June 29, 2014 is the 250th anniversary of the founding of the village of Dobrinka, the first German village in the Volga region, near Saratov. If you are a descendant of people from Dobrinka, or you know people who are descendants of people from Dobrinka, would you please contact me. Gary Martens Dobrinka VC

Zimmerman, Hannah E., Nov. 17, 1919-March 8, 2014 The Tribune Greeley, Colorado 12 Mar 2014 Age: 94 Residence: Greeley Hannah Zimmerman, 94, of Greeley, died March 8, 2014. She was born Nov. 17, 1919 to Jacob and Mary Bath in Loveland. Hannah attended school in Loveland, and worked for Reverend Fritchey before her marriage to Victor A. Zimmerman on June 27, 1937 in Loveland. They farmed at Greeley for four years, before moving to Wiggins. They farmed at Wiggins for 35 years, where Hannah helped with the cattle and farming operation. Upon retirement in 1981, they moved to Loveland. In 2004, Hannah moved to Greeley to be near her sons. Hannah enjoyed cooking, and growing flowers and vegetables. Her hobbies included crocheting and keeping her scrap books up to date. Survivors include her sons, Victor L. Zimmerman, and Larry J. Zimmerman and wife, Caroline; six grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor, on March 1, 2000; her parents; daughter-in-law, Charlene Zimmerman; seven brothers; four sisters; and one great-grandchild. Friends may visit from 9-10 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2014. Funeral service will be immediately follwing visitation at 10 a.m., at Allnut-Hunter Funeral Chapel, Loveland, with interment at Loveland Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 3411 South Taft Ave., Loveland, CO, 80537.

Sauer, Arthur Dean, June 6, 1945- March 10, 2014 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, Nebraska 12 Mar 2014 BAYARD — Arthur Dean Sauer, 68, died Monday, March 10, 2014 at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 14, at Zion Evangelical Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Garry Schick officiating. Interment will be in Bayard Cemetery with military honors conducted by the U. S. Marines. Memorials have been established to Bayard Volunteer Fire and Rescue and the Bayard American Legion. Friends may call at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Home from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com. Arthur was born June 6, 1945 in Scottsbluff, to Louie and Mary (Satur) Sauer, Sr. He received his education in Bayard schools before entering the U. S. Marines Jan. 18, 1966. Art served during the Vietnam War and attained the rank of Corporal. After being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 1968, he returned to the Sauer homestead where he farmed with his father, brother and nephews until he retired. Art married the love of his life Patricia Lager in September 1969. There were happily united until her untimely and sudden death in 1977. He was then united in marriage to Janice Rahmig in 1978 until 2006. After his retirement, he enjoyed spending his time with his grandchildren. He also was an avid fisherman and hunter spending several months down in Texas fishing with his family and best friend “Doc.” Art was a member of Zion Evangelical Church, Bayard American Legion, Elks Lodge #1367, Pork Producers of Nebraska and Western Sugar Coop. Art is survived by his son, Dean (Denise) Sauer of Bayard; daughter, Brenda (Doug) Miller, Scottsbluff; sister, Virginia (Dennis) Larson of Nevada; sister, Gladys Hubbard of Scottsbluff; brother, Louie (Betty) Sauer, Jr. of Bayard; brothers-in-law, Fred Quindt, III, and Dick Lager both of Scottsbluff; sister-in-law, Joan (Marvin) Suhr, Fremont, Neb.; grandchildren, Jocilyn and Brittany Sauer of Bayard and Breanna, Tristan and Emily Miller of Scottsbluff. Art was preceded in death by his wife Patricia and unborn child; parents; father-in-law and mother-in-law Ben and Tinea Lager; sister, Dorothy Quindt; brother-in-law, Vern Hubbard; sister, Delores Minch, and nephew, Jason Sauer.

Am I the last to know that Microsoft will not send updates for Windows XP after April 8, 2014? As I have complained to this list several times over the past few months, my computer crashed October 11, 2013. I really didn't know what I could or should do about it, until my son in law gave me the name and number of a computer geek, whom I called, and since I was anticipating a move to a different location, decided to wait until I was in my new apartment to have it repaired, and my files restored. This computer has been a major headache ever since, but I won't go in to it all here. To make a long story short, I paid this computer guy $90 to fix my computer. Today, I was trying to install the latest updates for my Windows XP, and received the message from Microsoft, that April 8, 2014, they will no longer send updates, and from that date forward, my computer will be vulnerable to attacks, viruses, malware, and everything computer users dread, including the fact that none of my files will be safe, including my "secure" sites, such as banking info. What did they suggest? Either move on to a newer computer, or put everything on flash drives, which I can then take with me to a different computer that doesn't use Windows XP or Vista. They said that they have offered free service and support to Windows XP users for 12 years, and it is time to move on! This really puts me in a quandary! I live on a limited income, as I'm sure many readers do, and just don't have an extra $1000 or more to buy a new computer! I'm quite upset over this. Maybe Microsoft sent out warnings while I was off line, I don't know, and maybe the rest of you already know about this, but I thought I would share this piece of news with you, just in case you haven't heard about it. Suzanne -- *AHSGR VC for Eckheim, Holstein, & Müller (Mueller)*

