Peter Sommer

1869 - 1942  (72 years)

• Name	Peter Sommer  [1, 2]
  Birth	4 Dec 1869  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Mennonite
  Death	19 May 1942	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL   [1]
  Burial	Fisher, Champaign Co., IL
  	East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
  Person ID	I8303	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	John Sommer,   b. 6 Aug 1835   d. 2 Aug 1912, Normal, McLean Co., IL (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Anna Smith,   b. 4 Dec 1841   d. 25 Jul 1900 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1863	Woodford Co., IL
  	(Or June 22, 1862 per county records)
  Family ID	F5827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Obit: Sommer. - Peter, son of John and Anna Sommer, was born Dec. 4, 1869, in Woodford Co., Ill.; died May 19, 1942, following a paralytic stroke; aged 72 y. 5 m. 15 d. He spent nearly 25 years in the states of Washington and Idaho. About 10 years ago he moved to near Dewey, Ill., where he lived at the time of his death. He never married. He is survived by 4 brothers (George and Joe of Metamora, John of Washington, and Chris of Fisher). And 3 sisters (Mrs. Anna Studer of Fisher, Mrs. Bena Darr of Urbana, and Mrs. Lizzie Massanari of Fisher). A sister (Mrs. Lena Wagner of Fisher) died Feb. 3, 1942. Many other relatives and friends mourn his departure. He was a member of the Mennonite Church. Funeral services were conducted by Bro. J. A. Heiser, assisted by Bro. Harold Zehr. Text, John 11:11. Burial in East Bend Mennonite Cemetery.

  
  

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  [S11] Obituaries of Individuals. [S518] Dennis D. Summer, George Sommer Family: Early IllinoisSettlers.