Frederick Christian DERSCHEID

DERSCHEID, KELLOGG, MASSEY, BLOSSER, ARNDT

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/30/2009 at 19:46:39

1 April 1875 --- 10 June 1953

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church here Monday afternoon for Fred Derscheid of Iroquois, formerly of Osceola. The Rev Donald Hansen of Huron was in charge. Special music was furnished by the choir, with Mrs Ralph Joseph of Iroquois as accompanist. Pallbearers were Gene Perryman, Gilbert Schlueter, Charles Schlueter, Wilbur Kornder, all of Osceola, and Clifford Wessman and Edward Schlueter of Iroquois. Burial was in the Iroquois [South Dakota] cemetery.

Frederick Christian Derscheid was born April 1, 1875, at Eagle Grove, Iowa and passed away suddenly June 10 at the Huron hospital, at the age of 78 years, 2 months and 10 days. He came to South Dakota at the age of seven with his parents and they homesteaded on a farm 3 miles northwest of Osceola, and he lived there until 1944, when he and his wife moved to Iroquois. Surviving besides his widow [Anna (Arndt) Derscheid] are one daughter, Mrs Marion Kellogg of Centralia, Wash, and two sons, Marvin of Osceola and Floyd of Centralia, Wash. He was preceded in death by his parents [Christian and Katherine (Blosser) Derscheid], one daughter, three sisters and two brothers. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs Marion Massey of Midland, three brothers, George of Carpenter, Charles of Iroquois and August of Huron, seven grandchildren and 17 great-grand children.