Deines, Mollie ‘Skeets’, April 23, 1914- March 9, 2014 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, Nebraksa 11 Mar 2014 Mollie “Skeets” Deines, 99.9, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014, at Highland Park Care Center, Alliance. Her graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 15, at 11 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff with Pastor Steve DeMoret officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be given to the family to be designated at a later date. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com. Dugan Kramer Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Skeets was born on April 23, 1914, in Mitchell, to Conrad and Katherine (Staley) Harimon. She was #10 of 13 children and was the last to pass on. She married Adam Deines on Jan. 2, 1931 in Torrington, Wyo. and they had three children: LaVern, Harlan and Karen. Skeet’s parents were of German descent and migrated to the United States from Russia in the early 1900’s eventually ending up in the North Platted Valley because of the fertile ground to raise sugar beets. She had many favorite sayings: as a child it was “Scolding doesn’t hurt, whippings don’t last, killings not allowed, so let it all pass.” In the recent years, her favorite saying was “This too shall pass.” Skeets said, “I had my dad wrapped around my little pinkie,” and she wishes that he could see all of the modern technology especially in the farming industry. She thought running water in the house was the best invention in her time. Brothers told Skeets that she would outlive them all because she was such a “hell raiser.” Skeets often said, “I am a farmer’s wife not a farmer, I am a full time housewife and mother.” Survivors include her sister-in-law and best friend, Marie Harimon, Scottsbluff; daughter, Karen Deines, Morrill; grandchildren, Wyatt Deines (Sheri), Ft. Collins, Colo., Tanya Prickett (Tim), Moses Lake, Wash., Kim Gompert, Gering, Annette Henkel (Steven), Alliance, Dan Deines (Patti), Gering, Elaine Eberhardt, Troy, Mont., Steve (Terri) Deines, Omaha, Diane Deines, Las Vegas, Nev., Sandra James (Martin Serrano), Danville, Calif., Toni Workman (Bill), Morrill, Janel Hendricks (Chris), Lindsay, Okla., Clayton Deines (Chris), Ocala, Fla. and Duke Deines, (Kim), Hudson, Colo.; 26 great grandchildren and 34 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, brothers Conrad, Henry, Conrad, Henry, Alex, Phillip, William “Bill”, George and Manuel Harimon, sisters Kathryn Harimon, Katherine Harimon and Millie Hoffman and sons and daughters-in-law LaVern and Eleanor Deines and Harlan and Jeannette Deines. Skeets had numerous talents from being a hard working housewife and mother on the farm to teaching her sewing and cooking to her family and tending her flower beds and garden. Skeets will be known mostly by her wonderful sense of humor, laughter and always having baked goodies on hand for a drink over a hot cup of coffee.

Eckhart, Gladys, Oct. 11, 1921- March 8, 2014 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, Nebraska 11 Mar 2014 MITCHELL — Gladys Eckhart, 92, formerly of Denver, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Mitchell Care Center in Mitchell. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, at the Crown Hill Cemetery Pavilion in Denver. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the Pavilion. Interment will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery in Denver. The family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials in Gladys’s honor be made in care of the family to be designated at a later time. Online condolences may be left at www.jolliffefuneralhome.com. Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff is in charge of arrangements. Gladys was born Oct. 11, 1921, in Denver, to George and Christina (Schwindt) Green. She married Reynold Eckhart on July 12, 1941, in Denver. They lived for a time in Globeville, Colo. then eventually settled in the north Denver area. She worked at Hesteads Department Store in the fabric department until her retirement. Gladys loved to sew, grow her vegetable garden, canning foods and especially loved playing bingo! She enjoyed spending time with her family and shopping with her sisters. Gladys was a member of the First German Congregational Church in Arvada, Colo. She is survived by her son, Ronald (Janice) Eckhart of Thornton, Colo.; daughter, Karen (Bob) Schmer of Scottsbluff; grandchildren, Christina (Gary) Edwards, Lori Read, Randy Eckhart, Ryan (Rachel) Schmer, and Adriane (Stephen) Matthews; great-grandchildren, Garrett and Taylor Edwards, Jordan Read, Rylan Eckhart, Adam and Henry Schmer, Ericka and Clara Matthews; and numerous nieces and nephews. Her parents; husband, Ray; three sisters; four brothers and a grandson, Rodney Eckhart preceded Gladys in death.

