The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., June 3, 1909, page 2

PETER GROSHONG

     Peter Groshong, one of White Salmon's oldest pioneer residents, died there Friday aged 87 years.  Until Monday, May 23, Mr. Groshong had been in his usual good health, when he was taken with a chill and was compelled to take to his bed.  Even then he continued to show signs of remarkable vitality and Friday morning ate a hearty breakfast.  The cause of death was heart failure.
     The deceased was born in Albany N.Y., May 10, 1822, and moved to Ohio in early life.  From there he went to Wisconsin where he resided a number of years, afterward moving to Iowa where he was married to Miss Melinda Miller, in 1858.  In 1870 he moved to Kansas and from there to Missouri in 1880.  In 1888 he came to White Salmon, where he took up a homestead two miles north of town and resided there until last April when he moved into White Salmon.
     In addition to his wife Mr. Groshong is survived by four sons and five daughters, who are: Frank and Abraham and Mrs. Mary Gordon, of White Salmon; Miss Jennie Hixson, of North Yakima; Hood, of Weaterby, Oregon; Mrs. Clara McPherren, of Seattle; Mrs. Pearl Morton, of Hood River; Mrs. Grace Elliott, of Astoria and Joseph, of Snowden, Wash.  One sister, Mrs. Mary Wilt, of Waterloo, Wis., also survives him.
     The funeral was held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock from the Methodist church at White Salmon, Re. J. K. Craig conducting services, and burial was in Good Will cemetery, I.O.O.F., at that place.  The pall bearers were his sons and grandsons.
     Mr. Groshong had been a member of the Methodist church for thirty years and was highly respected and esteemed by all who knew him.

 The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., June 2, 1909, page 2

PETER GROSHONG

     Peter Groshong, one of White Salmon's oldest pioneer residents, died there Friday aged 87 years.  Until Monday, May 23, Mr. Groshong had been in his usual good health, when he was taken with a chill and was compelled to take to his bed.  Even then he continued to show signs of remarkable vitality and Friday morning ate a hearty breakfast.  The cause of death was heart failure.
     The deceased was born in Albany N.Y., May 10, 1822, and moved to Ohio in early life.  From there he went to Wisconsin where he resided a number of years, afterward moving to Iowa where he was married to Miss Melinda Miller, in 1858.  In 1870 he moved to Kansas and from there to Missouri in 1880.  In 1888 he came to White Salmon, where he took up a homestead two miles north of town and resided there until last April when he moved into White Salmon.
     In addition to his wife Mr. Groshong is survived by four sons and five daughters, who are: Frank and Abraham and Mrs. Mary Gordon, of White Salmon; Miss Jennie Hixson, of North Yakima; Hood, of Weaterby, Oregon; Mrs. Clara McPherren, of Seattle; Mrs. Pearl Morton, of Hood River; Mrs. Grace Elliott, of Astoria and Joseph, of Snowden, Wash.  One sister, Mrs. Mary Wilt, of Waterloo, Wis., also survives him.
     The funeral was held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock from the Methodist church at White Salmon, Re. J. K. Craig conducting services, and burial was in Good Will cemetery, I.O.O.F., at that place.  The pall bearers were his sons and grandsons.
     Mr. Groshong had been a member of the Methodist church for thirty years and was highly respected and esteemed by all who knew him.

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