Peter Baker, 1826-1909

BAKER, SATTERLEE, STRODE

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 2/26/2011 at 06:39:04

MUSTERED OUT
The venerable Peter Baker, whose illness we reported last week, died his home Sunday morning, June 20th, at 10:35, after an illness of about two weeks, though he had been in failing health for several years.

Mr. Baker was born near Frankfort, Germany, July 4, 1826, and was 82 years 11 months and 16 days old when he passed to the Great Beyond. He came to this country in 1840, and Oct. 7, 1847, was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Strode, at Monmouth, Ill. He settled in eastern Iowa in 1856, and in 1862 enlisted in Co. F. 20th Iowa, being mustered out in 1865. His captain, in speaking of Mr. Baker's soldier record, said: "No man served his country more faithfully than he." Faithful elsewhere as in the army he was prepared to answer the final summons with the assurance that comes of a consciousness of faithful endeavor.

On Thursday he bade farewell to his family, all of whom were present, predicting as he did so that he would leave them the following Sunday, after which he sank steadily till the end came.

His wife, two sons and two daughters, survive him, as follows: L.F. Baker of Spencer, Iowa; David Baker, of Mankato, Minn.; Mrs. R.S. Satterlee, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, and Mrs. M. E. Golding, of Council Bluffs, Iowa; also eleven grand children.

Funeral services were held at the Free Baptist church Tuesday at 2 p. m., services being conducted by the pastor, and Rev. E.K. Day. of the Congregational church, who delivered the funeral service.

The old soldiers attended the funeral in a body, and at the conclusion of the church services, read the G.A.R. service there instead of at the cemetery.

Burial was in Riverside.

Source: The Spencer News, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; June 24, 1909.

Card of Thanks
The undersigned wish to express their thanks through the columns of this paper, for the many acts of kindness and sympathy tendered us during the sickness and death of our beloved husband and father.— Mrs. Mary A. Baker, L.F. Baker, D.Baker, Mrs. R.S. Satterlee, Mrs. M.E. Goldberg.

Source: The Spencer News, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; July 1, 1909.

Interment in Riverside cemetery
 

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