OBITUARY-Mrs Chas Derscheid passed away at a Huron hospital Sunday evening after a lingering illness and the funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church. The services were conducted by Rev E.E. Vernon, local pastor, assisted by Rev E.F. Kurtz, passtor of the East Side Methodist church at Sioux Falls, and the remains interred in the Iroquois cemetery.
The death of Mrs Derscheid removes from the community another pioneer who experienced the hardships connected with the carving out of a new state and who witnessed the development from a broad expanse of prairie to a commonwealth dotted with homes.
Mrs Derscheid so lived that she surrounded herself with hosts of true friends, all of whom mourn her loss and extend to the sorrowing family their heartfelt sympathy.
Ella Lee Terrell was born in Eddyville, Iowa, January 4, 1871, and died Sunday evening, August 21, 1938, at the age of 67 years, 7 months and 17 days. She came to South Dakota with her parents in 1883 who homesteaded 12 miles north of Iroquois.
She was married to Chas H Derscheid Nov 2, 1890 and to this union five children, three boys and two girls, were born, two of the former preceding her in death, Frank L in the World War and Laverne M in 1926.
Mrs Derscheid resided in this community most of her life, a few years being spent at Montrose, SD.
She was a member of the Methodist church, Royal Neighbor lodge, Degree of Honor and was a God Star Mother.
She is survived by her husband, one son, Glen of St Marie, Idaho; two daughters, Mrs Grace Lewallen and Mrs Leota Stecher, both of Iroquois; 17 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs L.B. Meyer of Huron snd Mrs Lottie Pockleton of Minnesota; two brothers, Milton Terrel of Solway, Minnesota, and Harry Terrel of British Columbia, Canada.
Deceased faced life bravely and met death in the same way, trusting in her Creator and Redeemer to the end.
She was a loving wife and mother, a good neighbor and a good friend to all.