Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-02-03
Askov Resident
For twenty-five
Years, Succumbs
P. P. Kilstofte Relinquish-
es Full and Active Life i'm
Minneapolis Friday.

People of the Askov community
are joined with many from elsewhere
in mourning the passing of Pedel
Petersen Kilstofte, 25-year resident
of this village Mr. Kilstofte had beer
in failing health during the past six
years. Several times during that
period he had been seriously ill, but
his most recent attack of heart trouble
was too much for him to overcome
and he passed away peacefully Friday
night in Minneapolis hospital
Mr.. Kilstofte was born in LoruI
Mark, Ryslinge, Fyen, Denmark, and
came to the United States in 1887
and to Askov in 1912. For several
years he resided in the city of Chi
cago and in the period from 1896
to 1910 he was in the construction
business, which profession he fol-
lowed while in the Askov commun-
ity until his health failed to the ex-
tent that he was forced to retire.
Was A Contractor.
Mr. Kilstofte was active in his work
here first under his own name and
then under the firm name of ASkov
Construction Co. That company
erected the building which houses
the American Publishing Co. plant
and Mr.. Kilstofte personally aided
in the construction of the church
together with other buildings of i'm
portance in the community. He was
in company for several years with
his son, Hedge, who now operates q
construction company of his own with
headquarters at Winona.
The Askov Construction Co. erected
school buildings at Alexandria, Brain
erd, Anoka, Barnum, Floodwood
Park Rapids, Cloverton, a school
building and court house at Shakopee
school at Charles City, Iowa, hospital
at Cambridge, sanatorium at Pokeg-
anna, school at Medford, Wis, &
church at Boyd, Wis, and numerous
other buildings throughout this Sec
ton of the country.
Mr.. Kilstofte was a member of the
Dansk Folkesamfund; st. Ansgars
church, Chicago, and at one time
served on the board of the Danish
Lutheran church.
Mr.. KilStOfte was married to Miss
Marie Abelone Berntsen at Odense
Denmark, April 20, 1890, and to thai
union were born the following chill
dren: Holger of Askov; Erode OF
Wilmington, Calf; Hedge of Winona
Esbern at home; Skiold of Roland
Iowa; Marguerite (Mrs. Henry Ander-
SEM of Waconia; Herds of Fresno
Calf; Ruth (Mrs. Mac. Lundsten) Of
Buffalo; Gudrun of Mound; Gertrude
of Deer River; Ingeborg of Amarillo
Texas; Marie (Mrs. Einar Morten-
SEM of Lucedale, Miss; and Else, at
tending University of Minnesota. AL
of these children with their mother
survive to mourn kind and faithful
father, as do Is grandchildren and 6
sister, Mrs. E. Jensen. Peder anC
Uffe, two sons, have been dead many
years. Seven of the daughters at
tended the University of Minnesota
All the children were here for the
funeral except Erode and Herds Of
California and Mrs. Einar Mortenser
of Lucedale, Miss.
Funeral services for Mr.. Kilstofte
was held from the Danish Lutheran
church in Askov Sunday at p. m.
with Rev. jobs. Knudsen officiating
Pallbearers were N. S. Petersen, N
B. Miller, Chris Hansen, S. Chr
Dixen, Herluf Rasmussen, Niels Hede
o. R. Keller and Jens Thomson. Bur-
ial was in the local cemetery.
A large circle of friends and ac-
quaintances of the deceased from fal
and near join in extending sincere
sympathy to the bereaved family ir
the loss of a loved one, whose vacant
chair, while being a reminder of {
lost love, will at the same time be
token of life well spent in full
service to his fellowmen and to his
family.