Elmer "Pug" Wageman, 80, of Victor, died Sept. 23 in a Stockton hospital. He was born on June 19, 1921, in Lodi and lived in Victor his whole life. Mr. Wageman served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He retired this year after working at Harvey Berndt Farms for 44 years. He enjoyed working on tractors and when he was younger he enjoyed hunting. He is survived by his sisters, Evelyn Geigle of Lodi, Violet Miller of Ft. Bragg, Elaine Haverly of Washington, Joyce Ratola of Ryde; step-daughters, Patty Rathjen of Lodi, Sheila Gramm of Lodi; seven step-grandchildren, 10 step-great-grandchildren, and one step-great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife of 25 years, Gertrude Wagemen in 1990; and sister, Betty Miller. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Lodi Memorial Cemetery with Pastor Perry Kallis of Temple Baptist Church officiating.

Leona L. Simpfenderfer, 85, of Woodland Hills and formerly of Lodi, died Sept. 24 at her residence of natural causes. She was born Leona Maas on May 13, 1916, in Parkston, S.D. She moved to Culver City around 1936. She married Fred Simpfenderfer and they resided in Glendale for many years. They moved to Lodi in 1977 and to Stockton in 1994. After her husband died she moved to Woodland Hills. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Lodi. She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Hall of Pacific Palisades; son, Neal Simpfenderfer of Sierra Madre; four granddaughters and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Simpfenderfer in 1996.

Elmer Boger, 81, of Woodbridge, died Oct. 13 at a local convalescent hospital of natural causes. He was born Nov. 23, 1919, in Colharbor, N.D. >From 1927 to 1941, Mr. Boger lived in Garrison, N.D., where he worked on a family farm. He lived in Vancouver, Wash., from 1842 to 1946 where he worked at the Henry Kaiser Shipyards and came to Lodi in 1948 where he worked at General Mills for 28 years until retirement in 1975. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, and was a longtime member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. He is survived by his brothers, John Boger of Acampo, Fred Boger of Turtle Lake N.D., Edwin Boger of Burlington, N.D., Bill Boger of Garrison, N.D., Ruben Boger of Grand Forks, N.D., Leo Boger, of Stanley, N.D.; three sisters, Emma Halquist of Garrison, N.D., Marlene Bauer, of Colharbor, N.D., and Ruby Boger of Garrison, N.D. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 701 S. Pleasant Ave., Lodi CA 95240.

Leona Link, 71, of Lodi died Oct. 13 in a local hospital following an extended illness. She was born Leona Wiederrich on March 24, 1930, in Zap, N.D. Mrs. Link and her family operated the Link City Café restaurant in Beulah, N.D. before coming to Lodi in 1963. She married Walter Link on Aug. 24, 1947, in Zap, N.D. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Walter of Lodi; daughter, Vera Nelson of Lodi; sons, Jerome Link of Copperopolis, Steve Link and Larry Link both of Reno, Nev., and Randy Link of Georgia; sisters, Viola Breitling Minn., and Gertie Heidinger of Lodi; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Duane Link in 2000; brother, Arthur Wiederrich; granddaughter, Melissa Link; and a great-grandson.

Mildred Irene Hummel, 87, of Lodi, died Aug. 19 in her home after a brief illness. She was born Mildred Sinclair on Aug. 23, 1922, in Jamestown, N.D., and lived in Lodi since 1987. NOTE; i have her husband as NORMAN HUMMEL * 29 Oct 1917 Does anyone have more information about this couple?

Elaine Hieb, 83, of Turlock and formerly of Lodi, died Oct. 16, in a Turlock convalescent home. She was born on July 16, 1918, in New England, N.D. Mrs. Hieb served in the U.S. Marine Corps at the Marine Headquarters in Washington, D.C., during World War II. She lived in Lodi for many years prior to moving to Turlock seven years ago. She edited two cookbooks and helped edit her late husband's book. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She enjoyed sewing. She is survived by her daughters, Candace Wilson of Turlock and Cynthia McFarland-Johnson of Napa; sisters, Bernice Buckley and Virginia Wilder both of Lodi, and Janet McDougell of St. Louis, Mo; and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Harley F. Hieb, U.S.A. Ret., in 1994; and brothers, Willis and Lyle Marr.

