Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 25 May 2007 ALLIANCE - Paul Alexander "Duke" Snyder, 68, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, S.D. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 29, at St. John's United Lutheran Church with Pastor Bill Buschbom officiating. Burial with military rites will be in the Alliance Cemetery. Memorials may be sent in care of the family at 1228 Duncan Avenue, Alliance, NE 69301. Bates-Gould Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Paul was born Nov. 23, 1938 in Northport, Neb., the sixth child to Carl and Elizabeth (Ehrhardt) Snyder. He was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Sidney and attended school in Sidney and Hemingford. He served in the U.S. Army from 1962 to 1965. He worked for local farmers, Meter Smith Well Drilling and then in1968 and until currently owned and operated Snyder's Vacuum Sales and Service. Paul married Geraldine L. (Jeri) Taylor Aug. 19, 1965. To this union three children were born, Jimmy, Paula and Troy. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and a lifetime member of the Eagles Aerie #136. He enjoyed Stockcar Racing, Husker football, fishing, and farming and ranching. He is survived by his wife Geraldine (Jeri); children, Jimmy Snyder and Paula Snyder, and grandson, Anthony Snyder all of Alliance; his brother, Carl (Ilene) Snyder, Jr. of Dugan, Calif.; sisters, Eva Burney of Cutbank, Mont., and Linda Voss of Hale Center, Texas; sister-in-law, Barbara Snyder of Alliance and numerous nieces and nephews. His son Troy, his parents, two sisters, a brother and two brothers-in-law preceded him in death.

Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 25 May 2007 MORRILL - William James Hinman, 78, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Graveside services will be 2 p.m., Friday, May 25, at East Lawn Cemetery in Minatare with Pastor Richard Reisig officiating. The William Hinman Memorial Fund has been established in care of the family. Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com William was born April 8, 1929 in Minatare to Elton A. and Bessie Marie (Nelson) Hinman. He received his education in Minatare and married Dorothy Hardt Jan. 2, 1949 in Gering. He was a ditch rider for Gering/ Ft. Laramie Irrigation District until 1952 when he began his employment at Swift and Company for 23 years. After retiring from Swifts he returned to farming. He loved working with horses, hunting, fishing and spending time with and caring for his family. Survivors include his wife Dorothy; daughter, Sandra Hinman of Lyman; sons-in-law, Mike Lowry of Yoder, Wyo. and Larry Sayre, of Morrill; grandsons, William (Glenna) Zwiebel, Lyman, Justin Zwiebel and his fiancé Angie Weiss of Mitchell and Andrew Grasmick of Oregon; step-grandchildren, Chad (Amber) Lowry, Torrington, Brad Lowry of Florida and Candice Lowry of Torrington, and seven great-grandchildren. His parents, daughters Debra Sayre and Denise Lowry, brothers Bob and Don Hinman and sister Barbara preceded him in death.

DEINES, Joanna M. 1915-2007 Joanna M. Deines, 91, passed away on May 10, 2007. She was born in Odessa, Wash., to William and Mary K. (Borgans) Eichler on Sept. 16, 1915. One of twelve children, she grew up in the Yakima Valley in Washington. She moved to Portland in 1937 and married Jack C. Deines in November of 1938. Their marriage was blessed with two children, a son Jack W. and a daughter, Mary K. Lukens. Joanna was an active member of Rivercrest Community Church, a charter member of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, and a member of Eastern Star. She dedicated her life to her church and her family and her many friends. She also opened her home to her children's friends and many family members over the years as a place of refuge. There was always room for one more at Joanna's home and table. Over a period of ten years she opened her home and became a "billet Mom" to the many members of the Portland Winterhawks Hockey Team. "Grams" was always a favorite of the Winterhawks Players. Joanna was an extraordinary cook, whether preparing meals at home or for large church dinners, often feeding 500 - 1,000 people in the evening. No one left one of her meals hungry or unsatisfied. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. at Rivercrest Community Church, 3201 N.E. 148th Ave., Portland, OR on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. Private interment will be at Rose City Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Rivercrest Community Church in her name. Public viewing will be held on Monday, May 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Ross Hollywood Funeral Home. Published in The Oregonian

