OBIT: Gideon PETERSHEIM, 1932, near St. Paul, Elk Lick Twp., Somerset County, PA

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GIDEON PETERSHEIM

  Gideon Petersheim, son of the late Christian and Lydia (Hershberger) 
Petersheim, was born March 9, 1861, died March 30, 1932, aged 71 years, 21 days.  
He was born at Aurora, W.Va., but lived most of his life near St. Paul, Elk Lick 
Township, Pa.
  He was married to Lydia U. Yoder, Sept. 19, 1901.  To this union were born 
four children, namely, Anna, wife of Eli Swartzentruber of Norfolk, Va., Kathryn 
and Lucy, also of Norfolk, and Jonas, living at home.  He is also survived by 
the following brothers and sisters:  Jonas, of Oakland, Md., Leah of Norfolk, 
Va., and the following half-brothers and sisters; Mary, wife of Daniel Yutzy, 
Arthur, Ill., and Lavina, who has lived with the Petersheim family.  The 
following preceded him to the Great Beyond:  Lydia, wife of Eli Gingerich, 
Greenwood, Del., and Tobias and Levi of Ohio.  One grandchild survives and one 
preceded him in death about six months ago.
  Mr. Petersheim had been in poor health for about a year and during the last 
month or two he was critically ill.  On March 6th his children were summoned to 
his bedside when he became dangerously ill and his daughters, Lydia and Kathryn, 
remained with him until the end.  During most of his last month he was forced to 
remain in a wheel chair most of the time, due to a complication of heart trouble 
and other ailments that caused him to be very miserable when reclining.
  Funeral services were conducted April 2, in the Flag Run meeting house by 
Joseph J. and Iddo D. Yoder.  He was a faithful member of the Amish Mennonite 
Church since early life and he faced the end with the great fortitude, familiar 
only to a sincere Christian.

Meyersdale Republican, April 14, 1932