Peter Martin Phillops (1869-1936)

PHILLOPS, LARSON, TJERNAGEL, PETERSON, VANGNESS, LANEVILLE, HOVE

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 8/15/2024 at 18:19:42

From Story City Herald April 9, 1936 (page 2)

OBITUARY

P. M. PHILLOPS

Peter Martin was the only son of Knut and Malene Phillops. Knut Phillops, a veteran of the Civil war, came to this community immediately after the war and married Malene, who was the widowed wife of Peter Larson Tjernagel. Peter Larson and Malene had settled on the prairie northeast of Story City in 1858, which farm afterwards became the large Phillops farm.

P. M. Phillops was born Jan. 18, 1869. He died in Story City March 26, 1936. He was born and reared in a Christian home, and the fruits of that training were plainly shown in the life and acts of the deceased.

He was united in marriage to Anna Marie Peterson, daughter of Erick J. and Chersti Peterson, pioneer folks of this community, Feb. 6, 1890. To this union seven children were born, of whom two passed away while young.

He leaves to mourn his early demise his dutiful wife and the following children: Julia (Mrs. Jacob Vangness of West Concord, Minn.); Clarence of Kenyon, Minn.; Mrs. Jennie Laneville of Webster City; Myrtle (Mrs. J. A. Hove) of Stanhope), and Joseph of Des Moines. He also leaves 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Martin Phillops can truthfully be called a pioneer's son. He lived here all his life and, in fact, farmed the original homestead until a few years ago, when he and his family retired and moved to town.

After moving to town--as well as before--he had taken great interest in church work and in the Bethel congregation of which he was a member. He was willing to help in matters that were for the general good of the community, state and church.

Funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. G. o. Paulsrud, Sunday, March 29, in the St. Petri church. Interment took place on the family lot in Mamrelund cemetery. Pall bearers were old time friends and neighbors: Lars Omvig, Albert Jackson, Charley Johnson, Dedrick Munson, Osmund Vangness and L. J. Tjernagel.

The writer of this will miss Martin Phillops very much, and all feel that a good friend had gone, beyond. Blessed be his memory.
--L.J.T.