North Nebraska Eagle Oct 17, 1889 – Gone to the Home Over There - After Many Months of Suffering, Lloyd Leamer Passes Away.

Died – At the residence of his parents near Dakota City, Neb. on Oct. 15, 1889. Martin Lloyd Leamer, aged 26 years, 2 months and 11 days. The not unexpected death of Lloyd Leamer occurred Tuesday morning. As our readers are aware, he has been suffering more or less continuously since August, 1887, commencing with rheumatism and culminating in an abscess on the right hip over his kidney. For the past eight months, he has suffered the most excruciating pain. He was taken to Chicago a short time ago to have an operation performed, but the physicians there deemed it inadvisable and he was brought home again. [North Nebraska Argus Sept. 20, 1889 - In September 1889 Dr. C. H. Maxwell accompanied Lloyd Leamer to Rush Medical College in Chicago. Lloyd stood the long journey exceedingly well. North Nebraska Eagle Oct. 10, 1889 - Perry Leamer returned from Chicago with his son, Lloyd who continues to remain in good spirits.]

He was born in Blair County, PA., Aug. 4, 1863, and came to Dakota County more than twenty years ago with his parents, and has resided here ever since. He was held in much esteem by young and old, as was evidenced by the large concourse of people who followed his remains to the cemetery—there being fifty-two teams in the procession. The funeral took place Wednesday at the family residence and was conducted by Rev. W. C. McCool, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Ponca, formerly pastor of the Lutheran Church here, of which the deceased was a member. The text was taken from 12th verse of the 90th Psalm: "So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." 

While in health he always took an active part in the social and religious gatherings of the church or community. He was one of the first members of the Dakota City Band, and for a while was its leader. He will be much missed in the community. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to his father and mother, sisters and brothers and other relatives in their great loss. They have the satisfaction of knowing that they did all that was possible to do to make the last days of Lloyd comfortable.

The Eagle in behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Leamer desires to return thanks to the many kind neighbors and friends who rendered so much assistance during all the weeks of sickness and who aided in the conducting of the funeral.