Mina (Derscheid) WASEM HOUGHTON

DERSCHEID, WASEM, BLOSSER, HOUGHTON, MASSEY

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/30/2009 at 19:52:09

18 July 1863 -- 23 April 1932

Mina, daughter of Christian and Catherine [Katherine Blosser] Derscheid, was born July 18, 1863 at Chicago, Illinois, and died at her home in Osceola [South Dakota] after a prolonged illness, Sunday night, April 24, 1932, aged 78 years, 9 months and 6 days. When but a little girl she accompanied her parents to Iowa [Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa] and there grew to womanhood. In 1880 she was united in marriage to George Wasem, and to this union two children were born, Albert and Sydney, both of whom reside in Osceola. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Wasem came to South Dakota in 1898 and has continued to live here ever since. In 1900 she married Paul B. Houghton, who had two sons by a former marriage, Marcus and Merl. The four boys grew up together and were the best of friends. Mr. Houghton passed on before his wife on June 26, 1927.

Deceased leaves to mourn her loss, her two sons, Albert and Sydney, two step sons, Marcus and Merl, six brothers, Charles, Peter, Fred, George, William and August Derscheid, one sister, Mrs Katie Massey, and two granddaughters, Doris and Ione Wasem. Mrs Houghton had united with the Methodist church in Fort Dodge, IA, and when the change in denominations took place in Osceola she and her husband united with this church. She had been a sufferer for many years but her last sickness has been marked with periods of intense suffering, so great that she prayed God to take her home to Him. Funeral services were held in the Osceola church and interment made in the Iroquois cemetery. The Rev J.M. Hunter officiating.