Greetings List I am still searching for Heinrich Wilhelm Otto (born abt. 1785) in the 1798 Census. On the AHSGR site I find that there were Otto families in the following villages in 1798: Dreispitz, Hussenbach, Kaneau, Rosenheim and Stahl am Karaman. If any of you have the 1798 Census for these villages, I would really appreciate a look-up. On the First Settler's List for Bangert, there is a Konrad Otto, age 22, Lutheran farmer from Naussau-Usingen, Mittelhausen - wife Katharina Elisabeth, 22. Konrad Otto and Katharina Elisabeth Laut were married 17 Jul 1776 in Lubeck and arrived in Bangert on 1 Jul 1767. This couple is not in Bangert on the 1798 Census, but by the 1816/34 Census, the Heinrich Wilhelm Otto family is in Bangert with a son and grandson named Konrad. (They were not in Bangert in 1798) I am thinking that this is perhaps the link to our family, but need to find them in 1798. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Linda Linda Otto Gladstone, MB

Deines, Johnny "John", August 16, 1938- September 14, 2010 Torrington Telegram Torrington, WY 13 Sep 2010 TORRINGTON, WYOMING...........Memorial services for JOHN DEINES, 72, will be held at 2pm Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at the United Methodist Church with Reverend Ora Dailey officiating. John died September 9, 2010 at Community Hospital in Torrington and cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Wyoming Children’s Society in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. John was born August 16, 1938 in Lingle, Wyoming the son of Jacob and Catherine (Walter) Deines. He grew up and received his education in Torrington graduating high school there in 1957. John married Joyce Bandemer on August 14, 1960 in Torrington. He then went to work for a local body shop until the late 1970's when he and his brother Ruben started Deines Body Shop. He operated that until his retirement in 2001. John enjoyed boating, camping, and traveling with family and friends. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Torrington Elks Club. John is survived by his wife Joyce of Torrington; a son Jeff Deines of Cody, Wyoming; a daughter Laura (John) Grossnickle of Rock Springs, Wyoming; a sister Darlene (Phillip) Brooks of Scottsdale, Arizona; a brother Ruben (Alice) Deines of Torrington; two grandsons Ryne and Drew Grossnickle; and a granddaughter Anastasia Corbett. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister Esther Bagley.

Oswald, Katherine Victoria, Feb. 27, 1926- Sept. 10, 2010 Billings Gazette Billings, MT 13 Sep 2010 Katherine Victoria Oswald, 84, of Billings, died at her home Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Katherine was born in Ryegate, Feb. 27, 1926, to Michael and Audenia Schaff. She lived in Ryegate, Belmont, Broadview and Billings. On Jan. 14, 1948, she married LaVern Oswald and together they had nine children. Katherine was a housewife, cook for a lunch program at Holy Rosary School and, most importantly, mother and grandmother. She was a real classy lady, always there for her family and friends. Her community activities included the Altar Society, Pink Ladies, and she was a foster grandparent. Katherine loved playing cards, sewing, puzzles, going to breakfast with her family and friends and going to the “store.” She was a talented musician — played the piano, organ and accordion. Survivors include nine children: David (Susan) Oswald of Hardin, Susan (Jon) Grenier of Billings, Janet (Ron) Folkerts of Billings, Gerianne (Clancy) Yancey of Denver, Jack (Beth) Oswald of Miles City, Vicki Oswald of Billings, Betty (Phil) Piedra of Modesto, Calif., Rick (Sharon) Oswald of Fallon, Nev., Father Rob Oswald of Miles City, and honorary daughter Mary Wandler; 23 grandchildren, Chris, Brian and Maria Oswald, Michelle and Jeremy Grenier, Debbie Mader, Kathy Dostal, Beth Hewett, Jody, Jacob and Adam Yancey, Ciara Fandek, Amberli and Gus Oswald, Amy Lipomi, Kristi Bland, Mandy Bartelink, Seth Oswald, Casey Shore, Jeremy and Roman Roberts, Eric and Sean Piedra; and 17 great-grandchildren. Also, brothers Nick (Grace) Schaff and Ned (Gail) Schaff; and one sister, Eugenia Lawrence; several sisters-in-law, many nieces and nephews and best friend Grace Sexton. Katherine was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brothers Victor, Chris, Frank, Louie and Bernard; and sisters Eva, Lizzie M., Lizzie B. and Rose. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15. Rosary at 6:30 p.m. with the vigil service at 7 p.m. Wednesday, and funeral mass at 12 noon, Thursday, Sept. 16, both at St. Patrick’s Co-Cathedral, with committal in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Church, PO Box 1016, Miles City, MT 59301 or St. Patrick’s Co-Cathedral in Billings.

