1946 after a short illness of pneumonia.
           Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Catholic church in Geneva at 9 a.m. Tuesday, September 24. Rev. James F. Gilroy officiating. The mass of the "Little Angels" was sung by the school children under the direction of the Sisters of Notre Dame. The bearers were Richard and Dean Reinsch, David Lohmeier and Merlin Volkmer, who were preceded by the flower girls, Elfrieda and Helen Louise Reinsch, Marilyn Dondlinger and Mary Dot Sanburg.
           Douglas Wilson leaves his father and mother, a brother and a sister and many other relatives and friends. Interment was in the Geneva Catholic cemetery.

                Our Baby

           Mommy, don't cry, cause I've left you and dad.
           I'll be with you in mem'ry, you see,
           And, Mommy, remember, you mustn't be sad.
           I'm as safe and as sound as can be.

           I had some laughter and gayness, you know,
           The world wasn't bad through my stay,
           And my only sorrow was I had to go
           And leave you and Dad this way.

           But Mommy, don't cry and be sorry life's done
           I think you and daddy were grand.
           And, Mommy, don't worry 'bout your little one,
           Cause God's got a hold of my hand.
    Buried Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Although his obituary reported that Douglas was buried in Geneva Catholic Cemetery, Jane Michel has provided a photo of his grave in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery at Geneva, Nebraska.
    Person ID I6873  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2011 

    Father Biegert, Willis Wilford,   b. 6 Nov 1917, Stanton Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1984, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Reinsch, Helen Henrietta,   b. 7 Nov 1917, Stanton Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 2003, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1940  [6, 7, 8, 9
    • They were the parents of ten children. Our current information does allow us to determine the birth order for all of the children.
    Family ID F2218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S48] Cemetery or burial marker, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska.
      Image of gravestone provided in August 2009 by Jane Michel. The marker is engraved: Son; Douglas W. Biegert; 1943-1946.

    2. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebraska); April 2003.
      Transcription of obituary for "Helen Biegert" provided by Jane Michel.
           "On Nov. 26, 1940, she married Willis. W. Biegert with who she had ten children. The couple resided in Shickley and later moved to Geneva, where she raised their children."
           "Helen was preceded in death by ... a son, Douglas Wilson; ....."

    3. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebrasak); 2 February 1984.
      Transcription of obituary for "Willis Wilford Biegert" provided by Jane Michel.
           "He was preceded in death ... by a son, Douglas Wilson; ...."

    4. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebrasak); 1946.
      Transcription of obituary for "Douglas Wilson Biegert" provided by Jane Michel.
           "Douglas Wilson Biegert was born September 13, 1943, at the Geneva General Hospital."

    5. [S48] Cemetery or burial marker, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska.
      Image of gravestone provided in August 2009 by Jane Michel.

    6. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebraska); 2 January 1975.
      Obituary for Henry W. Steffgen who died on 22 December 1974. Transcription provided by Jane Michel.
           "Pallbearers were Wayne Budler, Bernard Budler, Joseph Reinsch, W. W. Biegert, Floyd Pontine and Cecil Perkins, nephews of the deceased."

    7. [S48] Cemetery or burial marker, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska.
      Image of gravestone provided in August 2009 by Jane Michel.
           According to the engraving on the joint stone for Helen H. and Willis W. (Smokey) Biegert, they were married on 26 November 1940.

    8. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebraska); April 2003.
      Transcription of obituary for "Helen Biegert" provided by Jane Michel.
           "On Nov. 26, 1940, she married Willis. W. Biegert with who she had ten children. The couple resided in Shickley and later moved to Geneva, where she raised their children."
           "Helen was preceded in death by ... a son, Douglas Wilson; and a daughter Colleen Francis; .....
           "She is survived by her sons: Thomas Emil and wife, Toodie of Geneva; Steven James and wife, Janet of Lincoln; William Paul and wife, Kathleen Grossman of Lincoln; five daughters, Sister Susan Therese Biegert of South Dakota; Nancy Carol (Mrs. Steve Seward) of Geneva; Sally Ann (Mrs. Tony Armatys) of Central City; Joann Louise (Mrs. Steve Keist) of Arizona; and Jeanette Eileen (Mrs. Don Ham) of Lincoln; ...."

    9. [S22] Obituary, Nebraska Signal (Geneva, Nebrasak); 2 February 1984.
      Transcription of obituary for "Willis Wilford Biegert" provided by Jane Michel.
           "He was married to Helen H. Reinsch of Geneva on November 26, 1940, and to them ten children were born."
           "He was preceded in death ... by a son, Douglas Wilson; and a daughter, Colleen Francis; a brother Arthur; and an infant sister.
           "He is survived by his wife, Helen of Geneva; sons, Thomas Emil and wife Toodie of Geneva, Steven James and wife Janet of Lincoln and William Paul of Omaha; five daughters, Sister Susan Theresa Biegert of Lawrence, Nancy Carol (Mrs. Steve Seward) of Geneva, Sally Ann (Mrs. Tony Armatys) of Central City, Joann Louise (Mrs. Steve Keist) of Lincoln and Jeannettee Eilleen (Mrs. Don Ham) of Lincoln; a sister, Mrs. James (Darlene) Vodicka of Exeter; half-sisters, Mrs. Fern Gent of Aurora and Mrs. Dorothea Novak of Sidney; ...."