PETER SVENDGAARD DIED LAST NIGHT

Peter A. Svendgaard passed away Wednesday, September 14th, at nine o’clock in the evening at the Blair Hospital where he had been suffering from a heart ailment for the past three weeks. Mr. Svendgaard was 82 years of age at the time of his passing, having been born in Denmark on June 13th, 1861. He came to Washington County at the age of 18 years, and has resided in this county ever since.

On June 1, 1886 he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Jensen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Soren Jensen. To this union ten children were born - Alfred, who died in childhood; Sena, who is now Mrs. Anton Anderson of Arlington; Soren of Humphreys, Missouri; Elizabeth, who is Mrs. Carl Andersen of Los Angeles, California; Nels of Arlington; Andrew of Blair; Odessa, now Mrs. Lloyd Brown of Arlington; Alvin of Blair; Goldie, who is Mrs. Roy Follen; and Pearl, now Mrs. Peter Stricklett, Jr., both of Blair. A brother, Nels Svendgaard of Omaha preceded him in death two years ago. Besides his immediate family, there are twenty grandchildren and forty five great grandchildren left to mourn for him.

From the time of his marriage, Mr. Svendgaard resided on a farm south of Orum where his son, Alvin, now lives, until fourteen years ago when he moved his family to the home on Nebraska Street in Blair where they now reside.

Mr. Svendgaard had been in poor health for some time, having submitted to a major operation a year ago last March, and at that time was in the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, from March 1st until the middle of June.

Services will be held at the First Lutheran Church in Blair, with Rev. H. C. Jorgensen conducting the last rites, but the arrangements are not yet complete and no date has been set for the funeral. Chris K. Bendorf is the undertaker in charge.

#2-Published in The Enterprise, September 23, 1943

RITES FOR PETER SVENDGAARD SUN.

Last rites for Peter Svendgaard, 82, who passed away last Wednesday, September 14th, were held Sunday afternoon at the First Lutheran Church in Blair. Rev. Harold Jorgensen was in charge of the services.

Friends and relatives of the deceased filled the church to overflowing as the final tributes were paid to the man who had made this county his home for sixty-four years.

Musical numbers were furnished by Mrs. James Hansen, soprano, and by a quartette composed of Leona Jensen, Miss Mildred Romer, Stanley Carlsen and Ronnie Jensen.

Those from out-of-town who were in attendance were Soren Svendgaard and daughter, Louise of Humphreys, Mo.; and Mrs. Kermitt Fattig of St. Joseph, Mo.; Maynard Svendgaard and wife of St. Joseph, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. H. Anderson and Mrs. and Mrs. Pete Sorensen of Omaha. Also present was Mrs. Carl Anderson of Los Angeles, California; Messrs and Mesdames Adolph Voss, Fred Voss and Albert Jensen, all of Millard, Nebraska.

Find a Grave Memorial # 111225393

Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file at the Blair Public Library.