Winona Republican-Herald; Nov. 11, 1940
Caledonia Man Dies at Sanatorium

Caledonia, Minn.—Peter Edward Klug of Caledonia died at Buena Vista sanatorium at Wabasha at 5:25 p.m. Saturday following an illness of several months. He was born on a farm four miles west of here, the son of Richard and Mary Klug. He married Barbara Binner of Wabasha at Wabasha on February 19, 1909, and since that time was engaged in farming. He is survived by his wife and seven sons and four daughters, Richard and Ignatius of Plainview, Eugene, Donald, Harold, Marcel, and Omer of Caledonia, Alvira, Winnifred and Everilda of Caledonia, Mrs. Charles Miller of Kellogg; a brother Nicholas and two sisters, Ida and Mrs. M. O. Hill of Caledonia. Two daughters and a sister are dead. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. St. Peter’s Catholic Church at Caledonia with the Rev. A. Wermerskerchen officiating. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. The rosary will be said at the home near at 8 o’clock tonight.

Wabasha County Herald-Standard; Nov. 1940

Edward Klug of a Caledonia died at Buena Vista sanatorium here Saturday at 5:25 p.m. following an illness of several months. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning from St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Caledonia. Mr. Klug was born on a farm near Caledonia, the son of Richard and Mary Klug. On February 10, 1909 he was married at Wabasha to Barbara Binner of this city. His occupation was farming. Survivors include his wife and seven sons and four daughters, Richard and Ignatius of Plainview, Eugene, Donald, Harold, Marcel and Omar of Caledonia, Alvira, Winnifred and Everilda of Caledonia; Mrs. Charles Miller of Kellogg; a brother Nicholas and two sisters, Ida and Mrs. M. O. Hill of Caledonia. Two daughters and a sister are dead. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Binner, Emil Binner, Mrs. Charles Carrels, and Mrs. Walter Balow, all of Wabasha, and Mrs. John Marking of Conception attended the funeral rites Tuesday. The Wabasha persons left Monday afternoon and returned here Tuesday afternoon.