Yakima Herald Republic Yakima, Washington May 9, 2002 YAKIMA - Harold D. Winter, 89, of Yakima, passed away Sunday May 5, 2002 at the Crescent Convalescent Center. He was born August 16, 1912 in Ft. Collins, CO to David and Mollie (Schaeffer) Winter. Harold grew up on the farm and earned his education in the Box Elder and Timnath Schools. After farming in the Fort Collins area, he met Marie Kauffman. They married in the Congregational Church at Fort Collins, May 23, 1937, where Harold was active in a men's quartet. After farming in the Windsor, Fort Collins and Berthoud, Colorado areas, they moved to the Yakima Valley in December 1944; with their young son Wayne. They began farming South of Harron on LaRue Road in 1945. Along with the farm, Harold and Marie operated a dairy operation until 1956. They continued in farming at the same location until 1990. At that time they sold the operation and retired to Yakima. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Marie Winter of Yakima; his sons and their spouses: Wayne & charlotte Winter of Huntington, IN. and Dave & Carol Winter of Brookfield, WI.; five grandchildren and a sister Rachel Winter. He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Mollie Winter, brothers Raymond Winter and Rhienhold Winter and young sister. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 9, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. at Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home. Burial will follow at West Hills Memorial Park.

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [GV] [Fwd: [Rus-Frank] A question] From: Samis <samis@attbi.com> Date: Wed, May 8, 2002 8:01 pm To: <jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net>, <GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com> The thing that immediately comes to mind is that your great grandmother may have brought some seeds of blackthorn or sloe over from Russia. Another possibility is a very hardy sort of other plum. The sloe is actually a plum species, Prunus spinosa. The very spiny bushes/trees are bushy (they produce suckers) and grow 3 to 12 ft. tall. The fruit is bitter or astringent, but can be used in jellies, syrups, and conserves as well as added to herbal tea and of course used to flavor gin (or vodka). It produces dense clusters of white flowers in early spring. Although the plants are slow growing, they produce fruit heavily. One selection of sloe from Hungary that is hardy to minus 35 degrees F. is sold by Oikos Tree Crops, PO Box 19425, Kalamazoo, Mich. 49019-0425 (phone: 616/624-6233; email oak24@aol.com).--Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn. --------------------------------------------- On 5/8/02 8:58 PM, "jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net" <jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net> wrote: > Maybe someone can help him with question. > > Gene > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [Rus-Frank] A question > From: "Kenneth Crips" <w7itc@hotmail.com> > Date: Wed, May 8, 2002 6:07 pm > To: RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-L@rootsweb.com > > As a small boy in the early '60's My Great Grandmother > Schmidt who was, of course, from Frank Russia, had a fruit tree she was > very proud of. This small tree, really a bush, was supposed to be from > Frank. She called it, forgive my memory, a shalay berry. > The fruit of the "tree" looked like a rather blue plum. The growing > habit this "plum" had was like a bush plum and it had thorns like > wild plums used in the windbreaks in this part of the country. > I would love to have them growing in my yard. Does anyone have > a clue as to what this plum could be? > > Kenneth A. Crips W7ITC, Cheyenne, Wyoming

As a small boy in the early '60's My Great Grandmother Schmidt who was, of course, from Frank Russia, had a fruit tree she was very proud of. This small tree, really a bush, was supposed to be from Frank. She called it, forgive my memory, a shalay berry. The fruit of the "tree" looked like a rather blue plum. The growing habit this "plum" had was like a bush plum and it had thorns like wild plums used in the windbreaks in this part of the country. I would love to have them growing in my yard. Does anyone have a clue as to what this plum could be? Kenneth A. Crips W7ITC, Cheyenne, Wyoming Home of Chew Crew II, The Beez-Bomb, Chic' MOB (mother of Beezie), and the future home of Cowboy, whelped 4/11/2002 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] Kern & Tulare counties added to 1920 census index From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> Date: Tue, May 7, 2002 9:40 pm To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com Fortunately for us, Gene Jenkins (jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net) is still hard at work indexing the GRs in the 1920 census. He has added 2 new censuses for California, Kern & Tulare counties. http://www.webbitt.com/volga/census.htm Kern County, CA 1920, Germans from Russia ~includes the towns of Bakersfield and Oildale Tulare County, CA 1920, Germans from Russia ~includes the towns of Visalia and Dinuba Patrice Miller

