Obit for PETRY, Jacob (b.1832 d.1906), Brown Co., MN
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Review Journal - November 7, 1906
DEATH CLAIMS ONE MORE PIONEER
Jacob Petry Passes Away at Alexander Hospital
  Thursday evening at the St. Alexander hospital there passed away one 
of the early settlers of this city, Jacob Petry, at the age of nearly 
seventy five.  He had been ailing for some time and it was thought that 
an operation would relieve him, the complaint being, obstruction of the 
bowels.  The physicians advised against it, giving but little hope of 
recovery in either case, but he and his children felt that there was a 
chance and they were willing to take it.  He failed to recover from the 
operation.
  He was buried Sunday afternoon in the city cemetery, the services in 
connection with the funeral being held in Turner hall, conducted by Fred 
Pfaender with the assistance of the Maennerchor, both in the hall and at 
the grave.  There was an abundance of beautiful wreathes and other flowers, 
among them being wreathes from the Mozart Club and the Turnverein of St. 
Paul.  A large concourse of the old friends and neighbors of the deceased 
as well as those of the family were present to pay their respects to the 
memory of the deceased.
  Mr. Petry was born in Alzey, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, in 1832, and 
came to this country in 1850 locating in the east where he lived for 
fifteen years and where he was married, his wife dying a few years after 
the marriage leaving but one child, Philippine Boelter.  He came to this 
city in 1865, where he met and married Mathilda Buggert, and there were 
eight children born to this union; Arthur and Robert of St. Paul and 
Eduard, Henry, Armund, Hulda and Ida of this city and Emil, who is 
located on a farm near Boyd.  All of the children are living and have 
reached the estate of manhood.
  Mr. Petry was a carpenter by trade.  He was a careful, conscientious
man in the city followed that trade.  He was a careful, conscientious 
man in all of his dealing with his fellow citizens and was respected by 
all who knew him, a kind-hearted father and a genial and agreeable 
neighbor.  His love of music led him to be sought for in the early days 
for all functions in which there was required something of this nature 
and he was a member of the New Ulm Maennerchor and an active and faithful 
member of the Turnverein, under the auspices of which he was buried.