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Show Town's Oldest Man Succumbs Mr. Henry P. Ellertsen, the eldest eld-est man in Mt. Pleasant and her fourth oldest resident, succumbed of pneumonia at his home here early Wednesday morning. Mr. Ellertsen, who was an uncle of former Mayor Jesse N. Ellertsen of Provo, celebrated cele-brated his 89th birthday October 6th last, having been born in Copenhagen, Copen-hagen, Denmark in 1814. He was a son of John and Christina Chris-tina Lund Ellertsen. After the family fam-ily joined the L. D. S. Church in 1!'55, he same with his parents and two younger sisters. Julia and Rc-setta, Rc-setta, to America. The family crossed cross-ed the plains in an oxteam company. compa-ny. For two years they lived in Salt Lake City, after which they resided for eight years at Spanish Fork before be-fore locating in Spring City anions the early settlers of that community, communi-ty, in 1865. Mr.Ellertsen married Miss Olena Andersen of Spring City, alo a native na-tive of Denmark, in 1871. They lived until 1901 in Spring City, then settled set-tled permanently in Mt. Pleasanr,. His wife died December 3, 1925. Four of their six children survive: Mrs. Neola E. Hansen. Mt. Pleasant; Pleas-ant; Mrs. Hulda E. Kay, Mona; Mrs. Nora E. Kay, Provo; Mrs. Julia Jul-ia Spencer of San Francisco. Also surviving are twelve grandchildren, grand-children, thirteen great-greatgrandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; two brothers, John Ellertsen, Santaquin, and Ephraim Ellertsen of Provo; and two sisters, Mrs. Julia Robinson, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Rosetta Burdick of Carey, Idaho. Mr. Ellertsen was a farmer for many years, and for eighteen years, until the practice was discontinued, rane the local curfew each evening at nine. A faithful member of the L. D. S. church, he was for many years a ward teacher in Spring City and later in the local South ward, and in 3867-8 he performed a mis-i'-n in Missouri. He was a Black Hawk Indian In-dian war veteran, and regularly attended at-tended the annual encampment of that organization. Mr. Ellertsen was until very recently re-cently possessed of splendid health, which he attributed to scrupulous observance cf the laws of moderation modera-tion and temperance. Walking was a favorite form of exercise, and he is reported to have stated at the time of his birthday party last fa'l that because of the factors noted, he had never known a sick day up to that time. He lived by himself following his wife's death, performed his own indoor in-door and outdoor chores, read the newspaper without glasses and took an active mental and physical interest in-terest in life. He began ailing several weeks a-go, a-go, and was unable, much to his chagrin, to attend the annual Old Folks' party February 7th, his illness ill-ness finally culminating in pneumonia pneu-monia which proved fatal. Funeral services are to be held at 2 p. m. Saturday in the South ward chapel, with Bishop A. L. Petersen Pe-tersen officiating. Speakers will be Christian Johansen, John F. Harris Har-ris and John S. Blain. Music is to be furnished by the ward choir, inging "I Need Thee Every Hour," "Sweet Hour of Prayer," and "Resting Now From Care and Sor row." A solo, "O My Father," is to be rendered by Mrs. Neola Olsen. A. H. Anderson and A. O. Neilson will offer prayers, and the grave in the city cemetery is to be dedicated by Mads Anderson. |