Hart, Ardis Pearl Reiner, Oct. 1, 1934- Sept. 10, 2010 Billings Gazette Billings, MT 13 Sep 2010 Ardis Pearl Reiner Hart, 75, of Billings, died Friday morning, Sept. 10, 2010, at her apartment in the Bonaventure Assisted Living facility of lung cancer. She was born Oct. 1, 1934, in New Salem, N.D., the second daughter of Philip and Katherine Elizabeth Lang Reiner. She moved with her parents to Billings at an early age, and then to Klein, where her father worked in the coal mine. After graduating high school, she moved to Billings to attend the Billings Business College. She married Howard Malcolm Hart on June 26, 1954, in Billings. She worked as a bookkeeper at several places during the early years of her marriage, then “retired” to raise the kids and run the household. Ardis loved bowling, and for several decades she bowled in the Sunrisers League at the Sunset Lanes on Central Avenue; she won many awards for her bowling skills, and was secretary for the Women’s Bowling League for many of those years. She was an early green pioneer in her use and sales of Shaklee cleaning products. She enjoyed managing money, playing card games, especially cribbage and canasta, and doing crossword puzzles. For many years her favorite Sunday activity was working the diagramless puzzle with her friend Ann Sickler, and in the last few years she added the online Crickler puzzles to her daily routine. After she moved to Bonaventure, she found a new joy: riding through the halls on her three-wheeled electric scooter. Ardis was preceded in death by her husband, Howard, in 1998, and her daughter Janice Faye Hart Keller of Billings in 2007. Survivors include two daughters, Helen and her husband, Jim Phillips, of Columbia, Md., Kathy and her husband, B.J. Snooks, of Meridian, Idaho; one sister, Phyllis Jean Reiner Johnson and her husband, Eddy, of Billings; three granddaughters, Jennifer Snooks Saunders of Dallas, Ga., Alisha Snooks Broadbent of Denver, Colo., and Aubre Skye Hart of Laurel; two grandsons, Aaron Snooks of Nampa, Idaho, and Koby Robert Keller of Billings; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Smith Funeral Chapel Downtown, 925 S. 27th St., Billings. Food and fellowship will follow at the chapel. Interment will take place at the Laurel City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Billings Food Bank.

[email protected] is the last address I have for him. I have purchased his Katharinenstadt censuses. I am going to look for BRUN in them. I just haven't had time yet. Sally On Sat, 11 Sep 2010, Jerry and Fran Goertzen wrote: > > > Kevin Rupp has lots of information on Katharinestadt. Does anyone out there > have his email? F. Goertzen > ----- Original Message ----- From: "S. Zitzer" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:06 PM > Subject: Re: [GV] BRUN doe anyone know about this name? > > >> >> Thanks! I do have those books of Brent Mai's and will take >> a look. I found a Brunn in the Kuhlberg lists. But it sounds >> like they don't even know Emma Brun's parents names, and they >> did visit the Archives in Engels. Sounds like a difficult >> task. >> >> Sally >> >> On Fri, 10 Sep 2010, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> >>> Sally, >>> One place to start is the 1798 Census of the Volga German Colonies for >>> males with the surname BRAUN as none is listed for BRUN: >>> >>> BRAUNs can be found in Brabander, Balzer, Hoelzel, Kamenka, Moor, Preuss, >>> Rohlender, Shcherbakovka, Warenburg, Walter, Yagodnaya Polyana, and Zug. >>> >>> BRUHN in Norka [Note: spelling is probably BRAUN; see entry in Yagodnaya >>> Polyana for a BRAUN man who resettled there from Norka]. >>> >>> So there are several possibilities for an original village, but I'd put >>> my >>> money on Zug or Rohlender considering their closer proximity to >>> Katherinenstadt. However, considering the huge gap between 1798 and 1913, >>> almost any >>> village could be the birthplace of Emma Brun. Perhaps you can find later >>> census revisions for Zug and Rohlender (as well as Katherinenstadt as you >>> noted) to see if the surname continued in those villages (or in the case >>> of >>> Katherinenstadt whether a BRAUN family has appeared) so you could rule >>> those villages either in or out. >>> >>> An inquiry to the Russian archives is of course the best avenue for Igor >>> to learn more about his grandmother. >>> >>> >>> Tim Weeder >>> VC Paulskoye >>> >>> >>> >>> In a message dated 9/10/2010 9:57:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >>> [email protected] writes: >>> >>> Message: 6 >>> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:55:07 -0700 (PDT) >>> From: "S. Zitzer" <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [GV] BRUN doe anyone know about this name? >>> To: [email protected] >>> Message-ID: >>> <[email protected]> >>> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII >>> >>> >>> I recently received an email from a "new" Zitzer relative. >>> This one is Russian and he found me via Steve Schreiber's >>> web site http://www.volgagermans.net/portland/ >>> >>> His name is Igor Zitzer. My German Zitzer relative and I can >>> help him with the Katharinenstadt Zitzer ancestry, but he >>> can't find out where his grandmother Emma Brun came from. >>> Emma Brun and Friedrich Zitzer were married in Katharinenstadt >>> in 1913. >>> >>> I wondered if anyone has any information about the Brun >>> ancestry, the original village, etc ? >>> >>> I do have some Katharinestadt censuses and I will look in >>> them for the Brun name. >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> Sally Zitzer >>> Edmonds, WA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >> > >

