Fox, Paul Burton, March 16, 1939-June 7, 2014 The Tribune Greeley, Colorado 17 Jun 2014 Age: 75 Residence: Mesa, Ariz. Paul Burton Fox, 75, of Mesa, Ariz., passed away June 7, 2014. Paul was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on March 16, 1939, the son of Burton G. and Etta C. (Schwaegler) Fox. Paul graduated from the University of Dubuque and taught instrumental music in the Dubuque public schools. He played French Horn in the Dubuque Symphony. He completed a master’s degree in music education in 1968 from Colorado State College (now UNC). In 1976, Paul became the orchestra director at Natrona County High School in Casper, Wyo. For many years he planned and coordinated the annual Wyoming State Marching Band competition and was active with the award winning Casper Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps. Paul was a Boy Scout and his love of Scouting continued in his summer work as waterfront director and cook at a large Scout camp. In his retirement, he continued a love of travel and enjoyed Arizona, living in Sierra Vista, then in Mesa, where he was active in the choir of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Paul is survived by his sister, Lois Bartlett; nephew, Mark Bartlett (Rebecca); nieces, Karen Trevino (Daniel) and Sarah Schneider (Chad); cousins, Robert Schwaegler (Carol), Bruce Schwaegler (Sarah), and David Schwaegler; seven great-nephews, three great-nieces, and one great-great-nephew. Paul is preceded in death by his parents; nephew, Kent Bartlett; and cousin, Jerry Purvis. A memorial service has already been held. Private inurnment will be held at Linwood Cemetery in Dubuque, Iowa. Arrangements entrusted to Mariposa Gardens Memorial Park & Funeral Care. Please visit www.MariposaGardens.com to leave a tribute to Paul.

Bauer, Lorraine Jean, January 26, 1921 - June 13, 2014 Billings Gazette Billings, Montana 16 Jun 2014 Lorraine Jean Bauer 93, died on Friday, June 13, 2014 at Valle Vista Manor in Lewistown MT. Lorraine was born January 26, 1921 in Minneapolis, MN, the second daughter of Elmer and Veronika Bauer. Lorraine lived in MN, ND and OR until 1929 when the Bauer family moved to Winnett, MT and operated the E.E. Bauer Dairy. Lorraine attended school in Winnett, graduating in 1939, which according to her, was the best class ever to graduate from WHS. She never missed a Winnett High School All School Reunion and was intent on attending the upcoming one in July 2014. Lorraine graduated from Billings Polytechnic Institute where she worked part-time for the Farm Security Administration. This experience helped to launch her future career with them in Malta, Glasgow and Miles City. In 1949 she returned to Winnett where she worked for Petroleum County for 32 years. Lorraine moved to Lewistown in 1980 to help care for her mother. She called Lewistown home for more than 34 years. In addition to working at the courthouse, Lorraine volunteered at the United Methodist Church and was the advisor to the Eagle Point Theta Rho Club. She took her girls on many trips, a tradition she had experienced in Camp Fire Girls. Lorraine had a passion to write a book about her life, which was published in 2013. Lorraine is survived by her daughter, Jean and her husband Bill Mullette-Bauer of Portland OR; grandsons, Ryan Reppe of San Diego, CA, Regan Reppe, Missoula; sisters, Delores Osnik of Dallas, TX, Sylvia Ward of Vale, OR. Lorraine was very fond of her 13 nieces and nephews, their children and grandchildren. Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents Elmer and Veronika; sister, Bernice Story; brothers, Kenneth Bauer and Vernon Bauer; nephew, Kenny Bauer; nieces; Lois Roberts and Esther Ruckman. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at United Methodist Church, Lewistown. Memorial gifts are suggested to two causes that Lorraine personally supported: The Darcy Lynn Dengel Foundation, 104 NE Washington, Lewistown, MT 59457and/or Petroleum County Community Library, PO Box 188, Winnett, MT 59087. Lorraine’s family and friends are welcome to express condolences online at www.creelfuneralhome Service arrangements are under the care of Creel Funeral Home.

Chicago Tribune-16 May 2014 IRENE JESKE (1920-2014) Irene R. Jeske, age 93, of St. Charles, formerly of Chicago died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Franciscan Way in West Chicago. She was born June 5, 1920 in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was a former member of the German Russian Historical Society. Irene is survived by her two children, William (Kenda) Jeske, and Diana (Guy) Castaldo. Her grandchildren, Tricia (Ken), Craig (Dawn), Khristy. Her great grandchildren, Karyssa, Tyler, and Trevor. Caige, Granger, Tessa, Michael, and Angie. Also a great great grandson, Wyatt. One brother, William (Gloria) Engel. She was preceded in death by her husband Ferdinand, Also her sister, Dorothy. Three brothers, Victor, Robert, and Edward. Visitation will be held from 2 to 5.00 P.M. Sunday at the Yurs Funeral Home 1771 W. State Street (rte 38) Geneva. Burial will be at Union Cemetery St. Charles. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 A.M. at the Yurs Funeral Home Geneva. To leave an online condolence or remembrance to the family, visit the funeral homes obituary page at <www.yursfuneralhomes.com>  For more information, please call Yurs Funeral Home of Geneva, 630-232-7337 or like us on Facebook Note=nee Engel. Descendant of Beideck. Life member of Ahsgr. Long time member of the Northern Illinois Chapter.

Find his obit at Olson Funeral Home, Sheboygan, WI. He was the village coordinator of Schulz, Russia, where his grand-parents came from. He was very proud of his GR heritage. Judy Kaland

Barthel, Richard, October 5, 1934- June 13, 2014 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, Nebraska 12 Jun 2014 Funeral services for RICHARD L. BARTHEL, 79, will be held at 2pm Friday, June 13, 2014 at Our Savior Lutheran Church with Pastor Scott Firminhac officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Richard died June 10, 2014 at Community Hospital. Memorials may be given to the Waggin’ Tails Animal Shelter. Visitation will be Thursday at the funeral home from 4pm to 6pm and the casket will be open at the church prior to the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Richard was born October 5, 1934 in Cottier, Wyoming the son of Julius and Ethel (Sutton) Barthel. He lived on the family farm until his mother and father’s death. He was the drafted into the US Army and served in Korea in the 24th Division. After his discharge he returned home in 1957 and went to work for the Wyoming Highway Department. He married Patricia Burkard in 1959 and they raised and enjoyed their three children. He retired from the highway department in 1990. Richard collected trains, and enjoyed bowling until his health did not allow it. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends especially his coffee buddies. Richard is survived by his wife Pat of Torrington, Wyoming; daughters Terri Munoz and her husband Fernando of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Julie Barthel of Torrington; a son Gary Barthel and his wife Ginger of Torrington; sisters Shirley Gartman of Brighton, Colorado, and Bonnie Carnal of Kentucky; a brother Edward Barthel of Long Beach, California; grandchildren Melysa (Dustin) Johnson, Jessica (Trent Gladson) Burns, Geremy Barthel, Michael (Sarah) Munoz, Mandy (Matt) Eldridge, and Fernando Munoz III; four great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister Carolyn; and three brothers Charles, Jim, and Robert.