Longmont Newspaper Longmont, Colorado 05-06-02 > Feb. 11, 1920 - May 4, 2002 > > Lovella Barhite of Longmont died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at Longmont United > Hospital. She was 82. > > She was born in Laurens, Iowa, on Feb. 11, 1920, to Leo and Elsie (Kaufman) > Jones. She spent her childhood in various towns in Iowa and graduated from > Alden High School in Alden, Iowa, in 1937. > > She married Kenneth Barhite on Dec. 31, 1941. They lived in Iowa until 1957 > when they moved to Boulder. She operated the Bo Peep Children's Center in > Boulder from 1959 to 1979. "She cared for and touched the lives of many > children." > > For nine years, she and Kenneth traveled the U.S. with the Mobile Missionary > Assistance Program (MMAP). In 1994, they settled in Longmont. > > She was a member of Grace Evangelical Free Church and was active with the > volunteer programs of OUR Center, Meals on Wheels and the Carry Out Caravan. > > Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Barhite of Longmont; three children, > Dennis Barhite and his wife Sue of Boone, N.C., Jill Barhite and her husband > Ron Barrett of Fruita, Lydia Tafoya and her husband Mark of Longmont; a > sister, Betty Crouse of Fort Atkinson, Wis.; 10 grandchildren; 10 > great-grandchildren and numerous relatives and friends. > > Memorial services will be held 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, at the Grace > Evangelical Free Church, 2415 Lake Park Dr., Longmont, with the Rev. Tom > Beaman officiating. A reception for family and friends will follow at the > church. Private interment at Foothills Gardens of Memory. Memorial > contributions may be made to the OUR Center or Meals on Wheels in care of > Ahlberg Funeral Chapel. > > > Back to the top > ( > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > >

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 05-06-02 > Obituary: Gladys A. Kuhn > Posted on Monday, May 06 @ 03:37:13 EDT (154 reads)/ > > > Gladys A. Kuhn > Gladys A. Kuhn, 99, of Greeley died Wednesday, May 1, in Fairacres Manor in > Greeley. She was born Aug. 6, 1902, in Haddam, Kan. to Nelson and Anna Lydia > (Shoup) Blake. On July 6, 1936, she married Albert E. Kuhn in Fort Morgan. > He died Oct. 22, 1994. She was reared and educated in Haddam. She worked for > the telephone company as an operator for 18 years. She moved to Fort Morgan > in 1935 with her mother and brother, Lee. They moved to Greeley in the fall > of 1941. They moved to Haddam in April 1948 and returned to Greeley in > September 1956. She enjoyed crocheting, reading books and quilting. She > cherished time with her family, especially her great-granddaughter, Alix. > Survivors are a son, Albert L. Kuhn of Greeley; a grandchild, James Kuhn of > Greeley; and a great-grandchild, Alix Kuhn of Greeley. She was preceded in > death by her two sisters, Jennie Blake and Wilma Burr and two brothers, Lee > and Henry Blake. Services are 10 a.m. today in Linn Grove Cemetery. > Interment will follow services at Linn Grove Cemetery > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > >

