Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-04
PEHR OLSON, OLD
RESIDENT,PASSES
End Comes at Home on Fifth Avenue
After Illness Extending Through
the Summer.
IN ROCK ISLAND SINCE 1866
Wife and Five Children Are Survivors
Funeral Services ut Swedish
Baptist Church.

pehr Olson. aged 81 years. died at
200 this morning at his home. 2O10
nth avenue He had been Ill all sum
re- with ailments incident 10 age, and
his condition had been critical for two
weeks.
Mr. Olson was a native OF Sweden.
having been born March 3. 1885 at
ynrsio His marriage with Miss Ker-
sin Nilsson was solemnized in his ma
tive land in 1860, and in 1866 the cou-
ME removed 10 the United States They
have since been residents of Rock Is
land.
Surviving him are his wife and five
children. Miss Edna Olson, Mrs. A
nahlen. Theodore F. Olson and z. p
olson. all Of Rock Island. and Mrs. F.
3. Brown of Lutcher, La There are
also eight grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 2:3O
tomorrow afternoon in the Swedish
BAPTIST church of Rock Island, of
which he had ben a member. Rev. E.
A. Carlson will conduct the services.
Burial will be in Chippiannock ceme-
terry, Rock Island.
Funeral of Mrs. Peter Maak.
The funeral of Mrs. Peter Maak was
held Yesterday afternoon at > o'clock
At the home Of her daughter, Mrs
Rosie X Erbs. 1924 Thirtieth street
Rev. ". G. Oglevee. pastor of the South
Park Presbyterian church. was in
charge of the services. Interment was
in Chippiannock cemetery.
Funeral of w. II. Dewey.
The funeral OF William II. Dewey
was held from the home. SIG Forty-sec-
ond street, Saturday afternoon at $50
o'clock.
The funeral services were in charge
of Rev. R ". Hostetter. The services
al the grave were under the auspices
of the Davenport lodge. knights of
Pythias, OF which the deceased was an
active team worker and a uniform
rank member Members of the lodge
attended in a body, and the officers
present were ]. A Mullen, c. c.; w. f.
Petersen. V c.: Emil Silberstein, pre-
late. Music was furnished by the
Misses Augusta Lutt, Mildred LunI
and Mable CrentZ. Active pallbearers
were ]. II. Barber, w. f. Petersen,
Charles Block. J. II. Holton, ]. II. Cd
gers. and Louis Seberlin. Interment
was made in Oakdale cemetery.
Funeral of Guy II. Hayes.
Funeral services for Guy R Hayes
al o'clock al the Knox chapel by W.
c. Smith, who also read the service at
the grave Burial was in Chippian-
mock cemetery The pallbearers were
j. G. BrittOn, W. J. Britton, J. Hays
Britton, j. NJ COzad and Ira Roberts
OF Rock Island. and DR.. d. F. Richard
son OF HOOpestOn, III.
Harry Matthew Ewing.
Harry Matthew. fOur-year-Old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Matthew Ewing, 2709
Sixth avenue. died at $50 last night
Of cholera infantum. Besides the par
ents he leaves a twin brother, Harold.
Mrs. Ewing was formerly Ethel May
Stapleton. Funeral services will prob
sbly be held tomorrow afternoon at
the home. Burial will be in Calvary
cemetery
Funeral of G.. {. Pratt.
The funeral OF c. c. Pratt will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the residence, S11 Forty-third street
Rev. NJ. Z. Chatley will officiate. Mem
bers of Division No. go, Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers will be in
charge Of services at Chippiannock
cemetery The pallbearers will be W.
u. Johnston. William Arnold, J. W
Smith, c. H Davis, James Mirfield. Sr.,
and A. NJ Rough.