Heimbuck, Esther, July 2, 1919- June 3, 2014 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, Nebraska 7 Jun 2014 Funeral services for ESTHER EDNA (RAU) HEIMBUCK, 94, will be held on Monday June 9, 2014, at 10am at First Church of God in Scottsbluff, Nebraska with Pastor Carl Garrison officiating. Visitation will be held at the Jolliffe Funeral Home Chapel on Sunday June 8, 2014 from 4-6 pm. Esther left us to be with the love of her life, Harry Heimbuck and their angels in Heaven on Tuesday June 3, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Scottsbluff. Burial will follow the service at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Arrangements are under the direction of Jolliffe Funeral Home and friends are invited to send online condolences to www.jolliffefuneralhome.com. Esther was born on July 2, 1919, to Peter and Katarina Rau in Minatare, Nebraska where she attended Minatare Public Schools. She married Harry Heimbuck on April 6, 1940 at Harrisburg. To this union, two daughters were born, Sharon Kay, and LaDonna Faye. Esther and Harry started their business; Heimbuck’s Cleaners, in 1949 and ran it until retirement in 1979. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, quilting, sewing, camping and fishing, but most of all spending time with her family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Clinesmith (Roy) of Scottsbluff, Son-in-Law, Wayne Nyland of Gering; grandsons, Gordy Wolfe (Denise) of Corona, California, Jim Murray (Amy) of Scottsbluff, Doug Clinesmith of Lincoln, Darin Catron of Gering; granddaughters, Deann Dougherty (Doug) of Arvada, Colorado, Darla Ramirez of Scottsbluff; great grandchildren, Shayla Ramirez (Manuel Chavez), Colby Mendoza, LaTashia Ramirez, Emily Dougherty, Taylor Wolfe, Jamie Murray, Alecia Clinesmith, and Dominic Dougherty; great-great grandchildren, Romello and Zanizeah Chavez, Abbianna and Marcel Ramirez, Al’Xavier and Delia Mendoza. She was preceded in death by her parents, Peter and Katarina, her husband, Harry, her daughter, LaDonna, brothers, Ed, Alec, and Leroy, sisters Violet, Elizabeth, Lilian, and Martha.

Krug, Elsie Magdalena Schneider, December 17, 1919- June 5, 2014 The Coloradoan Fort Collins, Colorado 6 Jun 2014 The Coloradoan 1:17 p.m. MDT June 5, 2014 Elsie Magdalena Schneider Krug was born on December 17, 1919 in Fort Collins, Colo. At a young age her family moved to a farm outside of Wakeeney, Kan. In 1937 she returned to Fort Collins. In 1939 Elsie met her husband of almost 70 years Hubert L. Krug. Their courtship was interrupted by Hubert's enlistment into the Army Air Corp at the beginning of WWII. After Hubert's completion of flight school Elsie joined him in Tallahassee, Fla. where they married on March 28, 1942. Shortly after marriage, Hubert was transferred to California where they lived through his deployment. After Hubert's discharge they returned to Fort Collins where she resided until her death on June 1, 2014. Together, Hubert and Elsie raised five children. They were active members in the church and enjoyed music and dancing. Elsie was known for her baking and cooking; she will be remembered best for her noodles and angel-food cake. She was also fond of the roses from her garden and family gatherings. Elsie was preceded in death by her husband Hubert L. Krug. She is survived by her five children: Steve and Kathy Krug (Red Bluff, Calif.), Carol and Bob Rebeka (Chandler, Ariz.), Bill and Vicki Krug (Ft. Collins, Colo.), Mark Krug and Linda Karoll (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), Kathy and Rick Schaffer (Ft. Lupton, Colo.); eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Services to be held at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Collins on Saturday June 7, 2014 at 11 a.m. She will be interred along with Hubert in a private gathering at Roselawn Cemetery Saturday afternoon. Please visit www.allnutt.com to view Elsie's online obituary.

Ehrlich, Kenneth Edward, Jan. 27,1944- May 23, 2014 The Coloradoan Fort Collins, Colorado 5 Jun 2014 3:26 p.m. MDT June 3, 2014 Kenneth Edward Ehrlich passed away at his home in Fort Collins, CO on May 23, 2014. Kenneth was born on Jan. 27,1944, and was a longtime resident of the Arkansas Valley. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Carl and Lorrene Ehrlich. He is survived by his daughter, Cyrena (Jim) Conlan of La Junta, CO., Lori (Robert) Noblitt of Charleston, S.C., and Matt Ehrlich of Fort Collins, CO; grandchildren, Elizabeth and James Conlan, William and Tanya Yliniemi, Jessica (Nathan) King, Caleb Noblitt and Kielee, Peiton and Parker Ehrlich; great-grandchildren, Cheston and Cassidy King; brothers, Loren and Jacob; sisters, Carolyn, Anna and Regina. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on June 7, 2014, at the Koshare Indian Museum, 115 W. 18th St., La Junta, Colorado. Ken was a loving father and a devoted grandfather and will be deeply missed by all who knew him. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ken's memory may be made to the Koshare Indian Dancers & Museum. Please visit www.bohlenderfuneralchapel.com for more information or to post a loving memory or message to the family.

Katherine Zier Frank Aug. 10, 1915 — May 27, 2014 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Former Walla Walla resident Katherine (Kaye) Frank, 98, died May 27, 2014. The daughter of David Zier and Anna Maria Bangert Zier (originally from Dietel [Oleschna], Russia), Katherine was born in Walla Walla, Washington, August 10, 1915. Carl Frank and Katherine “Kaye” Zier were married on August 18, 1935, in Walla Walla, where they raised three children on a small farm on the outskirts of town. They were married 78 years. Carl passed away 27 December, 2013 in Santa Barbara, California. The third of nine children and the eldest son, her husband Carl quit school at age 14, shortly after his graduation from Lincoln School, to manage the family’s grocery business due to the illness of his father. He later owned and operated a number of groceries, bakeries and meat markets in Walla Walla, Spokane and northern Idaho, and was elected President of the Associated Grocers of Washington State in 1956. Following a brief foray into the food distribution business in the mid-1960s, Carl and Kaye moved to Santa Barbara in 1967, where Carl joined his youngest brother Harold Frank at Applied Magnetics Corporation in Goleta, California, where he worked until his retirement. Katherine is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Paul D. Frank and MaryAnn Frank; son-in-law, Neno J. Aiello; grandchildren: Suzanne E. Baker, Diane M. Karr, David E. Frank, Jon E. Frank, Robert D. Frank and Kathryn M. Frank; great-grandchildren Adam D. Ganser, Mollie R. Ganser, Ethan M. Baker and Elisabeth K. Frank. Arrangements are pending at Mountain View - Colonial DeWitt, 1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla.

Lackman, Rick, August 14, 1953- May 20th, 2014 Torrington Telegram Torrington, Wyoming 30 May 2014 Ricky Lee Lackman, 60, passed away peacefully at his home May 20th, 2014. He is now resting with our Father in Heaven, and giving his love from up above. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Torrington, Wyoming with Reverend Scott Firminhac officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Visitation hours will be held on Monday, May 26, 2014 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel and the casket will be open prior to the service at the church. Memorials in Rick’s memory may be directed to St. Joseph’s Childrens Home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Rick was born August 14, 1953 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Leo and Delores (Stricker) Lackman. He was left an orphan by age 6 and was raised by his paternal grandparents Jake and Emma Lackman. He grew up on the family farm and received his education in Huntley, Wyoming. He married his high school sweetheart, Katherine Elaine Schauerman, March 11, 1973. They continued to reside on the family farm and to this union they were blessed with three daughters Rebecca, Shannon and Stacie. Rick was a very proud farmer, continuing his skill until moving to Torrington in the summer of 2004. He really took to ”town life”, and enjoyed the new home purchased with the love of his life, Kathy. He loved to have big barbeques with his family and holidays together there. Rick was employed at St. Joseph’s Children’s Home at the time of his passing. He enjoyed each and every one of his co-workers and the children he worked with. Rick had a big heart and was thought of fondly by many. His greatest pride and joy were his grandchildren. He was always trying to make it to all the grandchildren’s programs and sporting events, no matter where the destination. He was and will always be their “PaPa Ricky!” He also took a great deal of pride in his 2011 Chevy Camaro and supporting the Nebraska Lottery. He found great joy in showing off his car at the local truck stop “TTT” and giving people rides in his hot rod. His greatest love of all was his soul mate, Kathy, who lost her battle to leukemia on June 20, 2010. It gives great comfort to know that they are resting peacefully together for eternity. His love, laughter and big hugs will be greatly missed by all. Rick is survived by his three daughters Rebecca and husband Dean Prall of Torrington, Wyoming, Shannon and husband Miles Miller of Douglas, Wyoming, Stacie and husband Tylen Werkele of Douglas, Wyoming; nine extremely special grandchildren Zach, Mackenzie, Ty, Mason, Chelsea, Dillan, Brayden, Kaden, Boden; his step-mom, Lorraine Funk, mom, Dorothy Schauerman, sister, Diane and husband Dean Clyncke, brother, Donald Schauerman, sister, Mary Ann Schauerman; uncle, Jack and wife Audrey Lackman; special friends Ed and wife Brenda Weglin, along with numerous other family and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife and forever love, his parents, his sister, his step-father, his grandparents and numerous aunts and uncles. We will love you forever PaPa Ricky! To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Rick Lackman please visit our Sympathy Store.