Beatrice Elizabeth Jacobs Beatrice Elizabeth Degnan Jacobs was born Dec. 28, 1915 in a farm home north of Englewood, KS to Thomas Andrew and Nora Euphias Dunn Degnan. In August of 1919 the family moved south of Ashland where Bea attended the Sunnyvale School and later St. Mary's Academy in Dodge City. Bea was a life long resident of Clark County, a life member of St.Joseph's Catholic Church, a member of the Altar Society,belonged to the Daughters of Isabella, and a member of Bear Creek HDU. She worked as a cook for Ashland District Hospital. On Oct. 12, 1936, she married Leo Marcus Jacobs at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ashland. He died Sept. 22, 1997. Bea was also preceded in death by her parents and one grandson William Jacobs. She had two children a son, Pat and his wife Ganell Lampe Jacobs and a daughter, Martha and her husband Donald Crane. Her grandchildren include Andy and Susan Jacobs and their son Will, Justin, TX, Wade and Cindy Jacobs, Fort Worth, TX. and his daughter Haley, Throckmorton. TX, Rose Wells and her daughter Chelsie, Comanche, TX. Sarah Patton, Sharon Springs,KS. and her son Zack Patton, Ashland, KS. and Trevor Gruver, Scott City, KS, Shalah and Gary White and their Sons Henry, Elliot, and Robert, Ashland, KS. and Amy Crane, Ashland, KS. She is also survived by her sister Mildred Hunter of San Jose, CA. Bea died Sunday May 6, 2007 at Minneola District Hospital. The vigil was held on Wednesday. May 9th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. The funeral mass will be held Thursday, May 10th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Ashland, with interment immediately following in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. Officiating were Fr. Maurice Cummings and Deacon Dwayne Lampe. Pallbearers were Andy Jacobs, Wade Jacobs, Dirk Stanley, Gary White, Frank Jacobs and Cletus Mages. Honorary pallbearers were all of Bea's special friends. Memorials may be made to Minneola District Hospital Employees Fund or Ashland Long Term Care Activities Fund in care of Myatt Funeral Home, Box 578 Ashland, KS. 67831 All services were in care of Myatt Funeral Home, Ashland. The Clark County Clipper May 10 2007

*Journal-Advocate Sterling, Colorado 05-23-2007 * * Frances Mary Isaacson * Oct. 3, 1930 - Feb. 13, 2007 Wednesday, May 23, 2007 1:17 PM MDT Frances Mary Isaacson, 76, of Harlingen, Texas, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007, at her home. A memorial service was held Feb. 24 at the Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home in Harlingen. A private family service and inurnment will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling at a later date. Mrs. Isaacson was born Oct. 3, 1930, to German-Russian immigrants, Adam and Frances (Appelhans) Gertge, north of Proctor. She was the ninth of 10 children. She received her education in Atwood and Iliff and graduated from St. Anthony's. In 1948, she married Dave Isaacson of Haxtun. They were later divorced. Mrs. Isaacson is survived by her daughter, Margo and husband Fritz Jaenike of Harlingen; two sons, Kirk and wife Mary Isaacson of St. Charles, Ill., and Brad Isaacson of Benecia, Calif.; four grandchildren; her brother, George and wife Susie Gertge of Sterling; two sisters-in-law, Eva Gertge of Salt Lake City, and Sally Gertge of Sterling; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; six brothers, Jake, John, Phil, Joseph, Adam and Joseph; and two sisters, Mary Rhodes and Catherine Monroe.

