OBITUARY: William Herman Dieterichs, 1873-1950, Mitchell Co., Iowa

From: St Ansgar Enterprise; Dec 7, 1950.




       FUNERAL SERVICES FOR WM H. DIETERICHS HELD NOVEMBER 29

Funeral services were held on last Wednesday afternoon, November 29, at
the St. Peter Lutheran Church in Toeterville for William H. Dieterichs
who died on November 27 at Albert Lea, Minnesota.  Mr. Dieterichs had
been in ill health for the past several months.   The Rev E. C. Meyer
officiated at the services and burial was in the Rock Township Lutheran
Cemetery.  Pallbears were Albert Perau, Fred Schultz, Kenneth Zuehl,
Orval Trettin, Ed Bruggeman and Earl Westrem.

William Herman Dieterichs was born in Cedar Township, Iowa on Oct 11,
1873 to Louis Dieterichs and his wife Augusta.  He was baptized in
infancy and later confirmed in Rock Creek Lutheran Church by Pastor
Healbeg.  On September 20, 1892 he was united in marriage to Miss Emma
Kirchgatter, and they made their home on a farm southwest of At. Ansgar,
until 1919 when they moved to Toeterville, where they united with the
St. Peter's Church.

Five children were born of this union, Ida of Osage, Laura of Albert
Lea, Freda of Grafton, and Ervin of Toeterville.  One child died in
infancy.  Besides a widow and children mentioned, he is survived by two
brothers, Fred and Herman, three sisters,  Mrs. Robert Rosenberg, Mrs.
Minnie Hartwig adn Mrs. Otto Borchardt, also three half sisters, eigth
grandchildren, also manu other relatives and freinds.  Some fifty four
years ago he met with an accident which resulted in blindness so he
spent the greater part of his life under handicap.  He died November 27,
in a rest home in Alberta Lea, at the age of 77 years, one month and 16
days.


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