Kevin Rupp has lots of information on Katharinestadt. Does anyone out there have his email? F. Goertzen ----- Original Message ----- From: "S. Zitzer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [GV] BRUN doe anyone know about this name? > > Thanks! I do have those books of Brent Mai's and will take > a look. I found a Brunn in the Kuhlberg lists. But it sounds > like they don't even know Emma Brun's parents names, and they > did visit the Archives in Engels. Sounds like a difficult > task. > > Sally > > On Fri, 10 Sep 2010, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> Sally, >> One place to start is the 1798 Census of the Volga German Colonies for >> males with the surname BRAUN as none is listed for BRUN: >> >> BRAUNs can be found in Brabander, Balzer, Hoelzel, Kamenka, Moor, >> Preuss, >> Rohlender, Shcherbakovka, Warenburg, Walter, Yagodnaya Polyana, and Zug. >> >> BRUHN in Norka [Note: spelling is probably BRAUN; see entry in >> Yagodnaya >> Polyana for a BRAUN man who resettled there from Norka]. >> >> So there are several possibilities for an original village, but I'd put >> my >> money on Zug or Rohlender considering their closer proximity to >> Katherinenstadt. However, considering the huge gap between 1798 and >> 1913, almost any >> village could be the birthplace of Emma Brun. Perhaps you can find >> later >> census revisions for Zug and Rohlender (as well as Katherinenstadt as >> you >> noted) to see if the surname continued in those villages (or in the case >> of >> Katherinenstadt whether a BRAUN family has appeared) so you could rule >> those villages either in or out. >> >> An inquiry to the Russian archives is of course the best avenue for Igor >> to learn more about his grandmother. >> >> >> Tim Weeder >> VC Paulskoye >> >> >> >> In a message dated 9/10/2010 9:57:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> Message: 6 >> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:55:07 -0700 (PDT) >> From: "S. Zitzer" <[email protected]> >> Subject: [GV] BRUN doe anyone know about this name? >> To: [email protected] >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII >> >> >> I recently received an email from a "new" Zitzer relative. >> This one is Russian and he found me via Steve Schreiber's >> web site http://www.volgagermans.net/portland/ >> >> His name is Igor Zitzer. My German Zitzer relative and I can >> help him with the Katharinenstadt Zitzer ancestry, but he >> can't find out where his grandmother Emma Brun came from. >> Emma Brun and Friedrich Zitzer were married in Katharinenstadt >> in 1913. >> >> I wondered if anyone has any information about the Brun >> ancestry, the original village, etc ? >> >> I do have some Katharinestadt censuses and I will look in >> them for the Brun name. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Sally Zitzer >> Edmonds, WA >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >

