Loveland newspaper Loveland, Colorado 06-23-02 "Boney" Snyder, 96, of Loveland died June 18, 2002, at Loveland Good Samaritan Health Care Center. He was born June 10, 1906, in Banner County, Neb., to Mervyn and Mary Koenig Snyder. He married Ella Mae Brown on Dec. 20, 1931, at Gering, Neb., after courting her for four years, six months and two days. She preceded him in death Sept. 7, 2001, and was waiting to waltz him into heaven to their favorite song, "Over the Waves." They lived in Banner County until retiring from farming 34 years ago. Before retiring, Boney assisted the Banner County assessor and managed the Banner County Weed District. The couple enjoyed their retirement years traveling, spending winters in Arizona and making many new friends. Ella Mae and Boney lived and helped out at the United Campground in Loveland during the summer months. Seven years ago, they made Loveland their year-round home. They moved to Loveland Good Samaritan Village in April 2001. Not many people knew Boney's given name, and if you did call him Arthur, you were quickly corrected. He was an excellent carpenter and enjoyed helping neighbors and relatives with remodeling projects. He loved to fix things, always thinking of ways to make them better. Boney played baseball with the Banner County Farmers and still had the ball he caught that won a tournament for the team. He was a charter member of the Harrisburg Lions Club and a member of the Kimball Masonic Lodge. Boney was a devoted father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He never met a stranger and always stopped to chat. He loved children and always had a "Werthers" for them. Most of all, he will be remembered for singing little jingles, smiles, hugs and his sense of humor. Survivors include a son, Bruce and wife Cherie of Fort Collins; a nephew raised as a son, Richard Brown and wife Lila of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Anacortes, Wash.; a grandson, Douglas Snyder of Mesa, Ariz.; two granddaughters, Brenda Logan and husband James of Parker, and Sandra Mondragon and husband Bill of Castle Rock; a step-granddaughter, Lorri Norberg and husband Junior of Bushnell, Neb.; a step-grandson, Corey Muhr of Fort Collins; six great-grand-children; two step-great- granddaughters; daughter-in-law Lorraine Snyder of Mesa; granddaughter-in-law Evelyn Snyder of Mesa; brother-in-law Robert Brown and wife Gerri of Kimball, Neb.; sister-in-law Doris Norman of Chandler, Ariz.; and many nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Meck, James, Glen and Herbert; sisters Pinkie Brown, Bessie Larson, Ruby Hanson and Susie Eckland; grandson David Brown; and step-great-grandson Joshua Norberg. A viewing will be held 3-8 p.m. Friday at Allnutt Funeral Service in Loveland. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Kimball Cemetery, missionary Don Notz officiating. Viewing will be 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at Cantrell Funeral Home, Kimball. A memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, at Loveland Good Samaritan Spiritual Life Center, with Chaplain Maria McLain Cox officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Loveland Good Samaritan Village, 2101 S. Garfield Ave., Loveland, 80537, or Banner County Historical Society in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 2100 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland, 80537. Allnutt Funeral Service and Cantrell Funeral Home are in charge of arrangements. This obituary, which ran in Thursday's paper, is being reprinted because it contained errors.

Loveland newspaper Loveland, Colorado 06-18-02 Samuel R. "Sam" Schmidt, 74, of Fort Collins, formerly of Loveland, died June 16, 2002, at his home. He was born Sept. 13, 1927, in Loveland, to Fred and Pauline Lehl Schmidt. He attended Timnath School. He married Donna Pitner on March 15, 1974, in Fort Collins. Mr. Schmidt worked for the Housing Department at Colorado State University for 37 years, retiring in March 1997. He later worked at Foothills Assembly of God and Sutherlands on Prospect Road in Fort Collins. He lived in Fort Collins all of his life. He was a charter member of Glad Tidings, which is now Foothills Assembly of God. He enjoyed woodworking and gardening and spent hours in prayer and reading the Word. Mr. Schmidt is survived by his wife, Donna Schmidt of Fort Collins; three sons, Kevin Schmidt of Fort Collins, Jim Schmidt and wife Jan of Marshfield, Mo., and Sam Schmidt and wife Sue of Wellington; two daughters, Cinda Conklen and Karen Cooper, both of Springfield, Mo.; two brothers, Dan Schmidt and Reuben Schmidt, both of Fort Collins; two sisters, Ellda Scriven of Loveland, and Naomi Schmidt of Fort Collins; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Gary Schmidt, and two infant sons. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 8 tonight at Reager Funeral Home, 1530 Riverside Ave. in Fort Collins. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Foothills Assembly of God. The Rev. Stephen Curry and the Rev. Bill Beard will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Collins.

Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 06-21-02 > Mollie Diesing of Longmont died Monday, June 17, 2002, at Applewood Living > Center following a brief illness. She was 94. > > She was born Dec. 13, 1907, to David and Eva Elizabeth (Reichert) Michel in > Sterling. She grew up in Brighton and moved to the Longmont area in 1925. > > On Sept. 30, 1929, she married Phillip Leinweber in Longmont. He preceded > her in death in 1943. On July 20, 1945, she married Adam Diesing in Denver. > > Throughout her life, she helped her husbands on their farms. She later > worked at Kuner-Empson, retiring in 1972. > > She enjoyed her minister and church family at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and > also enjoyed crocheting, picnics and spending time with her family. > > In addition to her first husband, Mrs. Diesing was preceded in death by her > second husband in 1965; six brothers, Henry, Alex, Dave, Jake, Fred and John > Michel; three sisters, Mary Ferguson, Amelia Kramer and Eva Cook; and three > infant children, Edward LeRoy, Betty and Carolyn. > > She is survived by two sons, Phillip Robert Leinweber and his wife Carolyn > of Kansas City, Kan., and Donald Diesing and his wife Cathy of Longmont; > five daughters, Elsie Pfeif of Commerce City, Virginia Jackman and her > husband John of Loveland, Ruby Schell and her husband John of Thornton, > Marilyn Camenisch of Longmont, and Shirley Marine and her husband Tim Adams > of Greeley; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and four > great-great-grandchildren. > > Visitation will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Howe > Mortuary in Longmont. > > Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 21, at Bethlehem > Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Matthew Bolz-Weber officiating. Interment > will follow at Longmont Mountain View Cemetery. > > Memorial contributions may be made to Bethlehem Lutheran Church or Meals on > Wheels in care of Howe Mortuary, 439 Coffman St., Longmont 80501. > > > >

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] GR 1920 census indexes for CO, OK, KS & MN added From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> Date: Wed, June 19, 2002 11:16 pm To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com You'll be happy to know that Gene Jenkins, jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net , is still hard at work and has added 4 new GR 1920 census indexes at: http://www.webbitt.com/volga/census.htm They are: Montrose County, CO 1920, Germans from Russia ~includes the towns of Montrose 349 individuals in approximately 46 households Woodward County, OK 1920, Germans from Russia ~includes the towns Woodward 270 individuals in 50 households Ness County, KS 1920, Germans from Russia ~includes the towns of Ness and Ransom 1,430 individuals in approximately 223 households Cottonwood County, MN 1920, Germans from Russia ~includes the towns of of Bingham, Windom, Westbrook and Mountain Lake 1,156 individuals in approximately 221 households Thanks again Gene! Patrice Miller

Yakima Herald Republic Yakima, Washington June 19, 2002 Colonial Funeral Home: YAKIMA - Marie Lenhardt, 93, of Yakima died Tuesday, June 18, 2002 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. She was born August 26, 1908 in Loveland, Colorado to George and Kathryn (STROH) GETTMAN. On September 12, 1927 she married Fred Lenhardt in Loveland, Colorado. Marie loved to cook and collect recipes. She was a loving and thoughtful mother. Marie is survived by four daughters, Betty Crickon of Yucaipa, CA.; Lucille Clark of Corvallis, OR.; Barbara Baszler of Bremerton, WA.; and Sharon Lenhardt of Yakima; one son Wilbur Lenhardt and his wife Mary of Toppenish; one half sister Lucille Davidson of Denver, CO.; eleven grandchildren and thirteen great great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Fred; one son Jimmy; four brothers Henry, Raymond, Carl and Henry; two sisters Kathryn and Lottie. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 21, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. at Colonial Funeral Home. Concluding services and burial will follow in the Zillah Cemetery.

