As i research the OTTMARs, can anyone tell me whose son Richard is who is the husband of Mary nee Jeske in the obit below: Any other OTTMAR researchers out there? TIA, Jay From: "Don Hochstatter" <dthoch@qosi.net> Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] Obit: Mary M. (Jeske) Ottmar Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:27:25 -0800 >From the Columbia Basin Herald 12-11-1903 Mary M. Ottmar, 94, lifelong Grant County resident and pioneer family member, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation Center in Moses Lake. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday December 12, 2003 at Pioneer Memorial Gardens in Moses Lake with Pastor Don Reese officiating. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake. Friends may call at the funeral home for viewing on Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. Mary was born December 21, 1908 in Warden, Washington to Chris and Carolina (Horning) Jeske. As a young woman, Mary worked in the Warden Post Office. In 1929, she married Richard Ottmar. They lived in Moses Lake, as Richard had several service stations. They decided to try farming in 1939 which they did until 1962 when they moved into town to semi-retire. Mary worked for several years at Mederith Variety Store in Vista Village. Her Hobbies were family, gardening, knitting, crocheting and playing pinochle with friends. She is survived by: one son and daughter-in-law, Harvey and June Ottmar; one daughter, Elma Swanson; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Richard in 1970, her parents, five Brothers and one sister.

Repeat? ----- Original Message ----- From: "GerRus_Genitor" <GerRus_Genitor@hotmail.com> To: "GerRus" <GermanRussian-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:33 PM Subject: OBIT: Ginny Neuhardt, 70. Bismarck > Napoleon Homestead > January 14, 2004 > > Ginny Neuhardt, 70. Bismarck, died Jan. 5, 2004, in a Bismarck hospital. > Services were held at Church of Corpus Christi, Bismarck. Burial was in the > North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. > Ginny was born Jan. 30, 1933, in Napoleon, the daughter of John and > Magdalena (Feist) Schmidt. She was raised in Napoleon and Steele before her > family moved to Bismarck. Ginny graduated from St. Mary's High School in > 1951. She was a novitiate of the Benedictine Order for two years. > Ginny married Harry Neuhardt on Jan. 31, 1959, in Bismack. > Ginny is survived by her husband, Harry; daughter, Judy Rassier (Steve > Begley), Bismarck, and Nancy Neuhardt, Madison, WI; granddaughter, Samantha > Rassier, and fiance, Dan Fuller, Minot; brother, James Schmidt, Fargo, John > Schmidt, Lindstrom, MN, and Leo Schmidt, Chicago, IL; and sister, Florence > Entzel, Minneapolis, MN. > She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; two sisters. >

Even though it pertains mostly to "Volga-Germans", here is a website that shows that obits can be available at a reasonable rate < My compliments to Rachel Smith!!! (not to be confused with Rachel Schmidt of GRHS.ORG ) > : per http://www.webbitt.com/volga/lower/obituaries.htm The Lower Volga Villages Obit Project The obituary project helps link families because additional dates and details are needed on many of our entries. Rachel Smith entered hundreds of obituaries, funeral cards, headstone information and related material on computer and continues to add data when received. Village coordinators contribute obits; however, many have been received from family reseachers. If you have obits to contribute to this project, contact Rachel at rac530@aol.com. Because of the large number of obits received, only family information is listed at this website. Often found on obits but not included here are occupation, where the family lived, church and civil organizations, funeral arrangements. If you want a complete copy of the obituary, send $2.00 for the first obit, and $1.00 for each additional obit to Rachel Smith, 2834 Laura, Wichita, KS 67216. This will help cover our copy and postage costs.

March 17, 2004 Greeley, Colorado Tribune Lucille Eckhardt Lucille Eckhardt, 69, of Greeley died Saturday, March 13, at the Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit in Greeley. She was born Dec. 3, 1934, in Hiner, Utah, to Joseph and Barbara (Budinski) Martinko. On June 14, 1958, she married Kenneth Eckhardt in Denver. Mrs. Eckhardt was raised in Florence and moved to Greeley in 1958. She graduated from Florence High School and earned a teaching degree from Colorado State College of Education, now the University of Northern Colorado. She was employed by Aims Community College in the business department for 25 years until her retirement in 1994. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of Greeley. She was in Delta Zeta sorority and a member of other educational organizations. Survivors are her husband, Kenneth of Greeley; a daughter, Laura Stoffel and husband Eric of Greeley; two sons, Kevin Eckhardt and wife Stacey and Kenton Eckhardt, all of Arvada; two brothers, John Martinko and wife Gloria of Cañon City and George Martinko of Westminster; and six grandchildren, Adam, Abigail, Shayne, Breanna, Bryn and Severtson. Her parents, two sisters and four brothers are deceased.