Meininger, Ann Catherine, Feb. 5, 1917- March 9, 2014 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff, Nebraska 11 Mar 2014 TORRINGTON, Wyo. — Ann Catherine Meininger, 97, died at Community Hospital on Sunday, March 9, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 15, at the First Congregational Church with Reverend Matthew Gordon officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church. Visitation will be Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home and the casket will be open briefly prior to services at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Ann was born Feb. 5, 1917 in Sedgwick, Colo. the daughter of George and Amelia (Ewig) Peltz. She grew up and received her education in Colorado. She married Victor Meininger on Sept. 4, 1936 in Lyman. They farmed in the Cottier Community eight miles southwest of Torrington until 1978 when they moved into Torrington. She worked as a clerk for J.C. Penney for twenty years retiring in 1982. Ann was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Cherry Creek Community Club for fifty years, and TOPS for many years. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, and doing embroidery. Ann is survived by her daughters, Sharon Arnold and her husband Jim and Shirley Hess and her husband Jim all of Torrington, Wyo.; son, Robert Meininger and his wife Gwen of Lincoln; sister, Carolyn Richards of Denver; grandchildren, Robert Hess, Dana Harr, Mark Hess, John Meininger, Kim Crawford, and Todd Arnold; and great-grandchildren, Jennifer Hess, Robby Hess, David Hess, Andrew Crawford, Ben Crawford, Kinsey Hess, Zak Hess, and Kate Harr. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Victor; brothers, George Jr., Andrew, John, and Edward; and sisters, Marge Schreiner, Helen Drobnick, and Marie Richards.

Kauffman, Esther , Jan. 23, 1920-March 5, 2014 The Tribune Greeley, Colorado 10 Mar 2014 Age: 94 Residence: LaSalle, Colo. Esther Kauffman, 94 of LaSalle, passed away March 5, 2014, at Life Care Center in Greeley. She was born Jan. 23, 1920, in Kimball, Neb., to Adam and Marie Martin. Esther married Henry Kauffman in 1939. She was the cook at Buell school and then waited tables at Carlson’s Hut and many other restaurants. She loved her flowers and took very good care of her yard. She loved to have picnics and to cook for her family. Esther is survived by Bob (Shirley)Kauffman, of Chule Vista, Calif., LeeRoy (Shirley)Kauffman, Strasburg, Colo., Ileen Thompson, Whitney, Texas, and Wayne (Carla) Kauffman, Watertown, S.D.; brother, Dean Martin, Greeley; 21 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by Henry; daughter, Patty; her parents; her stepmother; three sisters; and four brothers. A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Monday, at the Allnutt Macy Chapel. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at the Allnutt Macy Chapel. There will be a viewing one hour prior to the service, with interment at Linn Grove Cemetery, and reception in the Allnutt Reception Center. Memorial contributions may be made to Life Care Center, in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO, 80631. Friends may view the online obituary and send condolences at www.allnutt.com.

Horst, It appears his uncle may have lived in Nebraska, possibly Lincoln. https://familysearch.org/search - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Emily G Hopkins Died in 2008 (88) Saint Paul, MN Emily Hopkins Linda K Hopkins Lyle E Hopkins --------------------- Jay S Hopkins Age: 55/59 2200 Pascal St Apt 302 Saint Paul, MN 55113-4256 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - Found the above information at this website: http://www.whitepages.com/ Rosemary Larson in Minnesota AHSGR VC Kamenka & Pfeifer -----Original Message----- From: Horst Gutsche Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 12:15 AM To: ger-volga@rootsweb.com Subject: [GV] Searching for Relatives in Minnesota (auf deutsch) "I am Viktor Schleicher born November 18, 1939. My address is Zur Silbereiche 8, 38518 Gifhorn, Germany. My telephone number is: 01149 5371 74491. I was born in Krasnoyar in the canton of Engels in the province of Saratov. My father was Conrad Schleicher born June 14, 1891 and also in Krasnoyar, in the canton of Engels in the province (governorate) of Saratov in the Volga Republic. An uncle of my father immigrated around 1911-1913 to America. I don't know what his first name was. My father's sister also immigrated to America between 1911-1913. Her name was Katherina and she died in 1942. Some of her children are still alive. An Emilie Hopkins and her daughter Linda lived at: 2163 Upper Afton Road, St. Paul, Minnesota 55119 USA.She has another son and his name is Jay Hopkins and a daughter whose name is Jolene. ------------------------------- 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

