Jungers, Peter 1875-1932

JUNGERS, SELIG, SCHAFFHAUSEN, LANGENHORST

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke--Volunteer
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:38

Source: Alton Democrat (10-21-1932)

Born: April 21, 1875
Died: October 16, 1932

JUNGERS WAS LUMBER MAN AT 15 YEARS--EARLY SETTLER AT HOSPERS PASSES AWAY

Peter Jungers, veteran Hospers lumberman and for many years influential in this state in the democratic party, passed quietly into his last sleep at his home at Hospers Sunday evening. He had been confined to bed for the past seven weeks but was thought to be improving lately, the heart trouble from which he suffered since last May apparently clearing up.

He was born April 21, 1875, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jungers, at Waubeka, Wisconsin, and is survived by his father, aged 87, who for many years had made his home with his son Peter. The family moved to Minnesota where they lived a short time and then, in 1887, coming to Iowa. Mr. Jungers began working for F.M. Slagle & Company, at the Hospers yard when he was 15 years of age, a few years later becoming manager of the yard. He was postmaster during the Wilson Administration and had been mayor of Hospers.

Mr. Jungers had a particularly pleasing personality and numbered his friends by the hundreds. It was generally recognized that he could have made a success wherever his life might have been thrown, and he was a conscious success at Hospers. It was partly through his influence that the town came one of the best trading points in this section, and through small the loyalty of the people of its trade territory was unusually pronounced, the unity of its business men in boosting for their town unusual to may the say the least. His counsel prevailed in nearly every argument of every variety in which he had a voice.

In the democratic party Mr. Jungers was known throughout the state, his judgment valued and his friendship coveted. His interest in politics was keen and reading very wide on the subject. Only until the last few weeks before his death did he lose interest in the present campaign. He was a Roosevelt man from the beginning and fought for the governor’s interests in the state convention at Davenport last March. In his death the democratic party of Sioux County loses a tower of strength.

Mr. Jungers married Agatha Selig, also of Hospers, in 1898, but his wife preceded him to the beyond, passing away in December, 1920, after an extended illness. They are survived by three sons--Joe, Ambrose and Paul--all of California. Paul having been at Hospers with his father since last June.

On May 22, 1923, Mr. Jungers married Angelina Langenhorst Schaffhausen and they had two children, Walter and Valeria and his also survived by her three children of her first marriage--Ethyl, Lloyd and Lucinda..

He has two sisters surviving--Mrs. John Hentges of Chewelah, Washington, and Mrs. William Pohlen of Everly. A brother and sister died in infancy.

A devoted member of the Catholic Church, Mr. Jungers belonged to the Knights of Columbus and to the Holy Name Society. Members of the latter society accompanied the body from the home to the church where funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning by Reverend Father Thoenissen, and from the church to the cemetery.

In addition to the great host of friends who attended the funeral services were the following relatives from away: Mr. and Mrs. Pohlen of Everly; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pohlen and William Pohlen of Sheldon; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pohlen, Ida Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Claseman and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Claseman, all of Long Prairie, Minnesota; Robert Faber and son Robert of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Nick Jengers, Fredonis, Wisconsin; Mr. and Mrs. John Luesman and his sister and husband, all of ---; Mr. and Mrs. John Robinet, Sheldon.

It was not Mr. Jungers wish that his sons Joe and Ambrose come from California at this time but they had expected to come next spring if his health improved so that he could visit with them. Only recently he had attended his son Joe’s wedding in California going by airplane in order to reach there in time for the event and surprised all three boys upon his arrival.

On the day of his passing the doctor visited him at noon and his patient recognized him. He dozed off to sleep and from this he never wakened.