March 18 Greeley Cololrado Tribune Byron Freauff Byron Dale Freauff, 86, of Greeley, a longtime farmer and cattle feeder, died Tuesday, March 16, at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit in Greeley. He was born Oct. 29, 1917, in Berthoud to John and Lena (Conder) Freauff. Later, he moved with his family to the Platteville area and attended Platteville schools. On April 1, 1937, he married Lydia Kaiser in Fort Collins. They moved to Wiggins, where Mr. Freauff farmed for 15 years. In 1978, they moved back to the Greeley area and farmed until retirement. Mr. Freauff was a former member of the Elk's Lodge in Fort Morgan, was treasurer of the Wiggins Potato Growers Association and was a member of the Colorado Cattle Feeders Association. Survivors are his wife, Lydia; two grandsons, Jay Glenn and wife Angie and Justin Glenn and wife Lorrie, all of Roggen; two great-granddaughters, Tori and Jordyn; a brother, Kenneth Freauff of Greeley; and a sister, Betty Roth of Greeley. His parents; a daughter, Marilyn; and a sister, Maxine Ullmann, are deceased. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Greeley Christian Church in Evans. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley. Friends may visit from 4-7 p.m. today at Stoddard Funeral Home.

March 19, 2004Greeley Colorado Tribune Edna Hemple Edna Hemple, 91, of La Salle died Wednesday, March 17, at The Bridge Assisted Living Center, Greeley. She was born Oct. 1, 1912, in La Salle to William and Matilda (Krause) Krause. On Dec. 4, 1935, she married John Hemple in Greeley. He died March 7, 1995. Mrs. Hemple loved quilting, crocheting, baby-sitting, cooking and baking. Her husband was one of the founders of the La Salle Volunteer Fire Department, and she loved being active in the La Salle Flames, an auxiliary to the department. The two enjoyed traveling together. Mrs. Hemple was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Greeley. Survivors are two sons, Richard Hemple and wife Carol of Colorado Springs and William Hemple and wife JoAnn of St. Louis, Mo.; a sister, Florence Cook of El Cajon, Calif.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Her parents and a brother, Herman Krause, are deceased. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Adamson Memorial West Chapel. Interment will be in the Evans Cemetery. Friends may visit from 1-5 p.m. Sunday at the West Chapel. Memorial gifts may be made to the La Salle Volunteer Fire Department or St. John's United Church of Christ in care of the West Chapel, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley, CO 80634.

Amelia Nuss Greeley Tribune March 18, 2004 Amelia Nuss, 87, of Longmont died Tuesday, March 16, at HospiceCare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties in Louisville. She was born May 26, 1916, in Brush to Andrew and Elizabeth (Minster) Yakel. On Nov. 27, 1935, she married Daniel Nuss in Longmont. He died Aug. 15, 1981. A longtime resident of the area, Mrs. Nuss worked on the family farm with her mother and siblings. After their marriage, she and her husband farmed in the Longmont, Platteville and Mead areas for several years. Mrs. Nuss was a homemaker, a loving caregiver and a good listener. She loved polka dancing and bowling. She was a high-spirited person and touched lives with her love. Mrs. Nuss was a Lutheran and a member of Women of the Moose No. 1211 of Longmont. Survivors are two daughters, Nadine Hepp and husband Robert of Firestone and Diane Popp and husband Robert of Montana; 14 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A son, Larry Nuss; her parents; four sisters, Rose Fischer, Molly Gomer, Betty Strausheim and Lefty Nuss; and three brothers, Alex, Shorty and Andrew Yakel, are deceased. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Lewellen Longmont Memorial Chapel, Longmont. Interment will be in Foothills Gardens of Memory, Longmont. Friends may visit from 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.longmontchapel.com.

