Bertha Augusta Schimmel was born in Benton township, McCook county, SD on Jan 23 , 1887 ( I am guessing on this year, 1887, because the bottom part is blotched with ink.) where she resided with her parents until Sept 3, 1902, when she was united in marriage to Mr. Chris. Peters. The two years following their marriage were spent at Cornelius, Oregon, when they returned to this section and have resided near Spencer since. (This would only make her an age of 15)
Besides her devoted and sorrow stricken husband and three children, Walter, Dorothea and Leonard, deceased, leaves one sister, Mrs. Mary Peters of Sheldon, ND, and two brothers, Arthur Schimmel of Plewna, Montana and Roy Schimmel of Swine City, Iowa.
Called from her life of usefulness at the age of 33 years, 8 months and 4 days, Mrs. Peters' untimely death has caused a vacancy which can never be filled. Surrounded by a kind, loving and devoted husband and three splended children, she had everything to make life sweet, so much to live for and so hard to give up. But "God's will be done".
The profound sympathy of the vast number of friends goes out without reserve and unretarded to the grief wrecked home which has been deprived of a faithful ardent and true wife and a tender , loving and devoted mother.
I have not figured out her parents names.
Can't find any family trees or anything about her.
Any help appreciated. Joan Bessette
My Schimmel family came to eastern South Dakota and settled in the communities of Spencer, Salem, Yankton, Freeman, Marion .