> Greeley Tribune > Greeley, Colorado > 06-16-02 > > > Amelia Ruff > Amelia "Millie" Ruff, 86, of Windsor died Saturday, June 15, at North > Colorado Medical Center. She was born Sept. 14, 1915, in Windsor to Fred and > Eva Elizabeth (Herring) Ruff. Miss Ruff's parents came to Wyoming in 1912 > from Diltel, Russia. They moved to the Windsor area in 1915. She was reared > and educated in Windsor and worked as a housekeeper for a family, the Olsens > of Windsor, for many years. She also helped in a clothing store owned by the > family in downtown Windsor, as well as in the beet fields. She enjoyed > crocheting, embroidering, gardening, baking and making noodles. Although > never married, she was an important member of a large extended family. She > was a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church, Windsor. She also was a member > of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, Windsor Senior Citizens and > Bethel Lutheran Senior Friendship Group. Survivors are a nephew, Elmer > Walker of Windsor, and a grandniece, Linda Baldwin of Estes Park. Six > sisters, Kathryn Ackroyd, Eva Kristina Reichert, Mary Wagner, Mollie > Schilling, Lydia Ruff and Elizabeth Walker, and a brother, Jacob Ruff, are > deceased. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel Lutheran, 328 > Walnut, Windsor. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Windsor. Friends > may visit from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Adamson Windsor Chapel. Contributions > may be made to the Bethel Lutheran Church Memorial Fund. > > > > > Bob and Elaine McDowell > Amarillo, Texas > http://stratman_uhing.tripod.com/ > http://bath_batt_bott.tripod.com/ > > >

> Greeley Tribune > Greeley, Colorado > 06-16-02 > > > Maud Reid > Maud L. Reid, 81, of Greeley died Thursday, June 13, at Bonell Good > Samaritan Center. She was born May 31, 1921, in La Salle to Henry H. and > Frederica (Oster) Engel. On June 30, 1940, she married Charles Reid in La > Salle. He is deceased. Mrs. Reid attended Beebe Draw School and graduated > from Platteville High School in 1939. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, > cross-stitching, yarn art, painting, gardening, dancing and playing cards. > She was past president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliaries of Posts > 6624 and 6011. She was president of the PTA, and a member of the Weld County > Farm Bureau, Republican Women, Farmerettes, 39ers, Extension Club, La Salle > Lions Club, Greeley Senior Center, Women of the Moose No. 117 and was a > volunteer at North Colorado Medical Center and Bonell. Survivors are two > daughters, LuAnn Brewer and Charlotte Moser, both of Greeley; a son, David > K. Reid of Oak Creek; a sister, Louise Davis of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; 12 > grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. A daughter, Patty Winters, four > sisters, Ann, Margaret, Isabelle and Esther, and two brothers, Carl and > Harold, are deceased. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at La Salle First > Presbyterian Church, La Salle. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, > Greeley. Friends may visit from 3-7 p.m. Monday at Stoddard Funeral Home. > Memorial gifts may be made to Bonell Good Samaritan Center in care of > Stoddard, 3205 W. 28th St., Greeley, CO 80634 > Bob and Elaine McDowell > Amarillo, Texas > http://stratman_uhing.tripod.com/ > http://bath_batt_bott.tripod.com/ > > >

I would like the moderators of these lists to contact me about starting a separate list only for Obits. I would like their input before doing something like that. Thank you. Elaine Bob and Elaine McDowell Amarillo, Texas http://stratman_uhing.tripod.com/ http://bath_batt_bott.tripod.com/

I WILL NEVER POST ANOTHER OBIT TO ANY LIST ANYMORE. I AM SORRY YOU ARE OFFENDED I am sorry I am offending you. I will for your sake stop letting people read these obits. I hope you are very proud and happy now. God Bless Elaine McDowell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Henne" <Dhenne@isler.com> To: <elainej@ARN.NET> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 09:35 Subject: FW: obit: Ott (might be German from Russia) > > I just thought that I'd let you know that I have configured my email so that > any mail from you is automatically deleted. I find your emails to the > Germans from Russia listserv for people that "might" be Germans from Russia > to be annoying and quite offensive. I get far too much junk mail, and yours > is as bad as any. I was really tempted to leave the listserv because of > your constant messages, but since I have been a member of GRHS and AHSGR for > upwards of 20 years, and I'm a board member of the local GRHS chapter, I > thought that I should continue on the list. > > 80501. > > >

Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 06-15-02 Alex Ott, a Longmont native, died Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at his home. He was 88. He was born Oct. 10, 1914, to Henry and Marie Elizabeth (Stuggart) Ott in Longmont. On Jan. 18, 1935, he married Sarah Gomer at her grandparents' home in Denver. Mr. Ott worked for the Kuner-Empson Co. for 35 years. He also worked for the St. Vrain Valley School District until his retirement in 1981. He was a lifetime member of Peace Lutheran Church and was its oldest baptized member until its merger with Bethlehem Lutheran Church, where he remained a member. Mr. Ott was a lifetime member of Longmont Elks Lodge No. 1055. He enjoyed yard work, his flowers and all sports. He especially enjoyed entering weekly football contests. He also was very knowledgeable about the history of Longmont. Mr. Ott was preceded in death by his wife on June 11, 1994; and a sister, Katherine Sisemore. He is survived by a son, Ronald Ott and his wife Marilyn of Sterling; a daughter, Marilyn Miner and her husband C.R. of Longmont; three grandchildren, Mark Miner and his wife Rhonda of Longmont, Kristi Bregman and her husband Paul of Denver and Brian Ott of Denver; a great-grandson, Noah Bregman of Denver; several sisters- and brothers-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today, Thursday, June 13, at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Matthew Bolz-Weber officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Peace Educational Hall of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in care of Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, 326 Terry St., Longmont 80501.

Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 06-15-02 Nov. 22, 1930 - June 11, 2002 Michael Evoniuk died Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at Life Care Center in Longmont. He was 71. He was born Nov. 22, 1930, to Steve and Mary (Strilczuk) Evoniuk on the family farm near Gorham, N.D. He came from a family of 14 brothers and sisters, and was raised and educated in Billings County, N.D. He graduated from high school while attending the teachers' college in Dickinson, N.D. Mr. Evoniuk served in the U.S. Army as a radio repairman during the Korean War from June 25, 1950, until he was honorably discharged on Dec. 23, 1953. He also served in the National Guard for two years. On Nov. 12, 1956, he married Regina Pedeliski at the Gorham Ukrainian Catholic Church. Mr. Evoniuk worked as a meat cutter at King Soopers in Longmont from August 1969 to May 1993. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2601 and American Legion Post 144. Mr. Evoniuk loved his family, gardening, growing roses, woodworking, creating beautiful Christmas displays, dancing, bowling, running and walking. He is survived by his wife of Longmont; two sons, Marco of San Francisco and Perry and his wife Christine of Seattle; a granddaughter, Natalie of Seattle; four sisters, Mildred O'Hara of Anaheim, Calif., Mary Powell of Oregon City, Ore., Cecilia Miller of Farmington, N.M., and Mabel Grosaluk of Billings, Mont.; three brothers, Walt Evoniuk of Dickinson, Steve Evoniuk Jr. of Belfield, N.D., and August Evoniuk of Mesa, Ariz.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, with family present. A rosary service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, June 17, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. A funeral mass will follow at 2 p.m. at the church. Burial will be held at Mountain View Cemetery with full military honors. Memorial contributions may be made to the Michael Evoniuk trust fund or to a charity of the donor's choice in care of Ahlberg Funeral Chapel, 326 Terry St., Longmont 80501

Fort Morgan Times Fort Morgan, Colorado 06-14-02 > Mary Twiss, 78, Otis, dies > > Mary Fay Twiss, 78, of Otis died Tuesday at the Sterling Living Center in > Sterling after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. > Mrs. Twiss was born Oct. 10, 1923, in Wray to Claude and Jesse Faye (French) > Funk. She received her formal education in Wray schools and married her high > school sweetheart, Howard Twiss, on July 31, 1940. They lived in Wray > briefly, then moved to Denver where Twiss was employed by the phone company. > > In 1943 they bought and moved to a farm south of Platner. Although Mrs. > Twiss was raised a town girl, she learned to do all sorts of farm chores as > a working partner with her husband on the farm. > > Her greatest joy was her family. She loved children, especially babies and > enjoyed family get-togethers, her church, Bible studies, crocheting and > ceramics. She was also an avid reader. She especially liked to read and > study history, and she researched and compiled an extensive family genealogy > of both the Funk and Twiss families. > > She was a member of the Akron Methodist Church, the Akron Rebekah Lodge No. > 86 and the Town and Country Pinochle Club. > > Preceding her in death were her parents, Claude and Faye Funk; her sister, > Frances McKie, and her brother, Claude Funk. > > She is survived by four daughters, Janice of Akron, Connie of Otis, Linda of > Atwood and Rhonda of Lone Star; her son, Tom of Otis; 11 grandchildren; 11 > great-grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren. > > Memorial donations in Mrs. Twiss' memory may be made to the Akron United > Methodist Church. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10:30 a.m. > from the Akron United Methodist Church with Rev. Ramon V. Robledo > officiating. Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. in the Grandview Cemetery at > Wray with Brenner Funeral Home of Akron in charge of arrangements > > > >