Hauf, Lon 'Lonnie', July 27, 1954- May 26, 2014 Torrington Telegram Torrington,Wyoming 30 May 2014 LON "LONNIE" HAROLD HAUF, 59, passed away May 26, 2014 of natural causes while enjoying a camping trip with his family at Glendo Lake. Cremation has taken place and graveside services will be held at 10am Monday, June 2, 2014 at the Mitchell City Cemetery in Mitchell, Nebraska with Dave Winn officiating. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations be made to the Torrington Rescue Squad. Lonnie was ever thankful for their excellent response and care during his first heart attack. Arrangements are by the Colyer Funeral Home. Lonnie was born July 27, 1954 in Torrington to Harold Henry Hauf and Martha Betty (Weitzel) Hauf. Lonnie graduated from Goshen Hole High School in 1972 and received a scholarship from the University of Wyoming to play basketball but returned home to farming. He grew up on the family farm. In addition to the farming, the family sang and played music together. Lon became an accomplished musician, playing multiple instruments by ear. He enjoyed playing the bass guitar in a number of local bands over 28 years. He had a number of great friends from those days. A strong-willed man, Lonnie survived being hit by a train while on a tractor as a young man, and then a major heart attack followed by open-heart surgery at the age of forty-two. For the last fifteen years Lonnie cared for his mother. He was a loyal son, friend, protector, and constant companion until her death. He worked at The Three D’s Coffee and Tea Company from 2009 until September of 2013. He cooked, delivered food and drinks, and greeted everyone with a smile everyday. He was loved by all. For the last year of his life Lonnie enjoyed camping and spending time with close friends and his "adopted" family. Lonnie is survived by his daughter and granddaughter, Heather and Arabella Keller of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; his brother and sister-in-law Terry and Laurel Hauf of Mitchell, Nebraska; his "adopted" family of Paul, Stacey, Taylor, and Jordyn DeBock of Lingle, Wyoming; and close special friends Kenny and Lauri, Jesse and Boo, as well as many more to be able to mention but loved even so. He was preceded in death by his beloved mother and father, and will lay in rest beside them. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Lon 'Lonnie' Hauf please visit our Sympathy Store.

Greetings Horst, Thanks so much for your post. My family is from Norka and Neu Messer. Many of them came to the US beginning in 1875. It's very likely that the first ones were influenced by Rev Staerkel. Some of them became Seventh-Day Adventists. Although I'm no longer Adventist, I've been researching the origins of their membership and factors that could have attracted them to this unique US denomination. ( Adventists believe in a pre-millennial version of chiliasm.) Adventist evangelists were active in Wisconsin in the 1870s. It's possible that Rev. Staerkel had conversations with them there. After reading your post, I reread sections on Eisenach's book (Pietism and the Russian Germans in the United States). He mentions a book Staerkel published in 1887: Der Schluessel zur Offenbarung Johannes (Key to the Revelation of John). As you know, Rev. Staerkel was a strong advocate of the "brotherhood". I reread Eisenach's review of the millennial aspects of their beliefs and found parallels with Adventism that I had not noticed before. Eisenach also emphasizes religious conflict between village pastors and the "brotherhood", along with Baptists and other groups, as a major motivation for emigration to the US in the mid 1870s. In 1873 Pastor Staerkel organized a meeting to promote the idea in Balzar. Emma Haynes mentions the same motivation in "Researching in the National Archives" (AHSGR Journal, Spring 1979). Because of "This attitude of intolerance . . . hundreds of individuals decided to emigrate to America." The same journal has an article titled "A Voice from the Old Country: The Starkel letters". It seems Rev. Staerkel's younger brother Jakob Staerkel " . . . decided to migrate to Central Asia to find a place of refuge where they could safely wait for the Second Coming." At the time he was living in Neu-Hussenbach in his brother's Eckheim parish. The pilgrimage he joined was led by Claas Epp living in the neighboring Trakt Mennonite settlement. I would appreciate any information that you or others might have about how, when, where or why Volga Germans became Adventist. Fred Betz North Bend, Oregon Researching Betz, Bauer, Brill, and Heidenrich families. Villages: Messer, Neu Messer, Norka -----Original Message----- From: ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Horst Gutsche Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 2:45 AM To: ger-volga@rootsweb.com Subject: [GV] An item of historical significance on Pastor Wilhelm Staerkel While googling for a John George Staerke upon the request of David Weber I came upon Wilhelm Staerkel. I had always heard that he was a Reformed pastor in Norka and also that he had served in the USA in Wisconsin before returning to Russia. I also had understood that he served in a Reformed Church in the USA. Imagine my surprise when I came upon the following information in Volume 21 Nr. 1 April, 2003 and Vol. 21 Nr. 2 November, 2003 of the Journal of the WELS Historical Institute. WELS = Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. At the time when Pastor Staerkel served in this synod (many of its pastors had received their education at the Basel Mission Seminary) it was called the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin and Other States. It later merged with the Michigan and Minnesota Synods to form a larger church body. Here is what happened when Pastor Staerkel served in the Wisconsin Synod and I quote from the sources above which are posted on the internet (someone has translated the proceedings of the synod from its convention) Pages 12 - 13 "During the course of the past winter it happened that one of our pastors, W. Staerkel, published two books, which not only contained very unsound and non-Lutheran doctrine about the End Times, but also promoted heterodoxy into which he had fallen. Confronted by the Southern Conference of which he was a member, he was not to be swayed to listen with open ears and heart to correct advice and truth. Because of this a complaint was lodged against him by this conference to which I took the occasion to deal with him but without any kind of successful result. I invited him to come to Watertown for further discussion. But instead of accepting this invitation, he requested his release from the synod altogether with the note that he was thinking of returning to the Russia Volga Colony, his homeland. I gave him a recommendation together with a note stating that he had fallen away from the Lutheran doctrine and until the end of his membership with us had closed his heart ! to advice and truth, and that God, our Lord, in grace would open his eyes and heart and restore his soul from the wrong path." (I believe that this was written by John Bading, the president of the synod) Pages 11 - 12 of another Journal of the WELS Historical Institute and again, a translation of the early proceedings of the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin and Other States: "The third committee take the liberty first of all to declare to the synod concerning the complaint against Pastor J. Hoffmann (he was accused of mistreating his deceased father and then claimed that the departed soul of his father could appear before him) and W. Staerkel. The same reads: 2. "Concerning the complaint against Pastor W. Staerkel the committee expresses its regret that he with his return to his fatherland made it impossible to deal with him about his views on eschatology [last things]. It believes, however, that it must agree with the Southern Conference in its professed judgment against the booklets by Pastor W. Staerkel and it recommends to the Hon. synod to publicly announce the statement expressed by the Hon. president to Pastor W. Staerkel as an expression of the synod's thoughts. Respectfully, W. Wicker, F. Kleinert, Jul. Roeske, Ph. Koehler, H. Hoffmann"-------------------------------------------------------"After this, the following certificate of departure was read: "Possessor of this, Pastor Staerkel, born in Russia, has labored as a Lutheran pastor in the state of Wisconsin in North America since the year 1865 and was a member of the Evang. Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin and Other States. Pastor Staerkel, we believe, worked in his congregation in Wheatland blessed by the Lord, for which reason we must sincerely regret, that Pastor Staerkel has let himself be misled by chiliastic hopes and expectations to depart from the bounds of our Lutheran Confessions and through the publication of two booklets on the subject to offend all true Lutherans. May the Lord lead Pastor Staerkel from the path of error back to the Lutheran Confession, may he open his heart which is closed to correction to our beloved confessional truth and may he accompany him on his f! urther journey to his fatherland with his grace, and crown his residency and labor in his homeland with blessing for the building of his kingdom." Watertown in the state of Wisconsin in North AmericaIn the name of the Ev. Luth. Synod of Wisconsin and other StatesJ. Bading, President Just as a note of interest, I had my first year of college at Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin in 1969-70. It was the pre-ministerial college of the Wisconsin Ev. Luth. Synod that has since relocated to Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota. In reference to many who, during Christ's ministry who wanted a political and earthly Messiah, Jesus stated before Pilate in John 18:36 "My kingdom is not of this world." Article 17 of the Augsburg Confession is very short and to the point. We do know, however, that there was a lot of "going east to Mt Ararat or to Palestine" to await the Seconding Coming of Christ among our ancestors and especially among some of the Black Sea and Caucasus Germans. Horst Gutsche ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Horst,     Thanks very much for sharing the article about Pastor Wilhelm Staerkel. It should be of interest to Volga German researchers in the US and Canada, especially those with roots in Norka. Although I am involved with other villages and families, I appreciate your sharing this informative, historical article.     David F. Schmidt Village Coordinator for Boaro, Caesarsfeld & Stahl am Karaman Email: schmidtdavidf@yahoo.com

