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Show Heart Ailment Causes Death of Brigham Peter Wulfenstein, Sr. Brigham Peter Wulfenstein Jr., 73, died at the home of his son, B. P. Wulfenstein, III, in St. George at 7:30 a. m., Sunday of heart ailment, after one week's acute illness. He had been in poor health for several months, his condition becoming serious on July 2nd. Born Jan. 4, 1869, in Logan, he was a son of Brigham Peter and Olena Gulbransen Wulfenstein, Wulfen-stein, L. D. S. converts from Norway Nor-way and Sweden. He was about five years of age when his parents par-ents were called to assist with the building up of Utah's Dixie. They settled on old Price Bench ;and with many others lived for several years under that set-up of the L. D. S. United Order experiment. ex-periment. It was there, as a small boy, he learned to drive teams, and as he grew up he assisted often with rebuilding dams on the Rio Virgin to provide irrigation irriga-tion water for crops. On March 6, 1890, he was married mar-ried in the St. George Temple to Magdalena Schlappi, and from that time on they made their home in St. George, except for . Periods when he found employment employ-ment at freighting or mining (Continued on page eight) Wulfenstein Funeral (Continued from first page) elsewhere. He has worked in southern Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California during the boom periods of various sections of these states. During later years he has returned again to agricultural agri-cultural pursuits, farming in the vicinity of his childhood home. Surviving besides Mrs. Wulfenstein Wulfen-stein are five of their six children, including one daughter, Mrs. A. H. Connell of Milford; and four sons, B. P., Macmurrin and James Wulfenstein, all of St. George, and Grant of Kimberly, Nev.; also 19 grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. Of the grandchildren, grand-children, four are in the present military service, two in the Navyj and two in the Army. George Connell is with the Pacific fleet; Lee Wulfenstein, son of Mr. and Mrs.' Grant Wulfenstein is elsewhere else-where with the Coast patrol; and Arthur Garth and Ward Wulfenstein, Wulfen-stein, sons of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Wulfenstein III, are in the Army, Ward having been a member of the St. George unit of the National Na-tional Guard, 115th Engineers. Bishop Andrew McArthur conducted con-ducted the funeral services for Mr. Wulfenstein in the St. George stake Tabernacle Tuesday, July 14, at 4 p. m. Mrs. Ada Cannon presided at the organ, and accompanied ac-companied the music numbers, which included a vocal duet, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul", Mrs. Ruth Miles and Miss Loa Moss; '. vocal solos, "Lay My Head Beneath Be-neath the Rose", Mrs. Mamie Paxman; "I Know That My Redeemer Re-deemer Lives", Mrs. Ruth Miles; and "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine", Marion Bowler. William J. Hopkins, the first speaker, sermonized on the purpose pur-pose of so-called mortality, that mankind may enlarge their scope of understanding and accomplishment, accom-plishment, and emphasized the necessity of the good life during mortality, that the individual may have greater opportunity for progress prog-ress and happiness in the eternities. eterni-ties. Patriarch George E. Miles told of his long association with the deceased, of his hard work as a young man in assisting with the pioneering of this section, and of his faithfulness to duty in the several places where he was employed em-ployed as foreman of large smelter smel-ter crews. He spoke of his excellent ex-cellent physique, of his great strength and his kindness and charity towards all his fellowmen, exhorting his children to live righteously that they may enjoy his association in the eternities, and stating that God will not permit total destruction of this great democracy, which he has established for the accomplishment accomplish-ment of his purposes and for the betterment of mankind. Bishop McArthur made brief closing remarks. Prayers were by John H. Schmutz,. and Bishop's Counselor E. Ellis Everett, the grave in the St. George city cemetery, being dedeciated by Milton E. Moody. There was a great profusion of floral offerings and many friends and relatives attended the services. serv-ices. Following the. services all of the relatives assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milton E. Moody for a short visit before those" from out of town returned home. Lunch was served by women of the South ward Relief Society, who were neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Wulfenstein. |