Ida was born May 12, 1915 on a farm near Wishek, ND, the daughter of Nicholas and Pauline (Brightling) Humann. She attended country school. Ida married William Willie Schiermeister on February 14, 1935 at Idas Homestead, nine miles northwest of Wishek. They farmed southwest of Hazelton until retiring in 1991, at which time they moved into Hazelton. Willie died on May 22, 2001. Ida continued to live in Hazelton until entering the Baptist Home for one year and then the Strasburg Care Center on February 14, 2007. She died at the Care Center on January 3, 2010. Ida enjoyed playing cards, cooking, quilting and fishing. Grateful to have shared her life are one son: Roger Schiermeister of Hazelton, ND, three daughters and one son-in-law: Yvonne Maier of Menoken, ND, Iva Burchett of Strasburg, ND and Pam and Dave Stramer of Hazelton, ND; 8 grandchildren: Valerie (Durwin) Power, Wanda Meier, LeAnn (Kim Kakela, Gina Graf, Danielle (Robert) Scharnowske, Clare Bauman, Wyatt (Dani) Stramer, and Cody (Shelley) Stramer, 11 great grandchildren: DJ (Dawn) Power, Casey Power, Channing (Kelly) Azure, Karle and Kelse Kakela, Land and Brady Bauman, Jager and Ryder Stramer, Nope and Faith Stramer; one great great grandchild, Jeven; and one sister, Alma Ritter of Williston, ND. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 2001, ten brothers and sisters.