Bertha Schopp, 94, of Lodi, died Oct. 20 in a local convalescent hospital of natural causes. She was born Bertha Rau on Dec. 21, 1906, in Linton, N.D. where she was raised and attended schools. Mrs. Schopp married Edward Bossert in 1924. The couple moved to Lodi in 1936. She married Pete L. Schopp in 1948. The couple resided in Lodi. She was employed seasonally by Stokely Van Kamp. She was also employed with Sprous Ritz and Felton's Topaz as a waitress for many years. She also worked in catering. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church, past member of First Baptist Church and the Missionary Society. She was also a member of the Ladies Society. She enjoyed cooking, quilting, knitting, embroidery and missionary work. She is survived by her daughter, Verlene Haas of South Lake Tahoe; son, Don Bossert of Palm Springs; brothers, Ben Rau of Fargo, N.D. and Alton Rau of Litton, N.D.; sister, Martha Haugen of Fargo, N.D.; 12 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Edward Bossert in 1947; second husband, Pete L. Schopp in 1982; sons, Ray Bossert, Allen Bossert, and Bill Schopp; sister, Alvina Martin; and brother, Ernest Rau.

Esther Leota Miller, 84, of Lodi, died Oct. 24 in a local hospital, of natural causes after a brief illness. She was born Esther Wagner on Sept. 20, 1917, in Republic, Kan. Mrs. Miller moved to Hague, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1918, where she lived and attended school. She married Manuel Miller on Aug. 9, 1939, in Hague, and the couple moved to Lodi. She was a homemaker, and a longtime member of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Lodi. She enjoyed being with her family, gardening, sewing, and canning. She is survived by her husband, Manuel Miller of Lodi; sons, Donald Melvin Miller of Livermore and Dr. Robert Gene Miller of New Iberia, La.; daughter, Dr. Elaine Adele Miller-Debeau of El Dorado Hills; sisters, Helen Hennecke of Sacramento and Florence Amendt of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Ella K. Wolff, 79, of Lodi, died Oct. 23 in a local hospital of natural causes. She was born Ella Kundert on April 20, 1922, in Selby, S.D., where she was raised. Mrs. Wolff moved to Lodi in 1950. She worked as a waitress in the area for many years and most recently at Spanos' Restaurant in Stockton. She was a longtime member of the Century Assembly Church in Lodi. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, gardening, singing and music. She is survived by her sisters, Clara Bauer of Lodi and Tillie Cedarquest of Fresno; and brother Alvin Kundert of Pierre, S.D.

Likewise more in: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/M/MENNO-ROO TS+2000+126239432+F Subject: [MENNO] microfilm available of Chortitza and Molotschna Colony materials for the early 1800's Is there a connection between Neuenburg S.Russia and Neuenburg Prussia? ;j. ----- Original Message ----- From: "÷j." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 9:10 PM Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] More on Neuenburg...; was: KEMNITZ > Hello Joanne, > By a fluke , i came across another Neuenburg; > this one in S.Russia... > It's mentioned in a post by Tim Janzen. See: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/M/MENNO-ROO > TS+2001+116224902+F > Subject: [MENNO] 1920 Chortitza Colony census and other items in the > Zaporozhye Archive microfilms, ..................snipped......>

