Show d Mi's Mis antis aotis Oldest Jn Citizen Passes Hrom rom 1 Peaceful Life lifey y 9 Mickel Peter Munk funk who would 1 Ye ve been in September one onet t I the f four ur oldest men in tho the ate ite died Monday at ut 8 p. p m m. m in ine e a home where he lived since 58 63 Mr Munk was born September s. s r 1 1844 1544 on the Island of ot Born- Born Mawr- Mawr A olm olm De Denmark mark a son of Chrisg Chrisan Chris Chris- g an n I. I and Anne Marie unk ink His lIs parents were con converts verts the L D S church and he and ands andi s i brothers and sisters III d them to America In the Fos- Fos f Fos- Fos 1 fren fen ren Immigration company the company the ie lie Ie first group roup Of Scandinavian i- i nv averts to come to this country of which he lie Is the last known kno survivor I On November 24 1868 he mari marii mar- mar ii i e ed Eunice Ann Brown Blown in the old i il It Lake Endowment house Mrs lunk funk died in 1936 at the age of or 7 He was still alert and active tip to within three days of his death eath and quietly slipped sUpped away Y- Y i causes Incident to age He J ever missed going to tho the polls palla k Ifor fever or ar every election local or nation nation- sand and voted in the last president t fat election Since he came to toy toJ y J Utah tah the republic has had 17 l residents I Try 1 I Irom From rom one ewe which he received received ed in payment for labor when 16 mars old he got his start in the z sheep business later purchasing head bead of sheep and placing jC Hem em lem in the Manti Mantl cooperative i I erd rd erd He had owned a share in he e herd since He had engaged I 1 n the sheep and cattle business since that time and only retired in i recent years to work In his hisa I arden jarden a den and enjoy his children i it t and great-grand- great I He kept his own home t lying next door to one of or his l daughters and within two blocks of lof all of his children I Mr Munk funk Is survived by three laughters daughters Mrs Minerva M. M Daven Sort art rt Mrs Mae M. M Livingston and Mrs Irs Clara M M. Anderson one son Munk and one brother rnest Irnest Munk all of or Mantl ManU He Her 1 r ad IS 18 grandchildren and 30 great eat grandchildren Three of his great grandsons are in the army Funeral services were held yesterday yesterday yes- yes I Erday in the Mantl Manti S Sou o u t h h hWard Ward with Bishop DIshop Ernest Munk MunkI Munk ln I m charge of the services Burial i was in the Mantl Manti cemetery I |