Hello everyone,   Here is just an update on the situation in the area near the village of Frank in the northern part of Volgograd region, on the border to Saratov region. News come from Vladimir Krainev, a resident of Zhirnovsk, the county town just a few miles off Frank.   "The remains of the houses that burned down (in Alexandrovka, a Russian village just across the river from Frank) are being cleaned up in piles and driven out. Officials have promised the people new houses for them will be built by December 1. In Alexandrovka, where 157 houses got burned down, the houses will be built on a new territory. People have been promised 2 mil rubles per household for rebuilding. Currently some small money are being paid out as a way of monetary support for just now.   New houses will all be standard. So that everyone gets to move into similar houses, no matter how big their previous houses were; whether they were 3-storey high or just a bungalow. This is because the majority of the houses have never been insured by fire insurance.   Frank has survived. The residents poured out on the streets and fought off the fire that moved across the fields nearby towards the village. There were about 200 cars in total: fire trucks, tractors, irrigation machinery. All buckets in local stores sold out. People were lining up and passing the water around to fight off the flames.   While in Frank the fire moved towards it from across the fields around the village, Alexandrovka was surprised by the flames that "jumped" across the river (presumably supported by strong winds) and nobody had time to understand what happened when the hell broke loose..."   Note: Vladimir Krainev is a driver in the local oil business. He is very familiar with the area around Frank because of his work. He likes hunting and fishing, and is a passionate photographer.   He had contributed many pictures of the former Volga German villages in the local area. Here are his photos of the beautiful Lutheran church in Walter taken from across the river from the village: http://erikas.cc/walter/newest_walter.htm   And the Russian website on Volga German has several photo albums of his photos of Dittel, Frank, Kolb and Neu-Denhof: http://www.wolgadeutsche.net/krajnew/_Dittel.htm http://www.wolgadeutsche.net/krajnew/_Frank.htm http://www.wolgadeutsche.net/krajnew/_Kolb.htm http://www.wolgadeutsche.net/krajnew/_Neu_Doenhof.htm     Regards, Tanja Schell Munich, Germany - Fargo, ND

Hello List, Ran across an interesting article from Volgograd area http://www.volgograd-trv.ru/news.aspx?id=12370. This area has many archeological sites dealing with Mongols that have been plundered by novice archeologists and the local authorities have started to local authorities have begun arresting these individuals. Recently, a collection of the GR newspaper "Rot Front" mailed to Germany had been intercepted and declared part of the Russian cultural heritage and therefore illegal to move out of the country. This collection now resides in a local museum. Bill Doos

Sally, One place to start is the 1798 Census of the Volga German Colonies for males with the surname BRAUN as none is listed for BRUN: BRAUNs can be found in Brabander, Balzer, Hoelzel, Kamenka, Moor, Preuss, Rohlender, Shcherbakovka, Warenburg, Walter, Yagodnaya Polyana, and Zug. BRUHN in Norka [Note: spelling is probably BRAUN; see entry in Yagodnaya Polyana for a BRAUN man who resettled there from Norka]. So there are several possibilities for an original village, but I'd put my money on Zug or Rohlender considering their closer proximity to Katherinenstadt. However, considering the huge gap between 1798 and 1913, almost any village could be the birthplace of Emma Brun. Perhaps you can find later census revisions for Zug and Rohlender (as well as Katherinenstadt as you noted) to see if the surname continued in those villages (or in the case of Katherinenstadt whether a BRAUN family has appeared) so you could rule those villages either in or out. An inquiry to the Russian archives is of course the best avenue for Igor to learn more about his grandmother. Tim Weeder VC Paulskoye In a message dated 9/10/2010 9:57:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Message: 6 Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:55:07 -0700 (PDT) From: "S. Zitzer" <[email protected]> Subject: [GV] BRUN doe anyone know about this name? To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII I recently received an email from a "new" Zitzer relative. This one is Russian and he found me via Steve Schreiber's web site http://www.volgagermans.net/portland/ His name is Igor Zitzer. My German Zitzer relative and I can help him with the Katharinenstadt Zitzer ancestry, but he can't find out where his grandmother Emma Brun came from. Emma Brun and Friedrich Zitzer were married in Katharinenstadt in 1913. I wondered if anyone has any information about the Brun ancestry, the original village, etc ? I do have some Katharinestadt censuses and I will look in them for the Brun name. Thank you, Sally Zitzer Edmonds, WA

