Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1914 — Obituary of Peter Herath. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Peter Herath.

Peter Herath, son of Conrad and Margaret Herath, was bom in Bavaria, Germany, Dec. 3, 1842, and died at his home near Brook Sept. 22, 1914, at the age of 71 years, 9 months and 19 days. When 10 years Qf age he moved w ith his parents to America, settling near Joliet, 111., where he grew to manhood. In the year 1869 he was united in marriage to Pauline Marea Frauenhoff.

To this union 12 children were born, two of whom died in infancy. Besides the widow he leaves to mourn his loss two brothers, Henry of Plainfield, and John A. of Joliet, 111., and ten children, Edward of Rensselaer, Mrs. Edwin Hill of Hartford, Mich . Mrs. Elmer Skiver of Kentland, and Mrs. John Sell, Mrs. Ormand Pruett, Frank, Otto, William, Mabel and Clarence of Brook, and 23 grandchildren. At the time of his demise he was surrounded by his entire family, except the daughter residing in Michigan. He made the remark that it was such a blessing to have his children around him; that they had always been so much pleasure and company to him.

Mr. Herath had been failing for about four years with leakage of the heart, but he had such a strong constitution and will power that he would not give up his labors on the farm until his health began to fail so fast about two years ago that dropsy set in and he was confined to his bed until the end. He had often expressed his readiness to go, but always wished that he might just sleep away, which wish was granted by the Great Father. Kentland Enterprise