Ewing, Marilyn, Feb. 4, 1951-May 19, 2014 The Tribune Greeley, Colorado 29 May 2014 Age: 63 Residence: Wiggins, Colo. Marilyn Ewing was born Feb. 4, 1951, to Warren and Viola (Hoff) Amen. She grew up in Pierce and graduated in 1969 from Highland High School in Ault. Marilyn went to the University of Northern Colorado (CSC) to become a teacher. Marilyn taught several years in Granby. She moved to Wiggins, Colo., after marrying Wallace Ewing in 1977. She taught at Wiggins Elementary, retiring in 2013 after 37 years of teaching. She is remembered for her kind and generous spirit. Marilyn is survived by her daughter, Sarah Buluran (Alex); grandson, Maxx; mother, Viola Amen; and brother, Keith Amen (Peggy). Marilyn was preceded in death by her father, Warren; husband, Wallace; and mother-in-law, Alice Ewing. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 30 at Wiggins Community Church, 423 Dickson St. in Wiggins. Contributions may be made to the Marilyn Ewing Memorial Fund.

During the last five months I have been working on distributing archival material from the former editor of the Kirchliches Monatsblatt fuer das Evangelisch-Lutherische Haus / Church Monthly for the Evangelical Lutheran Home. I have also added much material to this large amount of information from my own personal records and library. If you are interested in getting the two CDs/DVDs, of the KM please let me know. It is basically the only historical record of bilingual Lutheran/Reformed/United ministry in Canada and in the USA during the last 40 years ever since the Kirchenbote, Der Lutheraner and Das Gemeindeblatt ceased to be published for the German Congregational Church, the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. If you read German this may be of interest to you as the two disks have all the issues from 1943 to the end of 2012. If you wish to read the new issue or just see what it looks like (after an break of about 14 months) just google Kirchliches Monatsblatt Ostern 2014 and you will be able to find the link. Reading the notes below may be of interest to you if you are looking to connect with or know about local German-heritage groups or congregations. This is also a list of Lutheran/Reformed and United Seminaries that used to teach their students in German. Horst Gutsche DVDs/CDs and hard copy sets (10) of the Kirchliches Monatsblatt fuer das Evangelisch-Lutherische Haus as well as archival material for a few repositories were provided for: 1. Lutheran Historical Institute Edmonton, 7100 Ada Blvd. Edmonton, Alberta T5R 0S7 (Tel.: 780 474 8156) - CDs - 1-4 - the depository for the Alberta-British Columbia District of Lutheran Church - Canada on the campus of Concordia University in Edmonton affiliated with the LC-C which means there is good access to the 1,600 students and many professors studying there as well as Concordia Lutheran Seminary on the same campus. Dr. Grant Grams heads the Lutheran Historical Institute. Email: grant.grams@concordia.ab.ca An annual Advent/Christmas service in German is held in the chapel of Concordia Lutheran Seminary 2. Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Road, Edmonton, AB T6E 5W1 - and a complete 1986-2012 hard copy set of the KM plus 4 CDs (requested as well) - for the Lutheran archives section of the Provincial Archives of Alberta which houses material from the Synod of Alberta and the Northwest Territories, ELCIC through a written agreement since about the late 1970s. Contact: M. Claude Roberto. Email: claude.roberto@gov.ab.ca (This repository is very close to the German-Canadian Cultural Centre located at 8310 Roper Road in Edmonton where the telephone number is 780 466 4000 and the email: gcca@shaw.ca) St. John, St. Paul, Trinity (all ELCIC) and St. Matthew (AFLC) all still have Sunday morning worship in the German language - HARD COPIES DEPOSITED 3. Luther College Library, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0AZ; Tel.: 306 585 5030, Email: lutheru@luthercollege.edu - CDs - 1-4 - a High School/College affiliated with the ELCIC - The contact is Dr. Richard Hordern, Email: richard.hordern@uregina.ca . Luther College, 1500 Royal St. Regina, SK S4T 5A5 - The college has 500 students and the University of Regina which is at the same site has 12,270. The dean at Luther College is Pastor Franz Volker Greifenhagen; Email: franzvolker.greifenhagen@uregina.ca - Trinity Lutheran Church in Regina still has a Sunday morning worship service in German. 4. Glenbow Museum, 130 - 9th Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 0P3; Tel.: 403 268 4100; Email: glenbow@glenbow.org - CDs - 1-4 - the historical archive for Calgary and Southern Alberta - St. Matthew Lutheran Church (LC-C) in the historic Germans from Russia neighborhood has a weekly service in German at 9:30 a.m. Resurrection Lutheran Church (CLC) in SE Calgary has a few services in German each month. 5. Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre, 401 First Street SE, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8W2 - Tel.: 403 502 8580; Email: esplanade@medicinehat.ca - and a complete 1986-2012 hard copy set of the KM + CDs - 1-4 - The contact is Mr. Philip Pype, Archivist of the City of Medicine Hat. St. Peter Lutheran Church (ELCIC) still has an annual German Advent celebration - HARD COPIES DEPOSITED 6. Dr. Helmut Edelmann, Husum, Germany - CDs 2 + 3 + History of the Lutheran Church in Nova Scotia (1850-1903) as + 4 - Dr. Edelmann is doing research for books on the students commissioned by the Kropp and Breklum mission seminaries who served in Canada and the USA. Email: Dr.H.Edelmann@googlemail.com 7. Evangelisches Zentralarchiv, Bethaniendamm 29, 10997 Berlin, Germany, Tel.: 030 2250 4536 - Email: bibliothek@ezab.de now has a complete hard copy set of the KM from 1943-1986 plus a number of publications (books, booklets etc.) which it requested - The approximate $400.00 shipping cost was covered by means of a donation by Mr. Friedrich Koenig, Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany a.D. of Edmonton, Alberta - includes CDs 1-4 - The contact for the library and archive material is Dana Rathmann-Sens with the email listed above. Maxi Schulenburg takes care of the photo archive; Tel.: 030 2250 45 44; Email: maxi.schulenburg@ezab.de This archive is very interested in obtaining archival material on German-heritage congregations in Canada and the United States connected with the members Churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany and is one of the main repositories for 200 congregations around the world (congregations connected with the Auslandsbischoefin / Foreign Bishop of the EKD). The archive has about 6,000 church registers from former German congregations of the Prussian State Church / Preussische Landeskirche and is also the archive for the Evangelische Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg-Schlesische Oberlausitz. It is also the repository for documents of the EKD, the Union of Evangelical Church and fonds of important Evangelical personalities. The archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Berlin are also located at the same address in Berlin (Kreuzberg) - HARD COPIES SENT 8. Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann, Cincinnati, Ohio - CDs 1-4 - wrote an article on German-language worship services in Minnesota in the KM; Dr. Tolzmann is the main author of books on German Americana in the United States of America - just google www.donheinrichtolzmann.net and you will discover his many publications. 9. American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (ASHGR), 631 D Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502-1199; Tel.: 402 474 3363; Email: ahsgr@ahsgr.org - CDs 1-4 plus missing copies of the KM so that the organization has a complete hard copy set from 1986 to 2012. (This is a 2,800 member organization) - given to the Mr. & Mrs. Kohlmann of Wainwright, Alberta to take to the AHSGR convention in Lincoln in July. This is the main German cultural organization active in the Great Plains States of the USA and in parts of California (Sacramento, Lodi, Fresno). The state of Nebraska has the highest percentage of citizens of German origin after North Dakota and Wisconsin. Friedens Lutheran Church in Lincoln has an annual Advent service in German - HARD COPIES DEPOSITED 10. Germans from Russia Heritage Society (GRHS), 1125 West Turnpike Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58501; Tel.: 701 223 6167; Email: rachel@grhs.org - CDs 1-4 plus a complete set of hard copies KMs from 1986 to 2012 (2,200 member organization) - given to Dr. Elvire Eberhardt-Necker of Medicine Hat, Alberta to take to the GRHS convention in Spokane, Washington in July. The contact at GRHS is Rachel Schmidt. The hard copies will then be transported to Bismarck. In North Dakota German is the second most frequently spoken language after English. The GRHS Bismarck Chapter sponsors an annual Advent/Christmas service in German - HARD COPIES DEPOSITED 11. Reu Memorial Library, Wartburg Theological Seminary, P.0. Box 5004, 333 Wartburg Place, Dubuque, Iowa 52004-5004 Tel.: 563 589 0267 - CDs 1-4 - A Seminary that used to have German as its language of instruction and was founded in 1854. 12. Hamma Library, Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 2199 East Main Street, Columbus, Ohio 43209 - Tel.: 614 235 4136 - Contact: Ray Olson Email: rolson@tlsohio.edu - CDs 1-4 - A Seminary that used to have German as its language of instruction and was founded in 1830. It has 177 students. 13. Dr. Joachim Reppmann, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota and Flensburg, Germany - CDs 1-4 (received a letter of thanks from him) - Dr. Reppmann is active in promoting relationships between Schleswig-Holstein and Iowa as well as between Low German speakers in the USA and in Germany. He is also doing active research on the 1848ers, the people who were forced to immigrate to the United States after the failed revolutions in German-speaking lands. Email: yogireppmann@yahoo.com 14. Mr. Niels Nielsen - in the Bay Area of San Francisco; a very active member of St. Matthew in San Francisco, California that has worship in German - CDs - 1 + 2 - Mr. Nielsen is a freelance translator and knows where to distribute the KM CDs in the San Francisco Bay Area. Email: nbnielsen@hotmail.com Website: www.NBN-Translations.com - Pacific Lutheran Seminary in Berkeley was founded in 1950 and has 182 students. 