Rosa, Peter 1831 - 1904

ROSA, WEBSTER

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 6/14/2019 at 14:54:28

Source: IAGenWeb Special Project Iowa Old Press database, The Decorah Journal January 19, 1904

Mortuary - Peter Rosa
Frankville township loses another one of her old and respected citizens in the death of Peter Rosa, which occurred last Tuesday at his home. He was a member of one of the most prominent families of the county, and a brother of the late Samuel Rosa, whose accidental death occurred only a few weeks ago. Mr. Rosa was an exemplary husband, father and citizen and his demise is a great loss to his family and the community.

Mr. Rosa's demise was due to bright's disease. He was about 72 years old, and the eldest of the Rosa family. The funeral services were held at the Centennial church on Friday.
Transcriber’s Note: His gravestone in Centennial Cemetery indicates he is buried there and was born in 1831.

Added by Joy Moore June 13, 2019

Source: Decorah Republican Jan. 14, 1904 Page 2

The sad news came to Decorah relatives and friends, Tuesday, of the death of Peter Rosa of Frankville township, one of the older members of the well known pioneer Rosa family, and brother of Samuel Rosa who was killed only a few weeks ago. We are not in possession of data concerning his life and can only say that for long years we had sustained pleasant relations with him and knew him to be a man highly respected by all who enjoyed his acquaintance. The funeral will be held Friday at Centennial church.

Added June 14, 2019 by Joy Moore

Source: Decorah Republican Jan. 21, 1904 Page 2

Peter Rosa, whose death was recorded last week, was the eldest son of A. P. Rosa, a pioneer who came to this county in 185l. Peter was born in Ulster Co., N. Y , in 1831, and came with his parents, when a lad of sixteen years, to Iowa. They settled first in Clayton county, but after the Winnebago Indians were removed to Minnesota the father found land in the southern part of Frankville township that suited him, and out of which he made a thousand acre farm that was afterwards divided among his eight children. Peter also took up a claim on which he made a charming home after his marriage, in 1867, to the daughter in another pioneer family—Miss Cassindina Webster, to whom there was born one son—W. P. Rosa. Mr. Rosa was a man of intelligence; in politics a Democrat, but not an active partisan a citizen in the best sense of the term, worthy of high regard by all who knew him, and one whoso passing will be a serious loss to the community in which he lived and moved.

Centennial Cemetery
 

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