140. Phoebe Elizabeth⁷ Coulthart (William French⁶, William⁵, John⁴, John³, John², Christopher¹) was born in Finch, Stormont Cty, ON May 15, 1857. Phoebe died October 28, 1910 in Northfield, Rice Cty, MN, at 53 years of age. Her body was interred in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, MN.

She married Walter Francis Hunter in Waseca, MN, November 23, 1875. Walter was born in Winchester, Dundas Cty, ON April 23, 1850. Walter was the son of William Hunter and Jane Coulthart. Walter died April 21, 1925 in St. Paul, Ramsey Cty, MN, at 74 years of age. His body was interred in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, MN. Northfield News May 1, 1925 OBITUARY Walter Hunter, Sr., The many friends of Walter Hunter, Sr., well known and highly respected citizen of the town of Waterford were saddened to learn of his death at Midway hospital, St. Paul, on Tuesday, April 21. He had a paralytic stroke a week before and had recovered from that, but other complications weakened the heart and he passed quietly away without pain or suffering. His son and daughter, Stanley and Ruth, were with him when the end came. Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon at the Methodist parish house, Rev. J. A. Rinkel officiating. J. A. Anderson of Randolph, accompanied at the piano by Miss Celia Miller sang, "Shall You, Shall I?" "Wonderful Peace" and "There'll Be No Night There." Six old-time friends and neighbors, Alex Mackay, Sr., Emil Miller, Chas. Cowell, Ed. Taylor, S. Van Slyke, and C.W. Terry acted as pallbearers. Internment was in Oaklawn cemetery amid a profusion of lovely flowers which served as evidence of the esteem in which Mr. Hunter was held. Walter Hunter was born on April 23, 1850, at Winchester, Ontario, Canada. When twelve years of age he came with his parents, William and Jean Hunter, to Northfield, and had lived in this community over sixty years. On Nov 23, 1875, he was married to Phebe Coulthart of Waseca. Four sons and four daughters were born to them. The oldest daughter, Anna, died in 1904, and Mrs. Hunter died in 1910. Mr. Hunter leaves to mourn his departure four sons, Fred of Chicago, Wm. G. of Northfield, Stanley and Ward of Minneapolis and three daughters, Mrs. F. J. Cowell of Milwaukee, Oregon; Mrs. John Thye of Frederick, S.D., and Ruth Hunter of Minneapolis. All the sons and daughters were present at the funeral. There were also fourteen grand children and one great grandson. One brother and a sister, John W. Hunter and Mrs. Wm. Gibson, Sr., both of this community also survive. Mr. Hunter lived to reap the reward of a well spent life. He had been foremost in all things tending towards upbuilding of the community, and had held many positions of trust and honor in the township, school district, church and Sunday school. Many years ago he united with the Methodist Episcopal church of Northfield and remained a faithful member to the end. Reared in a strict Scotch Presbyterian home, he loved the Bible, and especially during the years of declining age he delighted in repeating God's promises and precepts, and in singing the old hymns of comfort and faith. He was a decided in his disapproval of sin and wrong and was just as keen in his appreciation of good in anyone and anything. Even during his youth when the evil temptations of the pioneer days were so many, he kept himself aloof from bad habits, and came thru the seventy-five years of his life a clean, Godly man. He loved to work, was full of vigor and ambition, yet was never too busy to visit the sick and help anyone who was in trouble. Possessing a cheerful, happy disposition, he unconsciously cheered all whom he met. He dearly loved his home and his family, and the bereaved sons and daughters have the sweet memory of a God-fearing father and mother and the lasting influence of a Christian home. A kind, helpful neighbor and friend, a loving father has gone to his reward, and is now leading out to the regions of the undiscovered, whither we are all tending. Northfield News November 5, 1910 Death of Mrs. Hunter. Many Relatives Are Left to Mourn Her Death. At 5:30 o'clock Friday morning, October 28, 1910, at her home on Winona Street, Mrs. Walter Hunter entered into rest after a few days of intense suffering from a sudden attack of an acute disease. Phoebe Elizabeth Coulthart was born in the town of Finch, Ontario, Canada, on May 15, 1857. In 1864 she came to Minnesota with her parents, who settled on a farm in Blue Earth county. After a few years they retired from the farm and established a home in the city of Waseca, where her girlhood years were spent and her education acquired. On November 23, 1875, she was united in marriage to Walter Hunter, and they went immediately to their farm in the town of Sciota, Dakota county, where they lived for six years. They moved to Waterford in 1881, and continued farming on a larger scale until one year ago, when they retired from the farm and purchased a residence on Winona street in this city, intending to make it their permanent home. Mrs. Hunter was a genuinely good, true woman, and a faithful and loving wife and mother, and a loyal friend. Possessed of a cheerful disposition and looking always on the bright side of life, she was the sunshine of her own home and a great favorite with all who knew her. She was a faithful Christian, a member of the M. E. church of this city and always responded royally to every call to service in the church of her choice. The activities of her life were many and onerous and the scripture type was reflected in it - "Her worth is far above rubies. Let her own work praise her in the gates." Funeral services were held at the home at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, conducted by her pastor, Rev. W. R. Keesey, who spoke of the brevity and frailty of human life from the text "I am a stranger with thee a sojourner as all my fathers were." He brought a tribute of respect and love in remembrance of the departed. "Her death had revealed spiritual values. She had left a very precious memory in her home, among her friends and in the circles of her church. Her whole life seemed to have been a preparation for her future home in Heaven." Mrs. Forman sang feelingly the hymns, "Some one will enter the pearly gates," and "We shall reach the summer land." The floral tokens were profuse and beautiful. The pall-bearers were six nephews of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, and the burial was in Oaklawn cemetery. Of Mrs. Hunter's immediate family there are left to miss and mourn her departure her husband, four sons and three daughters - Fred Ray, Havelock, N.D.; William Gale, Waterford; Mrs. Abbie Jean Cowell, St. Anthony Park; Stanley Clay, in the railway mail service; Isabella Florence, student in the high school; Ward Wilton and Ruth, pupils in school. One daughter (Anna) Mrs. Fred Cowell, died a few years ago. Her father and mother, three brothers and two sisters also survive her. To all these the sincere sympathy of the community is assured in their sudden and great bereavement.