15. Pastor Karin Boye - CDs 1-2 - Pastor of the Deutsche Evangelische Gemeinde at First Lutheran Church in San Diego, California where a service in German is held once a month - Pastor Boye has expressed interest in working to expand German-language ministry in Canada and the USA. As we know the KMs are like an introduction to and a history of bilingual German-English ministry in Canada and the USA. Tel.: 760 798 7130; Email: Rev.Karin@yahoo.com 16. Center for Volga German Studies, Concordia University, 2811 NE Holman Street, Portland, Oregon 97211; Tel.: 503 288 9371, Email: bmai@cu-portland.edu Contact: Mr. Brent Mai, Head Librarian - CDs 1-4 - This center is located on the campus of Concordia University, a tertiary school affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. Concordia University has 5,400 students. Zion Lutheran (LCMS) in downtown Portland still has monthly worship in the German language. 17. Library, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 114 Seminary Crescent, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X3; Tel.: 306 966 7850; Contact: Dr. Gordon Jensen, professor at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - CDs 1-4 X 2 (received a note of thanks) - one for himself personally and one for the Seminary Library - affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Email: gordon.jensen@usask.ca Sent two copies of 5 as well. This is also the location of the archive of the Manitoba NW Ontario and the Saskatchewan Synod of the ELCIC located right next to the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. The University of Saskatchewan has about 22,200 students. Trinity Lutheran Church was the last one to hold services in the German language which has now been discontinued. 18. St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 65 Walnut Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 1N9; Tel.: 204 775 6477; Email: stpetersoffice@mymts.net - CDs - 1- 4 and a hard copy set of KMs for 1986 - 1991 (the period during which Pastor Hans-Martin Steinert was the editor in Winnipeg and in Oakville/Toronto, Ontario) - transported from St. Albert, Alberta to Winnipeg by Mr. Gerhard Roehr, a member of St. Peter - affiliated now with the North American Lutheran Church. In the past St. Peter hosted the German Interest Conference of the Lutheran Church in America twice, once in 1973 and once in 1985. Email: roehr@mymts.net Other services in German are held at Lutheran Church of the Cross and St. John Lutheran Church (both ELCIC) and by Pastor Dr. John M. Cobb (ALC) - HARD COPIES DEPOSITED 18. Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives, 600 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB R3P 0M4; Tel.: 204 888 6781 at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Manitoba - CDs 1-4 so that there would be access to these materials in the Province of Manitoba - the Provincial Archives in Manitoba were asked but not interested. Contact: Conrad Stoesz - Email: cstoesz@mennonitechurch.ca Canadian Mennonite University has 1,600 students 19. Wilfred Laurier University, 75 University Avenue W. Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5; University Archives and Special Collections (of the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) - 4 CDs (received a letter of thanks). The WLU archive paid for the costs. - three boxes - Contact: Cindy Preece - Tel.: 519 884 0710 X 3906; Email: cpreece@wlu.ca Wilfred Laurier University has 15,900 students and was formerly known as Waterloo Lutheran University; Waterloo Lutheran Seminary is located on the same campus. Pilgrim Lutheran (Independent), Bethel Lutheran (LC-C) and Martin Luther (connected with the Bad Liebenzell Mission Society) all still have Sunday worship in the German language. - HARD COPIES DEPOSITED 20. Bibliotheque et Archives Canada / Library and Archives Canada, 395 rue Wellington St., Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4; Contact: Helen Apouchtine; Tel.: 613 698 8306; Toll Free: 1 866 578 7777; Email: helen.apouchtine@bac-lac.gc.ca - 4 CDs - plus I provided missing copies of a second set of KMs from 1943 to 2012 for clients - two boxes (received a letter of thanks)- Mart Lutheran Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCIC) services the German-speaking community in the Greater Ottawa Area with weekly Sunday services at 10:00 a.m. - HARD COPIES SENT 21. Lutheran Archives, 27 Fourth Street, Bowden, S.A. 5007 Australia; Tel.: 088340 4009; Email: lutheran.archives@lca.org.au - 4 CDs - for the Repository Building of the Lutheran Church of Australia - Pastor Pillibeit had some contact with German Lutheran congregations in Sydney and Melbourne. The Lutheran Church of Australia has an active membership of approximately 70,000 baptized with about 250,000 Lutherans according to the last government census in Australia. 22. The Evangelical Church of the Rio de la Plata, Sucre 2855 3 Piso (1428) Buenos Aires, Argentina; Tel.: (5411) 4787-0436 (a denomination of German heritage with congregations in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) - CDs - 1-4 which were also copied right away by Dr. Rene Kruger for ISEDET - the Protestant Theological Seminary in Buenos Aires - material had been sent to Pastor Jakob Pillibeit while part of their church periodical was still printed in German (received a letter of thanks) Some congregations in Greater Buenos Aires still have some worship services in the German language. Contacts: Dr. Rene Kru(e)ger; Email: renekruger@isedet.edu.ar and renekruger@infovia.com.ar Dr. Daniel Carlos Beros; Email: DanielBeros@hotmail.com - Instituto Universitario ISEDET, Camacua 282, DOF1406C, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Tel.: +54 11 4632-5030/5039. 23. Martin-Luther-Bund, Fahrstrasse 15, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Tel.: 09131 78700 - CDs 1-4 (received a letter of thanks) - Pastor Pillibeit regularly received the mailing from this mission organization that supports Lutheran Churches in the diaspora. 24. Gustav-Adolf-Werk e.V., Pistorisstrasse 6, 04229 Leipzig, Germany; Tel.: 0341 490 62 0 - Email: info@gustav-adolf-werk.de - CDs 1-4 (received a letter of thanks) 25. Verein fuer Deutsche Kulturbeziehungen im Ausland e.V., Koelnstrasse 76, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany; Tel.: 02241 21071 (near Bonn) - CDs 1-4 - had provided literature ("Globus") on a regular basis to Pastor Jakob Pillibeit for the KM 26. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 - Tel.: 215 732 6200 - CDs - 1-4 (sent a letter of thanks) 27. Lutheran School of Theology, 1100 East 55th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60615; Tel.: 773 256 0700 and 773 256 0739; Email: jkmcirculation@jkmlibrary.org - CDs - 1-4 - I believe also subscribed to the KM at one time. The seminary has 290 students and was founded as a merger of several seminaries of Swedish, German and Danish heritage in 1962. The address for the JKM Library (various schools of theology working together) is given as: 5460 S. University Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60615 28. Concordia Seminary Library, 801 Seminary Crescent, St. Louis, Missouri 63105; Tel.: 314 505 7030 - CDs - 1-4 - had subscribed to the KM previously. The seminary has 630 students and was founded in 1839. 29. A. R. Wentz Library, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, 61 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325; Contact: Benjamin D. Haupt; Email: hauptb@csl.edu - 4 CDs - 1-4 - had subscribed to the KM previously. This seminary was founded in 1826 as the oldest continuing Lutheran seminary in the USA. It has 268 students. 30. Traxler Library, Muhlenberg College, 2400 Chew Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104-5586; Tel.: 484 664 3600 - 4 CDs - had subscribed to the KM previously. The college has 2,225 students. 31. Andover-Harvard Theological Library, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Tel.: 617 495 1000; Email: archives@hds.harvard.edu - 4 CDs - had subscribed to the KM previously 32. Krauth Memorial Library, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, 7301 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19119-1794; Tel.: 215 248 6329; - 4 CDs - had subscribed to the KM previously. This seminary has antecedents back to the year 1748 founded by the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in the United States, Heinrich Melchior Mu(e)hlenberg and was officially founded in 1864. It has 423 students. 33. Universitaetsbibliothek Marburg, Wilhelm-Roepke-Strasse 4, 35039 Marburg, Germany; Tel.: 06421 28 25130; Email: auskunft@ub.uni-marburg.de - 4 CDs - had subscribed to the KM previously 34. Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet, Universitaetsbibliothek Mainz, Zentralbibliothek, Jakob-Welder-Weg 6, 55128 Mainz, Germany; Tel.: 061313922633 - Email: info@ub.uni-mainz.de - 4 CDs - had subscribed to the KM previously - another address is: Bibliotheksystem der Universitaet Mainz, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet, Mainz D. 55128, Germany 35. Universitaetsbibliothek Erlangen-Nuernberg, Schlossplatz 4, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Tel.: 09131 852 2151; Email: ub-direktion@fau.de - 4 CDs - had subscribed to the KM previously 36. Archives at Eden Theological Seminary (United Church of Christ), 475 E. Lockword Avenue, Webster Groves, Missouri 63119; Tel.: 314 252 3134 - 4 CDs. This was the original seminary of the Deutsche Evangelische Synode in Amerika founded in 1850 before the merger with the (German) Reformed Church in America in the early 1930s and the subsequent merger in around 1956 with the Congregational Church that then formed the United Church of Christ. Contact: Scott Hall; Tel.: 314 252 3134; Email: sholl@eden.edu 37. Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society at the Lancaster Seminary (United Church of Christ), 555 W. James Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603; Tel.: 717 290 8734; Email: erhs@lancasterseminary.edu - 4 CDs - This was the original seminary for the German Reformed Church in America founded in 1825. 38. Horner Memorial Library, German Society of Pennsylvania, 611 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123; Tel.: 215 627 2332; Email: librarian@germansociety.org - I believe that it subscribed to the KM at one time. The library holds 60,000 books of which 3/4 are in German. This is considered to be the largest private collection of books in the German language in the USA outside of universities. The German Society of Pennsylvania was founded in 1764. 39. Luther Seminary Library, Gullixson Hall, 2481 Como Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Tel.: 651 641 3226; Email: reference@luthersem.edu - 4 CDs - I believe that it subscribed to the KM previously. This seminary was founded in 1869 and has 806 students. 40. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Adickesalle 1, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Tel.: 069 1525 2500; Email: info-f@dnb.de - 4 CDs 41. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Deutscher Platz 1, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; Tel.: 0341 2271 453; Email: info-l@dnb.de - 4 CDs 42. The German Society of Maryland, P.0. Box 22585, Baltimore, Maryland 21203-4585; Tel.: 410 685 0450; Email: germansociety@verizon.net - 4 CDs - The German Society of Maryland was founded in 1783. Zion Lutheran Church in downtown Baltimore still has regular worship in the German language at 9:15 a.m. 43. The Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 7301 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19119-1794; Tel.: 215 248 6383; Email: mtairyarchives@ltsp.edu; Contacts: John Peterson and Jim Ziebell - 4 CDs plus a complete hard copy set from 1986 to 2012 plus the archives from the KM (11 boxes) were sent to this repository. Mr. Peterson did not, however, want the financial records to be included in the shipment. The material will now be a good resource for general knowledge of bilingual congregations affiliated with the United Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church in America, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America during the last seven decades. Immanuel Lutheran in Philadelphia/Somerton, Old Zion and Tabor Lutheran still have regular worship in the German language. HARD COPIES SENT It should be noted that the archival material from the German Interest Conference of the Lutheran Church in America was deposited at the Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 321 Bonnie Lane, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007 44. SEK-FEPS - Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches, Sulgenauweg 26, CH - 3000 Bern 23, Switzerland; Tel.: + 41 31370 2525; Email: info@sek.ch - 4 CDs - material was provided to make it accessible to the German-speakers in Switzerland 45. Evangelical Church in Austria Kirchenamt A.B. 1180 Severin-Schreiber Gasse 3, A - 1180 Vienna, Austria; Tel.: + 43 479 1523 519; info@evang.at - 4 CDs - many of the members of DELKINA congregations have roots in SE Europe and there are many descendants of Transylvanian Saxons who belong to this Church 46. Union des Eglises Protestantes d'Alsace et de Lorraine / Union of Protestant Churches in Alsace and Lorraine, BP 80022, 1 bis quai St. Thomas, Strasbourg in Strasbourg 67081 France; Tel.: + 33 388 2590 99; Email: contact@upal.fr - 4 CDs - Many Lutherans and Reformed emigrated from this part of France and during the time (1871 to 1918) it was a part of the German Empire including Pastor Emil Eberhardt (from Phalsbourg / Pfalzburg), a pioneer pastor in Western Canada who established about 40 German-language congregations in Alberta and British Columbia during his ministry. 47. Verband der Siebenbuerger Sachsen in Deutschland / Union of Transylvanian Saxons in Germany e.V., Karlstrasse 100, 80335 Muenchen, Germany; Tel.: 089 236 6090; Contact: Hans-Werner Schuster; Email: kulturreferat@siebebuergen.de or hwschuster@siebenbuergen.de - 4 CDs - (letter of thanks; the society asked right away if they could copy the material and store it in other places in Germany and in Romania). There are some 16,000 Transylvanian Saxons still living in Romania but the largest numbers are now residing in certain parts of Germany and Austria. Permission was asked to post various article in the KM referring to Transylvanian Saxon congregations and pastors serving them in Canada and in the USA. 48. Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 321 Bonnie Lane, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007; Tel.: 847 690 9410 - one box with KMs missing in its collection of hard copies along with 5 CDs. The contact is Mr. Joel Thorson. This may be Thoreson and in that case the Email address would be: Joel.Thoreson@elca.org - HARD COPIES SENT 49. Burke Library, Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway, New York, New York 10027; Tel.: 212 851 5606 - 2 CDs with the issues of the KM from 1943 to 2012. The contact is Mr. Matthew Baker. This makes the information available to the many foreign students and others that study or work in New York. This independent theological seminary was founded in 1836 and has about 300 students. The German Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Paul (Independent but with an agreement relationship with the EKD) and Zion-St. Marks Lutheran in New York, New York still have weekly worship in German (Zion-St. Marks is bilingual) 50. Concordia Historical Institute, 804 Seminary Place, St. Louis, Missouri 63105; Tel.: 314 505 7900; Email: chi@lutheranhistory.org - requested the KM and the other material on the 5 CDs. 51. Spencer Library, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, 3000 Fifth Street NW, New Brighton, Minnesota 55112; Tel.: 651 633 4315 - the library phone number is: 651 255 6143 for the contact: Susan K. Ebbers; Email: sebbers@unitedseminary.edu - the successor seminary to the Mission House (the German Reformed Prophetenschule/School of the Prophets founded in 1862 in Wisconsin) and the Yankton School of Theology of the German Congregational Conference founded in 1869 and settled in Yankton, South Dakota and then merged to form United Theological Seminary in 1960. - 2 CDs of the KM to a seminary of the United Church of Christ 52. Zion German Evangelical Lutheran Church, 125-131 Henry Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201; Tel.: 718 852 2453 - 4 CDs were sent to the congregation. The congregation had provided some old issues of the KM which were useful for distribution in various repositories. The pastor at Zion German is Josef Henning. Emails: zion@ziongelc.org or pastor@ziongelc.org It still has a weekly worship service in German at 9:30 a.m. 53. Historical Society of Germans from Poland and Volhynia (HSGPV) - is considering taking a complete hard copy set of KMs from 1986 to the end of 2012. 5 CDs - this would make the material available right at Trinity Lutheran Church, 10014 - 81 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6E 1W8; Tel.: 780 433 1604 where the office of the Synod of Alberta and the Territories is located. HSGPV Emails: President: Pastor Fred Tober - sltober@shaw.ca - Library: hsgpv@shaw.ca - Walter Epp (Edmonton Chapter of the AHSGR - has its library in the same repository) wepp5@telus.net HARD COPIES DEPOSITED 54. Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 11821 North Seminary Drive, Mequon, Wisconsin 53092; Tel.: 262 242 8100; The contact is Professor John Brug; Email: brugj@wls.wels.net All the seminary students in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod still learn to read in German while in High School, Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN and then also at seminary again. The seminary was founded in 1863 and has about 200 students. St. Michaelis Lutheran (WELS) and Benediction Lutheran (LCMS) have worship services in Milwaukee in the German language. This is the seminary of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. 55. Walther Library, Concordia Theological Seminary, 6600 Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, Indiana 46825; Tel.: 260 452 2100; Email: info@ctsfw.edu - This seminary was founded in 1846. This is a seminary of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. 56. James R. Crumley Jr. Archives, Lineberger Library, 4201 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29203; Tel.: 803 461 3234 - on the grounds of Lutheran Southern Seminary which was founded in 1830 and has 168 students; the archives hold information for the SE region of the ELCA which includes the Florida-Bahamas Synod. 57. Pastor Jakob Pillibeit, 29 Morris Court S.E., Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 7P5 - 1 CD KM 2009 - 2012 - Email: jakob@pillibeit.com Pastor Pillibeit was the editor of the KM from the end of 1991 until September, 2013. 58. Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, Herrenhaeuserstrasse 12, 30419 Hannover, Germany; Tel.: 0511 2796 0 - Referat 427 (Ferner Osten, Australien, Pazifik und Nordamerika) Referentin Pastorin Claudia Ostarek; Email: Claudia.Ostarek@ekd.de - 5 CDs 59. Dr. John M. Cobb, P. 0. Box 67, Stuartburn, MB R0A 2B0; Tel.: 204 425 8191 - Email: moser16@mymts.net - 2 CDs of KM issues 60. Archives of the British Columbia Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Synod Office, 80 East 10th Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3L 4R5; Tel.: 604 524 1318; Email: bcsynod@elcic.ca - 5 CDs

