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Show JOHN G. HAFEM, PIONEER. PASSES Uorn in Switzerland in 1838 and Came to l,lah in 18(;l; So(-tlcd So(-tlcd in Santa Clara in that Year John O. Hafen. veteran pioneer of (a ciara, passed away at his home rt'dav morning- He had been failing some months, having been confined con-fined to his bed since February 1. Funeral services were held Saturday morning with Bishop V. J. Frei officiating. offi-ciating. Msic was- by th0 Wlrtl choir' vocal duet and a male quartet. The Spelling prayer was offered by Joseph T Atkin and the closing prayer by president W. O. Eentley. Jr. The speakers were former Bishop E. R. Frei, Arthur K. Hafen, President E. H Snow. President Joseph K. Niches Nich-es and Bishop V. J. Frei. Eulogies OTre paid to his life of service and his devotion to duty. John G. Hafen was born in Schur-aiigen, Schur-aiigen, .Canton Thurgau, Switzerland, October 17, 1838, the son of John G. and Magdalena Hafen. Only one other chfld, a daughter, was born into the family- His mother died in Switzerland, Switzer-land, 'but his father and his sister came with John G. to America in 1861, baring previously embraced the gospel. They crossed the plains in the Sextus E. Johnson company, arriving in Salt Lake valley in September. In October they were called to the southern mission mis-sion .being members of the Swiss company com-pany which settled in Santa Clara. They arrived at Santa Clara on November No-vember 28, 1861 where John G. has since resided. He was active in civic and religious affairs as long as he was able to go about. He went on a short mission to the states and filled a mission to his native land. Upon returning, in 1884, he was chosen bishop of Santa Clara ward which position he held for twenty-eight years. The last fifteen years of his life were devoted largely to work in the St. George temple. Early in the seventies a cooperative mercantile institution was established of which he was manager. Later he conducted the business as a private enterprise, en-terprise, with several others owning stock. His son later took over what has been practically the only mercantile mercan-tile business in the history of Santa f Clara. With his sons he cared for live I stock, which industry has been carried on to date. He lived the law of celestial marriage rearing four families. His surviving posterity, seventeen children, one hundred hun-dred ten grand children, and forty-nine forty-nine great-grandchildren live largely in Dixie and Clark county, Nevada. Five sons, four sons-in-law, three grandsons and two grand-daughters served as missionaries in the church. Many have followed educational pursuits pur-suits and are serving in educational, religious and civic institutions at the present time. With the passing of John G. Hafen the last of the original Swiss company com-pany has answered the final roll call. Five boys and one girl of that company com-pany are stiU living at Santa Clara. A remarkable story of achievement through hardships and self sacrifice is "Men in the attainment of this historic his-toric company. By those who know and appreciate their lives and who have felt their heart throbs is expressly a taiediction upon their labors. |