Herdt, Raymond, May 22, 1935-Nov. 13, 2010 Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Cheyenne, WY 16 Nov 2010 Raymond Herdt, 75, of Torrington died Nov. 13 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne. He was born May 22, 1935, in Lingle, the son of Alexander and Savina (Weitzel) Herdt. He grew up in the Goshen County area and received his education in Torrington graduating there in 1954. He married Carolyn Norris and they had four children and were later divorced. He married June Schwartzkopf on July 30, 1966, and he later adopted two of her three children. In 1966 they moved to Dubois, where he worked for Ranchers Gas. In 1968 they moved to Powell, where he managed the Pure Grow Propane Company. They moved back to Torrington in 1970. He purchased the Standard Station which he owned and operated for five years. They moved to Guernsey in 1975, where he owned and operated a service station for several years. They moved back to Dubois and leased a station and convenience store called Herdt's Red Barn until 1997 when he retired and moved back to Torrington. Mr. Herdt enjoyed hunting and fishing, watching sports, especially Denver's pro teams. He was a member of the First Congregational Church, formerly the First United Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife, June, of Torrington; four sons, Larry Herdt and Kelly Herdt, both of Casper, Martin "Herdt" Culverwell of Reno, Nev., and David "Herman" Herdt of Wheatland; three daughters, Julie Lamm of Reno, Lorelei Winter of Denver and Brenda (Lyle) Hileman of Aurora, Colo.; a son-in-law; three sisters, Irene Fleenor and Betty Latta, both of Cheyenne, and Elnora Griffin of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a brother, Robert Herdt of Chandler, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Leo, Alexander Jr., Albert, Ted and Wilburt; and two sisters, Alma Eisenbarth and Helen Schattenburg. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the First Congregational Church with the Rev. Matthew Gordon officiating. Cremation has taken place. Friends may contribute to the Torrington Senior Friendship Center or the Waggin' Tails Animal Shelter. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home, and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com.

Hayen, Marcella M. May 18, 1908- Nov. 11, 2010 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 16 Nov 2010 Marcella M. Hayen, 102, of Scottsbluff, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at Heritage Estates in Gering. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, at 10 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Scottsbluff with Rev. Matt Fowler officiating. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Jolliffe Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the Western Nebraska Community College Education Foundation. Her obituary may be viewed at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com where condolences may be left. Marcella (Manz) Hayen was born on May 18, 1908, to F. William and Anna (Schneider) Manz. She attended rural schools and graduated from Paynesville High School in 1924. She was a 1928 graduate of Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa, and did her graduate work in social studies and German at Denver University and the University of Colorado. On Aug. 11, 1929, she married Henry D. Hayen at Oakland, Calif. The couple then moved to Butler, S.D. Since teachers were needed, she taught both elementary and high school classes. In 1935, they moved to western Nebraska, where she taught in the Liberty Rural High School and in the Morrill Public Schools, both elementary and high school. Henry and Marcella moved to Scottsbluff in 1957, where the German program was introduced and she continued teaching until retiring in 1973. After retirement, she continued with substitute teaching. She was a member of and active in the Retired Teachers Organization. She also traveled in the US, Canada, Central Europe and England. She was active in both church and community affairs. In 1965, she was awarded a Summer Institute that was sponsored by Stanford University to Bad Boll, Germany. The program involved language study and travel in Germany and the neighboring countries. Marcella's other work experiences include a cashier at The Emporium in San Francisco and a personal shopper for Woodward & Lothrop in Washington, DC. Marcella is survived by her son David; grandchildren Lynsey and Matthew; and sister Hildreth Headrick. She was preceded in death by her husband Henry, her parents and three sisters.