Frank Kessinger Greeley Colorado Tribune March 19, 2004 Frank Kessinger, 85, of Greeley died Wednesday, March 17, at The Bridge in Greeley. He was born July 26, 1921, in Bancroft, Neb., to Francis and Clara (Glissman) Kessinger. On Dec. 26, 1948, he married June Cerise in Glenwood Springs. She died in 1997. Mr. Kessinger grew up on a family farm and worked as a migrant farm worker during the Great Depression. He enlisted in the Army in early 1941, served in the 1st Special Service Force and 101st Airborne and earned two Purple Hearts. After his discharge, he attended Colorado State College of Education in Greeley, where he met his wife. Mr. Kessinger operated the White Palace and Chef restaurants in Greeley and the A&W Drive In in Leavenworth, Kan. He later worked for Gordon's, Brannen's and Del Farm grocery stores in Greeley before opening the 11th Avenue Pantry in Evans in 1969. Mr. Kessinger volunteered at the hospital, St. Peter's Catholic Church and the VA in Cheyenne and served on the city council and water boards in Evans. He converted to Roman Catholicism during World War II. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans. Survivors are two daughters, Mimi Josephine Kessinger and husband Robert Parsons and Niki Teresa Kessinger and husband Kevin Doll; three sons, Earl Stephen Kessinger and wife Annalia, Glen Frank Kessinger and wife Denise and Kris Peter Kessinger and wife Griselda; five sisters, Mary Chase of Nebraska, Dorothy Wilson and Katherine Nelson, both of California, and Arlene Kurtz; and seven grandchildren, Dakota Kessinger-Soto, Mollie and Luke Parsons, Nicholas and Kathleen Doll, and Katelyn and Samuel Kessinger. A daughter, Tami Annette Kessinger; his parents and two brothers, Jack (Warren) Kessinger and Glenn Kessinger, are deceased. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Greeley. Cremation. Interment will be at a later date in Rosebud Cemetery, Glenwood Springs. Memorial gifts may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Allnutt Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements

lark Panter Greeley Colorado Tribune March 19, 2004 Clark L. "Monte" Panter, 71, of Greeley died Tuesday, March 16 at North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley. He was born Aug. 24, 1932, to Albert J. and Edna M. (Baumann) Panter in Athol, Kan. On May 2, 1955, he married Jacquelyn Lorimar in Aurora. Mr. Panter graduated from the Athol High School in 1950 and enlisted in the Army and served during the Korean Conflict. He later attended the University of Northern Colorado and earned a degree in special education. He taught the vocational auto program for both Greeley West and Greeley Central high schools. He retired in 1994. During the 1970s he owned and operated Panter's West Side Auto Parts for three years. He enjoyed travel, stock car racing and touring on his motorcycle. Survivors are his wife, Jacquelyn V. Panter of Greeley; his parents, Albert J. and Edna M. Panter of Greeley; a daughter and her husband, Sheri M. and Rob L. Clift of Dillon; a son and his wife, James L. and Debbie Panter of Greeley; two grandchildren, Cristin M. Clift of Lakewood and Ryan T. Clift, both of Dillon; three brothers and their wives, Gary C. and Glenda Panter of Springfield, Mo., M. Michael and Becky Panter of Charles City, Iowa, and Mark L. and Susan Panter of Lakeside, Ariz.; five nieces; and a nephew. Services to celebrate Mr. Panter's life will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Moser Funeral Service Chapel. At his wishes, cremation will follow the services. Friends may visit from 1-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association in care of Moser, 3501 11th Ave., Evans, CO 80620.

Ben Whitman Greeley Colorado Tribune 3/20/2004 Ben Whitman, 97, of Greeley died Friday, March 19, at Bonell Good Samaritan Center, Greeley. He was born Oct. 2, 1906, in Deerfield, Kan., to Carl and Katherine (Schwartzopf) Whitman. On Dec. 13, 1931, he married Mary Bruntz in Gering, Neb. Mr. Whitman farmed with his dad in Gering until 1947 when they moved to Colorado and farmed in the Platteville, Eaton and Kersey areas. He retired in 1968 and moved to Greeley. He was a member of the Mountain View Evangelical Church and the "Silver and Gold" group of seniors who meet for luncheons, fellowship and volunteer work. Survivors are his wife, Mary Whitman of Greeley; four sons, Malcolm Whitman of Denver, Lyle Whitman of Greeley, Alvin Whitman of Eaton and Rick Whitman of Kersey; a brother, Henry Whitman of Westminster; 14 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. His parents, a daughter, Patricia Whitman, a son, Bruce Whitman, nine sisters and two brothers are deceased. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley. Friends may visit from 1-4 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Stoddard Funeral Home. An online memorial is at www.mem.com.