Hi fellow GR -- This is the Second 2007 German Origins report. Please note that following this report I must take a sabbatical from this project and plan to resume work on it in the fall - Dick Kraus As of this report, First Settlers Lists, with annotations, have been newly added for Caesarsfeld, Degott, and Neidermonjou, while Gueldendorf and Hoffnungstal have been greatly updated. In addition, there are several new confirmed orgins (in red). Many thanks to the many people who have contributed information to the work of this report! We now have entered in the German Origins portion of the AHSGR web site: http://www.ahsgr.org/german_origins.htm mostly confirmed origins information on four Black Sea area colonies plus some mostly unconfirmed information on Mennonite villages there; unconfirmed origins information for six Belowesch colonies; and mostly unconfirmed, but increasingly confirmed, origins information for 60 Volga colonies including their First Settlers' Lists (FSL) and Mai & Marquardt info, along with some Stumpp info. Those colonies included so far are Bergdorf(Od), Blumenort(Menno), Glueckstal(Od), Gueldendorf (Od) and Hoffnungstal (Bess) in the south; Belaja Besha, Gorodok, Kaltschinowka, Rundewiese, Grosser Werder, Kleiner Werder of Belowesch; and in the Volga area: Anton, Balzer, Bangert, Bauer, Bettinger, Boaro, Boregard, Bradbender, Caesarsfeld, Degott, Dietel, Dinkel, Dobrinka, Doenhof, Dreispitz, Enders, Goebel, Graf, Grimm, Fischer, Frank, Herzog, Holstein, Huck, Jagodnaya Polyana, Jost, Kamenka, Katharinenstadt, Kautz, Keller, Koehler, Kolb, Kraft, Krasnoyar, Kratzke, Kukkus, Kutter, Laub, Lauwe, Leichtling, Louis, Mariental, Merkel, Messer, Moor, Mueller, Neidermonjou, Norka, Orlovskaya, Paulskaya, Pfeifer, Pobochnaya, Preuss, Roethling, Rothammel, Schuck, Sewald, Stahl-am-Karaman, Volmer, and Walter. The confirmed (in red) origins data portions of the site continue to grow as more of you share your origins research results with me for use on the site. On the introductory page there is a relatively new section of spectacular Origins success stories. Send me your own! Once again, I want to emphasize that the German Origins project is intended to include information regarding the origins of settlers in German Russian villages no matter where they were in Russia. I welcome and will include data for any colony in any region. Send it in and it will be included. If it does not show up, remind me ... oversights happen and can be corrected. There are 12 more Volga FSL in the first three volumes of Professor Pleve's books, plus two Glueckstal villages nearly ready to go. The order of the next entries, as currently planned, is: Kano, Kassel(Od), Cheisol, Jost, Neudorf(Od), Husaren, Dehler, Hoelzel, Hildmann, Ernestinendorf, Galka, Franzosen, Philippsfeld, Leitsinger, and Obermonjou -- unless one of you asks to have a village moved up in priority to just after the one on which I am currently working plus any village requested by someone else before your request comes in. That's all it takes -- one request -- first come, first served. Currently there have been no requests for any of the Volga villages. It takes me from one to four weeks to enter a colony depending on its size and on other priorities in my life. A priority list has been established for those Volga colonies for which First Settlers' Lists have not yet been published and to which I do not have access. As they become available to me, the first priorities among these villages for entry into this index, based on requests from you out there, are: Hussenbach, Stahl-am-Tarlyk, Schwab, Shcherbakovka, Schoenchen, Rohleder, Reinhard, Warenburg, Straub, Schilling. The Index improves with every update. My knowledge gets better and I continue to acquire better maps and finding lists for the villages and towns of the Germanies. So if you have an interest in finding a place, that was not adequately addressed in a previous update, it could be wise to check it out again after each new update to the GO index. The following is repeated (slightly revised, July 2006) from the first 2005 report: If you are a Village Coordinator and your village is up on the site now, I would greatly appreciate you checking the relevant entries. You will 1) discover some errors which you can happily tell me about, 2) find out one or two new things about the folk who first came to your village, and 3) discover that you know of some verified origins which you can then tell me about so I can add that valuable information to the site. If you are not a Village Coordinator, if you will check your family names in the index, you may find out some interesting things you may not have known before, or you may discover that you know of some verified origins which are not on the site which you can tell me about so that I can add that valuable information to the site. As I enter the data, I do my best to identify the German places that are mentioned in the First Settlers' Lists as the place from which emigrants to Russia departed. This effort may provide new hints for you, or you may find that I have mis-identified a place which will enable you to educate me. I have acquired good, new maps of the old German Duchies, Counties, Principalities, Baronies and the like, so my identifications are getting better ... but I still get stumpped (pun?) regularly and have so much more to learn! Teach me. However, it turns out, I think most folk will have fun checking out this new Index. Enjoy! Cheers, Dick Kraus, AHSGR German Origins project coordinator and Alexandertal VC 20 May 2007 ____________________________________________________________________________________You snooze, you lose. Get messages ASAP with AutoCheck in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_html.html

