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OBITUARY.NELS W. PETERSON.Atwater Rep. Press: One of ourwell-known and highly respected residents answered the summons of Death last Friday afternoon, when Nele W. Peterson passed away at his home in the village after a long illness. The end came at 1:30 and death was due to cancer of the stomach. Deceased was 72 years, 10 months and 21 days of age.Nels-W. Peterson was born in Sweden July 28, 1841. He immigrated to this country in 1857 and settled in Carver county. He served the Government at Fort Snelling during the Civil War. On March 3, 1870, he was married to Mary Stark and removed to Grove City in 1873, residing there till 1879, when he moved to Kandiyohi county, residing there till liis death. About two years ago the family removed to Atwater from the farm home in Gennessee. During his abode in the township he served School Dist. No. 58 as clerk for many years; was chairman of the town board for 15 years and secretary and treasurer of the Swedish Baptist church at Lake Elizabeth for twelve years. At the time of his death he was connected with the Baptist church at Grove City of which he had been a faithful member for many years.The past six years were of more or less suffering, yet borne with the patience of a faithful and devoted Christian, and death came as a sweet relief to this honored citizen, who will be missed by a large circle of relatives as well as many friends.Deceased leaves to mourn his loss as a true and devoted husband and father, a wife and four children as follows: Edward, residing at Maynard; Herbert, of Lake Elizabeth; Mrs. C. W. Brown of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. E. A. Brown of Minneapolis. He *s also survived by three grandchildren, five brothers and two sisters. The brothers are Olof H. Peterson of Gennessee, Andrew W. and Peter A. Peterson of Maynard, Swan H. Peterson of Alexandria and John W. Peterson of Fergus Falls. The sisters are Mrs. Lewis Hawkinson of Maynard and Mrs. Swan Swenson of Albany, Ore.The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon with services at the family residence in the village at one o’clock and at the Swedish Baptist church in Lake Elizabeth at three o’clock. Rev. Bergfalk of Grove City conducted the services and music was furnished by a quartette from Maynard. Interment was in the family burial lot adjoining the church in Lake Elizabeth.
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Willmar Tribune
Willmar, Minnesota, US
Wed, Jul 01, 1914
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