Peter P. Boyd (1848-1940)

BOYD, SALTVOLD, LARSON, HENDERSON, JAMES, GRIEBELING, HAMMERSLAND, BRENDELAND, EDWARDS

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 10/8/2024 at 17:24:01

From Story City Herald May 2, 1940 (page 1)

AGED CITIZEN IS LAID TO REST

Peter P. Boyd Passed Away at His Home Here Last Thursday Evening Following a Long Period of Illness

Peter P. Boyd, respected citizen of this community for 28 years, died at his home here Thursday evening, April 25th, having attained the age of 91 years, 4 months and 10 days. His death was due to the infirmities of his great age. For three months he had been confined to his bed, with no pain but a gradual seeping away of the vital life forces which thru his long life had given him such uniformly good health.

Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon, at 1:30 at the home and 2 o'clock at the Immanuel church. Rev. Heimarck, so long his pastor here, officiated. He was assisted by Rev. H. P. Nordby of Baldwin, Wis., who is a son of Mr. Boyd's former pastor, the Rt. Rev. J. Nordby in Lee, Illinois.

Selections were rendered by the Immanuel choir, as also a duet by Mr. and Mrs. Otis Boyd of Roland, with Louise Olson at the organ. The pallbearers were six nephews of the deceased, namely, Peter Boyd of Sioux Falls, S. D., Peter Boyd of Lee, Ill., Arthur Boyd, of Stanhope, Severt Hammersland of Eagle Grove, Henry Brendeland of Radcliffe and George Edwards of Lee, Ill. Interment was made in the Story City cemetery.

Generous gifts were given in his memory to the local Immanuel church, to missions, the St. Olaf radio station, WCAL, Story City Sunset Home, and the Bethesda Home for the Aged in Chicago.

Obituary

Peter P. Boyd was born at Skaanevik, Norway, Dec. 15, 1848. He came to America as a young lad of 15, settling at Lee, Ill., where he lived continuously until April, 1912, when he and his family moved to Story City, and his home has been here ever since.

On Dec. 15, 1892, he entered into wedlock with Olena Saltvold. To this marriage four daughters were born, all of whom, with his wife, survive him. They are: Mrs. O. R. Larson, Mrs. Luther Henderson and Mrs. Stanton James, all of Story City, and Mrs. Clarence Griebeling of Newton; there are also six grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces, besides a host of friends who will miss his always kindly presence.

Mr. Boyd had become a well known and highly esteemed member of this community down thru the years. He took a deep inters in his church and in public affairs, bein unusually well informed on most questions of the day, and a liberal giver to worthy institutions. The people of the business street will miss his daily visits to the postoffice to get his Chicago Tribune, and his unfailing couteous greeting.