Hallo List:   I received a query asking if I had info on a Katharina Elisabeth Huwa, born 1778 (supposedly in Doenhof), married to Johann Georg Batz (apparently in Grimm). Only one Huwa family settled in Doenhof and it lists has only one daughter (Elisabeth Margaretha, born 1771). Elis. Marg. Huwa is listed as having married in Beideck in 1790. There is no other mention of any Huwa female.   Can someone do a look-up for me on the 1798 Grimm Census and see if there is any mention of where Katharina Elis. (Huwa) Batz came from?   Thanks,   Hugh Lichtenwald, from the farm in Monetta, SC VC, Wiesenmueller

Susanne Heinitz-Dodge: Thank you for the very newsy letter. The Nicolaus Heinz (b1713) line that went to Straub was from Schierstein, Nassau. Your line, Gottlieb Heinze (b.1720), from what I found, came from Dresden Sachsen and went to Dobrinka, OSL family #14. The other line I found in Straub, first went to Kutter (OSL 1767) and then moved to Straub in 1788. This was Friedrich Heinz (b. 1745) in Württemberg. So far, I couldn't connect any of the three families. Maybe someone else on GER-VOLGA has had better luck. Jerry Goertzen

Have an extensive database (over 1000 people) with a family name - Grasmick, Grasmik, Grasmück from Lauwe (Yablonowka) and Balzer (Golyi Karamysh) of Volga. If you are interested in the information, write me an email. Viktor Grasmik

Ziegler, Virgil D., August 16, 1936- November 11, 2010 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 14 Nov 2010 MITCHELL - Virgil D. Ziegler, 74, of Mitchell, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2010, at Regional West Medical Center surrounded by family and close friends. At Virgil's request, cremation will take place at Sunset Memorial Park Crematory in Scottsbluff. A special family dinner will be held to celebrate his life. Memorials can be directed to the Arbor Day Foundation in Virgil's name. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com. Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements. Virgil was born in Scottsbluff on August 16, 1936, to Katherine Morgheim and Earl Herbert Ziegler. He grew up in Scottsbluff. He married Keitha J. Wolfe on June 8, 1958. They made their home in Mitchell on a farm south of town in the home that he built. He was drafted by the Army and trained in Fort Hood, Texas, and Fort Sill, Okla., as an electronics and radio technician. He was stationed in Germany between 1959 and 1961 as a member of the occupational troops and extended for the Berlin Wall crisis. After serving, he returned to the valley and worked with his brothers building, plastering and stuccoing homes. Virgil and his brother Marv together undertook and worked on several business ventures over the past 25 years including Twin City Ready Mix, farming and ZM Lumber. Virgil enjoyed working with his hands, fishing, hunting, mowing the grass, spending time with his family and taking the dogs for a walk or ride. He always greeted everyone with a smile on his face. He worked hard, never took a day off, and lived a straightforward and simple life. He was such a caring person that he did whatever he could to make family, friends and customers happy. He had a passion for the earth, soil, trees and growing grass. He was an awesome husband, father, grandpa and brother. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Keitha; daughter, Jennifer (Doug ) Hoevet of Gering; son, Chris (Amanda) Ziegler of Mitchell; his grandchildren, Stephanie, Hunter, Nathan, Katie and Addison; brother, Marvin (Carol) Ziegler; and sister, Patty Brown. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Herb.

Foos, Gary Gene, Feb. 13, 1944- Nov. 11, 2010 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 14 Nov 2010 Gary Gene Foos, 66, of Monroe, Wash., and Scottsbluff, died Nov. 11, 2010, at his home in Monroe, Wash., after a long struggle with lung disease. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 19 at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff with Pastor Jonathan Seng and Pastor Ken Maldonado officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery at Scottsbluff. Friends may visit from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday and from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel. Memorials may be made to donor's choice. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com He was born Feb. 13, 1944, at Scottsbluff, to Harold James Foos and Ann (Schaneman) Foos. He received his early education at Highland Grade School, graduating from Minatare High School. He served in the United States Air Force. Gary married Nancy Ann Shuey, on April 22, 1962, at Scottsbluff, and they made their homes in Hawaii, Nebraska and Washington. He was active in farming; was involved in real estate and land development in both Washington state and Nebraska since the mid 1960s; was a real estate broker over forty years in Washington; and enjoyed raising quarter horses. He was a member of American Legion, the Eagles, the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, and American Quarter Horse Association. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and had a passion for animals. Survivors include his loving wife Nancy of 48 years; son Hal (Jim) Foos (Pam) of Edmonds, Wash.; daughter Renee Wallesen (Tye) of Angora; son Rory Foos (Kristin) of San Jose, Calif.; mother Ann Foos of Scottsbluff; sisters Cyndi Ries of Kearney and Marlyce Rose of Salina, Kan.; brother-in-law Lloyd Shuey (Kyla) of Scottsbluff; sister-in-law Debra Shuey (Troy) of Scottsbluff; four loving grandchildren Amanda Foos, Ashlee and Jacob Wallesen and Rylie Foos. He is survived by numerous family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his father Harold Foos; grandparents Jacob and Molly Foos; grandparents Conrad and Katherine Schaneman; nephews David and Donnie Cole; and his beloved dog Chance in May of 2010.

