Holland City News, November 11, 1926

One of the quartet of surviving members of Company I, 25^th Michigan Infantry, that enlisted in the Civil War from this county, passed away Monday when death came to Peter De Feyter at the Soldiers’ Home in Grand Rapids. Only four members of the Company were left and now that number has been reduced to three: G. Van Schelven and Peter De Vries of Holland and Joost Ver Planke of the northern part of the county.

Mr. De Feyter was 82 years old. He was born in the Netherlands but came to this country with his parents when he was only two years of age. He made Holland his home all his life since. About eight weeks ago he moved from his home in this city to the Soldiers’ Home in Grand Rapids. On Monday he suffered a stroke of apoplexy and death was the result.

The deceased is survived by seven children: Jacob P. of Holland, Peter of Muskegon, Gilbert of Milwaukee, George of Toledo, Mrs. John Witt of Muskegon, Mrs. John Harris of Peabody, Kansas and Mrs. Charles Barnes of Holland.

The funeral was held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home, 49 West Tenth Street, Rev. James M. Martin, pastor of the Third Reformed Church, and Miss Nellie Churchford of the Holland City Mission, officiating. Interment was in the Pilgrim Home Cemetery.

De Feyter’s fellow member in Company I, G. Van Schelven, referred to him Tuesday as an able and very faithful soldier during the Civil War. He enlisted in August 1862, and served with Company I until the end of the war. He went through all the hardships through which his company passed and took part in a considerable number of historic battles. He was one of the original members of the A. C. Van Raalte Post, G. A. R., and he consistently worked throughout his long life for the welfare of that organization.