Jay, the parents of Ruth are David Hildenbrand and Mary Anna Dietrich. Here is Ruth's obit: Obit from "Lodi News-Sentinel" Lodi, California (Jan. 1984) Ruth Mauch Ruth H. Mauch, 69, of Lodi died in a local hospital on Friday evening following a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Manfred, North Dakota, she came to Lodi in 1937 and married Alvin C. Mauch in Lodi that same year. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lodi and active in Ladies Missionary Fellowship in the church. She is survived by her husband, Alvin C. Mauch of Lodi; one son, Charles Mauch of Lodi; two daughters, Marlene Kooyman and Kathy Mettler both of Lodi; her mother Mary Hildenbrand of Lodi; two brothers, Reuben Hildenbrand of Lodi and Earl Hildenbrand of Oxnard; and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Lodi Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Walter Dingfield and G.G. Rauser officiating. Burial will follow in the Cherokee Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Ladies Missionary Fellowship in care of First Baptist Church, 19 S. Central Ave. Her father David Hildenbrand is the son of Jacob Hildenbrand and Elisabeth Miller and grandson of Johannes Jacob Hildenbrand and Johanna Reule. Kathy Some time ago Yvonne McCarty published an obit that mentions MAUCH & HILDENBRAND Lodi News Sentinel June 19, 2002 Lodi, CA On Monday, June 17, 2002 Alvin C. Mauch passed away in Lodi after a short illness at a local hospital. Alvin was born March 31, 1911 in Goodrich, ND. He worked for Stokley-Van Camp as a cook room foreman from 1937 until his retirement in 1972. He came to Lodi in 1935 where he met his beloved wife, Ruth Hildenbrand. Does anyone have any information on that connection? I would like to find the parents of RUTH...