Submitted
by: Susan Householder
Smith
THE
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE SATURDAY EVENING FEB. 28 1925
OBITUARIES
NELSON
P PETERSON
Nelson
P Peterson, age 74, one of the city's well known retired farmers and a resident
of this vicinity for 53 years, died at 6:30 o'clock this morning at the family residence,
621 East Battell street. He had been in poor health from a complication of
dieases for a number of years.
He
was born in Denmark, Nov. 23, 1850. He was married to Miss Anna Rose Kreutz 46
years old. She survives with five daughters, Mrs. Ray Wallick, Mrs. George
Caskey, Mrs. Ray Kearns, Mrs. George Doty, Mishawaka, and Mrs. John Kraus,
eight miles northeast of the city. Also 18 grandchildren survive. He leaves two
brothers, Hans Peterson, Mishawaka, and Andrew Peterson, Denmark. Four sisters
also live in Denmark.
Mr.
Peterson was a lifelong member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran church, from
where the funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be
in the city cemetery.
THE
SOUTH BEND TRUBUNE MARCH 2 1925
FUNERAL
NOTES
The
funeral of Nelson P Peterson was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from St.
Peter's Evangeical Lutheran church, Rev A A Fenner officiating. Burial was in
the city cemetery