Borchers, Diedrick - 1853-1952

BORCHERS, BECKMAN

Posted By: Linda Vander Linden - Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/7/2011 at 11:33:54

Diedrick Borchers who was but a year from having attained the century mark, died last Saturday in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Gerd Ludwigs at Chatsworth.

Although a native of Germany, he spent more than 76 years in America. Heading a five generation group, his descendants number 75.

He was born October 11, 1853, in Oldenburg, Germany, coming to America with his parents in 1872. They located in Plymouth County in the vicinity of LeMars where he married Miss Eta Katherine Beckman.

He moved to Newkirk, Okla, in 1908 and his wife died there in 1929. Following the death of his wife he moved to Chatsworth to live in the Gerd Ludwigs home. He was a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church of Chatsworth.

Survivors include three sons, Henry of Hawarden, Eilert of Akron and Herman of Arkansas City, Kan.; three daughters, Mrs. Marie Ludwigs of Chatsworth and Mrs. Helene Ludwigs and Mrs. Etta Meiners of LeMars; 18 grandchildren; 42 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon in the Frazier Funeral home at at 2:30 P.M., in Grant Township Lutheran Church, Plymouth County. Rev. J. A. Pannkuk, pastor of Trinity Lutheran church at Akron and St. Matthews Lutheran Church at Chatsworth, officiated. Burial was in Grant Township Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Source: Hawarden Independent, November 13, 1952