His service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at American Lutheran Church in De Smet with Randy Koeller officiating. Interment will follow in De Smet Cemetery.Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday with a prayer service to follow at Osthus Funeral Home in De Smet.
Dietrich Edwin Knobloch was born Sept. 25, 1921, at Alvord, Iowa, to Dietrich and Julia (Koch) Knobloch. He was raised on a farm and attended country school in Lester, Iowa.He served in the Army from June 16, 1942, to Nov. 30, 1945. He was a member of the American Legion for more than 50 years.
He married Doris Oihus Sept. 9, 1946. He worked on the railroad, farmed in Iowa and Arlington. In the early 1970s they moved to De Smet where he worked for Peavey Alfalfa Feeds until his retirement.
He enjoyed farming, gardening, fishing, hunting, patriotic holidays and John Deere memorabilia.
He is survived by six children: Joan (Garry) Thompson of Pierre, Bruce of Arlington, Carol of Seattle, Wash., Brenda Welch of Huron and John (Lauri) and Gretchen (Mike) Aspon, both of Brookings; a daughter-in-law, Kathy Lynch-Knobloch of Madison, Wis.; four sisters: Emma, Paulina, Wilma Hoogeveen of Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Violet (Ray) Luthi of Lamar, Mo.; two brothers: Wilbert (Helen) of Lester, Iowa, and Adolph (Jean) of Algona, Iowa; two sisters-in-law: Helen of Larchwood, Iowa, and Vera of Lester, Iowa; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife; two sons: Leslie and Timothy; four sisters: Julia Plattner, Elizabeth Barker, Lydia Moser and Emily; four brothers: Ernst, Albert, Benjamin and Earl; three brothers-in-law: Albert Plattner, Edris Barker and Adolph Moser; and three sisters-in-law: Martha, Salome and Clara.
Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota Posted: Sunday, Sep 14th, 2008
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Served in armed forces:
Dietrich E. Knobloch was inducted into the service in June 1942. He served a little over 42 months. While in the Army he was in the South Pacific -- New Guinia, Phillipine Islands, and Japan. Dietrich was discharged November 1945
Contributor: None to be Forgotten (47261370)
His service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at American Lutheran Church in De Smet with Randy Koeller officiating. Interment will follow in De Smet Cemetery.Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday with a prayer service to follow at Osthus Funeral Home in De Smet.
Dietrich Edwin Knobloch was born Sept. 25, 1921, at Alvord, Iowa, to Dietrich and Julia (Koch) Knobloch. He was raised on a farm and attended country school in Lester, Iowa.He served in the Army from June 16, 1942, to Nov. 30, 1945. He was a member of the American Legion for more than 50 years.
He married Doris Oihus Sept. 9, 1946. He worked on the railroad, farmed in Iowa and Arlington. In the early 1970s they moved to De Smet where he worked for Peavey Alfalfa Feeds until his retirement.
He enjoyed farming, gardening, fishing, hunting, patriotic holidays and John Deere memorabilia.
He is survived by six children: Joan (Garry) Thompson of Pierre, Bruce of Arlington, Carol of Seattle, Wash., Brenda Welch of Huron and John (Lauri) and Gretchen (Mike) Aspon, both of Brookings; a daughter-in-law, Kathy Lynch-Knobloch of Madison, Wis.; four sisters: Emma, Paulina, Wilma Hoogeveen of Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Violet (Ray) Luthi of Lamar, Mo.; two brothers: Wilbert (Helen) of Lester, Iowa, and Adolph (Jean) of Algona, Iowa; two sisters-in-law: Helen of Larchwood, Iowa, and Vera of Lester, Iowa; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife; two sons: Leslie and Timothy; four sisters: Julia Plattner, Elizabeth Barker, Lydia Moser and Emily; four brothers: Ernst, Albert, Benjamin and Earl; three brothers-in-law: Albert Plattner, Edris Barker and Adolph Moser; and three sisters-in-law: Martha, Salome and Clara.
Plainsman, Huron, South Dakota Posted: Sunday, Sep 14th, 2008
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Served in armed forces:
Dietrich E. Knobloch was inducted into the service in June 1942. He served a little over 42 months. While in the Army he was in the South Pacific -- New Guinia, Phillipine Islands, and Japan. Dietrich was discharged November 1945
Contributor: None to be Forgotten (47261370)
Family Members
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Julia Magdalena Knobloch Plattner
1914–2001
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Emma Friedricka Knobloch
1915–2013
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Ernst Ferdinand Knobloch
1916–1995
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Albert Dietrich Knobloch
1918–1992
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Elizabeth Mary Knobloch Barker
1919–1992
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Lydia Emily Knobloch Moser
1920–2002
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Paulina Martha "Pauline" Knobloch
1923–2016
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Benjamin Emil Knobloch
1924–2000
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Emelie Mildred Knobloch
1925–1978
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Wilbert Andrew "Willy" Knobloch
1926–2017
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Wilma Mae Knobloch Hoogeveen
1928–2016
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Infant Son Knobloch
1929–1929
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Violet Rose Knobloch Luthi
1931–2020
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Earl Alvin Knobloch
1933–1997
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Adolph Leroy Knobloch
1937–2019
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