Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-06
ARMY MAN DIES
Sergt. Peter Lorenzen, Aged 10.
Retired. Expires at Home
in Sears.
FALLS VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
To Be Given Military Funeral Wed
nesday-Ministers' Widow Dies
Other Obituary.

Sergt. Peter LOrenzen, of the United
States army. retired, died of pneumon-
ia and grip this morning at II o'clock
at his home in Sears. aged 20 years
He had been ailing for three weeks
Mr.. LOrenZen came to Rock Island
arsenal 10 years ago. Five years ago.
having attained the age limit, he was
placed on the retired list. Surviving
are the widow and five children, all
at the home in Sears, ,.----.
Deceased viii be buried with mill
tary hOnOrs. the body to be transport
ed on caisson from the home to the
National cemetery at Rock Island ar
senal. The funeral services will be
conducted at the residence at 2:30
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Emma NebeIIuS.
Mrs. Emma Nebeiius. widow of the
late Rev. Frederick Nebelius, the
Swedish Lutheran minister. died az
her home, 1902 Seventh avenue. this
morning at $50 O'Clock. after an i'll
ness of eight weeks of cancer of the
liver, for the relief of which she IN
derwent an operation three weeks AGO.
Mrs. NebeliuS was born in Sweden
Oct. %, 1852. IN 1882 she came to
Rock Island. her marriage with Rev.
Nebelius taking place in that year.
Her husband died at Ophiem. ILL.,.
where he was serving as pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church, in 1897.
Mrs. Nebelius leaves two children,
Anna and Fred. The body will be TAX
en- to Ophiem for burial Thursday
morning.
Townsend Funeral.
G. w. Townsend was laid away in
Chippiannock cemetery yesterday af-
| ternoOn. The funeral service. CON
Quoted by Rev H. w Reed. pastor of
the First Baptist church. was held at
the Wheelan undertaking rooms. at
$50 O'Clock Tri-City Typographical
union No. 1O7, OF which deceased was
| a member, attended in a body. march,
ing from the hail in Industrial home.
Hymns were rendered by the Wood
man quartet. A. \. Burt, c. f. White,
w. A. McGuinn and l.. F.. McNabney.
The pallberers We're +. e. Potter, +.
y. Kerr, Z. W. Lindbeck, b. w. New
ton, Z. a Hauptmann and J. w. Null
len.
Death of Leonard &. StOckwell.
Leonard c. StockweH. the veteran
baseball player. who died while en-
route to California for his health, was
buried at Cordova, his home. Mr.
Stockwell was a victim OF consump-
ton. In his wasted condition he was
not able to endure the strain of travel
and the sudden change in climate
Deceased. who began his baseball ca
reer in Davenport with the old Reming
ton team there and later played in the
Davenport professional teams event
ually became one of the early stars
of the Chicago White Stockings and
was with Cleveland Grand Rap
ids and several of the minor
leagues over the country He
was a catcher. After his retire
ment from the game for time he fol
lowed umpiring, but in later years had
been conducting a store in his home
village. He had been ailing for one
year. He is survived by his wife. his
son Leonard, years old, and his faith
er. Leonard Stockwell. His mother
died about one year ago.
samuel YOhe.
Samuel Yohe. aged Al years, died
this morning at his home, Ninth street
and Michigan avenue. South Rock ISL
and. at o'clock, of typhoid fever. Mr..
Yohe was unmarried.