Asmuth Pfusch was one of Valley City's early businessmen. He came to Valley City from St. Paul, Minnesota, in about 1892. He opened a tailor shop in the building, now remodeled, where the Trapp Insurance office and the Jewell Box are, on Central Avenue North. He had left Louise Stieg back in Weisbaden, Germany, when he came to America, and she came to St. Paul and they were married there. He brought his wife to Valley City and bought a house from K. A. Bonhus, on the lot that is now a city parking lot across the street south of the Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan Association.

Mr. Pfusch helped D. W. Clark to organize the first band in Valley City and he played the bass drum. He died in 1903, and Mrs. Pfusch kept the family together by taking in boarders and roomers. She was a very good cook. Many of the early businessmen, including Gene Pegg, ate at her table. Mrs. Pfusch died in 1938.

There were three children: Bernard (Ben), Adrian and Natalia. Ben married Helen Lewis, from Moorhead, a teacher of Domestic Science in the Valley City High School. He died in 1969. Mrs. Ben Pfusch lives in Escondido, California.

Adrian married Dorothy Hoster. Adrian died on January 14, 1975 in Valley City, and Dorothy lives in Valley City. They have one son, James, who lives in Whitefish, Montana.

Natalia married Joseph E. Jones. He died in 1936. Natalia also lives in Valley City. They have one daughter, Natalie. She is married to Harold Bruschwein, and lives in Wahpeton, North Dakota. They have three children; Dean, Carla, and David, all at home in Wahpeton.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 195