This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pickett,Wismer, Lederach, Clemens Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kFB.2ACE/1616.1709.2.1 Message Board Post: Theresa, I have been following this chain of letters on William. I'm related to him through his marriage to Susanna Wismer. Would love a copy of the pic and any further info on William you might want to share. Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kFB.2ACE/1616.1709.2 Message Board Post: THERESA- I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU POSTED THIS , BUT HE TOO IS MY GGG GRANDFATHER, AND I FOUND A COPY OF THIS BOOK AT THE FREMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY , FREMONT MICHIGAN. I HAVE A COPYOF THE PHOTO. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS I HAVE OTHER INFO.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kFB.2ACE/4307 Message Board Post: My matriarcal family line stems from trois rivers Quebec....my g-mothers name was Alice MarieJulien....my G-fathers name was Noel Julien....about all I know of before that , was my GG-mothers maiden name , which was Boussiere ...if you have any more information I would be greatful....oh by the way....there was an association to the Tedford Mines....I believe my GG-father worked there .....any help I can recieve is greatly appreciated....thank you....Michelle Katherini Amero

Klez: Don't Believe 'From' Line By Michelle Delio 2:00 a.m. April 30, 2002 PDT Some Internet users have recently received an e-mail message from a dead friend. Others have been subscribed to obscure mailing lists. Some have lost their Internet access after being accused of spamming, and still others have received e-mailed pornography from a priest. They're actually experiencing some of the stranger side effects of the Klez computer virus. These ersatz e-mails containing the virus are creating Klez-provoked arguments and accusations that are now spreading as fast as the worm itself. The latest variant of the Klez virus started spreading 10 days ago. The virus e-mails itself from infected machines using a bogus "From" address randomly plucked from all e-mail addresses stored on an infected computer's hard drive or network. Recipients of the virus-laden e-mails, not understanding that the "From" information is virtually always phony -- or even that they have received a virus -- have been clogging networks with angry and confused e-mails that are causing a great deal of cyber-havoc. People signing up for newsletters and mailing lists that they never subscribed to has been a major source of frustration for both users and the list owners. If Klez happens to send an e-mail "from" a user to an e-mail list's automatic subscribe address, the list software assumes the e-mail is a valid subscription request and begins sending mail to the user. A mailing list for fans of the Grammy Award-winning Steely Dan band has posted an explanation directed to those who were subscribed to the list by the virus. "We are not infected with the Klez virus. We don't know if you are infected with the Klez virus. You may be. But even if you are not, someone out there who is infected has both your address and our address on their computer ... and therein lies the problem," the explanation reads, in part. Even when users understand the source of newsletter-generated e-mails, the amount of mail some lists generate is causing problems. "Last week I suddenly started getting hundreds of e-mails, daily, with information about raising tropical fish, purchasing cosmetics and staying in youth hostels," Victor Montez, a sales rep for a publishing firm, said. "I do not keep fish, wear makeup or travel rough." Montez now understands the e-mails came from Klez-subscribed news lists. But he said that since his free e-mail account only stores a certain amount of messages, he's lost access to the account twice this week. He believes he's also lost a significant amount of business-related e-mails. "If this keeps up, I may end up having to stay in hostels and I'll have plenty of free time to devote to raising fish," he said. In some cases, it almost seems as if Klez is specifically targeting particularly vulnerable e-mail addresses onto which it can piggyback. E-mails containing an invitation to view what purports to be an attachment with pornographic images appears at first glance to have been sent out by Catholic parishes in New York and Maryland. The attachment actually contains the Klez virus, and tracing information indicates the e-mails were actually sent from an Internet service located in the United Arab Emirates. "While we would obviously never choose to have our churches' names affiliated with such material, this is a particularly difficult time to have e-mail with obscene references -- which appear to have been sent by church staff -- circulating," an archdiocese spokeswoman said, referring to the worldwide sex abuse scandal. Other newsletter owners are also suffering. Some say their Internet service providers have accused them of spamming non-members. Many ISPs cut service when they receive a certain amount of spam complaints. "I