Hello Joanne, By a fluke , i came across another Neuenburg; this one in S.Russia... It's mentioned in a post by Tim Janzen. See: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/M/MENNO-ROO TS+2001+116224902+F Subject: [MENNO] 1920 Chortitza Colony census and other items in the Zaporozhye Archive microfilms, where we see:... "The census is found on about 500 frames on the microfilm. While the frames are not numbered themselves, the pages in the file were numbered at one point. The page numbers are given in the right upper corner of every other frame. All the frames that I reviewed looked like they were readable, but portions of the pages seem to be somewhat faint. For those of you interested in reviewing this microfilm I offer the following preliminary summary of the file listing the page numbers as they appear in the original documents: ... " and then Page # Village Number of people in the village ... 209-217 Neuenburg 82 families (about 300) ... More interesting info in Tim's message! ;j. Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 18:05:48 -0300 From: =?iso-8859-1?B?92ou?= <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [GERmanRUSsian] KEMNITZ Hello Joanne, The Karl Stumpp book "Die Auswanderung" contains a large section with "Verzeichnis der Orte in Polen" ; a list of placenames in Poland... We find possibles in: Neuenburg [ G-2 ] and Schoendorf ( b. Bromberg ) [ G-2 ] or Schoenbeck [ O-4 ] ??? Unfortunately no immediate matches; i tried to find places in the same locale. Due to language confusion a name like "berg" could be "burg" and Schoneberg could be Schoenbeck... Also not that Stumpp himself mentions that the list is by no means complete.... He listed the bulk of the villages that provided settlers to S.Russia. Another thought is to have the region in Poland, for instance if the places are in POSEN, or POZNAN then we're out of luck here; those are mostly in the [ E-3 ] block... Hope this helps somewhat... ;j. ----- Original Message ----- From: "joanne hummel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 11:23 AM Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] KEMNITZ > Hello, List-ers..... > I have begun searching for KEMNITZ. > Frederick August Kemnitz was born on > Nov. 3, 1826 in Neuenberg, Prussia, > which may have been a part of Poland > at the time. He died on March 26, 1907 > and is buried in the Rosendale Cemetery > in Fondulac, WI. He married Mary Louise > FIETING (October 17, 1826-May 8, 1906) > and boarded the ship "Bruwbark Concordia" > in Bremen...coming to NY in 1857. > Ship lists state that he came from Schoneberg. > Would like to find his verified birthplace! > > Any help would be appreciated! > joanne > ==== GermanRussian Mailing List ==== ______________________________ ------------------------------

http://63.147.65.175/news/obits/Obits.asp For those interested in the Denver, Colorado area. To many obits to mention. Elaine

Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 11-03-01 William Henry 'Bill' Ashenbrenner Aug. 22, 1946 - Oct. 31, 2001 William Henry "Bill" Ashenbrenner, a lifelong resident of Longmont, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, at Longmont United Hospital. He was 55. He was born Aug. 22, 1946, in Longmont to Henry and Mary (Fagler) Ashenbrenner. He attended the Beasley School and graduated from Longmont High School in 1964. >From 1964 to 1969, Mr. Ashenbrenner served in the U.S. Navy, and saw duty on the USS Glennon. On Jan. 3, 1970, he married Linda Wilson in Longmont. Mr. Ashenbrenner worked as an independent over-the-road truck driver from 1970 to 1975. In 1975, he changed careers and became a farmer, moving to a farm south of Longmont, which he operated until 1989. He returned to trucking and was employed by American West Produce. He worked for Federal Fruit and Produce of Denver for the past six years. He attended Christ Congregational Church and Longs Peak United Methodist Church. Mr. Ashenbrenner loved his family and was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed fishing and conversation and will be remembered for his great sense of humor. He was preceded in death by his mother. Mr. Ashenbrenner is survived by his wife of Longmont; his father of Longmont; two daughters, Paula Smith and her husband David of Strasburg and Charlene Swisher and her husband Kirk of Berthoud; three grandchildren, Dustin Swisher, Nicholas Smith and Trenton "Moosey" Smith; an aunt, Lu Fagler; a sister-in-law, Dorothy White; and three brothers-in-law, Wayne, Darrel and Russell Wilson. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, with the family present to greet friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at Longs Peak United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Steve Creel officiating. Burial will follow at Foothills Gardens of Memory. Memorial contributions may be made to the William Ashenbrenner Memorial Fund in care of Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, 326 Terry St., Longmont 80501.

Bremerton, Washington http://www.thesunlink.com/local/obits/index.html archives go back to March of 1998, please check them out.

