Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1911 — DEATH CAME TO AGED GERMAN RESIDENT. [ARTICLE]

DEATH CAME TO AGED GERMAN RESIDENT.

Peter May Passed Away at 10 O’clock Thursday Night After Sickness of Several Weeks. Peter May, a iwealthy retired farmer and resident for the past six years of Rensselaer, died at 6, minutes of 10 Thursday night at his home on Milton street. He had been in failing health for some time, being physically broken down. When death came he was surrounded by his entire family, consisting of the wife and eight childrep, as follows: Mrs. W. D. Bond, Mrs. Helen Purfley, Mrs. George Wenner, Mrs. Chas. Nafers, Mrs. Margaret Karsten, Mrs. Sadalia Jacox, and Peter and Adolphus May. Mrs. Jacox was but recently-paarrieii-and had gone to her hdm© in South Dakota. She arrived here last Saturday. Deceased would have been 71 years of age the 25th of the coming March. He was a native of Germany. He moved to Rensselaer from Illinois six years ago, after buying considerable land in Jasper county. The funeral will be held at the late residence Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. It will be conducted by Rev. G. H. Clarke, pastor of the First Christian church and interment will be made in Weston,cemetery.