BIOGRAPHY provided by Ellen Sorenson
on January 8, 2014:
Peter was the second of 14 children born to Jacob and Katharine Margareta (Becker) Schmitt. He married Louisa Antonin Pilney on October 30, 1901 at Jordan (Scott), MN. Together they had 6 children: Delores L, Anthony Jacob, Marie, Lucille, Peter John, and Angela B.
OBITUARY provided by Ellen Sorenson
on January 8, 2014:
P. J. SCHMITT PASSED AWAY. A FRIEND OF THOUSANDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Peter J. Schmitt, one of Belle Plaine's most popular native sons and Jordan's leading citizen, died at his home in Jordan last Thursday morning at 4 o'clock. In poor health for a considerable period, it had not been generally recognized how serious his condition was and the news of his death came as an unexpected blow to his thousands of friends.
He was mayor of the city of Jordan at the time of his death and was one of the veteran and most highly honored employees of the Schmidt Brewing company of St. Paul. On the morning of the funeral the big St. Paul plant closed down as an expression of respect to him, and all business places in Jordan were closed.
Peter Schmitt would have been 60 years the first of May. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schmitt, and grew to manhood here, early associating himself with his father in the sale of farm implements. He became a traveling salesman for the Plano Harvester company and about 32 years ago established his headquarters in Jordan, to take advantage of the more favorable train connections there. About this time he married Miss Louise Pilney of Jordan, who has been his loyal helper ever since. His success as a traveling salesman brought brought him an offer from the Schmidt Brewing company of St. Paul, and for thirty years he has been with that company, his work in later years being that of a good will ambassador for the company.
Surviving are his widow and six children, namely; Anthony, Delores, Marie, Lucille, Peter junior and Angela. He also leaves four brothers, Chris L., William and John of St. Paul and Joseph of Belle Plaine, and six sisters, Mrs. Fred L. Gericke of Lake Mills, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Frank Monzel, Mrs. Bob Mullin, Emma, Elizabeth and Angela Schmitt of St. Paul.
The funeral held Saturday morning from the Jordan Catholic church was about the largest ever witnessed in Jordan and the large church could not hold the multitude. Interment was in the parish cemetery. Peter Schmitt numbered his friends by the thousands, and they embraced people from every town in southern Minnesota but among none of whom was he held in higher regard than by those of this community.
- published in the Belle Plaine Herald on March 22, 1934
on January 8, 2014:
Peter was the second of 14 children born to Jacob and Katharine Margareta (Becker) Schmitt. He married Louisa Antonin Pilney on October 30, 1901 at Jordan (Scott), MN. Together they had 6 children: Delores L, Anthony Jacob, Marie, Lucille, Peter John, and Angela B.
OBITUARY provided by Ellen Sorenson
on January 8, 2014:
P. J. SCHMITT PASSED AWAY. A FRIEND OF THOUSANDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Peter J. Schmitt, one of Belle Plaine's most popular native sons and Jordan's leading citizen, died at his home in Jordan last Thursday morning at 4 o'clock. In poor health for a considerable period, it had not been generally recognized how serious his condition was and the news of his death came as an unexpected blow to his thousands of friends.
He was mayor of the city of Jordan at the time of his death and was one of the veteran and most highly honored employees of the Schmidt Brewing company of St. Paul. On the morning of the funeral the big St. Paul plant closed down as an expression of respect to him, and all business places in Jordan were closed.
Peter Schmitt would have been 60 years the first of May. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schmitt, and grew to manhood here, early associating himself with his father in the sale of farm implements. He became a traveling salesman for the Plano Harvester company and about 32 years ago established his headquarters in Jordan, to take advantage of the more favorable train connections there. About this time he married Miss Louise Pilney of Jordan, who has been his loyal helper ever since. His success as a traveling salesman brought brought him an offer from the Schmidt Brewing company of St. Paul, and for thirty years he has been with that company, his work in later years being that of a good will ambassador for the company.
Surviving are his widow and six children, namely; Anthony, Delores, Marie, Lucille, Peter junior and Angela. He also leaves four brothers, Chris L., William and John of St. Paul and Joseph of Belle Plaine, and six sisters, Mrs. Fred L. Gericke of Lake Mills, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Frank Monzel, Mrs. Bob Mullin, Emma, Elizabeth and Angela Schmitt of St. Paul.
The funeral held Saturday morning from the Jordan Catholic church was about the largest ever witnessed in Jordan and the large church could not hold the multitude. Interment was in the parish cemetery. Peter Schmitt numbered his friends by the thousands, and they embraced people from every town in southern Minnesota but among none of whom was he held in higher regard than by those of this community.