I need information re: my great grand aunt's birth in Russia...possibly Miller, Russia. Her name was Amalia Niedens, she was born 27 May 1891. Specifically I need to find out her parents' names if that is at all possible. Can anyone give me any help or guidance on this? In God We Trust Sharon McGinness smcginness1@cox.net -----Original Message----- From: ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ger-volga-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ger-volga-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 2:00 AM To: ger-volga@rootsweb.com Subject: GER-VOLGA Digest, Vol 9, Issue 52 Today's Topics: 1. Re: Volga Germans Colonists from Silesia and Danzig (TCWeeder@aol.com) 2. SOAR - AHSGR (Kevin Rupp) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2014 18:18:15 -0500 (EST) From: TCWeeder@aol.com Subject: Re: [GV] Volga Germans Colonists from Silesia and Danzig To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <92ad6.3195bbb4.4043c4b6@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I've discovered a couple more colonists probably from the same area of Schlesien. It concerns the city LIEGNITZ (now Legnica) located to the west of Breslau and just north of Hohenfriedberg. Recruiter Beauregard Colonists: LIEGNETZ: Mumert to Katharinenstadt. Kuhlberg has the colonists as being from LEGIND? Neither the FSL nor Kuhlberg lists Schlesien. LAGNITZ: Baschka to Kano. Kuhlberg lists them only as from SCHLESWIG. I do not find any such place in Schleswig and believe SCHLESWIG should probably be SCHLESIEN - an error by either Kuhlberg or Pleve. Note: these two colonists along with another colonist from BRESLAU (Trapp) arrived in Russia on the Anna Catharina in May 1766 (Doc. Nrs. 78, 86, 90). Tim Weeder In a message dated 2/26/2014 2:22:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, TCWeeder@aol.com writes: Always the curious person I've dug a little deeper into the Schlesien colonists to the Volga. In the hope of learning something new I used the Kuhlberg Lists and FSLs (along with some old maps) to extract and organize the findings. It seems the private recruiters (Beauregard and Le Roy & Pictet) and the Russian Crown canvassed the same exact area in Schlesia. The places from which they emigrated form a somewhat compact group of villages located in the provinces of Lower Silesia (Dolnoslaskie) and Opole (Opolskie) which generally borders the Czech Republic. This area saw many horrific conflicts in the years 1745 - 1762. For example, the Battle of Hohenfriedberg was considered the crowning achievement of Frederick the Great where his Prussian army defeated an Austrian army. Over 100,000 troops converged on this region and resulted in the death of 13 thousand with 5 thousand captured. Recruiter Beauregard Colonists --- PLACE: Surname and Volga Settlement BRESLAU (now Wroclaw): Trapp to Beauregard, Rohleder to Niedermonjou, Forckert (Verkehrt) to Boaro, Zimmermann temporarily to Katharinenstadt, Teussner to ?, Beussert to Katharinenstadt, Saartenbach temporarily to Paulskaya. KANTH (now Katy Wroclawskie): Konrad to Obermonjou HOHENFRIEDBERG (now Dobromierz): Klaus temporarily to Paulskaya BRIEG (now Brzeg): Neumann to Orlovskaya REICHENBACH (now Dzierzoniow): Hoffmann to Katharinenstadt MILITSCH (now Milicz): Timmel to Katharinenstadt NEUKIRCHEN (possibly NEUKIRCH by BRESLAU): Tusker to Katharinenstadt UNSPECIFIED LOCALE IN SCHLESIEN: Gottmann, Straus, Struby Recruiters Le Roy and Pictet Colonists --- PLACE: Surname and Volga Settlement BRESLAU (now Wroclaw): Haas to ?, Rodeschahi to ?, Wolf to Schaefer, Ismann to Warenburg. LEIBAU (now Lubawka): Kasper to Chasselois, Berns to Chasselois. WEIDNITZ [should be SCHWEIDNITZ] (now Swidnica): Kammer to Schaefer FRANKENSTEIN (now Zabkowice Slaskie): Nagel to Schaefer. REISCHENBACH (now Dzierzoniow): Ilgner to Warenburg. HIRSCHBERG? (now Jelenia Gora): Hoffmann to Jost. Public Colonists-- PLACE: Surname and Volga Settlement BRESLAU (now Wroclaw): Seitzmann *Kuhlberg notes desire to settle in Ukraine, Schmidt to Dreispitz, Reiher to Enders, Schatz to Rosenheim. SCHWEIDNITZ (now Swidnica): Schulz to Schwed. FRIEDENBERG [should be FRIEDEBERG?] (now Mirsk): Neumann to Goebel. FRUNKENSTADT [should be FRANKENSTEIN?] (now Zabkowice Slaskie): Netger to Holzel. HIRSCHBACH [should be HIRSCHBERG?] (now Jelenia Gora): Schinidler to Dobrinka. GERN? [unable to find a similarly named village, but it should be near the others in this group]: Rose to Stahl am Karaman. UKNOWN LOCALE IN SCHLESIEN: Kalewl to ?, Bitsch to Dietel - {De Boffe Colony}. Well, that is all I can add...nothing too Earth-shattering. I don't know about any available records or where the inhabitants of this region may have previously lived. I just read that systematic Germanic colonization of Schlesia began as early as the 13th century. I suppose a colonist to Russia could have just recently moved to Schlesien and just as likely their ancestors could have lived there for many generations. Tim Weeder Village Coordinator for Paulskoye In a message dated 2/25/2014 6:16:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, larso260@umn.edu writes: Frank, Looking at the Einwandering books, I find the following from Schlesian: Gottlieb Bitsch von Schlesien - Vol 1, page295 Gottfried Kammer von Scnlesien, Vol 4, page92 There are a number that show up in Kuhlberg even a Johann Klaus. I note that many of them are single men from Schliesian. Rosemary Larson -----Original Message----- From: David Schmidt Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 11:12 AM To: ger-volga-l@rootsweb.com ; fjacobs@cox.net Subject: [GV] Volga Germans Colonists from Silesia and Danzig Frank Jacobs asked the following: I would greatly appreciate in knowing of GR ancestory which had a presence in Silesia and or Danzig or Marienberg, Poland. My response: I have an ancestor who supposedly came from Silesia (Schlesien). According to the First Settlers List (FSL) for Stahl am Karaman, Christian Rose, a Lutheran colonist born about 1737, came from "Gerna/Herna" in Silesia. So far, I have not been able to identify the place to which that refers. For that matter, I am not aware of any Volga German researcher who has confirmed a colonist's place of origin in Silesia. Such research is difficult because the church records for Silesia are generally accessible only through Polish archives, not easily accessible through LDS. By the way, according to the Kuhlberg Lists, Christian Rose was a hat maker from the Darmstadt area. Whether that indicates that he re-located from Silesia (his place of birth) to Darmstadt (Hessen-Darmstadt?) before emigrating to the Volga, I don't know. In my view, Silesia and Danzig are completely different areas. Some of the ships included in the Kuhlberg Lists are ones that originated from Danzig or that stopped there. Therefore, it should not be surprising that Volga German colonists came from the area surrounding Danzig. Silesia is a horse of a different color, because it was a long distance from Danzig or any other colonist gathering point. David F. 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(auf deutsch) "I am Viktor Schleicher born November 18, 1939. My address is Zur Silbereiche 8, 38518 Gifhorn, Germany. My telephone number is: 01149 5371 74491. I was born in Krasnoyar in the canton of Engels in the province of Saratov. My father was Conrad Schleicher born June 14, 1891 and also in Krasnoyar, in the canton of Engels in the province (governorate) of Saratov in the Volga Republic. An uncle of my father immigrated around 1911-1913 to America. I don't know what his first name was. My father's sister also immigrated to America between 1911-1913. Her name was Katherina and she died in 1942. Some of her children are still alive. An Emilie Hopkins and her daughter Linda lived at: 2163 Upper Afton Road, St. Paul, Minnesota 55119 USA.She has another son and his name is Jay Hopkins and a daughter whose name is Jolene.