While googling for a John George Staerke upon the request of David Weber I came upon Wilhelm Staerkel. I had always heard that he was a Reformed pastor in Norka and also that he had served in the USA in Wisconsin before returning to Russia. I also had understood that he served in a Reformed Church in the USA. Imagine my surprise when I came upon the following information in Volume 21 Nr. 1 April, 2003 and Vol. 21 Nr. 2 November, 2003 of the Journal of the WELS Historical Institute. WELS = Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. At the time when Pastor Staerkel served in this synod (many of its pastors had received their education at the Basel Mission Seminary) it was called the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin and Other States. It later merged with the Michigan and Minnesota Synods to form a larger church body. Here is what happened when Pastor Staerkel served in the Wisconsin Synod and I quote from the sources above which are posted on the internet (someone has translated the proceedings of the synod from its convention) Pages 12 - 13 "During the course of the past winter it happened that one of our pastors, W. Staerkel, published two books, which not only contained very unsound and non-Lutheran doctrine about the End Times, but also promoted heterodoxy into which he had fallen. Confronted by the Southern Conference of which he was a member, he was not to be swayed to listen with open ears and heart to correct advice and truth. Because of this a complaint was lodged against him by this conference to which I took the occasion to deal with him but without any kind of successful result. I invited him to come to Watertown for further discussion. But instead of accepting this invitation, he requested his release from the synod altogether with the note that he was thinking of returning to the Russia Volga Colony, his homeland. I gave him a recommendation together with a note stating that he had fallen away from the Lutheran doctrine and until the end of his membership with us had closed his heart to advice and truth, and that God, our Lord, in grace would open his eyes and heart and restore his soul from the wrong path." (I believe that this was written by John Bading, the president of the synod) Pages 11 - 12 of another Journal of the WELS Historical Institute and again, a translation of the early proceedings of the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin and Other States: "The third committee take the liberty first of all to declare to the synod concerning the complaint against Pastor J. Hoffmann (he was accused of mistreating his deceased father and then claimed that the departed soul of his father could appear before him) and W. Staerkel. The same reads: 2. "Concerning the complaint against Pastor W. Staerkel the committee expresses its regret that he with his return to his fatherland made it impossible to deal with him about his views on eschatology [last things]. It believes, however, that it must agree with the Southern Conference in its professed judgment against the booklets by Pastor W. Staerkel and it recommends to the Hon. synod to publicly announce the statement expressed by the Hon. president to Pastor W. Staerkel as an expression of the synod's thoughts. Respectfully, W. Wicker, F. Kleinert, Jul. Roeske, Ph. Koehler, H. Hoffmann"-------------------------------------------------------"After this, the following certificate of departure was read: "Possessor of this, Pastor Staerkel, born in Russia, has labored as a Lutheran pastor in the state of Wisconsin in North America since the year 1865 and was a member of the Evang. Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin and Other States. Pastor Staerkel, we believe, worked in his congregation in Wheatland blessed by the Lord, for which reason we must sincerely regret, that Pastor Staerkel has let himself be misled by chiliastic hopes and expectations to depart from the bounds of our Lutheran Confessions and through the publication of two booklets on the subject to offend all true Lutherans. May the Lord lead Pastor Staerkel from the path of error back to the Lutheran Confession, may he open his heart which is closed to correction to our beloved confessional truth and may he accompany him on his further journey to his fatherland with his grace, and crown his residency and labor in his homeland with blessing for the building of his kingdom." Watertown in the state of Wisconsin in North AmericaIn the name of the Ev. Luth. Synod of Wisconsin and other StatesJ. Bading, President Just as a note of interest, I had my first year of college at Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin in 1969-70. It was the pre-ministerial college of the Wisconsin Ev. Luth. Synod that has since relocated to Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota. In reference to many who, during Christ's ministry who wanted a political and earthly Messiah, Jesus stated before Pilate in John 18:36 "My kingdom is not of this world." Article 17 of the Augsburg Confession is very short and to the point. We do know, however, that there was a lot of "going east to Mt Ararat or to Palestine" to await the Seconding Coming of Christ among our ancestors and especially among some of the Black Sea and Caucasus Germans. Horst Gutsche