Scottsbluff Star-Herald Scottsbluff, NE 22 May 2007 Albert H. Buth, 81, of Scottsbluff, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at Regional West Medical Center. At Al's request his remains were cremated. A private memorial service is planned. Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services is assisting the family with arrangements. Al was born in Shawano, Wis. on Sept. 12, 1925, to Albert and Violet (Stengel) Buth. He married Leona Ott in 1950. He married Lila Gaiser in 1990. Survivors include his wife Lila, two sons, David (Margaret) Buth of Tucson, Ariz. and Craig (Susan) Buth and a grandson, Jeremy Buth all of Lakewood, Colo.; step-son, Jeff (Cynde) Gaiser of Firestone, Colo.; and sister, Barbara (Gene) Spear of Woodruff, Wis. Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers, and an infant sister. A memorial has been established to Prairie Haven Hospice at Scottsbluff. Published in The Star-Herald from 5/21/2007 - 5/23/2007.

Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 22 May 2007 Joan (Leis) Greeb, 75, of Scottsbluff, died Wednesday evening, May 16, 2007 at WEL-Life in Scottsbluff. Cremation has been held at the Jolliffe Funeral Home Crematory in Scottsbluff. A Private Family Inurnment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Her Memorial Service will be Monday, May 21 at 10 a.m., at the Zion Evangelical Church in Scottsbluff with Pastors Garry Schick and Amos Harris officiating. Memorials in Joan's name have been established to the Church or Prairie Haven Hospice. Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff is in charge of the arrangements. Joan's obituary may be viewed at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com, where condolences may be left and will be forwarded to the family. She was born July 20, 1931 in Scottsbluff, the daughter of George and Charlotte (Hopp) Leis. She was raised and educated at Scottsbluff. Joan was united in marriage to Harold Greeb, Aug. 8, 1948. They farmed in the Gering Valley and later east of Scottsbluff. Joan was a housewife and enjoyed doing volunteer work at Regional West Medical Center and the Bargain Bin. Joan was a member of the Zion Evangelical Church, where she taught Sunday School and shared her musical talent in a mixed choir at the Church. Survivors include her husband Harold; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Vickie Greeb of Peoria, Ariz.; son, Bruce Greeb of Scottsbluff; grandson, Cody Greeb of Omaha; step-grandchildren, John Bertram and Sarah Castro; step-great grandchildren, Isabella and Sophia Castro; brother and sister-in-law, Leonard and Norma Leis of Minatare; sister, Ruth Kuxhausen of Scottsbluff and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Harold Leis, sisters Dorothy Weisgerber, Florence Reichert and infant sister Phyllis Leis. Published in The Star-Herald from 5/20/2007 - 5/22/2007.

Billings Gazette Billings, MT 22 May 2007 Sherry Marie Furrow Reinhardt, beloved wife, mother and sister, was surrounded by family and friends when she lost her long and courageous battle with cancer Saturday evening, May 19, 2007, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, at the age of 52. Sherry was born Jan. 16, 1955, in Billings and was the daughter of James W. and Betty Darlene Furrow. By 1963, she was the oldest of five children and although she couldn't have known it then, lived just a few houses down from her future husband and love of her life, Terry. Sherry attended schools in Billings and graduated from Billings West High School in 1973. Shortly after graduation, she and Terry crossed paths again and together they moved to Seattle, where they were married on June 26, 1976. But living in Washington put too much distance between them and their families, so they moved back to Montana after four years and made their home in Lavina from that point on. Terry had a job interview with Sweetheart Bakery but was unable to keep the appointment so Sherry went instead. She got the job and became the first woman to work on the production line. They must have liked her and her work, as she stayed for the next 30 years until the time of her death. For many years she worked nights and weekends and never turned down the offers to work overtime. While Terry worked days, oftentimes they would pass each other on the highway between Lavina and Billings and give each other a good-morning wave in passing. In the fall of 1984, their schedules aligned and on July 17, 1985, they were blessed with their pride and joy, Brittney Lynn. From this point on, Britt was the sole purpose in life. Even after her first cancer diagnosis in the late '90s, the focus was to get better to be able to make sure that Britt had everything she needed and was able to go to college. No matter how hard the battle became, Britt was the center of Sherry's world. Sherry would use what little spare time she had doing the things that gave her great joy and satisfaction. She was always doing something from crochet and knitting to canning things from the garden to making stained glass to playing games with her family to raising money for Relay For Life. She was team captain for Relay For Life for Sweetheart Bakery for many years and in 2005 was the top non-sponsored individual fundraiser at the Billings Relay. She also was a member of the Lavina School Board for four years and was the secretary/treasurer for the Union Local 466 Bakers and Confectionary Workers. Sherry was preceded in death by both sets of grandparents, James and Ida Furrow and Bernard and Frieda Pastian; and her father and mother, Jim and Betty Furrow. She is survived by her only true love in life, husband Terry; and her daughter and pride and joy, Brittney (Dave) of Bozeman; her sisters, Pennie Schlepp (Karl) of Laurel and Brenda Palagyi (Mike) of Roundup; brothers James B. (Jenny) of Watertown, S.D., and Patrick Sean (Rita) of Billings; aunts Shirley Marlow of Las Vegas, Marian Brun (Joe) of Billings; and uncle Robert Pastian of Laurel; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 24, at Smith's Downtown Funeral Chapel, 925 S. 27th St., Billings. Reception to immediately follow in the reception room. Luncheon is to follow reception at the Sharon Hernandez residence at 3105 Canyon Drive in Billings. Food donations can be brought to the Hernandez residence. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Relay For Life 2007 campaign in Sherry's name. Smith's Funeral Chapel is entrusted with the arrangements. Published in the Billings Gazette on 5/22/2007.