Thanks! I do have those books of Brent Mai's and will take a look. I found a Brunn in the Kuhlberg lists. But it sounds like they don't even know Emma Brun's parents names, and they did visit the Archives in Engels. Sounds like a difficult task. Sally On Fri, 10 Sep 2010, [email protected] wrote: > > Sally, > One place to start is the 1798 Census of the Volga German Colonies for > males with the surname BRAUN as none is listed for BRUN: > > BRAUNs can be found in Brabander, Balzer, Hoelzel, Kamenka, Moor, Preuss, > Rohlender, Shcherbakovka, Warenburg, Walter, Yagodnaya Polyana, and Zug. > > BRUHN in Norka [Note: spelling is probably BRAUN; see entry in Yagodnaya > Polyana for a BRAUN man who resettled there from Norka]. > > So there are several possibilities for an original village, but I'd put my > money on Zug or Rohlender considering their closer proximity to > Katherinenstadt. However, considering the huge gap between 1798 and 1913, almost any > village could be the birthplace of Emma Brun. Perhaps you can find later > census revisions for Zug and Rohlender (as well as Katherinenstadt as you > noted) to see if the surname continued in those villages (or in the case of > Katherinenstadt whether a BRAUN family has appeared) so you could rule > those villages either in or out. > > An inquiry to the Russian archives is of course the best avenue for Igor > to learn more about his grandmother. > > > Tim Weeder > VC Paulskoye > > > > In a message dated 9/10/2010 9:57:19 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:55:07 -0700 (PDT) > From: "S. Zitzer" <[email protected]> > Subject: [GV] BRUN doe anyone know about this name? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII > > > I recently received an email from a "new" Zitzer relative. > This one is Russian and he found me via Steve Schreiber's > web site http://www.volgagermans.net/portland/ > > His name is Igor Zitzer. My German Zitzer relative and I can > help him with the Katharinenstadt Zitzer ancestry, but he > can't find out where his grandmother Emma Brun came from. > Emma Brun and Friedrich Zitzer were married in Katharinenstadt > in 1913. > > I wondered if anyone has any information about the Brun > ancestry, the original village, etc ? > > I do have some Katharinestadt censuses and I will look in > them for the Brun name. > > Thank you, > > Sally Zitzer > Edmonds, WA > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

I recently received an email from a "new" Zitzer relative. This one is Russian and he found me via Steve Schreiber's web site http://www.volgagermans.net/portland/ His name is Igor Zitzer. My German Zitzer relative and I can help him with the Katharinenstadt Zitzer ancestry, but he can't find out where his grandmother Emma Brun came from. Emma Brun and Friedrich Zitzer were married in Katharinenstadt in 1913. I wondered if anyone has any information about the Brun ancestry, the original village, etc ? I do have some Katharinestadt censuses and I will look in them for the Brun name. Thank you, Sally Zitzer Edmonds, WA

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Buxbaum, Robert Eugene, Jan. 8, 1941- Sept. 5, 2010 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, NE 10 Sep 2010 BAYARD - Robert "Bob" Eugene Buxbaum, 69, passed away Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, in Loveland, Colo. His funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at Community Bible Church in Bayard with Pastor Bradley Kilthau officiating. Burial will follow at Bayard Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Bayard Memorial Chapel. Memorials may be given to the family to be designated at a later date. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.bbchapels.com. Bob was born Jan. 8, 1941, in Glendive, Mont. to John and Rosalie (Lochmann) Buxbaum. He attended Bayard High School. Bob worked for the City of Sidney. He also worked for various farmers in Sidney, Bridgeport, and Torrington, Wyo. He worked for Milton Ziler retiring in 2002. He was married to Connie Kurth Aug. 7, 1960 in Dalton. Bob enjoyed trains, banjo, accordion, fiddle, polka and loved to dance. He was a child of heart and a pure cowboy. He loved to be around children and loved His God. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Connie of Bayard; children, Tammy (John) Low of Holdrege, Terrie Buxbaum of Scottsbluff, Trina (Keith) Strauch of Bayard, Shirley Buxbaum of Ft. Lupton, Colo. and Brian (Patricia) Buxbaum of Minatare; 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; his mother, Rosalie Buxbaum of Gering; three brothers, two sisters and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father John, sister Gloria, brother Ricky and grandparents.

Schulenberg, Freda, Nov. 17, 1918- Sept. 5, 2010 Billings Gazette Billings, MT 10 Sep 2010 Freda Schulenberg, age 91, passed away on Sept. 5, 2010, at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings. Freda was born in Forsyth on Nov. 17, 1918, the daughter of Carl and Mary Dietz. She attended Forsyth schools and later married William “Bill” Schulenberg in Forsyth on Sept. 15, 1935. They lived and farmed in and around Forsyth and had a dairy farm north of Forsyth for a while. They later moved to Colstrip and operated a dairy there. A move to Gardiner gave them both jobs in Yellowstone Park until they retired and built a home in Columbus. After Bill’s death, Freda moved to Billings to be near her daughter Anne. The last few years, she resided at Vista Assisted Living in Billings. She and Bill had three children, an infant son who died Feb. 14, 1943, and another son, Billy, who died Dec. 3, 1981. In addition to her two sons, she was preceded in death by five brothers, five sisters and her husband Bill. Freda is survived by her daughter, Anne and Bill McDaniel; sister Doris Kenney of Cody, Wyo.; brother Alvin and Ida Mae Dietz of Dickinson, N.D.; daughter-in-law Mary Ellen Schulenberg of Dillon; five grandchildren, Shelley Hutchinson, David Schulenberg, Rick Steiner, Debbie and Mike Warren and Bobbie Lee Abel of Colorado; and 10 great-grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews. Freda loved to play cards, fish and bingo, and she crocheted many baby afghans and afghans. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations to the charity of your choice. Visitation will be held on Monday, Sept. 13, from 9 to 11 a.m., with funeral services following at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Forsyth. Burial will follow in the family plot of the Forsyth Cemetery. Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth has been entrusted with the arrangements and condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.

