Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 304, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1912 — JOHN PINTER DIED SATURDAY MORNING [ARTICLE]

JOHN PINTER DIED SATURDAY MORNING

Well-Known Wheatfield Merchant Passed Away After Long Sickness—Funeral Monday. John Pinter, a well-known merchant of Wheatfield and for many years the foremost businessman of that town, died Saturday morning at his home there after a long sickness. For more than a year he was confined to his bed and for several! months it was thought at various times that he could live but a few hours. He was a man of integrity, of enterprise, of devotion to his family and his business, and the result was, a useful life that had its influence for the upbuilding of the community. In addition to ing a successful merchant he was a director of the Wheatfield Bank. He was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters and of the I. O. F. of A. He leaves a widow and four children; four brothers, Frank, of Crown Point; Peter and Nicholas, of Chicago; and Henry, of Valparaiso; and two .maiden sisters, Miss Mary, of Otis, and Miss Catharine, of Valparaiso. The funeral was held from the Catholic church at Wheatfield this Monday morning at 11 o’clock and was Jargely attended.