Moser Funeral Service Greeley, Colorado 05-21-2007 Hugh “Hootie” Luark 94, of Greeley, died on Monday, May 21, 2007 at his home. He was born on April 2, 1913 the eldest child of James Luark and Mary Alkire in a farm house on the Colony Farm that is the present day site of Wal-Mart. Hugh was a lifelong resident of Greeley and attended Auburn School. At Auburn, he enjoyed playing basketball, baseball and track. In 1936 he started and coached a successful ladies basketball team. On May 30, 1938 he married Roma Ritchey. They had two sons Charles and Frank. Roma died August 27, 1943. Hugh proudly served his country in the Army during WWII and received an honorable discharge on May 6, 1946. On March 9, 1947 he married Ellen Flaherty. Hugh was a renowned chef in the Greeley area. His career spanned 37 years and he worked at various restaurants in Greeley and Cheyenne. The high light of his career came when he was the Chef at Camfield Hotel and Greeley Country Club. He retired from culinary arts in 1973. Hugh loved horse racing, farmed as a hobby, and was a gifted storyteller. Hugh had a love of baseball and was a fan of Babe Ruth. He was a good man and loved to cook for people. He will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered. He is survived by his wife Ellen Luark, daughters Mary Ann Royce and husband Walt, Patti Luark, Jeanne Johnson and husband Mike, Carol LaBrune and husband Curt, and Alice Luark, and sons Hugh Luark and wife Dolly, James Luark, Andy Luark and wife Cynthia, Charles Luark, Frank Luark and wife Carolyn, 20 grandch ildren numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife Roma, one brother Edward Luark and two sisters Beulah Crawford and Connie Mueller. Graveside services to celebrate Hootie’s life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday May 24, 2007 at the Evans Cemetery in Evans. Memorial gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of Moser Funeral Service, 3501 S. 11th Avenue, Evans, Colorado 80620.

Billings Gazette Billings, MT 21 May 2007 Alice Berst Wickman, 88, passed away May 19, 2007, at St. John's Lutheran Home. She was born June 23, 1918, in Billings, a daughter of Katherine and Rudolph Ruby. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husbands, John Berst and Elmer Wickman. Alice married John Berst on Dec. 18, 1936, in Billings. Together they had two sons, Galen Berst (Jeannine) of Billings, John Berst (Carolyn) of Big Timber, and one daughter, Loretta (Jim) Diede of Missoula. Alice was married to Elmer Wickman on June 2, 1950, in Great Falls. They had one son, Wayne (Linda) Wickman of College Station, Texas. Alice was a beautician. She also enjoyed crafts, knitting and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of Pilgrim Congregational Church and belonged to the American Business Women's Association and the Board of Cosmetology. Besides her children, she is survived by a sister, Martha Schneidmiller of Cheyenne, Wyo.; a brother, Art Ruby of Salt Lake City, Utah; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank the staff at St. John's Lutheran Home for all their care and support during the last eight years, specifically Wing 4 and Rimview Square. Graveside services will take place at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, at Sunset Memorial Gardens. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at Smith West Chapel located at 304 34th St. W. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m., Monday, May 21, at Smith West Chapel. Memorials may be made to Pilgrim Congregational Church, 407 S. 36th St., Billings MT 59101, or St. John's Lutheran Home, 3940 Rimrock Road, Billings MT 59102.