was reported to my ISP over a dozen times this week for spamming," said Keith Carlone, the manager of an e-mail newsletter for classic car enthusiasts. "My ISP threatened to pull my account after the third complaint and we went down shortly afterwards. It took four days to sort the problem out." Andrew Fiber, maintainer of a Jewish folk music mailing list, said that the list has been inundated with messages about widely off-topic subjects, so much so that Fiber wondered if most of his members had suddenly gone "meshuga (a little crazy)." But then Fiber began getting the complaints. "All of a sudden we had e-mails coming in from around the world, with people yelling we had sent them Klez," Fiber said. "The thing is that 'Klezmer' is a type of traditional folk music which we often discuss on the list and sometimes refer to as Klez. So I thought people were protesting about our folk music. It was very confusing for a while." Some users have even reported receiving spooky e-mails from deceased friends. "I belonged to a tattoo artists' list that closed down a few years ago. Last week, I began getting e-mails from the list. Even weirder, I got eight e-mails with subject lines that read 'SOS' and 'Eager to See You' from a list member who died last year. It totally creeped me out," said "Bear" Montego. Klez e-mails' subject lines are randomly chosen from a pre-programmed list of about 120 possibilities, including "Let's be friends," "Japanese lass' sexy pictures," "Meeting Notice," "Hi Honey" and "SOS." Klez also sends fake "returned" or "undeliverable" e-mails, advising the supposed sender that their original, refused e-mail is contained in the attachment. Clicking on the attachment triggers the virus. The virus can launch automatically when users click to preview or read e-mails bearing Klez on systems that have not been patched for a year-old vulnerability in Internet Explorer, Outlook and Outlook Express. Klez only affects PCs running Microsoft's Windows operating system. As of Monday afternoon, Klez's spread seems to have slowed, but antiviral experts warn that the worm will be around for a while. "Anytime you have a virus that is not easily identifiable visually, it tends to linger," Rod Fewster, Australian representative for antiviral application NOD32, said. "SirCam and Klez both vary the subject lines of the e-mails they send, which makes it hard for the average user to spot."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DeHaan, Voss, Lapham Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4306 Message Board Post: Mrs. Eleanor M. DeHaan - 1019 Cutter Parkway, S.E., Grand Rapids, age 47, passed away unexpectedly Monday (8 March 1976). She is survived by her husband, Lawrence; one daughter, Julie; her mother, Wilhelmina Voss of Kalamazoo; one sister, Mrs. Marilyn Lapham of Battle Creek. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the funeral chapel, Rev. Dick Vriesman, of Grace Reformed Church, Holland officiating. The family will meet friends Tuesday evening 7 to 9 and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Mrs. DeHaan lies in states at the O’Brien-Gerst Funeral Home, 3980 Cascade Rd. at I-96 Expressway. source: Kalamazoo Gazette Tues 9 Mar 1976 (submitted by a volunteer, not a family member)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Darling, Hale Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4305 Message Board Post: Miss Eleanor M. Darling - 1537 Sharron, N.E., Grand Rapids, Mich. passed away Wednesday (25 Aug 1971) at Butterworth Hospital. Miss Darling was born Feb. 7, 1924, in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Harvey and Mildred Darling. She had resided in Grand Rapids for 20 years, working in electronics for Lear Sigler until she became ill. Miss Darling served with the Waves in World War II. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Mildred Darling of Portage; one bother, Harvey E. Darling, Jr. of Portage; an aunt, Mrs. Hazel M. Hale of Sarasota, Fla.; a niece, Miss Sharon Darling; 2 nephews, Richard and Robert Darling, all of Portage; and her step-mother, Mrs. Doris Darling of Portage. Religious services 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Truesdale South Chapel, Portage, Rev. Roderic D. Wiltse officiating. Interment, Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery. The family suggests memorials to Cancer Research, Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, c-o Dr. Moorehead. source: Kalamazoo Gazette Thurs 26 Aug 1971 (submitted! by a volunteer, not a family member)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dalm, Veen, Haverkamp Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4304 Message Board Post: Miss Elizabeth “Betty” A.M. Dalm - 2220 Anderson St., East Grand Rapids, age 84, passed away Wednesday (19 Jan 1972) morning after a brief illness. Miss Dalm is survived by 2 sisters and 2 brothers, Jacob J. Dalm of San Diego, Calif., Mrs. James C. (Mary) Veen Sr., with whom she made her home, Mrs. Nick L. (Anna) Haverkamp and Peter A. Dalm, both of Kalamazoo; several nieces and nephews. Services will be held Saturday at 1 