Show another good citizen goes to his reward leter dies of cancers funeral being held on sunday afternoon death came yesterday morning to to peter erastus 74 esteemed citizen of thia thi community whose suffering from cancer of 0 the stomach for tho the past several months has been a source of 0 regret to hia many friends he ha literally starved to death it is understood as a result of the groth ot of cancer which prevented his eating funeral service is being held for or him sunday af arterson art ernon in tile the W wrt wirl rt ward chapel lie he is survived by his hi elizabeth carson rine ine grown sons dad and dai arsi ind and two halt half brott brotice cr charles and james J lines ot of richfield and respectively the tha surviving children are don aid horace lorin mrs lola belle hyatt mrs mary ellen dalton and biral kelln Ras muen of paro wan willard 0 of los an eeles sirs mrs loretta burt and mrs I erma anderson anderaon of 0 beaver there are 36 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren surviving also mr air was born 18 1859 in copenhagen denmark a son ot of nells neils martin and christina the baim taim f ally aily came to america when he was only two years old and he grew to manhood amid the hardships of 0 U tali lie ile could tell about going tor for wood bare the cintel wintel r time with ox teams and of 0 living on mighty scant rations part of it the time lie he and his good wife were married on choh Chrs mas nias day 1885 1895 and have made their home here always lie he was a carpenter by trade and many ot of the buildings in ill this community are of 0 his construction ile he was known as aa an honest industrious good citizen always willing to help those alss fortunate than he to work for or those who needed his bervice wh ether or not they uble able to pay and to contribute generously his services for public causes to the bereaved family we extend the sympathy of 0 the corn conima mu nry in the loss of 0 a devoted husband and father |