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] Heritage Fest, May 18th, Redwood City, CA From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> Date: Sat, May 4, 2002 3:24 pm To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com "BRIDGING THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE" The Golden Gate Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia is hosting this year's California District Council “Heritage Fest” on May 18 in Redwood City, which is located between San Francisco and San Jose. The “Fest” will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 468 Grand Street. Special guests will include Pastor Horst Gutsche from Barrhead, Alberta, Canada and Alexander Pfaffenrot and Andreas Lieder, both from Unterluess, Lower Saxony, Germany. Pfaffenrot and Lieder are deeply involved in humanitarian and religious work inside the former Soviet Union. Mr. Pfaffenrot will speak at the 3:00 p.m. session. The Heritage Fest will offer a complete day of outstanding presentations: SESSION OUTLINE 8:00 AM — REGISTRATION 9:00 AM — OPENING CEREMONIES 9:30 AM — PLENARY SESSION I: “COMPARING MILESTONES OF THE RUSSIAN GERMANS” “Volga Germans” - Robert Benson “Black Sea Germans” - Margaret A. Freeman “Bessarabian Germans” - Arthur E. Flegel 11:00 AM — CLASSROOM SESSIONS “Travels in 2001 and Russian-German Connections” “Germany” - Bernice Geringer Madden “Argentina” - Warren Schmidt “Ukraine” - Michael Rombs “Germans in Bessarabia (1800 – 1918)” - Judy Remmick-Hubert “ SOAR (Saving Our Ancestral Records): an Update” - Robert Benson, Ken Leffler “Writing Stories about Russian Germans” - Judy Frothinger 12:15 PM — LUNCH WITH RAFFLE AND CHILDREN’S MAY POLE DANCE 1:30 PM — CLASSROOM SESSIONS “Growing up in Russian-German Communities” “The Dakotas” - Ortwine Dockter “Portland, Oregon” - Ed Wagner “Little York, New York” - Elizabeth Adler Meyer “The Culture of the Germans in Russia”: presentation of the 2001 Eugen Miller video from Russia “Village Research” “Glückstal Colonies’ Bicentennial Project” - Margaret A. Freeman “Kukkus Database” - Eleanor L. Sissell “Village Coordinators’ Reports” “Genealogy in the Electronic Age” - Carol J. Harless 3:00 PM — PLENARY SESSION II: RUSSIAN-GERMAN EXPERIENCES AND MENTALITIES “Some Reflections on the Ostforschung and its Critics: Implications for Assessing the Literature of the Germans in Russia” - Roland Wagner “Russian-German Experiences in Siberia: Past and Present” - Alexander Pfaffenrot 4:15 PM — PLENARY SESSION III: “CULTURAL RETENTION IN RUSSIAN-GERMAN WEDDING TRADITIONS” “Warenburg, Russia” - Richard Kisling “Fresno, California” - Joan Kincade “Germany — Aussiedler Families” - Johanna Meisner 6:15 PM — DINNER SESSION: “EMINENT RUSSIAN GERMANS” “Georg Dinges: Pioneer in the Study of Volga-German Dialects” - Irma Eichhorn “From Odessa to the World — Sviatoslav Richter’s Journey to Greatness” - Richard Kisling Other activities include Computer Genealogy Consulting, GR Books, Musical Entertainment, Old Photo Reproduction, Arts and Crafts… The cost of the Fest is $10 for pre-registration plus the optional costs of lunch ($7) and dinner ($13). Registration is $15 at the door. For information call Richard Kisling at (415) 776-5476, or e-mail him at rkisling@pacbell.net. PRE-REGISTRATION AHSGR / CDC HERITAGE FEST MAY 18, REDWOOD CITY CALIFORNIA Name(s)_________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address___________________________________________________________ Telephone________________________________________________________________ Pre-registrations @ $10 _______ Lunches @ $7 _______ Dinners @ $13 _______ TOTAL _______ Make checks payable to "AHSGR" Mail to Kay Boynton, Treasurer 501 Moorpark Way #106 Mountain View, CA 94041

Dear Listers, For those that aren't familiar the following email concerns the Saratov and Engels Archives. Last year funds were collected for the "Friends of the Engels Archives" and computer was bought. Ken also donated money last year to restore and conserve the Grimm village book. This was done plus a couple of others. If you would like to see what is happening you can go to < http://www.webbitt.com/volga/index.htm >. Click on Archives and it will show what is an on going project. Ken is again going to visit Saratov and Engels this month and is going to take funds donated by individuals over to have more books restored and conserved. Gene Jenkins List Administrator -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] Report on Donations of Book Restoral From: "Kenny Stugart" <iamken@att.net> Date: Fri, May 3, 2002 6:36 am To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com Here is the progression of the "Book Restoration Project" by the Friends of the Volga Archives. Total pledged so far $1410 Total persons pledged with amount mentioned 21 Total persons pledged with amount not mentioned 3 Money Recieved to date $875 Make check out to: Volga Archives Send donations to: Kenneth Stugart 4788 Candleberry Ave Seal Beach, CA 90740-3036 Don't forget to E-Mail me with the amount and Village preference. Treasurer Kenny Stugart