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Coloraod 06-13-02 > Caroline Schmidt > Caroline Schmidt, 100, of Greeley died Tuesday, June 11, at the Hospice and > Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit. She was born July 6, > 1901, in Neighburg, Russia, to Leonhard and Magdelena (Schachterle) Fetzer. > In 1910, she came to Colorado with her parents. They homesteaded in the > Rockland community, south of Daily, and she attended Rockland Schools. On > Jan. 18, 1922, she married Jesse Schmidt in Fleming. He died in 1979. Mrs. > Schmidt farmed with her husband from 1922-70 south of Fleming. In 1971, they > moved to Sterling. She moved to the Greeley Manor in 1981. She had a good > sense of humor and was always willing to help others. A member of the First > United Methodist Church, she was Woman of the Year in both Sterling and > Greeley for United Methodist Women and taught Sunday school for years. She > was a longtime member of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and won > several RSVP awards. She also was a lifetime member of the Women's Christian > Temperance Union. Survivors are a daughter, Delilah "Dee" Jacoby of Greeley; > two sisters, Lydia Allen of Pollock Pines, Calif., and Frieda Jackson of > Joplin, Mo.; a granddaughter, Dawn Jacoby of Golden; and a great-grandchild, > Lee Wilson, also of Golden. A brother, John L. Fetzer, is deceased. Services > will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church of Greeley. > Interment will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Riverside Cemetery, Sterling. Friends > may visit from 3-7 p.m. today at Stoddard Funeral Home. Memorial gifts may > be made to the First United Methodist Church or Hospice and Palliative Care > of Northern Colorado in care of Stoddard, 3205 W. 28th St., Greeley, CO > 80634 > > >

Dear Listers, This is to let you know that Rootsweb is going to start to change over to a new system. This will mean that during certain times you may not be able to access this mailing list or other at Rootweb.com. Please bear with them. Thank you, Gene Jenkins List Administrator

Yakima Herald Republic Yakima, Washington June 11, 2002 WAPATO - Olga (Fries) Collett died June 8, 2002 at Emerald Circle in Wapato. Olga was born to John and Marie (Lochman) Fries in Siberia on January 16, 1909. She was the fourth born in a family of ten. Five were born in the "old country"; Alex, Marie, Katherine, Olga and Lydia. The family immigrated to the U.S. in 1912, settling in Nebraska. Five more children were born in the U.S.; Emma, John, Frieda, Rynold and Victor. In 1917 the family moved to Wapato to farm sugar beets "out on the Bench". Hard work was a part of the lives of all as they worked to support the families. On November 1, 1925 Olga married Harry L. Collett, thus begining a life of 58 years together. Of their union a daughter Beverly Joyce was born. Olga worked side by side with Harry in agricultural jobs and also in the Big Y/Snokist warehouse. In 1939 they moved to the ranch in Parker Heights. In 1983 Hary died. Olga remained living on the ranch until July 2001 when she entered Emerald Circle. She was "5 foot 2-eyes of blue" and she lit up out lives. Her beauty was great to behold. Olga leaves her daughter Beverly and husband John Ogburn; Grandchildren Cathy Collete and her husband Stanley Arrinton, John R. and wife Robin Ogburn; Great grandchildren Haley and Ian(Bobby) Ogburn; also her sisters Frieda Duncan (Wapato) and Emma Tucker (Ellensburg) and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Olga Collett will be held Wednesday, June 12 at 11:00 a.m. at Merrit Funeral Home in Wapato, with burial to follow at the Reservation Community Memorial Park. Olga's parents: John Fries - born in Biedeck Marie Lochman - born in Stephan

Ishmeal Kessler Schmidt (aka Ishie) 11 September 1919 - 6 June 2002 He is the son of Conrad, and Anna Marie Schmidt (ne Kessler)of Frank, Russia. He joins his parents and his brothers and sisters, Catherine, Lydia, Ester, Leslie, Harold, Milton in death, only Ester Marie Schmidt remains she is 93 years of age. Aunt Ester is following in the foot steps of Great Grandma Schmidt who lived 103 years. Ishie Schmidt served with the Army Combat Engineers during World War Two. Afterward he served as an German language interpreter during the Nuremburg trials, A duty he never would talk about, only saying it was the only time he was sorry to know the German language. He worked for InterCity Lumber Company in Gering Nebraska. Some of you who lived in the area may remember his radio show. It started with Ishie singing "It is seven fifteen in the morning won't you listen to my radio show.." which was sponsored by The InterCity Lumber Company. My Grand Mother Kennedy (ne Catherine Schmidt) had a radio tuned to the station Ish did his show on I remember waking up to his show for years, it was a death sentence to touch the tuning of that radio. Ish died peacfully after suffering a stroke at the Scottbluff Veteran's home. Kenneth A. Crips _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