- published in the Belle Plaine Herald on March 22, 1934
BIOGRAPHY provided by Ellen Sorenson
on January 8, 2014:
Peter was the second of 14 children born to Jacob and Katharine Margareta (Becker) Schmitt. He married Louisa Antonin Pilney on October 30, 1901 at Jordan (Scott), MN. Together they had 6 children: Delores L, Anthony Jacob, Marie, Lucille, Peter John, and Angela B.
OBITUARY provided by Ellen Sorenson
on January 8, 2014:
P. J. SCHMITT PASSED AWAY. A FRIEND OF THOUSANDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Peter J. Schmitt, one of Belle Plaine's most popular native sons and Jordan's leading citizen, died at his home in Jordan last Thursday morning at 4 o'clock. In poor health for a considerable period, it had not been generally recognized how serious his condition was and the news of his death came as an unexpected blow to his thousands of friends.
He was mayor of the city of Jordan at the time of his death and was one of the veteran and most highly honored employees of the Schmidt Brewing company of St. Paul. On the morning of the funeral the big St. Paul plant closed down as an expression of respect to him, and all business places in Jordan were closed.
Peter Schmitt would have been 60 years the first of May. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schmitt, and grew to manhood here, early associating himself with his father in the sale of farm implements. He became a traveling salesman for the Plano Harvester company and about 32 years ago established his headquarters in Jordan, to take advantage of the more favorable train connections there. About this time he married Miss Louise Pilney of Jordan, who has been his loyal helper ever since. His success as a traveling salesman brought brought him an offer from the Schmidt Brewing company of St. Paul, and for thirty years he has been with that company, his work in later years being that of a good will ambassador for the company.
Surviving are his widow and six children, namely; Anthony, Delores, Marie, Lucille, Peter junior and Angela. He also leaves four brothers, Chris L., William and John of St. Paul and Joseph of Belle Plaine, and six sisters, Mrs. Fred L. Gericke of Lake Mills, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Frank Monzel, Mrs. Bob Mullin, Emma, Elizabeth and Angela Schmitt of St. Paul.
The funeral held Saturday morning from the Jordan Catholic church was about the largest ever witnessed in Jordan and the large church could not hold the multitude. Interment was in the parish cemetery. Peter Schmitt numbered his friends by the thousands, and they embraced people from every town in southern Minnesota but among none of whom was he held in higher regard than by those of this community.
- published in the Belle Plaine Herald on March 22, 1934
on January 8, 2014:
Peter was the second of 14 children born to Jacob and Katharine Margareta (Becker) Schmitt. He married Louisa Antonin Pilney on October 30, 1901 at Jordan (Scott), MN. Together they had 6 children: Delores L, Anthony Jacob, Marie, Lucille, Peter John, and Angela B.
OBITUARY provided by Ellen Sorenson
on January 8, 2014:
P. J. SCHMITT PASSED AWAY. A FRIEND OF THOUSANDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Peter J. Schmitt, one of Belle Plaine's most popular native sons and Jordan's leading citizen, died at his home in Jordan last Thursday morning at 4 o'clock. In poor health for a considerable period, it had not been generally recognized how serious his condition was and the news of his death came as an unexpected blow to his thousands of friends.
He was mayor of the city of Jordan at the time of his death and was one of the veteran and most highly honored employees of the Schmidt Brewing company of St. Paul. On the morning of the funeral the big St. Paul plant closed down as an expression of respect to him, and all business places in Jordan were closed.
Peter Schmitt would have been 60 years the first of May. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schmitt, and grew to manhood here, early associating himself with his father in the sale of farm implements. He became a traveling salesman for the Plano Harvester company and about 32 years ago established his headquarters in Jordan, to take advantage of the more favorable train connections there. About this time he married Miss Louise Pilney of Jordan, who has been his loyal helper ever since. His success as a traveling salesman brought brought him an offer from the Schmidt Brewing company of St. Paul, and for thirty years he has been with that company, his work in later years being that of a good will ambassador for the company.
Surviving are his widow and six children, namely; Anthony, Delores, Marie, Lucille, Peter junior and Angela. He also leaves four brothers, Chris L., William and John of St. Paul and Joseph of Belle Plaine, and six sisters, Mrs. Fred L. Gericke of Lake Mills, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Frank Monzel, Mrs. Bob Mullin, Emma, Elizabeth and Angela Schmitt of St. Paul.
The funeral held Saturday morning from the Jordan Catholic church was about the largest ever witnessed in Jordan and the large church could not hold the multitude. Interment was in the parish cemetery. Peter Schmitt numbered his friends by the thousands, and they embraced people from every town in southern Minnesota but among none of whom was he held in higher regard than by those of this community.
- published in the Belle Plaine Herald on March 22, 1934
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