o’clock at the Zaagman Memorial Chapel, Grand Rapids, Rev. Robert Bast and Dr. Louis Benes officiating. Graveside services will be held at 3:15 in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo. The family will be at the chapel Thursday 7 to 9 and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Memorial contributions may be made to the World Home Bible League. source: Kalamazoo Gazette Thurs 20 Jan 1972 (submitted by a volunteer, not a family member)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kFB.2ACE/3918.1.1 Message Board Post: Dewey Loomis was my Grandfather he lived at Loomis Landing at Wellston Michigan which is 22 miles from Manistee. My great grandfather was William Loomis. My name is Clarence William Gillispie my middle name is from him. My Email is woodwind69@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grant Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4303 Message Board Post: I would be grateful for any info on Thomas Allen GRANT and wife Elsie Agnes (nee Thomson) residing at 415 Fairmount Street, Grand Rapids in 1927. Had a son Thomas Allen born 10 June 1925. Prior to marriage (1924?) Elsie worked at a nearby golf club.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COON/KOON~HOYT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4302 Message Board Post: He lived in Walker Twp in 1900 with his wife Lavina Jane Hoyt. Thank You, Deb Faith

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COON/KOON ~HOYT~LOCKARD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4301 Message Board Post: Hi, Edgar Coon/Koon b1877~parents Thomas and Lavina J. (Hoyt) Coon/Koon and Audrey Lockard b1883~parents Edwin D. and Viola E. (Dodds) Lockard. Looking for a the marrige of Edgar & Audrey about 1898. Thank You, Deb Faith~DKEL3159@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SEDOR, BIELECKI, URBAN, HANDLIN, NOWAK, NOVAK,THOMAS, TOMASZEWSKI, WISNEWSKI, NEUPERT, JABLINSKI Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4300 Message Board Post: I came across an old newspaper clipping of an obituary tucked into an old family photo album that belonged to my grandmother. I thought it might be of interest to someone. I have no idea how it is related to my family, but it must be of some significance if it was kept in this album. If anyone would know the history of anyone listed in it please let me know. Also, I am researching my family names in Kent and Charlevoix counties which include NOWAK, NOVAK,THOMAS, TOMASZEWSKI, WISNEWSKI, NEUPERT, JABLINSKI. If anyone knows of these names or histories, please contact me, Thank you in advance. There are no dates listed on the clipping, but I did a lookup for the Grand Rapids press and it seems that it was published in 1942. It is exactly as follows: SEDOR- Mrs. Alexandra Sedor of 1010 McReynolds ave. NW., passed away early Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Bielecki, 1247 Quarry ave., NW. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Frank Bielecki, Mrs. Louis Urban, and Mrs. Glen Handlin; four grandchildren; two brothers, and one sister. Mrs. Sedor was a member of the St. Theresa society and the Rosary Sodality, chaplet 15, of St. Adalbert’s church, and members will meet Friday evening at 7 o’clock to recite the Rosary at the residence of her daughter, 1247 Quarry ave., NW., where the body reposes. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Adalbert’s church. Interment in Polish Catholic cemetery. Arrangements by Latzek.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: deJong Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4299 Message Board Post: Obituary Grand Rapids Press 10.10.1968 Harry B. DeJong, aged 71 of 556 of Leonard Street NE, passed away Wednesday at Butterworth Hospital. Surviving are his wife Jennie; two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Plooster of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Lawrence (Doris) Kelly of Wyoming, and four grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held Saturday at 1:30 pm at the VanStrien-Alman Funeral Home with the Rev. Henry Kik and Mr. Richard Groenhout officiating. Internment Fairplains Cemetery. The family will be at the Funeral Home Thursday evening 7 to 9 and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SHEARS, SHAW, BECKWITH, PICKERD, SHEPARD Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4298 Message Board Post: These are the parents/grandparents of most of the SHEARS families in St. Joseph and Kent Counties in Michigan. Ashtabula Co., OH It is said that John and Andrew SHEARS came as indentured servants from Bowinemouth, England near Dorset in the south coast area. Andrew stayed in New York and John came down the St. Laurence and settled in the Ohio River area. The earliest known SHEARS was John, who was a farmer in Sheffield Twnshp, as was his brother Cyrus. The 1860 Census shows that all members of John's family, including him, were born in Ohio, although another record shows that he was born in New York in 1819. John married Melinda SHAW on 23 February 1841 in Ohio. Melinda was born on 25 May 1824 and was about 17 when