Funeral services of Joseph Warren Drew occurred Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at the Presbyterian Church. The service was largely attended, there being many of the old friends and neighbors over the township present. Rev. J. D. Swalestuen, pastor of the Norwegian Lutheran Church conducted the services and delivered a very impressive sermon in which he paid well merited tribute to the virtues and Christian graces which adorned the life and character of the deceased. Joseph Warren Drew was born February 16th, 1835 at Dover, New Hampshire; died February 2nd at 7:35 p.m. at his home one mile north of the village. He was married in 1871 to Augusta Bartz at Spring Valley, Minnesota. To this union were born five children, four boys and one girl. Three of whom are living, Warren, Cordelia and Arthur. They moved to Pipestone County in the spring of 1879, settling upon the farm where he lived until his death. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Jasper. The relatives from out of town attending his funeral were: Mrs. I. I. Smith of Laverne, Mrs. George Simpson and Mrs. Ed Ingham of Northfield, Minnesota.
Pipestone County Star (Pipestone, MN) Feb 1915
Contributed by Paul Everett (47220291)
Pipestone County Star (Pipestone, MN) Feb 1915
Contributed by Paul Everett (47220291)
Funeral services of Joseph Warren Drew occurred Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at the Presbyterian Church. The service was largely attended, there being many of the old friends and neighbors over the township present. Rev. J. D. Swalestuen, pastor of the Norwegian Lutheran Church conducted the services and delivered a very impressive sermon in which he paid well merited tribute to the virtues and Christian graces which adorned the life and character of the deceased. Joseph Warren Drew was born February 16th, 1835 at Dover, New Hampshire; died February 2nd at 7:35 p.m. at his home one mile north of the village. He was married in 1871 to Augusta Bartz at Spring Valley, Minnesota. To this union were born five children, four boys and one girl. Three of whom are living, Warren, Cordelia and Arthur. They moved to Pipestone County in the spring of 1879, settling upon the farm where he lived until his death. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Jasper. The relatives from out of town attending his funeral were: Mrs. I. I. Smith of Laverne, Mrs. George Simpson and Mrs. Ed Ingham of Northfield, Minnesota.
Pipestone County Star (Pipestone, MN) Feb 1915
Contributed by Paul Everett (47220291)
Pipestone County Star (Pipestone, MN) Feb 1915
Contributed by Paul Everett (47220291)
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