----- Original Message ----- From: Vera Beljakova To: fjacobs@cox.net Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 1:14 PM Subject: RE: Re: [GV] Book: The Killing Fields / The Unknown Gulags / spetz-Villages From:frank jacobs Sent:Saturday, May 19, 2007 17:33 To:Vera Beljakova atacama@global.co.za; Subject:Re: [GV] Book: The Killing Fields / The Unknown Gulags / spetz-Villages > An excellent new book - and review - > About the 1st large-scale deportation under Stalin > Of the Kulak's (wealthy peasant farmers) to make way for > collectivisation.....in 1929-1930s. > > This is also of relevance to GRs. > Vera, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emanuel Lell of Pfeifer, Russia wrote , my sister Karolina Seitz and her husband Paul Seitz were declared Kulaks and banished to Kasachstan in 1933, for inheriting a nice large house. The Seitz families that had previously migrated to Kansas were fairly prosperous and the patriarch payed the way for many of the kin to migrate. The Seitz family which came to Kansas prospered. I also noted in Coronel Suarez, Argentina the Seitz family had an elaborate family burial plot as well. However Paul was not one who migrated. Declared a kulak, Paul died in the coal mines and his wife and child starved to death in Karaganda in 1933. A not uncommon story but part of the VG history. Frank jacobs

An excellent new book - and review - About the 1st large-scale deportation under Stalin Of the Kulak's (wealthy peasant farmers) to make way for collectivisation.....in 1929-1930s. This is also of relevance to GRs. http://context.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/05/18/105.h tml Killing Fields Stalin's deportation of the hundreds of thousands of peasants who were labeled class enemies was as shoddily planned as it was merciless, a new book by Lynne Viola reveals. By Catherine Merridale Published: May 18, 2007 The story that Lynne Viola has set out to tell in "The Unknown Gulag: The Lost World of Stalin's Special Settlements" may seem familiar enough. Her subject is the fate of the so-called "kulaks," the peasants designated as class enemies on account of their supposed wealth or bourgeois political attitudes. These unfortunate people -- hundreds of thousands of them -- were forcibly driven from their homes and farms between 1929 and 1931 as part of the campaign of agricultural collectivization. Some were executed more or less immediately, but the majority were herded into crowded rail cars heading north and east. Two decades after glasnost, there is little that we do not know about the human cost of Soviet development. Piles of evidence already testify to the cruelty and also the counter-productivity of Soviet policy in the 1930s. Anne Applebaum's comprehensive study of the gulag, drawing on newly opened archives, leaves little to the imagination when it comes to the brutality of Josef Stalin's camps. Somewhere in the middle of this, however, the kulaks' fate has been overlooked. That is, accounts of collectivization mention their deportation, and studies of the gulag (Alexander Solzhenitsyn's included) offer a glimpse of suffering, but there have been few systematic studies of these former peasants' fate in exile. Viola's book sets out from here, and her story adds considerably to our understanding of the dismal workings of Stalin's regime.