Fort Morgan Times Fort Morgan, Colorado 06-09-02 Alex Reisig, 91, of Brush died Thursday at the Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan. Reisig was born April 1, 1911, to Fred and Mary Reisig in Herrington, Kan. He married Anna E. Henry in 1935. They farmed and fed cattle for many years in the Scottsbluff, Neb. area, and in 1963 they moved to Fort Morgan and continued to farm and raise cattle. Reisig received many awards during his years in farming. In 1941 he received the Great Western Sugar Co. High Ten Grower Award for Minatare, Neb., for highest beet production. Again in 1953, he was awarded the High Ten Grower Award in Gering, Neb. Then in 1973 he was given the NC+ Hybrids 200+ Award for a yield of 204 bushels per acre of irrigated corn using NC+ 55 SC. Reisig farmed with his wife until 1976. At that time they started the A and A Used Equipment Co. They ran that business until 1999 when Reisig retired at age 88. He is preceded in death by his wife. Graveside services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Memory Gardens in Fort Morgan. Interment will follow. The Heer & Jolliffe Mortuary in Fort Morgan is in charge of arrangements.

Dear Listers, For those of you who have relatives that were not citizens but served in WWI and in some case WWII they may have become naturalized just prior to discharge. At the end of WWI especially a large number of foreign nationals became citizens just prior to their discharge. To locate where these veterans may have become citizens you can access some of the information from there military records from the following web site. There military records may give you the place of discharge as well as the place of the last service. This may help you locate which NARA regional archive the naturalization records are located in. I had three of my relatives become citizens this way after WWI. The web site is at: <www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records.html>. Please read the limitation is not next of kin and the freedom of information act section closely. Sincerely, Gene Jenkins Selah, WA.

Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 06-06-02 > Aug. 27, 1910 - June 1, 2002 > > Russell Harold Schaefer of Loveland, formerly of Mead, passed away Saturday, > June 1, 2002, at the Loveland Good Samaritan Village. He was 91. > > He was born Aug. 27, 1910, in Brock, Neb., to Rudolph George Schaefer and > Jane (Chard) Schaefer. > > He married Marcella Lorena McQuin in June 1933 in Peru, Neb. > > He attended Peru State Teachers College in Nebraska and after graduation, > operated a 24-hour cafe in Union, Neb. > > He then worked for Glen L. Martin, building aircraft to support the war > effort during World War II. > > He then worked for Union Pacific Railroad for five years and in 1950, moved > to Colorado and farmed for three years. > > From 1955 to 1961, he was a teacher at Mead public schools, later going into > carpentry and painting until his retirement in 1975. > > He was an avid fisherman, hunter and gardener. > > He was a member of the Elks Lodge and Moose Lodge. > > He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; and a sister. > > He is survived by his wife, Marcella Schaefer of Loveland; two sons, Dr. > Lowell T. Schaefer and his wife Marilyn of Longmont, and Lyle H. Schaefer > and his wife Ginny of Marrietta, Ga.; three grandchildren, Scott and Britton > Schaefer of California, and Amanda Schaefer of Ft. Collins; three step > grandsons; and several step-great-grandchildren. > > No visitation > > >

Loveland newspaper Loveland, Colorado 06-06-02 > Susan L. Wild, 52, of Loveland, died May 29, 2002, in Loveland. > > She was born Sept. 19, 1949, in Aberdeen, S.D., to Leonard and Christine > Schwab Tietz. She married Leslie Wild on Aug. 9, 1986, in Loveland. > > She was a Mary Kay consultant, worked for Loveland Pediatrics and was a > licensed practical nurse for 20 years. > > She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Bible study and Altar Guild. She > enjoyed the outdoors and being with her family. > > Mrs. Wild is survived by her husband, Les Wild; a son, Joe Wild of Greeley; > two daughters, Nicole Gowan and Chantel Lebsack, both of Loveland; a > brother, Leonard Tietz of Aberdeen, S.D.; two sisters, Marilyn Hesser of > Lakeville, Minn., and Karen Kwasniewski of Webster, S.D.; one grandchild. > > She was preceded in death by her parents. > > Visitation will be 1-5 p.m. Sunday at Resthaven Funeral Home. > > Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, at Zion Lutheran Church in Loveland. > > Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of > Resthaven Funeral Home. > > Back to the top > > > >