Hause, Ruth, May 15, 1925- May 25, 2014 The Tribune Greeley, Colorado 28 May 2014 Ruth Hause, 89, of Greeley, CO formerly of Keenesburg, CO passed away peacefully after a short illness on May 25, 2014 at Grace Pointe in Greeley. She was born to Jacob and Anna Rothermel on May 15, 1925; she was the thirteenth of fifteen children. During World War II, she met and married Doug Hause. Upon his discharge they returned to Keenesburg, where they established their veterinary practice and served the surrounding area for over 30 years. Ruth is survived by her sister; Freida Starks, daughter; Janice (Ron) Cowles and son; James (Mary) Hause. The family would like to thank the staff at Grace Pointe for their loving care given to Ruth during her brief stay. We will be forever grateful. Our Mother passed from us to God showing us courage and grace and we miss her. Ruth is preceded in death by her parents and 13 brothers and sisters. Memorial service 11:00a.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Adamson Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the “DAV” in care of Adamson Funeral & Cremation, 2000 47th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634. To extend condolences to the family go to adamsonchapels.com

Schwindt, Erna, December 25, 1917 – May 25, 2014 Billings Gazette Billings, Montana 28 May 2014 age 96 of Jordan Erna Rath Schwindt, age 96, of Miles City, Montana left this world to meet her Lord and Savior, May 25, 2014. She was born December 25, 1917, in Tuttle, North Dakota, to Germans from Russia immigrants John H. and Magdalena (Vollmer) Rath. She was preceded in death by her husband Samuel, seven brothers, two sisters, a daughter, son-in-law, a grandson, three brother-in-laws, eight sister-in-laws, and many nieces and nephews. She is survived by her children, Twila Swenson Posey of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Samuel Schwindt of Billings, Montana, Marlys (Ron) Burkett of Ruidoso, New Mexico, nine grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, five great, great grandchildren and numerous loving nieces and nephews. A sister-in-law, Magdalena Ritter Schwindt Finck, lives in Elgin, North Dakota. Erna was raised on a farm and attended grade school in Tuttle, North Dakota. She moved to Jordan, Montana shortly after her marriage to Samuel Schwindt on July 31, 1937. She assisted Sam with farm chores and milked four cows. She sold cream to The Miles City Creamery and baked goods for Jordan residents. She especially enjoyed making German dishes. Easter time was a special celebration for her. She would bake sweet breads and kuchen for her family, friends, and grandchildren. After her children were raised she cleaned, and painted houses in the Jordan area with her cousin, and beloved friend, Martha Vollmer Hinther. She enjoyed playing the accordion, piano, singing in the church choir, and dancing. She was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran church in Jordan until her move to Miles City in 2007. - See more at: http://stevensonfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/erna-schwindt-age-96-of-jordan/#sthash.970lM7Dd.dpuf

Geisick, Larry Adam, July 10, 1948-May 21, 2014 The Tribune Greeley, Colorado 25 May 2014 Age: 65 Residence: Greeley Larry Adam Geisick, 65, of Greeley, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at his home. He was born on July 10, 1948, in Greeley, to Adam and Esther (Thoutt) Geisick. Larry was raised in Greeley, and graduated from Greeley Central High School. He worked for ELLIS N CAPP Equipment Company as a service manager for 35 years, until his retirement. On July 21, 1968, he married Carla Dalton in Greeley. Larry attended Calvary Baptist Church. Larry was a hands on kind of guy. His hobbies included model airplanes, fishing, camping, staining glass and wood carving. He loved his 1986 Corvette, his dogs and spending time with his grandchildren. Larry was the best husband, father and grandfather a family could have. Larry is survived by his wife, Carla (Dalton) Geisick; two daughters, Jamie (Chad) Bean and Carrie (Michael) Hanes; his mom, Esther Helena Geisick; sister, Lillian (William) Hoffman; brother, Leroy Geisick; and six grandchildren, Justin, Stephanie, Lindsey, Kylee, Cade, Carter “Red.” He was preceded in death by his dad, Adam Geisick

Fritzler, Edward J., Aug. 4, 1923-May 19, 2014 The Tribune Greeley, Colorado 23 May 2014 Age: 90 Residence: LaSalle Edward J. Fritzler, 90, of LaSalle, passed away on May 19, 2014, at home on the farm surrounded by his family. Ed was born on Aug. 4, 1923, to Jacob and Elizabeth (Stroman) Fritzler in Timnath, Colo. Ed grew up on his family’s farm in Windsor, graduated from Windsor High School, and then attended Colorado University. A blind date led him to marry the love of his life, Eileen Lenz, on March 18, 1945, in Sharon Springs, Kan. She died on Dec. 11, 2012. Three months after their marriage, Ed was called to duty. He entered the Army in June 1945. He attained the rank of sergeant. After his honorable discharge in October 1946, he returned to farming in Severance and, in 1955, they moved to Gilcrest, where they farmed. He and his wife raised their five children and have called Gilcrest their home since. Ed was active in the community as a member of the Platteville Methodist Church Board, Re-1 School Board, Lions Club, Federal Land Bank Board, Western Mutual Ditch Board and Milliken Early Potato Association Board. Ed is survived by his four sons and one daughter, Dean (Gail) of Wray, Kenny (Carol) of Vancouver, Wash., Steve (Char) of Platteville, Glen (Pam) of LaSalle and Cheryl (Don) Mitchell of Greeley; two sisters, Wilma Hettinger of Craig and Betty Walker of Windsor; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and extended family members, Pi and Peace. He is also survived by many special nieces and nephews. Ed was preceded into Heaven by his parents; wife; and a granddaughter, Kendra Fritzler, daughter to Kenny Fritzler. Visitation will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2014, at Stoddard Funeral Home. A Celebration of Ed’s Life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at Journey Christian Church, 4754 31st St., Greeley. Burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2014. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Northern Colorado, in care of Stoddard Funeral Home, 3205 W. 28th St., Greeley, CO 80634. The Fritzler family feels extremely blessed and grateful for having such a wonderful and loving caregiving team