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0003. Wiest, Eduard M 47y M Russia, German Rohrbach, Russia 0004. Wiest, Anna F 46y M Russia, German Rohrbach, Russia 0005. Wiest, Gustav M 10y S Russia, German Rohrbach, Russia 0006. Wiest, Emanuel M 7y S Russia, German Rohrbach, Russia 0007. Wiest, Eduard M 5y 6m S Russia, German Rohrbach, Russia 0008. Wiest, Lydia F 8y S Russia, German Rohrbach, Russia 0009. Wiest, Rosalia F 2y S Russia, German Rohrbach, Russia 0023. Rosenberg, Riwe F 33y M Russia, Hebrew Druj, Russia 0024. Rosenberg, Chairn M 6y S Russia, Hebrew Druj, Russia 0025. Kalman, Sarah F 49y W Russia, Hebrew Biezew, Russia 0026. Weisberg, Goldie F 40y M Russia, Hebrew Kiew, Russia 0027. Weisberg, Pessic F 15y S Russia, Hebrew Kiew, Russia 0028. Weisberg, Leib M 10y S Russia, Hebrew Kiew, Russia 0029. Weisberg, Nordche M 7y S Russia, Hebrew Kiew, Russia 0030. Weisberg, Josif M 5y S Russia, Hebrew Kiew, Russia

: Freudental Births Wiedmaier, Maria 31 Dec 1874 Berlin Friedrich/Anna Maria Kieger 1884120/1 549 128 From Alexanderhilf Widmaier, Elisabethe 8 Jan 1864 Rosenfeld Friedrich/Anna Maria Ringer 1884123/4 180 2 From Alexanderhilf Wiedmaier, Stillborn Son 14 Jun 1870 Berlin Friedrich/Anna Maria Ringer 1884111/2 617 49 From Alexanderhilf Widmaier, Katharine 22 Apr 1867 Rosenfeld Friedrich Anna Maria Senger 1884091/3 602 9 From Alexanderhilf, PBN:38 Mother's maidenname above is RIEGER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*** COMPARE: : Bessarabian Marriage Wiedmeier, Friedrich 26 Oct 1850 Rieger, Anna Maria Arcis 1882651/3 167 24 : Freudental Births, 186x Widmaier, Anna Maria 21 Feb 1862 Rosenfeld Friedrich/Anna Maria Rieger 1884095/3 131 7 From Alexanderfeld Wiedmaier, Barbara 23 Jul 1865 Rosenfeld Friedrich/Anna Marie Rieger 1884087/2 20 17 From Alexanderhilf : Freudental Deaths, 188x Wiedmayer, Elisabeth 19 Feb 1882 Berlin Friedrich - Rieger, Anna Maria 1895610-1 739 2 +18y.1m.12d., Rosenfeld Alexanderhilf ***~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All ERRATA data herein is copyrighted; but may be used freely in personal research. Re-publication of the ERRATA data requires previous approval from the author. Jay W. Meeuwig, 2001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