Ruth , i agree with U. But i also want to note that Ron WAS putting in "obit" in the Subject field. Alas, he and a few others do not always put the word OBIT at the start of the message, which then makes it a lot harder to deal with. Ergo i strongly recommend that ALL contributors of obits put in the "OBIT:" thing right up front in the Subject line of the message. It GREATLY enhances the way in which recipients can follow up on obits... be it deleting them automatically or as a block, or filtering them to a special folder, etc. etc. I for one would be extremely grateful, if we were afforded that useful courtesy! Meanwhile of course i am grateful for any and all GR!!! obits... even if only one in a hundred is of use to me personally, i would hate to miss the lead!!! So thanx again contributors, and thanx in advance for a more orderly and helpful way of posting. Jay Meeuwig CC: GermanRussian-L@rootsweb.com see: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/RUS/GermanRussian.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Ruth Boettcher To: GR-GENEALOGY@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 10:44 AM Subject: [GR-GENEALOGY] Obits. Ron, people on the G-R listserv have so politely asked that those, includiing you, who send obituaries put in the subject line "obit" or "obituary". Politely we have asked. Politely comply, please. Messages without "obit" fills our inboxes with messages that we will not read and cannot send by "mail rules" directly to "delete." I sometimes have 100 email messages to read in one day! That is why so politely we have asked people to comply again and again. At this point, when people do not politely comply, our only recourse is to delete by name. Then it is possible that one day you send mail other that obits to the listserve. With certain names deleted, then we miss other contributions you and other "obit senders" provide. Thanks to all who send obits who politely use this information in the subject line. Thanks for your courtesy. Ruth Boettcher

I am looking for any photos that might exist (old or new) for the village of Wilhelmstal (present day Vasylivka) in the Beresan region, Mykolayiv Oblast. It was located on the estuary where the Salik valley enters the Black Sea (south of Krasna and Berezanski). Exact location of village is 46d48mN and 31d25mE. Thank you.

Here is the second batch of KOPP folks found here in BC. If you would like to see the scanned copy of the certificate they are related to, drop me a note. Michael Klotz Researching KLOTZ, SCHMIDT, WEIMER, STICKA, STRECKER, HACK, HOFFER Name Spouse Birth date Death date Arnold, Applonia Kopp, Bernard Jacob Arnold, Katherine Kopp, Isador Dyck, Anna Kopp, Peter Henry Fisher Kopp, Jacob Franz, Anna C Kopp, Peter Peter Hedwig Kopp, Jacob Thomas Heidrich, Rosina Kopp, Joseph Katherine Kopp, Thomas Kopp, Al Kopp, Bernard Jacob Arnold, Applonia October 28, 1896 October 03, 1960 Kopp, Edward T Kopp, Emil Joseph Scott, Letitia Marie July 05, 1923 February 05, 1981 Kopp, Isador Arnold, Katherine July 05, 1892 February 01, 1964 Kopp, Jacob Fisher Kopp, Jacob Thomas Hedwig January 22, 1900 August 27, 1974 Kopp, Joseph Heidrich, Rosina Kopp, Peter Henry Dyck, Anna Kopp, Peter Peter Franz, Anna C February 13, 1905 June 20, 1980 Kopp, Thomas Katherine Scott, Letitia Marie Kopp, Emil Joseph

Friends, Some of you may be interested in a book about Odessa, edited by Nicolas V. Iljine, "Odessa Memories", published at the end of 2003 by the University of Washington Press. Contributions by Patricia Herlihy , Oleg Gubar and Alexander Rozenboim focus on the architecture and cultural, social & political history of Odessa before 1917. It is full of beautiful color pictures and photographs. (Just be aware that it has virtually no information about Odessa Germans and the German community.) The list price is $40, but I found new and used copies available via Amazon.com for considerably less. Ella Melik __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com

I'm sure U saw http://genforum.genealogy.com/ukraine/messages/5916.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <ENEA59@aol.com> To: <GermanRussian-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 4:31 PM Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] Looking for ENGEL ancestors or ties > from Freudental, South Russia, Black Sea region. > > Thanks > Rene' > > > ==== GermanRussian Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb's mailing lists are filtered and most SPAM is intercepted. > >

from Freudental, South Russia, Black Sea region. Thanks Rene'

