Thanx Don! That would be Wilh. son of Johan! I assume that he is the one who married in 1855...; as per: Grossliebental Marriage Records, 185x Ottmar, Johann & Frey, Friedricka 19 Apr 1855 Grossliebental 1884075/1 220 15 Do U have a marriage date for William Ottmar and Magdalena Sieler ??? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Hochstatter" <dthoch@qosi.net> To: "JM_on_GR_G" <JM_on_GR_genealogy@telus.net> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [GERmanRUSsian] OTTMARs ... > Richard is the son of William Ottmar b.3-9-1856 and Magdalena Sieler b. > 8-21-1860 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JM_on_GR_G" <JM_on_GR_genealogy@telus.net> > To: <GermanRussian-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:26 PM > Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] OTTMARs ... > > > > 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. > > > >