Clifford Ross

Was City Native

Clifford A. Ross a native of Auburn, died June 2 at a hospital in

Central City at the age of 72. He suffered a stroke on May 29.
After attending Auburn schools, he was married in 1932 to

Marjorie Strain, who died in 1967. He later married Edith Hannah

and they lived at Adams until last fall when he moved to Clarks.

Survivors include his daughter, Mrs. Robert Norvell of Clarks;

 five grandchildren: one sister, Mrs. John Beer of Auburn;

one brother, John Ross of Omaha.

Funeral services were held June 5 at Casey-Witzenburg

chapel in Auburn, conducted by Rev. Ward Merritt.

Burial was in the Nemaha cemetery.

Nemaha County Herald

Front Page

Wednesday, June 4, 1980

Rites For Mr. Ross

Thursday

Services for Clifford A. Ross, 72,  were held Thursday, June 5, at 2:00 p.m. at the Casey-Witzenburg Funeral Chapel in

Auburn with Rev. Ward Merritt officiating.

Interment was in the Nemaha Cemetery.

Songs featuring the voice of Merrill Womach were "Sunrise" and "Take My Hand Precious Lord."

Pallbearers were Tom Hottovy, Mark Norvell, James Norvell, Arnold Hottovy, Michael Norvell and Melvin Dissmeyer.

Mr. Ross died June 2 at the Litzenberg Memorial Hospital.

 He was born February 3, 1908 to William H. and Emma Miller Ross at Auburn. He received his education in the Auburn Public Schools and grew to manhood in that community.

In 1932 he married Marjorie Strain in Auburn. They lived in Auburn and Omaha. Mrs. Ross died in November of 1967.

In 1971 he was married to Edith Hannah. They lived in Adams, Nebraska. Since September of last year, Mr. Ross had lived with his daughter and son-in-law at Clarks.

Central City Republican

Thursday

June 12, 1980

Mrs. Clifford Ross

Was Former Resident

Mrs. Clifford Ross of Humboldt died November 7 at a Humboldt hospital at the age of 53. She had been ill the past nine months with cancer and had been attending the LPN School of Nursing in Lincoln when she became ill.

Daughter of John and Lulu Strain, she was born April 21, 1914 at Nemaha and lived there for some time, graduating

from the Humboldt high school in 1931.

She was married to Clifford Ross at Auburn on

December 17, 1932 and they lived here and at

Omaha before moving to Humboldt.

She was a member of the Lutheran church.

Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter,

Mrs. Robert Norvell of Adams; a foster daughter,

 Mrs. Val Janousek of Pontiac, Michigan; four sisters,

Mrs. Wendell (Doris) Grossoehme of Verdon,

 Mrs. Roy (Lulu) Smith of Golden, Colorado;

 Miss Bonice Strain and Mrs. Willard (Blanche) Trimble,

both of Humboldt, two brothers, Hal Strain of Baxter Springs, Kansas and Jack Stain of Beatrice and seven grandchildren.

Services were held at the Wherry Chapel, Humboldt, Nebraska on November 10, 1967. Mrs. Stan Strain was the organist.

 Rev. Outler officiated. Pallbearers: Delbert Brandt, Gilbert Hespen, Lester Keithley, Val Janousek, Tom Whitaker

 and John Trimble.

Burial will be in the Nemaha Cemetery.

Nemaha County Herald

Friday

November 10, 1967