OBITUARY: Peter Field, 1883-1969, Mitchell County, Iowa



                            Peter Field

Funeral services for Peter Field, age 85, were held at Rock Creek
Lutheran church, rural Osage on Monday November 10th.  Mr. Field died
at his home in Mason City on November 6th.  The Rev. Donald Berg,
church pastor, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Thore Larson, brother
of Mrs. Field.

Peter Field was born on December 7, 1883 at the farm home in Cedar
Township, Mitchell County.  He was one of four sons of Ole P. and
Inger Olson Fjelde.  He was baptized at Rock Creek Lutheran church
by the Rev. Johan Olson and his confirmation took place at Bethlehem
Lutheran church in Clear Lake.  He received his public school education
in the rural schools in Cedar Township.

He was married to Laura Larson at Jackson, Minnesota, on March 25, 1941.
They lived on the home farm in active farming and semi-retirement until
they moved to Mason City in 1959.

He was hospitalized during the spring of this year and again in late
summer and early fall, but had returned home.

He was preceded in death by his parents and by two brothers, Oscar and
Martin.

Surviving are his wife, Laura, one brother, Carl and several nieces
and nephews.



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