Petter, Valdo (1895-1935)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1935 May 6 p. 1

Birth date: 1895

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1935 May 29 p. 1

Berne, Ind., May 23. — The David Habegger family here received a letter several days ago from their son, Rev. Alfred Habegger of Busby, Montana, in which he gave an account of the recent death of Rev. Valdo Petter, Mennonite missionary among the Cheyenne Indians in Montana and a son of Dr. and Mrs. Rudolphe [sic Rodolphe] Petter, pioneer missionaries among the Cheyenne tribe.

Rev. Petter had been in rather poor health, and had been planning for a year's leave to regain health. On Saturday, May 4th, Rev. Petter was still about his work at the church. During Saturday night he began to feel ill and did nto get up Sunday morning as usual. A physician was called and the young minister was found to be anemic. Pneumonia immediately developed and on Monday evening, May 6 he passed away.

Rev. Habegger conducted three funeral services for him; one for the Cheyenne Indians, another for the white folk at Ashland and still another at Lame Deer.

Rev. Petter, since childhood, was able to command the English, German, french and Cheyenne languages and his death is a severe blow to the missionary work started by his father, who has become famous for his translation of the English New Testament into Sheyenne [sic Cheyenne]. — Berne Witness.

The Mennonite obituary: 1935 Jun 14 p. 21