Extract of e-mail from Richard J Bigelow 8/14/2002: "My Mom was born, I believe, in Butte NE, December 1901; she died in January,1974, with your Grandmother by her side."
"I really liked and respected your Grandmother. She was a pillar of common sense and thoughtful action compared to her siblings, who was a little obstreperous at times, my Mom having ridden up the street in Winner firing a gun in the air. I was told they were blanks, but somehow I doubt it. She also pulled the Sheriff's gun out of his holster once, which was not well received. This was before my time and I think before she got married."
*Extract of e-mail from Ruth Bigelow Bilinsky 10/27/2003: "... my grandmother, Catherine. ... She died 1974 from a heart attack. She was recovering nicely from cancer treatments, too."