Memorials › Peter Luchsinger
Peter Luchsinger
23 Nov 1868 – 28 Feb 1956
| Birth | 23 Nov 1868 |
| Death | 28 Feb 1956 |
| Cemetery | Columbus Cemetery Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Shirley (Bruhn) Martys on 13 Jul 2008 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19615100 |
Bio
From the web site: http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~neplatte/vitals/vitals1956.html The Columbus Daily Telegram, February 28, 1956 DIED LUCHSINGER--Peter Luchsinger, 87, of Rt. 1, Columbus, died at 12:05 a.m. today in the Lutheran hospital. He had been in failing health the past 10 months. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke's Evangelical and Reformed church with the Rev. R. M Jensen, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Columbus cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Gass Funeral chapel from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, then at the family home near Columbus until 1 p.m. Saturday when it will be taken to the church, there to lie in state until the time of the services. Mr. Luchsinger, the son of Franz and Katharina Luchsinger, was born Nov. 23, 1868 at Schwanden, Canton Glarus, Switzerland. In April, 1873 he came with his parents to Colfax county, where they lived on a homestead for six years. They then moved to a farm eight miles north of Columbus in Bismark township. Mr. Luchsinger attended the rural schools and Fremont Normal College. On Feb. 5, 1896 in married Miss Emma Ernst at Duncan, and they established their home two and one-half miles northeast of Columbus, where he resided until his death. Mrs. Luchsinger passed away Jan. 26, 1933. Mr. Luchsinger was a member of St. Luke's Evangelical and Reformed church. He is survived by four sons, Franz, Ernst, Sam and Paul, all of Columbus; three daughters, Miss Elisa Luchsinger and Mrs. Alfred (Ida) Rodehorst of Columbus and Mrs. Henry (Anna) Durkop of Humphrey; three sisters, Mrs. Mathew Schmid, Mrs. Charles Welch and Mrs. John Klug, all of Columbus; 10 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Henry and Frank; a sister, Mrs. Susan Heitz, and three infant sisters.
Photos
Family
Parents
Spouse
Siblings
- Susan Luchsinger Heitz 1870–1949
- Katherine Luchsinger Schmid 1876–1974
- Henry Luchsinger 1877–1940
- Mary Luchsinger Welch 1880–1965
- Magdalena "Lena" Luchsinger Klug 1883–1971
- Franz "Frank" Luchsinger Jr 1885–1918
Children
- Franz William Luchsinger 1896–1961
- Ernst Luchsinger 1898–1986
- Sam Luchsinger 1899–1981
- Elisa Emma Luchsinger 1901–1986
- Ida K. Luchsinger Rodehorst 1903–1985
- Paul H. Luchsinger 1905–1976
- Anna B. Luchsinger Durkop 1907–1989
Export GEDCOM
This person only · Entire connected family