Baker, Lily, Feb. 1, 1919- Nov. 12, 2010 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 14 Nov 2010 TORRINGTON, Wyo. -- Lily Baker, 91, died Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, at the Goshen Care Center in Torrington. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 10 a.m., at the Colyer Funeral Home with Pastor Ron Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery in Torrington. A memorial has been established to the Goshen Care Center. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com . Lily was born Feb. 1, 1919, in Scottsbluff, the daughter of Martin, Sr. and Katherine (Reifschnieder) Schaneman. Lily moved to Torrington, with her family, when she was one month old. She attended school at Lingle and Torrington. Lily married Rolland Baker on July 28, 1939, in Torrington. The couple had three children and were later divorced. She worked as a cook at Eastern Wyoming College and at the Goshen Care Center. Lily retired in 1980. Lily enjoyed gardening and cooking for her family. Survivors include her son Larry and wife Joyce Baker of Oskaloosa, Iowa; a daughter Debra and husband Gerry Bolger of Evanston, Wyo.; a son-in-law Allen Friesen of Newcastle, Wyo.; five sisters Clara and husband Marvin Miller, Elsie and husband Albert Hopp, Marie Riggs, Martha and husband Rollie Schwint, and Lorraine Eisenbarth, all of Torrington, Wyo.; three brothers Alex and wife Elsie Schaneman of Torrington, Robert and wife Nancy Schaneman of Cheyenne, WY, and Richard and wife Judy Schaneman of Torrington; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Preceding Lily in death were her parents; a daughter Patricia Friesen; a brother Martin (Skeet) Schaneman Jr.; and a sister Betty Morgheim.

Josephine "Jo" Harms Nov. 17, 1921-Nov 9, 2010 The Tribune Greeley, Colorado Age: 88 Residence: Greeley Josephine “Jo” Harms of Greeley passed away Nov. 9, 2010, at Grace Pointe. She was born Nov. 17, 1921, in Crowley to Adam and Pauline (Weber) Dill. On April 29, 1945, she married Alvin F. Harms in Greeley. The couple farmed in the Kersey, Bracewell and Platteville areas, moving to Greeley in 1952. Alvin passed away on January 25, 2003. Jo worked retail in Greeley for many years. She liked to crochet, garden and enjoyed baking. She loved to read. When her eyesight failed, she listed to books on tape. She also loved to shop. Jo was an excellent seamstress. She made her children's clothes when they were younger, including their winter coats. Jo was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the church's Friendship Circle and Ladies Guild. Jo is preceded in death by her husband; her parents; four brothers, John, Adam, Ted and Harry Dill. She is survived by her children, Paul (Linda) Harms, Janice Harms and Linda Harms, all of Greeley; two grandchildren, Melissa Zambri of Ault and Paul Harms Jr. of Greeley; one great-grandchild, Hannah Zambri of Ault; a sister, Alvina Whittman of Greeley; two sisters-in-law, Bertha Dill of Greeley and Leona Harms of Littleton. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Allnutt Macy Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorial gifts may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church or Colorado Talking Books in care of Allnutt, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO 80631. Friends may view the online obit, sign the guest book and send condolences at www.allnutt.com. Arrangements handled by Allnutt Funeral Service-Macy Chapel.

