Diederich, Nicholas, 1879-1938

DIEDERICH, DIEDRICH, KRAMER

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:36

From the Alton Democrat, December 23, 1938:

N. Diederich of Granville Called

Nicholas Diederich, brother of Mrs. Mike Fisch of Granville, passed on at Cherokee Dec. 10th after several years of ill health. He was the oldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Diederich, early Granville residents, and was born in this vicinity, attending St. Joseph’s school. Part of his boyhood was spent on the farms now occupied by Ray Koob. Twenty-five years of his life were spent in Sioux City where he was a well known harness and saddle maker.

Surviving are four brothers, Jake and Peter of Milford, John of St. Joseph, Mich., and Nic of Denver; two sisters, Mrs. Mike Fisch of Granville and Miss Rose Diederich of Denver.

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at St. Joseph’s church, Rev. Zeno Reising conducting the mass. Rev. Arnold Ahlers had charge of services in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Pallbearers were six cousins of the deceased, Leo Goergen, Joe Blatt, Jake and Frank Spieler, Teddy Goergen, Paul Diederich.

Those present from out-of-town included Mr. and Mrs. P. Diederich of Milford, Mrs. Harry Stoeffel and son Quentin, Mrs. Peter Gleis and children, Charles Kellen and Barney Kramer, all of Lismore, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Nic Krieps of Rushmore; Mr. and Mrs. Nic Blatt, son Wm., Mr. and Mrs. Ray Urlan of Le Mars, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Spieler of Marcus, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jonas, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Goergen and family, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schneider, Nic Fath, all of Alton; Emil Gloden, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Schmith of Hospers.

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RESEARCH NOTES

His death certificate has him as Nick Diedrich, usual residence Sioux City, Iowa; had been a resident of the Cherokee State Hospital for 5 years 11 months 18 days; single; occupation harness maker, unknown when he last worked; born December 9, 1879 in Granville; parents born in Germany but names unknown to the informant, the Cherokee State Hospital; died at 1:55 a.m. December 10, 1938; causes, syphilitic meningo-encephalitis, onset 1932?, verified by a Wassermann test, and cerebral hemorrhage, onset 12/10/38; buried at Granville.

The Sioux County Cemetery Index has Nicholas Diederich, born 1870 [this date is probably a typo], died Dec 1938/1939, St. Josephs Cemetery, Granville.

FindaGrave.com has a page for a person who appears to be him, but the supplied dates do not match those on the death certificate: Nicholas Diederich, born 9 Oct 1879 in Granville, died 27 March 1938 in Granville, buried in Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery; parents Frank Diederich (1845-1927) and Eva Kramer Diederich (1859-1935); siblings Jacob (1881-1964), Margaret Diederich Fisch (1884-1961), William (1886-1913), John (1887-1971), Nick (1889-1966), Mary (1891-1891), Pete J. (1893-1971), and Mary (1898-1927). There is a photo of his headstone: “Nicholas 1879-1938.”

The 1930 U.S. census shows him living in Sioux City and working as a harness maker, as does the 1899 Sioux City directory, both as Nicholas Diedrich.