: Freudental Marriages Widmeier, Friedrich 24 Jun 1878 Berlin Maria Fiehdner 1895624/1 544 34 Neumuller, Friedrich 13 Oct 1884 Berlin Fieschtner, Christine, 21 1895617-1 757 22, groom 21 : Freudental Birth Neumuller, Friedrich 21 Aug 1885 Berlin Fried. - Fieschtner,Christ. 1897695-1 764 25 elel Freudental ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*** COMPARE: : Freudental Birth Records, 188x Wiedmayer, Friedrich 2 Jan 1881 Berlin Fried. - Fiechtner,Maria 1897593-1 650 2 elel Alexanderhilf Wiedmayer, Heinrich 8 Jan 1884 Berlin Fried. - Fiechtner,Maria 1895617-1 741 2 elel Alexanderhilf Wiedmayer, Katharina 7 Nov 1885 Berlin Fried. - Fiechtner, Maria 1897695-1 765 29 elel Alexanderhilf : Freudental Birth Records, 188x Heer, Elisabeth 31 Jan 1884 Berlin Andreas - Fiechtner,Caroline 1895617-1 741 6 Family emigrated to USA ? elel Franzfeld Heer, Johannes 14 Oct 1884 Berlin Johannes - Fiechtner,Christ. 1895617-1 744 29 elel Franzfeld Heer, Katharine 8 Aug 1885 Berlin Johannes - Fiechtner,Christ. 1897695-1 764 20 elel Franzfeld Klundt, Christiana 29 May 1885 Rosenfeld Woldemar - Fiechtner,Catharine 1897695-1 767 7 Teacher elel Malojaroslawitz II : Freudental Death Records, 188x Heer, Johannes 11 Nov 1884 Berlin Johannes - Fiechtner, Christine 1895617-1 769 20 0y.0m.28d., Berlin Franzfeld Heer, Katharina 8 Aug 1885 Berlin Johannes - Fiechtner, Christine 1897695-1 795 14 0y.0m.1d., Berlin Franzfeld Heer, Maria 3 Jun 1882 Berlin Andreas - Fiechtner, Caroline 1895610-1 739 5 0y.0m.18d., Berlin Franzfeld Klundt, Christiana 30 May 1885 Rosenfeld Woldemar -Fiechtner, Catharine 1897695-1 799 6 0y.0m.2d., Rosenfeld Rivinius, Andreas 7 Aug 1885 Berlin Matthias -Fiechtner, Charlotte 1897695-1 795 13 0y.2m.3d., Lukianowka Neuburg : Freudental Marriage Records, 188x Fiechtner, Gottlieb 31 Jan 1882 Neu Freudental 1895610-1 723 9 Nehlich, Margarethe Heer, Andreas 31 Jan 1882 Neu Freudental 1895610-1 723 10 Fiechtner, Caroline Heer, Johannes 21 Feb 1884 Berlin 1895617-1 757 19 Fiechtner, Christiane, 20, groom 23 Klundt, Woldemar 11 Sep 1884 Berlin 1895617-1 757 20 Fiechtner, Catharine, 19, groom 22 ***~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All ERRATA data herein is copyrighted; but may be used freely in personal research. Re-publication of the ERRATA data requires previous approval from the author. Jay W. Meeuwig, 2001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

: Freudental Records Widmeier, Catharina 16 Dec 1859 Neu Freudental Georg/Catharina Rathmann 1884097/5 118 84 On 1860 Census, PBN:88 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*** COMPARE: : Freudental Records Widmeier, Peter Jacob 23 Aug 1862 Neu Freudental Johann Georg/Catharina Rothmann 1884095/3 511 30 PBN:117 Widmeier, Dorothea 29 Jul 1865 Neu Freudental Johann Georg/Catharina Rothmann 1884087/2 5 25 PBN:62 Widmeyer, Heinrich 6 Nov 1869 Neu Freudental Johann Georg/Catharina Rothmann 1884110/3 540 32 PBN:62 ***~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All ERRATUM data herein is copyrighted; but may be used freely in personal research. Re-publication of the ERRATA data requires previous approval from the author. Jay W. Meeuwig, 2001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

George Busch Sr., son of Friederich Busch and wife Anna born Backer, born 27 September 1899 in Kamenka, Russia. He was baptized and then confirmed in Canada. In 1919 he came to the States; Saginaw, Mich. On May 30, 1920 he married KATHERINE SCHNEIDER, then to Flint, Mich. in 1921. He leaves his wife, 10 children, Georg, Ruben, Swartz Creek; David in Flint, Mich.; Donald at home; Frau Harold Adams and Frau Albert Debus of Flint; Frau Hillard Linebaugh of Clarkston; Frau Ken Myers (?), Hedley; Frau Jake Wolter or Bolker, Swartz Creek and Anna yet at home; 20 grandchildren; two Brothers; Heinrich, Calgary, Alta., Canada and Adam, Sask., Canada and many friends. Flint, Michigan J. C. Borrathy, Pastor. Republished with permission; original published by "Ethel Lock" < NOTE, no actual date of death is given in the obit >