Laude, Peter F. 1820-1890

LAUDE, ROUX

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Date: 10/13/2005 at 17:17:32

OBITUARY:
LAUDE: Born April 9th, 1820, died near Kingsley, Iowa, June 28th, 1890,
Peter F. Laude, aged 70 years, 2 months and 19 days.

Peter F. Laude was born in Semandan, Canton of Mont Beliard, France,
April 9th, 1820, and came with his parents to the state of New York in
1835 when but little over fourteen years old. His parents after
remaining in the East a few years came west and settled on a farm near
Dubuque, Iowa. In 1849 they were followed by the son. Mr. Laude was
educated in his native country. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary
Ann Roux, with whom he lived a joyous life until April 4th, 1870, when
she was removed by death. She was an intelligent, active, Christian
worker until she fell asleep in Jesus. Mr. and Mrs. Laude became the
parents of fourteen children, four of whom are dead. Two of this number
died in infancy and three after reaching maturity. Among the number of
the living is F. J. Laude with whom his father lived from shortly after
the decease of his companion until his death. During the last three
years of his life he was deeply afflicted part of the time, entirely
helpless, but always patient and trustful. He united with the
Presbyterian church, near Dubuque, Dec. 26th, 1857, in which church he
sustained a high order of Christian character, always ready for any good
word or work. In 1884 he united with the Congregational church in
Kingsley, in which he remained until he joined the church triumphant.
Mr. Laude possessed a well cultured mind; was a lover of books and a
close Bible student. For some time before his departure his sense of
hearing was quite defective, but he seemed to hear that that was
inaudible. At times his mind was more or less affected by physical
derangement, but at other times it became lucid and would blaze out in
its beauty and strength. His remains were deposited in the family
burial round at Dubuque, Iowa.

LeMars Sentinel newspaper, dated 22 JUL 1890