Jacoby, Jacob Unionville, Michigan Mr. Jacoby passed away on Monday, May 14, 2007 at St. Mary's Hospital of Saginaw, MI, at the age of 96 years. He was a farmer and enjoyed farming, even after retirement. He was born February 13, 1911 in Colorado and came to Michigan to work in the sugar beet fields. As a young man he worked in the coal mines just out side of Unionville before becoming a full time farmer. He was a active member of the Unionville Moravian Church and had served as an elder. He enjoyed attending his grandchildren and great grandchildren's sporting events, especially baseball. He was a resident of Medallion Village, Sebewaing, the past two years, moving there shortly after the death of his wife Millie. Jacob is survived by his loving son and daughter-in-law, James and Mary Ellen Jacoby of Unionville, his granddaughter Kayeleen (William) Jacobs and grandson Chad (Julie) Jacoby, great grand-children; Connor, Kye, Jade Jacoby, Cole and Dalton Jacobs. Two daughters, Betty (Bob) Brinkman of Caro, Bonnie (Jack) Brinkman of Cass City, plus eight additional grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and 10 great great grandchildren; one brother, Henry (Lydia) Jacoby of Sebewaing, Katherine Jacoby of Bay City; one brother-in-law, Harold (Norma) Ruppal of Akron; two sister-in-laws, Clara Halabis, Caro and Genevive Ruppal of Bay City. He was predeceased by his wife of 75 years, Millie, a daughter Bertha Houthoofd, a grand-daughter Deborah Brinkman. His parents John and Eva Jacoby a brother John, and three sisters: Eva Balzer, Rachel Balzer, and Elizabeth Jacoby. Several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will take place Thursday, May 16, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at the Unionville Moravian Church, with visitation on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 from 4 - 9 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Moravian Church or to Heartland Hospice. Funeral arrangements by Unionville Funeral Home. Unionville Funeral Chapel Unionville, Michigan Published in the Bay City Times on 5/16/2007.

http://greeleytribune.com/article/20070519/OBIT/105180172 BAUER Keil Lebsack Bradford Brown Magruder Williams Lydia Keil Trupp June 11, 1921-May 16, 2007 Age: 85 Residence: Greeley Tribute: Lydia J. Keil Trupp was born in Arriba to Daniel and Lina (Herbster) Bauer. On Nov. 9, 1938, she married Paul A. Keil in Windsor. He died in 1993. She then married Henry Trupp, who died shortly after their marriage. Mrs. Trupp lived in the Greeley, Gilcrest and Platteville areas for most of her life. A homemaker and farmer's wife, she also sold Avon for many years. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ and was the secretary for Colorado Farm Bureau. She loved gardening, especially her rose garden. She also enjoyed playing cards and pinochle. Mrs. Trupp died Wednesday at Life Care Center of Greeley. Survivors: Four sons, Paul R. Keil and wife Dorothy of Valencia, Calif., Ed A. Keil of Denver, David K. Keil of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and Fred D. Keil and wife Gloria J. of Greeley; two sisters, Lorene Bauer of Berthoud and Martha Keil of Greeley; a brother, Daniel Bauer of Loveland; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: Her parents and her siblings, Esther Lebsack, Ruth Bradford, Leona Lebsack, William Bauer, Albert Bauer, Edwin Bauer, Edna Magruder, Louise Williams, Florence Brown and Samuel Bauer. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's United Church of Christ in Greeley. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley. Visitation: 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at Stoddard Funeral Home. Notes: Instead of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to St. John's United Church of Christ in care of Stoddard Funeral Home, 3205 28th St., Greeley, CO 80634. An online memorial is at www.mem.com.

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Cheyenne, WY 18 May 2007 Dean Martin Glandt, 73, of Cheyenne died Thursday at Davis Hospice Center. He was born Dec. 8, 1933, in Lusk and had lived here since 1970 with prior residence in Lusk. Mr. Glandt was a surveyor and designer for the Wyoming Highway Department. He was a member of the Wyoming Employees Association, an active member of Our Savior Lutheran Church and sponsor of Lutheran Hour. He enjoyed gardening, and hunting, fishing, and camping. Dean is survived by his wife, Myrtle "Davenne" Glandt of Cheyenne, whom he married on Sept. 18, 1955, in Lusk; a son, Matthew Glandt of Mississippi; two daughters, Perriann Stanley of Riverton and Delphine Becker of Denver; a brother, Ronald Glandt of Golden, Colo.; a sister, Jeanette Baltes of Riverton; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Meta Glandt. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Our Savior Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Reinert III, officiating. Interment to follow at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens. Casketbearers will be Benjamin Stanley, Nicholas Stanley, Alex Stanley, DeWayne Spillers, Myles Becker, and Rodney Baltes. Honorary casketbearers will be Earl Launer, Matthew Dean Glandt, Bob Shupe, and Bill Prigge. Services are under the direction of Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes. Friends may send contributions to the Our Savior Lutheran Church Building Fund or Davis Hospice Center.

Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 18 May 2007 OMAHA - Fred W. Schneider Sr., 77, formerly of Scottsbluff has passed away. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 17, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Omaha. Arrangements are by John A. Gentleman Mortuaries Pacific St. Chapel, 14151 Pacific St., Omaha, NE. 68154 Survivors include his wife, Jean Schneider of Omaha; children and spouses, Debbie and Ed Laugesen of Orlando, Fla., Michael and Laurie Schneider of Omaha, Mark Schneider of Kansas City, Mo., F. William Schneider and friend, Diana Schuman of Belgrade, Neb.; grandchildren, DeDe Collins, Nick Fugal, Amanda, Kristine and Eric Schneider; great-grandchildren, Jamie and Elizabeth Collins; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Dixie Schneider of Glendora, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents, William and Lelia Schneider.

Billings Gazette Billings, MT 17 May 2007 THORNTON, Colo. - Dennis Edward Schmanke, 48, of Thornton, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. He was born March 20, 1959, in Junction City, Kan., to Arthur Edward and Norma Jean (Sutter) Schmanke. He was a single parent to Haleigh Grace Schmanke, age 12, and Wyatt Arthur Schmanke, age 9, of the home. Preceding him in death were his parents, Arthur and Norma Schmanke of Meeteetse, Wyo.; a brother-in-law, Thomas Edd Howard of Kearney, Neb.; grandparents Walter and Nancy (Davidson) Sutter of White City, Kan.; and Edward and Laura (Campbell) Schmanke of Alma, Kan. In addition to his children, he is survived by a sister, Artys Jean (John) Miller of Tiffin, Ohio; sister, Lindy Kay (Randy) Richard of Adrian, Mich.; sister, Sibyl Bell (Jim) Schug of Laurel, Mont.; nephew Steven (Lisa) Smith of Tiffin; a great-nephew, Cody Smith of Tiffin; nephew, Tom Howard of Adrian; a niece, Diane (Mike) Foos; a great-nephew, Robert Foos; a great-niece, Olivia Foos of El Dorado, Calif.; a nephew, Arthur "Drew" Schug of Belgrade, Mont.; niece Whitney Schug of Laurel; sister-in-law, Robyn Merkel of Denver; and many other relatives in the Kansas area. Dennis grew up in the White City area. He moved with his parents to Meeteetse in his early years. Dennis served in the Navy. He drove semi trucks and later became an auto mechanic and customized to vehicles and Harley motorcycles. He built and rebuilt many machines for friends in his spare time, on occasion making house calls for stranded college students and their vehicles. His words were: "if you're going to drive this old of a vehicle, you gotta get some tools and keep them with you." Dennis was completely and totally dedicated to his children, Haleigh and Wyatt, raising them by himself when Wyatt was but an infant. He loved the Broncos and living in the mountains. He was the most wonderful daddy. He was the kind of friend that you could count on. If you acquired his friendship, you had it for life. His quick smile and willingness to laugh at himself was infectious. A gentle giant with a keen sense of humor. A private memorial for family will be held in Denver. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Dennis to his children Haleigh and Wyatt. If you wish to send a memorial, they may be sent to Memorial for Haleigh Schmanke and Wyatt Schmanke, c/o Sibyl Schug, Avanta Federal Credit Union, 3212 Central Ave., Billings, MT 59102. Published in the Billings Gazette on 5/17/2007.

Billings Gazette Billings, MT 17 May 2007 LAUREL - Ronald Dale Fox, 63, of Laurel, died suddenly at his home on Tuesday, May 15, 2007. Ron was born Feb. 2, 1944, to Henry and Rose Fox. He graduated from Laurel High School in 1962. Ron joined the Air Force in 1964 and served four years during the Vietnam War. Ron's passion in life was farming. Though he never had a wife, he often said he was married to the farm. Ron enjoyed bowling, fishing and spending time with family. He was the president of the Laurel Men's Bowling Association for many years. In fact, he bowled the state tournament in Butte just this past weekend. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Jon. Ron is survived by brothers Larry (Eileen), Randy (Sue), Terry (Dodie), and sister-in-law Laura, as well as numerous nephews and nieces. The family will never forget the care he gave to grandma in her final years. He will be missed by all that knew him. Funeral services will be Friday, May 18, 2 p.m., at Smith Funeral Chapel in Laurel. Burial with full military honors at the Laurel Cemetery will follow the service. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at the funeral chapel.