OBIT: Anna Gertrude (POSCHMANN) DEIST, 1944, formerly of Somerset County, PA 

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ANNA GERTRUDE DEIST

  Mrs. Anna Gertrude (Poschmann) Deist, widow of the late Casper Deist, died at 
the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McFarlane of 
Bedford, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1944, at the age of 92 years.  She was born 
in Germany in 1852, and came to this country at the age of 19, with her parents 
who located in Somerset County.
  Her husband died about 21 years ago.  Mr. and Mrs. Deist are well-remembered 
here, having lived in Trans-Meyersdale for many years, where they reared a ---- 
William died in infancy, and two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Kreitzburg and Mrs. 
Jeannette Austin are also deceased.  The surviving children are Mrs. Emma 
McFarlane of Bedford, O.; Mrs. Mary Litesy of Youngstown, O.; Henry C. Deist of 
Akron, O.; and Mrs. Martha Bruce of Easton, Pa.  Among other survivors are 
William Poschmann, a brother, of Cleveland, O., 23 grandchildren and 24 great-
grandchildren.
  Mrs. Deist's remains were brought to Meyersdale Friday afternoon for burial.  
Services were conducted in Amity Evangelical and Reformed Church of which she 
was a life long member, on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. 
Nelson C. Brown.  Interment was made in the Reformed Cemetery in charge of R. 
Reich & Son.

Meyersdale Republican, March 2, 1944

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