Schleining, George, Aug. 12, 1933-March 3, 2014 The Tribune Greeley, Colorado 5 Mar 2014 Age: 80 Residence: Greeley Edward George Schleining, 80, of Greeley, graduated to glory on March 3, 2014, at Hospice of Northern Colorado. He was born Aug. 12, 1933, in Lamar to Henry and Lydia (Kahl) Schleining. At the age of 7, George moved to Eads, Colo., and graduated from Eads High School in 1951. He served in the Army from 1953-1955. In 1956, he began a career with Colorado Interstate Gas Company and retired in 1995 after 39 years. On Oct. 28, 1961, he married Dorothy Rule in Wiley, Colo. In 1982, George and Dorothy moved to Byers, Colo., and opened the Country Burger Restaurant, which they sold in 2004 and retired to Greeley. George enjoyed gardening and cooking, a skill he learned during his military service. He played sports in his younger years and continued to enjoy watching sports and attending his children’s sports activities. For many years, George taught Sunday School, and was a member of the Gideon’s and Greeley Wesleyan Church. He will be remembered by his family as a kind-hearted man and a loving, devoted husband and father. George is survived by his wife, Dorothy of Greeley; sons, Richard (Sherry) of Cheyenne Wells, Colo., Terry (Carla) of Dunlap, Tenn., and Scott (Vicky) of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; daughter, Shelley (Randy) of Kiev, Ukraine; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mary Reinert of Holly, Colo., Helen Gilman and Arlene Decker of Aurora, Colo., Dorothy Battaglia of Pueblo, Colo., and Janet Laird of Lamar. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Bobby. A celebration of George’s life will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2014, at Adamson Chapel in Greeley. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to “Gideon’s International,” in care of Adamson Funeral & Cremation Services, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley, CO, 80634. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.adamsonchapels.com.