A newsletter about Volga-Germans of and from eastern Michigan is planned to debut in early 2011. The plan is to focus on VGs that settled or passed through Sanilac and St. Clair counties particularly, but will also include Huron, Saginaw, Bay and Genessee counties. To be published on a quarterly basis (again, that is the plan), it include stories of those of us who descended from VGs, stories about them, genealogical materials, databases (e.g. naturalization information and church records) and tips on how to go about conducting a genealogical search. Many of the home villages were in the Katharinenstadt area.   It is hoped that previously unpublished data will be available, particularly certain church records, and that permission will be given to publish that information. Genealogical searches can also be commissioned.   Those who are interested, please contact me. Distribution will not be made to those who do not express an interest.   Thanks.   Bill Pickelhaupt

Nancy, If you can give me a little info about when they came to US, approximate year they were born, where they settled, I might be able to find their ship's manifest record which might have more information to help you in your search. Elaine Sharp On Nov 12, 2010 7:12am, [email protected] wrote: > I'm looking for any information about my grandparents Martin and Louise > (Jacobi) Daniel who came to America from Bloomfeld (Bloomenfeldt?) > Russia. The only information I have is their naturalization papers > showing the town they came from. Grandpa was forced to serve in the > Russian army for 4 years before they left Russia. Any information would > be greatly appreciated. > Nancy Wheeler

I checked an 1856 Gazetter of the World, and there is no Bloomfeld(t) in Russia or anywhere else in the world listed. Its a very complete work: volume 1 runs to 987 pages. There is a Blumenfeld in Baden, a village located 24 miles WNW of Constanz.   Bill Pickelhaupt   --- On Fri, 11/12/10, Gary Martens <[email protected]> wrote: From: Gary Martens <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [GV] Bloomfeld Russia To: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Friday, November 12, 2010, 10:18 AM Nancy: It's unlikely that people with the surname Daniel came from the Volga River region of German-Russian settlements.  In the AHSGR German Origins Project, there are no people with the surname Daniel.  Since information on origins does not include 100% of the immigrants to this region, it is possible that they immigrated from this region.  There are a few villages such as Schilling (founded in 1764) where no first settler information is available, and original settler information was not covered by recently published lists from the later 1766 time period. Gary Martens On 11/12/2010 9:12 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I'm looking for any information about my grandparents Martin and Louise (Jacobi) Daniel who came to America from Bloomfeld (Bloomenfeldt?) Russia. The only information I have is their naturalization papers showing the town they came from.  Grandpa was forced to serve in the Russian army for 4 years before they left Russia. Any information would be greatly appreciated. > Nancy Wheeler > [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Nancy: It's unlikely that people with the surname Daniel came from the Volga River region of German-Russian settlements. In the AHSGR German Origins Project, there are no people with the surname Daniel. Since information on origins does not include 100% of the immigrants to this region, it is possible that they immigrated from this region. There are a few villages such as Schilling (founded in 1764) where no first settler information is available, and original settler information was not covered by recently published lists from the later 1766 time period. Gary Martens On 11/12/2010 9:12 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I'm looking for any information about my grandparents Martin and Louise (Jacobi) Daniel who came to America from Bloomfeld (Bloomenfeldt?) Russia. The only information I have is their naturalization papers showing the town they came from. Grandpa was forced to serve in the Russian army for 4 years before they left Russia. Any information would be greatly appreciated. > Nancy Wheeler > [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

