Regier, J. J. (1856-1929)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1929 Mar 20 p. 1

Birth date: 1856 Sep 23

text of obituary:

AGED MOUNTAIN LAKE CITIZEN COMES TO A SUDDEN END

Mt. Lake, minn., March 14. — J. J. Regier who has been failing for some time, died suddenly last Friday afternoon, at his home in the city. Funeral services were held from the Valley Church on Tuesday afternoon, in the midst of a large number of friends and relatives. The Rev. D. P. Eitzen, T. J. Dick, J. N. Wall and N. N. Hiebert, spoke at the services and special music was furnished by the choir and a male quartet. Internment [sic interment] was in the local cemetery.

The deceased was first taken with a weak heart in February of last year. In mid summer his condition became more serious and during December an attack of the flu added complications. After that, he was confined to his house during a great share of the time. On Friday, while his daughter Anna was out of the house, he suddenly collapsed and the body was lifeless, when his daughter entered the room. Death came, no doubt, from heart failure.

The deceased was born in the village of Rudnerweide, South Russia, on September 23, 1856. He spent his first 19 years in Russia, where he attended various schools, and came to this country with his parents in 1875, settling on a farm southeast of Mountain Lake.