Rupp, Clarence V. Sept. 2, 1923- Feb. 28, 2014 Billings Gazette Billings, Montana 5 Mar 2014 Clarence Rupp Clarence was born on Sept. 2, 1923, the first of four children born to John and Mollie Rupp. He passed away on Feb. 28, 2014, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Clarence was born in Park City and this is where he grew up and graduated from high school. He was active in track and won several ribbons for the 440, 880 and mile and placed at the state meets in the 880 and mile. He met Mary Frank at confirmation class and they were married in 1942. Clarence enlisted in the Navy and became a medical corpsman in Pasco, Wash. Mary joined him in Idaho for the training and then in Pasco. After the war they lived in Pasco, Billings, Park City and Laurel before settling in Worden in 1954 as the power use adviser for Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative in Huntley. Clarence founded the Huntley Eagles 4-H club in 1955 and it is still in existence today. He was a leader for all 13 years spent on the Huntley Project and was active in 4-H at both the county and state levels. Clarence also gave time to the Huntley Project FFA where he taught electricity and wiring to the students and also found a farm for them to rewire every year. In 1968, Clarence accepted a job as the manager of the Rural Electric Cooperative in Edgeley, N.D. During this time, their love of antiques developed into a full-time hobby and business. Mary was very knowledgeable about antiques, especially glassware, and Clarence became an expert furniture restorer. They opened C&M Antiques and traveled the West, always looking for antiques and then parting with them at the numerous shows they attended. When Clarence retired in 1985, they returned to Billings. Clarence continued with his antiques and furniture restoration until he and Mary moved into Aspen View Retirement home in 2003. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Mollie Rupp, a sister Violet Evett and Mary, his wife of 66 years. He is survived by sons Randall (Laurel), Jeffrey (Eileen), David (Janie); daughter Terri Wiggins (Shayne); 12 grandchildren, Danielle Eshleman (Paul), Dawn Van Luchene, Jeremy Rupp, Jason Van Luchene (Raina), Michael Rupp (Jodi), Tyler Rupp (Ashley), Dustin Rupp (Laura), Anne Rupp, Katie Rupp, Kelsey Rupp (David Wienbar), Thomas Rupp, and Jennifer Rupp; great-grandchildren Jarrad Eshleman, Billy Eshleman, Taelar Van Luchene, Charlie Elizabeth Van Luchene, Easton Rupp, Axel Rupp, Cayden Rupp and Emma Rupp; a brother, Lyle Rupp (Laura); sister, Gladys Besel; and sisters-in-law, Dorothy Ostwalt (John) and Alice Frank Funeral services will be held at Pilgrim Congregation Church, 409 S. 36th St., Billings, on Friday, March 7, at 11 a.m. Burial will be in the Laurel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Montana Alzheimer’s Association (3010 N. 11th Ave., Billings, MT 59101) in Clarence’s name would be appreciated.

The AHSGR GO's have been updated. http://ahsgr.org/Find_Your_Ancestors/German_Origins.htm If you get any 2012 pages, make sure you refresh your page. Thanks to Dicl Kraus and his work!!!! Enjoy researching! Kevin Kevin Rupp krupp@ruraltel.net www.ahsgr.org www.volgagerman.net www.sunfowerchapterofahsgr.net

Weber, Ralph, June 24, 1924-Feb. 26, 2014 The Tribune Greeley, Colorado 3 Mar 2014 Age: 89 Residence: Greeley Ralph Weber, 89, of Greeley, passed away Feb. 26, 2014, at Grace Pointe. He was born June 24, 1924, in LaCrosse, Kan., to Ignatius J. and Euphrosina (Zimmermann) Weber. Ralph married Odelia Marie “Tillie” Schultz on Feb. 21, 1946, in San Francisco, and they celebrated 60 years of marriage before she passed on Dec. 1, 2006. He lived in Denver until 1965, then moved to Cincinnati. His two sons were born in Denver. He moved from Cincinnati in 1971, and then lived in upstate New York before retiring back to Greeley. Ralph served on USS Natoma Bay aircraft carrier during WWII, Pacific Theater, and was decorated for seven campaigns. He loved to golf, was an avid bowler, enjoyed fishing and water skiing in his earlier years. He also loved to travel and camp in his 5th wheel. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and enjoyed playing cards at the Senior Center. Ralph is survived by his sons, Allen Weber, Evans, and Ronald (Charlotte) Weber, Atlanta, Ga.; brothers, Norman Weber, Denver, and Roy (Sandy) Weber, Denver; grandchildren, Amanda Kresser, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Zachary Weber, Long Beach, Calif., Gunnar Weber, Greeley, Matthew Weber, Atlanta, Ga., and Trent Weber, Atlanta, Ga.; great-grandchildren, Tasia Marie Weber, Charlie Allen Kresser, Lily Elizabeth Weber, Tillie Kresser, Micah Reeves Weber and Heidi Mae Weber; and special friends, Linda and Gary Klipp, Greeley. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Tillie Weber; and siblings, Wynn, Celestine and Angie. A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the Allnutt Macy Chapel. A second visitation will be held one hour prior to Mass of Christian Burial scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, with interment at Linn Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Honor Flight in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO 80631. Friends may view the online obituary and send condolences at www.allnutt.com.