Hello all! Things are once again getting busy around here. You may not be getting the Vital Stats lists every weekend but I will try to do my best to keep up. Names this week are for Kopp. I have a Florian Kopp married to a Klotz girl in Saskatchewan. Take a look if you have the Kopp name in your research. Until then, Michael Klotz Researching KLOTZ, SCHMIDT, WEIMER, STICKA, STRECKER, HACK, HOFFER, KNOLL Name Spouse Birth date Death date Beabaus, Albertine Kopp, John Joseph Haag, Josephine Ziebart, Jacob Kopp, Adolf Miller, Wilhimina Kopp, Beno Slade, Delma Kopp, Elizabeth December 10, 1910 October 13, 1937 Kopp, Jacob Ziebart, Katerine Kopp, Jacob Schmidt, Barbara December 10, 1906 March 08, 1982 Kopp, Jean Idale November 04, 1930 October 22, 1948 Kopp, John Joseph Beabaus, Albertine July 12, 1894 November 01, 1957 Kopp, Mathew Zelhl, Hilda Kopp, Sharon Elizabeth November 19, 1953 March 20, 1961 Miller, Wilhimina Kopp, Adolf Schmidt, Barbara Kopp, Jacob Slade, Delma Kopp, Beno Slade, H E Zelhl, Hilda Kopp, Mathew Ziebart, Aurora Kopp, John Joseph Unknown September 21, 1947 Ziebart, Jacob Haag, Josephine Ziebart, Katerine Kopp, Jacob

Name Spouse Birth date Death date Bedford, Unk Schmidt, E J Dennis, Rose Marie Schmidt, Matthew John Ferderer, Jacob Ferderer, Otilla Schmidt, Frank Dominic September 07, 1888 November 14, 1971 Klaassen, Catherina Thiessen, Peter Klein, Julianna Schmidt, Friedrich Minore, Olive Schmidt, Adolph Moisan, Marcelle Schmidt, Martin George Schmidt, Adolph Schmidt, Adolph Minore, Olive October 03, 1895 September 04, 1971 Schmidt, Bernard Weber, Magdelana Schmidt, E J Bedford, Unk Schmidt, Frank Dominic Ferderer, Otilla Schmidt, Friedrich Klein, Julianna Schmidt, Gottlieb Stelmaker, Emma Schmidt, Gustav Wilde, Lydia March 23, 1891 December 24, 1971 Schmidt, J R Schmidt, John Peter Thiessen, Berta Schmidt, Martin George Moisan, Marcelle January 06, 1921 March 20, 1970 Schmidt, Matthew John Dennis, Rose Marie Schmidt, Peter Thomas November 02, 1949 May 02, 1970 Smith, Otto Stelmaker, Emma Schmidt, Gottlieb March 16, 1893 May 19, 1970 Stelmaker, Gottlieb Zuckt, Julia Thiessen, Berta Schmidt, John Peter March 18, 1907 April 25, 1971 Thiessen, Peter Klaassen, Catherina Weber, Magdelana Schmidt, Bernard Wilde, Lydia Schmidt, Gustav Zuckt, Julia Stelmaker, Gottlieb

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Good evening folks, A quick hello from the west coast. The list this week is of relations that come out of Vibank, SK where the Klotz family started their new life in the new country. Let me know if you would like to see any of the certificates relating to these folk. Until then, Michael Klotz Name Spouse Birth date Death date Gerein, Adam Gerein, Anton Gerein, Edward Anton Frank Chevrette, Pauline Gerein, Frank Joseph Pfleiger, Walburga Gerein, Jack J Gerein, Jacob Henry Schatz, Johanna October 03, 1890 October 03, 1952 Gerein, John Gerein, John Jacob Krousse, Marie December 11, 1904 August 20, 1965 Gerein, Magdalene Leier, Martin Gerein, Otto O'Sullivan, Kathleen Gerein, Peter Weichel, Barbara August 19, 1891 April 03, 1971 Gerein, R Gerein, Ronald Alphonse July 27, 1954 March 21, 1971 Gerein, Theodore Frank Bleitz, Rose May 08, 1897 August 22, 1949 Gerein, Timothy Otto January 05, 1961 February 08, 1980