Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 208, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1920 — PETER HORDEMAN. [ARTICLE]

PETER HORDEMAN.

Peter Hordeman, Sr., this life on Friday morning, Aug. 20, 1920, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Conrad Hildebrand, New Buffalo, Mich., with whom he was spending the summer. .. He was born in Westphalia, Germany, 'where he served his apprenticeship as a cabinet maker. At the age of eighteen he came to America and worked at his trade in New York City. He was of a savlhg disposition and with the earnings he had accumulated he came to Indiana shortly after the Civil war. He purchased of Daniel Grant a farm one mile west of Rensselaer. Here he lived for a half century. He was married to Josephine Miller, a native of Westphalia, Germany, and they were the parents of eleven children. Two died in infancy and nine grew to mature manhood and womanhood. The mother passed to her reward seventeen years ago. A son, John and daughter, Mary, died a few years ago, another son, Joseph, coula not be located. The other children, the Rev. William Hordeman, pastor of the Catholic church at Frankfort; Mrs. Rose Hildebrand, of New Buffalo, Mich., Peter, Jr., of Union township, Herman- and Henry of Marion township and Mrs. Anna Scallon of Frankfort, were present at the funeral services which were held at St. Augustine church on Monday, August 23 at 9:00 a. m. The services were conducted by the pastor, Father L. J. Schirack with a solemn high mass by Father Hordeman, chief celebrant, assisted by priests from the St. Joseph College and an • appropriate sermon by Rev. Father Ttrull of the Indian School. Besides the children mentioned above the deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs. Lambert of Brooklyn,'N. Y., and two brothers William Hordeman of Idaho and . Cephus 'Hordeman of Waterford, Wis., also twenty grandchildren and three great grandchildren. While never physically strong, his health was generally good during his declining years. • His last illness was but two days in duration, when he received the last sacrament of the church and passed away painlessly and peacefully to the life beyond at the age of 89’ years."* He was one of those stalwart characters which have contributed so largely to the. development of this nation. Those from a distance and not mentioned above, who attended the funeral were a grandson, Leonard Skellen of Frankfort, Conrad Hilderbrand of New Buffalo, Mich., William Hoppe of Burlington, Wis., and Mr. and Mrs Mehring of Waterford, Wis.