Good Morning to all from the deep freeze in Central Alberta, Kromm is a common Yagodnaya Polyana name and Galina Kromm works as a nurse for the diaconal work of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Georgia. The website (in German but there is a translation device connected to the site) is: www.ev-luth-kirche-georgien.de If you go to Nachrichten (News) you will find a photo of her. This church does a lot of work among the poor and elderly in Georgia and especially in Tbilisi. Bishop Kiderlen tells us that the German government's requirements for moving to Germany have been relaxed and this has led to more people moving there in 2013. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany is in partnership with the Evangelical Church in Wuerttemberg. Horst Gutsche

Whitman, Rhinnie, April 20, 1937- February 26, 2014 The Coloradoan Fort Collons, Colorado 2 Mar 2014 Rhinnie Whitman, 76, of Windsor, died February 26, 2014 at his home. Rhinnie was born April 20, 1937 in Windsor, Colorado to George and Katie Whitman. Rhinnie grew up on a farm in Wellington. Farming with his father and brothers. He graduated from Wellington High School in 1955. Rhinnie married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Whitman, the love of his life on November 24, 1956 in Fort Collins. He worked for Markley Motors and owned and operated service stations in Fort Collins. He then went to work for Kodak as an electrical mechanic retiring in 1991. In retirement he started Rhinnie's Small Engine and Golf Cart Sales and Repair with his sons, Riney (RJ) and Randy. Rhinnie enjoyed dancing and listening to Polka and old country music. He would dance to anything. Rhinnie always loved time spent with friends and family. He always enjoyed car racing and he valued the time spent being involved in his sons racing. Rhinnie always supported his kids, Grandkids and great Grandkids in all their events, and was on the sidelines quietly rooting them on. Rhinnie was a man who valued hard work, persistence and dedication and that was apparent in his everyday life but happiness and contentedness was above all. He always found solace while working on his tractor and will be in peace moving dirt Survivors include his wife, Ruth; son, Randy (Andrea) Whitman of Fort Collins; daughter, Robin (Russell) Carter of Fort Collins, brothers, John Whitman of Wellington; sisters, Margaret Hilgenberg of Loveland; step sister, Delores Yeager of Montana; three grandchildren, Brianne (Jason) Kraft, Kelsey (Jeff) Moore and Gunnar Whitman; and five great-grandchildren. Preceding Rhinnie in death are his son, Riney Whitman and brother, Robert Whitman. A Memorial Service will be held at Bohlender Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Memorial contributions can be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive St., Ft. Collins, CO 80524.