There are three Blumenfeld villages, all daughter colonies, one each in the following three Samara Province Districts in the Volga: Pallasowka, Marienttal and Fedorowka. There are also the following villages: Blumenfeld (Kherson area in the Black Sea Region), three Blumenfeld villages in the Jekaterinoslav region, a Blumenfeld village in the Don District, five Blumenfeld villages in the North Kaukasus region, and one Blumenfeld village of the South Kaukasus region. Unless a ship immigration record shows where these people came from, your going to have a very difficult time figuring out where they came from. Gary Martens Dobrinka, Galka, Neu-Weimar & Schilling villages VC On 11/12/2010 9:12 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I'm looking for any information about my grandparents Martin and Louise (Jacobi) Daniel who came to America from Bloomfeld (Bloomenfeldt?) Russia. The only information I have is their naturalization papers showing the town they came from. Grandpa was forced to serve in the Russian army for 4 years before they left Russia. Any information would be greatly appreciated. > Nancy Wheeler > [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Topeka St Joseph Church Records Name SEITZ MARIAM ANNAM Father SEITZ JOHANNIS Mother A.M. Married 1893-08-01 ST. JOSEPH Spouse SCHMIDT JOHANNEM GUILIELMUM Father of Spouse MARTINI SCHMIDT RUSSIAE Mother of Spouse CATHNAE RUSSIAE Witnesses JOSEPH SCHAMBER APPOLONIA HOEFNER Priest REV. F. HENRY Name LANG ANNA Birth 1896-05-17 STRECHENAU, RUSSIAE Father LANG JOANNES Mother BAUM MARGARETHA Married 1916-05-24 ST. JOSEPH Spouse SCHIEFELBEIN ALOIS. G. Spouse's Father HENRICUS SCHIEFELBEIN TOPEKA, KS. Spouses Mother BARBARA DUGGART TOPEKA, KS. Witnesses JOANNES LANG OTTILIA SCHIEFELBEIN Priest REV. F. HENRY >From Gary Ubert Topeka Kansas From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 2:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: GER-VOLGA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 394 Today's Topics: 1. Wilhelm Schmidt;Johannes Lang from Volga Russia to Kansas ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:46:21 -0800 From: <[email protected]> Subject: [GV] Wilhelm Schmidt;Johannes Lang from Volga Russia to Kansas To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 11/11/10 Wilhelm Schmidts ancesters moved from Fulda Hesse to Pfeifer Russia. Johannes Lang's ancesters moved from Hesse Russia to Pfeiffer Russia and then on to Streckerau, Russia. Wilhelm Schmidt married Mary Anna Seitz in Topeka Kansas in 1892. Johannes Lang married Margeretha Bohn in Streckerau Russia abt. 1897. They moved with their children to Topeka Kansas in October, 1912. Anyone with knowledge of ancesters and/or descendants? [email protected] ------------------------------ To contact the GER-VOLGA list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the GER-VOLGA mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of GER-VOLGA Digest, Vol 5, Issue 394 ***************************************** _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1153 / Virus Database: 424/3251 - Release Date: 11/11/10

I'm looking for any information about my grandparents Martin and Louise (Jacobi) Daniel who came to America from Bloomfeld (Bloomenfeldt?) Russia. The only information I have is their naturalization papers showing the town they came from. Grandpa was forced to serve in the Russian army for 4 years before they left Russia. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Nancy Wheeler [email protected]

11/11/10 Wilhelm Schmidts ancesters moved from Fulda Hesse to Pfeifer Russia. Johannes Lang's ancesters moved from Hesse Russia to Pfeiffer Russia and then on to Streckerau, Russia. Wilhelm Schmidt married Mary Anna Seitz in Topeka Kansas in 1892. Johannes Lang married Margeretha Bohn in Streckerau Russia abt. 1897. They moved with their children to Topeka Kansas in October, 1912. Anyone with knowledge of ancesters and/or descendants? [email protected]

Does anyone on the list have Harvey Altergott's current e-mail address that they would share with me? Dick Leffler Doenhof VC

There's no way to have Rootsweb mailing list messages resent. The archive3s are here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/GER-VOLGA > So sorry. > If there is a way to resend the correspondence from yesterday and today to Jerry, we would appreciate it. Jerry & Fran > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------- End of forwarded message -------

So sorry. If there is a way to resend the correspondence from yesterday and today to Jerry, we would appreciate it. Jerry & Fran