Walter Francis Hunter and Phoebe Elizabeth Coulthart had the following children:

+ 178 i. Frederick Ray⁷ Hunter was born January 20, 1877.

+ 179 ii. Annabelle Pearl Hunter was born December 2, 1879.

180 iii. William Gale Hunter was born in Sciota, Dakota Cty, MN July 31, 1882. William died December 6, 1963 in Rochester, Olmsted Cty, MN, at 81 years of age. His body was interred in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, MN. He married Lena Lee in Minnesota, 1907. Lena was born in Vernon, Dodge Cty, MN January 20, 1875. Lena died January 26, 1964 in Wasioja, Dodge Cty, MN, at 89 years of age. Her body was interred in Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, MN. Mantorville Express January 20, 1964 Mrs. W. G. Hunter Dies at Rest Home Mrs. W.G. Hunter, 89, died at Fairview Nursing Home on Sunday, January 26. She had been residing at the Nursing Home for about two years. The former Lena Lee was born in Vernon Township, Dodge County, on Jan. 20, 1875 and married William Hunter of Rochester in 1907. They farmed in the Northfield area until his retirement in 1945 when they moved into Northfield and came to Kasson in 1960. Mr. Hunter died this past December. Survivors include three brothers, Lewis K., and Willliam Lee of Kasson and Edward Lee of Rochester and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Holtan of Dodge Center. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 PM at the Dibble Funeral Home with Rev. Alden Keiski officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery in Northfield. Mantorville Express December 12, 1963 William Hunter, 81, Dies in Rochester William Hunter, 81, passed away Friday, Dec. 7, at a Rochester hospital. He was born in Northfield on July 31, 1882 and married the former Lena Lee in 1907. They farmed in the Northfield area from 1908 until 1960 when they retired and moved to Kasson. Survivors include his wife, two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Dibble Funeral home with Rev. Alden Kieski officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery in Northfield.

+ 181 iv. Abigail Jean Hunter was born July 22, 1885.

+ 182 v. Stanley Clay Hunter was born October 14, 1888.

+ 183 vi. Isabelle Florence Hunter was born April 21, 1893.

+ 184 vii. Ward Milton Hunter was born March 23, 1895.

185 viii. Ruth Haloise Hunter was born in Waterford, Dakota Cty, MN October 31, 1898. Ruth died May 13, 1959 in Portland, Multnomah Cty, OR, at 60 years of age.

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