she married John. Records show that they had seven sons and that Minerd served in the Civil War and died at Andersonville. Melinda was the daughter of Andrew SHAW and Martha BECKWITH. The 1874 Atlas of Ashtabula County Surveys shows the land ownership and acres owned by the occupants. The SHEARS and SHAW families had adjoining properties in Sheffield Twnshp. The survey shows an A. SHEARS owning 25 acres in the s.w. quadrant of section 38 and 65.82 acres in section 40, which borders the T.B. SHAW farm of 36.12 acres. T.B. SHAW also owned 40 acres in the top portion of section 40 and also owned 59.72 acres in sectio! ns 33 and 34. A Wm. W. SHAW is shown as owning 189 acres in Conneaut Twnshp. In the south part of the city of Ashtabula, the survey shows a P.SHEARS as having residence. In Dorset Twnshp., a P. SHEARS and Jane SHEPARD owned 435 acres and a B. SHEARS and a J.B. SHEPARD had 230 acres. John and his family moved to Plainfield Twnshp., Grand Rapids, Michigan around 1875. It is thought that the farm might have been left to his son Adelbert. John was about 56 at the time of the move. Lumbering was a big business in Michigan at that time and that was the reason for him to move from Ohio. He died two years later on 14 March 1877 and is buried in the Plainfield Cemetery. Transcribed from Genealogy Papers compiled by Donna Shears, by Krysti Boughton

PS. Those Sullivans, Thomas and Daniel, are buried in St. Andrew's Cemetery . Joan Sullivan

You are so kind to offer lookups. I have two which I would greatly appreciate getting obits for: THOMAS SULLIVAN d. July 10, l894 in Grand Rapids DANIEL SULLIVAN d. Feb. 27, 1883 in Grand Rapids Thank you so very much for your generosity. Regards, Joan Sullivan Portland, Oregon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Van Malsen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4296 Message Board Post: Hans Van Malsen, aged 72, formerly of 1057 Prince Street SE, passed away Tuesday morning. Surviving are a brother Rev. Bert Van Malsen of Grand Haven; five sisters, Mrs. William Avink, Mrs. John Schapperkotter, both of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Harry Clark of Chicago, Mrs. Clarence Schipper of Oakley, Kan. and Mrs. Carl Niebrugge of Baldwin, Kansas. Mr. VanMalsen reposes at the Jonkehoff Funeral Home, 1225 Lake Dr, SE where services will be held Saturday afternoon at l:30, Rev. Lawrence Borst of Oakdale Reformed Church officiating. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may begin calling at the funeral home Thursday afternoon.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Van Malsen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4297 Message Board Post: Hans Van Malsen, aged 72, formerly of 1057 Prince Street SE, passed away Tuesday morning. Surviving are a brother Rev. Bert Van Malsen of Grand Haven; five sisters, Mrs. William Avink, Mrs. John Schapperkotter, both of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Harry Clark of Chicago, Mrs. Clarence Schipper of Oakley, Kan. and Mrs. Carl Niebrugge of Baldwin, Kansas. Mr. VanMalsen reposes at the Jonkehoff Funeral Home, 1225 Lake Dr, SE where services will be held Saturday afternoon at l:30, Rev. Lawrence Borst of Oakdale Reformed Church officiating. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may begin calling at the funeral home Thursday afternoon.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Van Malsen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4295 Message Board Post: Hans Van Malsen, aged 72, formerly of 1057 Prince Street SE, passed away Tuesday morning. Surviving are a brother Rev. Bert Van Malsen of Grand Haven; five sisters, Mrs. William Avink, Mrs. John Schapperkotter, both of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Harry Clark of Chicago, Mrs. Clarence Schipper of Oakley, Kan. and Mrs. Carl Niebrugge of Baldwin, Kansas. Mr. VanMalsen reposes at the Jonkehoff Funeral Home, 1225 Lake Dr, SE where services will be held Saturday afternoon at l:30, Rev. Lawrence Borst of Oakdale Reformed Church officiating. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may begin calling at the funeral home Thursday afternoon.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Van Malsen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kFB.2ACE/4294 Message Board Post: Obituary Grand Rapids Press Jan 2, 1973. Rev. Bert Van Malsen aged 67, of 825 Rogers NW, passed away unexpectedly Sunday afternoon at his home. Surviving are his wife, Henrietta; two sons Everett of Middleville and Rev. William of Holland; eight grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Harry Clark of Chicago, Mrs. Clarence Schipper and Mrs. Karl Niebrugge of Kansas; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Gertrude Van Malsen of Grand Rapids. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 pm in the Fairview Reformed Church. Rev. Emo Ausema officiating. Internment Oak Hill Cemetery. Rev Van Malsen reposes at the Jokhoff Lake Drive chapel where friends may meet the family Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Portable Recording Ministries, Holland, Michigan.