My husband's Great-Great Uncle Heinrich Kissler spoke of the devastation of the wildfires in his lifestory. He was from Frank. Lauren Brantner

Hi listers,   A translation of a Lutheran church history of the villages and cities on the Meadow side of the Volga, including Samara, and of Astrakhan, is being undertaken. If anyone would like to donate to help make this effort a reality, please let me know. It is planned to publish the translated work in early 2011. If all goes well, the history of the church on the Hilly side will be translated at a later date.   The following parish histories will be translated (note: a parish could and often did include many villages):   Volga Meadow side Lutheran parishes   Katharinenstadt Rosenheim Baratayevka (Bettinger) Privalnoye (Warenburg) Kukkus Reinhard Ryasanovka (Näb) Orlovskaya Krasnoyar Boaro/Boisroux Weisenfeld Paulskoye Fresenthal Eckheim Friedenfeld Schöntal Hoffental Brunnental Weimar Gnadentau Samara   Astrakhan Astrakhan   Bill Pickelhaupt

There are references to wildfires in Norka's census of 1775, with 3 families losing their homes in fires started by lightning in 1770, and 38 families losing their homes in the fire of 1771 (Norka Census of 1775, footnotes on pages 34-35). "Norka, a German Village in Russia" by Olson & Reisbeck mentions Pastor Starkel putting out a wildfire on page 27; "There was a raging fire burning in the threshing field. Word was sent to Pastor Starkel who arrived in his carriage and quickly circled the fire several times while orally reciting a prayer. The fire did not burn beyond the tracks he had made and the nearby fields and graneries were saved." Pastor Starkel lived from 1839-1915, and this incident would have happened after 1900 since the account comes from an interview in 1981 of a witness to the event. Another passage from the same book on page 41 tells about several disasters including "two fires in 1872 and 1884 when much of the village was burned." Patrick Lipphardt Ancestral villages of Norka and Schaffhausen -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 5:55 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [GV] Wildfires Hello list: After seeing some of the pictures of the recent wildfires in Russia, I was wondering if any of you remember stories about our ancestors with wildfires taking place during the time they lived there. Thanks Paul Koehler, village coordinator for Stahl am Tarlyk and Bangert ------------------------------- 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

Hello list: After seeing some of the pictures of the recent wildfires in Russia, I was wondering if any of you remember stories about our ancestors with wildfires taking place during the time they lived there. Thanks Paul Koehler, village coordinator for Stahl am Tarlyk and Bangert

I would appreciate someone's help. Could you look in the index of Pleve's Einwanderung in das Wolgagebiet 1763-1767, Volume 2 and Volume 4 to see if there are any Zieg names and if so, what community they are from. I already have information from Volume 1 and 3. Thanks in advance for your assistance. Bruce Benne

Richard Veller (youngest child of Henry Veller Sr. and Sophie Franz Veller, both born at Krasnojar, Volga) Richard Veller, 81, died Aug. 19, 2010, at his home. He was born in Chicago and lived in Port St. Lucie for 39 years, coming from Chicago. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Marybeth Veller of Port St. Lucie; daughters, Beth Monreal of Port St. Lucie, Linda Patzig of Greentown, Pa., and Cynthia Siciliano of Plano, Texas; sons, Richard Veller of Boca Raton and Christopher Veller of Coral Springs; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Johanna Sophia, Katherine Maria, Amalie Augusta and Elfrieda Vellers; and brothers, Wilhelm Heinrich, Fredrich Carl and Ernst Jacob. Memorial contributions may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 10360 S.E. Federal Highway, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952; or tchospice.com. Services: A memorial Mass will be at noon Aug. 28 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Port St. Lucie. Arrangements are by All County Funeral Home and Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel. Published in the TC Palm on August 25, 2010