I've discovered a couple more colonists probably from the same area of Schlesien. It concerns the city LIEGNITZ (now Legnica) located to the west of Breslau and just north of Hohenfriedberg. Recruiter Beauregard Colonists: LIEGNETZ: Mumert to Katharinenstadt. Kuhlberg has the colonists as being from LEGIND? Neither the FSL nor Kuhlberg lists Schlesien. LAGNITZ: Baschka to Kano. Kuhlberg lists them only as from SCHLESWIG. I do not find any such place in Schleswig and believe SCHLESWIG should probably be SCHLESIEN - an error by either Kuhlberg or Pleve. Note: these two colonists along with another colonist from BRESLAU (Trapp) arrived in Russia on the Anna Catharina in May 1766 (Doc. Nrs. 78, 86, 90). Tim Weeder In a message dated 2/26/2014 2:22:53 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, TCWeeder@aol.com writes: Always the curious person I've dug a little deeper into the Schlesien colonists to the Volga. In the hope of learning something new I used the Kuhlberg Lists and FSLs (along with some old maps) to extract and organize the findings. It seems the private recruiters (Beauregard and Le Roy & Pictet) and the Russian Crown canvassed the same exact area in Schlesia. The places from which they emigrated form a somewhat compact group of villages located in the provinces of Lower Silesia (Dolnoslaskie) and Opole (Opolskie) which generally borders the Czech Republic. This area saw many horrific conflicts in the years 1745 - 1762. For example, the Battle of Hohenfriedberg was considered the crowning achievement of Frederick the Great where his Prussian army defeated an Austrian army. Over 100,000 troops converged on this region and resulted in the death of 13 thousand with 5 thousand captured. Recruiter Beauregard Colonists --- PLACE: Surname and Volga Settlement BRESLAU (now Wroclaw): Trapp to Beauregard, Rohleder to Niedermonjou, Forckert (Verkehrt) to Boaro, Zimmermann temporarily to Katharinenstadt, Teussner to ?, Beussert to Katharinenstadt, Saartenbach temporarily to Paulskaya. KANTH (now Katy Wroclawskie): Konrad to Obermonjou HOHENFRIEDBERG (now Dobromierz): Klaus temporarily to Paulskaya BRIEG (now Brzeg): Neumann to Orlovskaya REICHENBACH (now Dzierzoniow): Hoffmann to Katharinenstadt MILITSCH (now Milicz): Timmel to Katharinenstadt NEUKIRCHEN (possibly NEUKIRCH by BRESLAU): Tusker to Katharinenstadt UNSPECIFIED LOCALE IN SCHLESIEN: Gottmann, Straus, Struby Recruiters Le Roy and Pictet Colonists --- PLACE: Surname and Volga Settlement BRESLAU (now Wroclaw): Haas to ?, Rodeschahi to ?, Wolf to Schaefer, Ismann to Warenburg. LEIBAU (now Lubawka): Kasper to Chasselois, Berns to Chasselois. WEIDNITZ [should be SCHWEIDNITZ] (now Swidnica): Kammer to Schaefer FRANKENSTEIN (now Zabkowice Slaskie): Nagel to Schaefer. REISCHENBACH (now Dzierzoniow): Ilgner to Warenburg. HIRSCHBERG? (now Jelenia Gora): Hoffmann to Jost. Public Colonists-- PLACE: Surname and Volga Settlement BRESLAU (now Wroclaw): Seitzmann *Kuhlberg notes desire to settle in Ukraine, Schmidt to Dreispitz, Reiher to Enders, Schatz to Rosenheim. SCHWEIDNITZ (now Swidnica): Schulz to Schwed. FRIEDENBERG [should be FRIEDEBERG?] (now Mirsk): Neumann to Goebel. FRUNKENSTADT [should be FRANKENSTEIN?] (now Zabkowice Slaskie): Netger to Holzel. HIRSCHBACH [should be HIRSCHBERG?] (now Jelenia Gora): Schinidler to Dobrinka. GERN? [unable to find a similarly named village, but it should be near the others in this group]: Rose to Stahl am Karaman. UKNOWN LOCALE IN SCHLESIEN: Kalewl to ?, Bitsch to Dietel - {De Boffe Colony}. Well, that is all I can add...nothing too Earth-shattering. I don't know about any available records or where the inhabitants of this region may have previously lived. I just read that systematic Germanic colonization of Schlesia began as early as the 13th century. I suppose a colonist to Russia could have just recently moved to Schlesien and just as likely their ancestors could have lived there for many generations. Tim Weeder Village Coordinator for Paulskoye In a message dated 2/25/2014 6:16:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, larso260@umn.edu writes: Frank, Looking at the Einwandering books, I find the following from Schlesian: Gottlieb Bitsch von Schlesien - Vol 1, page295 Gottfried Kammer von Scnlesien, Vol 4, page92 There are a number that show up in Kuhlberg even a Johann Klaus. I note that many of them are single men from Schliesian. Rosemary Larson -----Original Message----- From: David Schmidt Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 11:12 AM To: ger-volga-l@rootsweb.com ; fjacobs@cox.net Subject: [GV] Volga Germans Colonists from Silesia and Danzig Frank Jacobs asked the following: I would greatly appreciate in knowing of GR ancestory which had a presence in Silesia and or Danzig or Marienberg, Poland. My response: I have an ancestor who supposedly came from Silesia (Schlesien). According to the First Settlers List (FSL) for Stahl am Karaman, Christian Rose, a Lutheran colonist born about 1737, came from "Gerna/Herna" in Silesia. So far, I have not been able to identify the place to which that refers. For that matter, I am not aware of any Volga German researcher who has confirmed a colonist's place of origin in Silesia. Such research is difficult because the church records for Silesia are generally accessible only through Polish archives, not easily accessible through LDS. By the way, according to the Kuhlberg Lists, Christian Rose was a hat maker from the Darmstadt area. Whether that indicates that he re-located from Silesia (his place of birth) to Darmstadt (Hessen-Darmstadt?) before emigrating to the Volga, I don't know. In my view, Silesia and Danzig are completely different areas. Some of the ships included in the Kuhlberg Lists are ones that originated from Danzig or that stopped there. Therefore, it should not be surprising that Volga German colonists came from the area surrounding Danzig. Silesia is a horse of a different color, because it was a long distance from Danzig or any other colonist gathering point. David F. Schmidt VC for Boaro, Caesarsfeld & Stahl am Karaman Email: schmidtdavidf@yahoo.com ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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

The SOAR website is now closed as of March 1, 2014. The SOAR website is now closed. Obituaries are being transitioned to the FamilySearch website. We plan to have the first of these available on the "SOAR / Research your German Russian Ancestors" web page within a few weeks. More will be added on a regular basis as new "batches" of indexed and verified Obituaries are completed by the FamilySearch indexing volunteers. In addition, the "SOAR / Research your German Russian Ancestors" web page has links to Cemetery Records, Homestead Records, and Passenger Lists. More of our former SOAR records will be added over time. Please visit the "SOAR / Research your German Russian Ancestors" web page, http://ahsgr.org/Find Your Ancestors/SOAR GR Research.htm to check out the changes. Kevin Rupp krupp@ruraltel.net www.ahsgr.org www.volgagerman.net www.sunfowerchapterofahsgr.net

TCWeeder, I wish to thank you heartly for adding a major piece to the Silesia interim migration record of Germany, to Silesia and then the Volga. Frank Jacobs, a male “paternal” descendant of my ”maternal” parent’s family, using Y DNA to track my mother’s family. (Y DNA was required from a male member of the Klaus family as male Y DNA from my Jacobs family would not touch her family record. Of course the written history (thank you) fleshed out the story.)