The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-20
\. c. FLYGARE
GOES TO REST
Passing of Ogden Pioneer Who
Was Factor in industrial
and Religious Life.

N. c. Flygare. one Of Ogden's most re-
spected citizens. died at his home, 242e
jefferson avenue, shortly after o'clock
last evening from heart failure, after a
protracted illness. His death had been ex-
pected for several days and when the
end came he was surrounded by his fam
/ lily. He was 81 years old and is survived
! by seven children: Mrs. Anna Cogan OF
| New York City, Councilman Chris FLY
/ care, Joseph f.. Oscar, n. c., Jr.: Juliet
/ Ogden
All of his life President FIygare had
| been prominently fdentified with
| church, political and business affairs
He was connected with the Eccles in
terests in Ogden and was one IF the
OriginatOrs of the First National bank
of Ogden, the Eccles Lumber company,
the Ogden Street Railway company.
the Ogden Electric Railway company
and the Ogden Standard Publishing
company. OF late he had been most
| actively engaged with the affairs of
the Amalgamated Sugar company and
the Ogden Rapid Transit company. be-
ing superintendent of the latter con-
Germ.
PoliticaltH he served Ogden City as
building Inspector, city councilman and
fire and police commissioner. He sci we'd
the territory as superintendent during
the erection of the Agricultural col
lege buildings at Logan. and at che
time as trustee and treasurer of the
State Industrial school located in this
city.
Story of His Life.
Nils Christian Flygare was born on
Feb. 8, 1S41, at RuthsbO, Bjerreso par
ish, near Ystad. Malmohuslan, Sweden.
he was baptized according to the faith
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter-Day Saints by C. Nelson, Sept. ),
1858, in the city of Lund, Sweden, and
was soon afterward ordained a deacon
and called to labor as a local mission
airy. In the spring of 1859 he was or
dained an elder. He labored for more
! than three years as missionary in
the Scone conference, occupying at dit
ferent times the following positions in
the order named: Missionary in tile
Ystad branch; president of the SvedeIa
branch; missionary in the province OF
Blekinge; missionary in Neilinge and
Wiggarum branch; president of the
Horny branch; president of the Land
SkVOna branch and travelling elder in
LandskvOna and Svaluf branch. In
September of 1851 he was called to pre-
side over the Stockholm conference.
which position he occupied until the
spring of 1864, when he was released
to emigrate to Utah.
Mr.. Flygare left his native land in
the spring of 1854, and in company
with large company of emigrants
landed in America in June. He crossed
the plains in Captain William b. Pres
toms company, and arrived at Salt
Lake City Sept. Is, 1864. Shortly after
arriving in Utah he located in Ogden,
where he made his home.
Was Prominent AS Contractor.
His early occupation in this state
was that of a builder, which later led
him to become one of the principal
contractors and builders of the state
In 1874 he was called by President
Brigham Young to perform a mission
in Scandinavia. On arriving at Co
penhagen, Denmark, he was appointed
TO preside over the Stockholm confer
ence, which position he occupied until
June, 1875 at which time he was called
to preside over the Scandinavian mis-
sion. He was released to return home
in June, 1876, and was appointed lead
er of another large company of emf
grants from Liverpool to Utah.
In the fall of 1877 he was again
called TO take another mission to
Scandinavia. and presided for two
years over the mission. While on that
mission he, in connection with Elder
August w. Carlson, published the first
edition of the Book of Mormon in the
Swedish language. Returning home in
the fall of 1879, he was again leader of
a company of Saints from Liverpool
TO Utah. 1t is said that he was very
successful in handling the emigrants
on these long journeys over water and
land
In the fall of 1855 Elder Fiygare was
for the third time called to take mis-
sion to Scandinavia. This time he pre-
sided over the mission for about three
years and returned to his home in this
city in October 1888. Up TO this Tina
he had spent more than twelve years
as a missionary in Scandinavia and he
no doubt. as to. length of time spent in
the missionary field, stood at the head
of the list of those who have .labored
in Scandinavia.
AT home Mr.. Flygare in addition to
holding positions of trust in the city
and state, served as bishop of the
fourth ward, Ogden, from 1877 to 1888,
when he was chosen as second coun-
sellOr in the stake presidency of the
Weber stake, which position he held
at the time of his death. He was also
a member of the state board of edu-
cation.