Charles H. PETERSON
Obituaries
Basalt Journal page 1 - March 25, 1905
DEATH OF CHARLES H . PETERSON
After nearly two years of suffering Mr . Peterson passed peacefully away on Monday of this week at 7:00pm. Those who had sympathized with him and his family during his protracted illness were not surprised to hear of his death , and yet there ivas reawakened in many hearts a sympathy for the widow and her little
ones. The I. O. O. F. fraternity, of which Mr . Peterson was an honored member immediately took charge of everything relating to the funeral and the service ; were held in M. E. Church on Wednesday morning ; at 11 o clock . Kev . Hole preached the funeral sermon from the text Eccles . 8 : 8 , which was _attentively listened to by the _large number in attendance . The following : facts in regard to the life of the _deceased were Drought cut . Charles H . Peterson was born in _lioros , Sweden , on July 21 , _iS&j _. and died March jo , 1905 , being nearly 42 years old at the time of his death . He came to this country when about ! i years of age and las li fed at times in lo _ _. va and Nebraska . : _oming more latterly to Colorado , where ie has made his home for many years . He leaves a widow and live children to
( mour : i his loss , but has 1 : 0 other relative ; _living . in America , riis father and mothei and one sUter still live in Sweden . H « has been an exceedingly industrious and hard-working man until disease undermined his health . The cause of his death was Bright s disease . v After the service at the church the j remains were conducted to their lasl I resting place by the members of the i Odd Fe !! o _ . _vs lodge , who . . with the ¦ use of their most impressive ritual , paid j the last rites to the memory of their dei parted brother . I Beautiful- flowers from Mt . Basalt Lodge No . S 3 , I . O . 0 . F ., and from Free Silver Rcbekah Lodge _N _ o . 47 . were deposited on the casket in the church . The casket bearers we re all Odd Fellows and were : Win . Nash , jas . Howie , Thomas Dol .-. n , J . E . Fraser , F . E . Mills r > nd Bert Hoffman