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] Videotape interview with Arthur & Cleora Reuscher Flegel available From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> Date: Thu, May 2, 2002 9:02 am To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com I am forwarding this message from Michael Miller. Please note this videotape is also available at AHSGR in the store, http://www.ahsgr.org/ , as well as directly from NDSU. Patrice Miller ********************************************************************* Arthur E. & Cleora Reuscher Flegel Menlo Park, California Oral History Interview Series, Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo, copyright 2001, produced by ROAD Show Productions, Fargo, ND, 81 minutes, videotape The Germans from Russia Heritage Collection is pleased to present the first videotape of the Oral History Interview Series: "Arthur E. & Cleora Reuscher Flegel." As acknowledgment for his raising the funds and overseeing the printing of the famous book, "The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763-1862", by Dr. Karl Stumpp in 1971, his creation and development of the obituary and genealogy card files used by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, and serving the organization in various capacities since its inception in 1968, as well as the president of AHSGR from 1981 to 1984, Arthur E. Flegel received the International Distinguished Service Award in 1992. His father was born in Kulm, Bessarabia, and his mother at Lilienfeld, North Caucaus. Arthur's parents came from the North Caucasus to North Dakota in 1899 where he was born at Bentley near New Leipzig in 1917. In 1920, the family left North Dakota and Arthur grew up in Colorado and Kansas, joined the J.C. Penny Company at Loveland, CO in 1934, and was transferred by the company to Stockton, CA in 1937. During World War II, Arthur served in the Coastal Artillery Corps at Ft. Bliss, TX. Following military service, he began the furniture business and in 1954 he opened his own furniture store in Menlo Park, CA. Cleora's ancestor, Philipp Reuscher, was one of the initial settlers Norka on the Volga River in 1766. Her great grandfather immigrated to the USA in 1875, settled for a time in Ohio, then Nebraska, and finally Kansas in 1884 as wheat farmers. In 1920, when Cleora was age two, the family moved to Lodi, CA, to become vineyardists. Cleora Reuscher met Arthur Flegel at Stockton in 1938, and they were married in 1940. Their union was blessed with three sons, Robert, an insurance executive; Mark, president of Flegel's Home Furnishings; and John, an attorney. Since early youth, Arthur has been absorbed with the question of why and under what conditions his ancestors migrated from Germany to Russia. While at times researching his unique history was frustrating, it was, nevertheless, rewarding and resulted in his amassing a substantial library on Germans from Russia and East European Germans. He is a certified genealogist and the obituary and the obituary and genealogy files he established have helped countless people tracing their roots. With his wife, Cleora, he published the "Reuscher-Schnell Kinship" book in 1975, and his own "Flegel-Pflugrath Kinship" book in 1978. The publication of his compilation of 25,000 names in a book entitled, "5,000 Families of Kulm, Leipzig, and Tarutino in Bessarabia: 1814-1940", is in process for completion. Arthur E. and Cleora Reuscher Flegel were major donors for the 1999 award-winning television documentary, "The Germans from Russia: Children of the Steppe, Children of the Prairie". Color photograph of the front cover of the videotape box and an additional color photograph of the Flegels, can be seen at the following GRHC website page: http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/grhc/order/tapes/flegel.html ______________________ Order Form Arthur E. & Cleora Reuscher Flegel Interview The price of the videotape is $20 each plus postage and handling ($3 for shipping in the U.S.; $5 for shipping to Canada; $8 for shipping outside Canada and USA). All videotape orders must be in US dollars. Check or money order payable to NDSU Library. Name_________________________________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________________ City ______________________State/Province _________ ZIP_________ Daytime phone number____________________________________ E-mail address_________________________________________ Number of videotapes ordered _____________ Total amount enclosed $_____________ Mail to: Germans from Russia Heritage Collection Flegel Interview Videotape NDSU Libraries PO Box 5599 Fargo, ND 58105-5599

Not receiving any messages ----- Original Message ----- From: <RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:04 AM Subject: RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-D Digest V02 #66

Amarillo Globe-News Amarillo, Texas 04-29-02 SOUTH FORK, Colo. - Shirley Ann Franks Walker, 61, died Friday, April 26, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home, Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Dr. Chester Beavers officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Walker was a longtime resident of South Fork. She died at her home after a battle with cancer. She was born in Carey, Texas, on Aug. 5, 1940, to Thomas E. and Vera A. Franks. The family moved to Amarillo when she was 6 months old. She lived in Amarillo from 1941 to 1984, 42 years, where she then met and married Horace Walker on June 16, 1961. Then she moved her family to South Fork remaining there for 18 years until her death. She enjoyed the great outdoors of Colorado. She liked to go jeeping in the summer and snowmobiling in the winter. She had a love of birds and can now fly high with them. She was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth S. Walker, on Nov. 3, 1988. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Janet Nelson of Grand Junction; her parents, Thomas and Vera Franks of Amarillo; two brothers, Jimmy Franks and Danny Franks, both of Amarillo; and a granddaughter, Sabrina Nelson of Grand Junction. The family suggests memorials be to Emmanuel Chapel of South Fork. Amarillo Globe-News, April 29, 2002 Bob and Elaine McDowell Amarillo, Texas http://stratman_uhing.tripod.com/ http://bath_batt-bott.tripod.com/

Amarillo Globe-News Amarillo, Texas 04-29-02 Helen Huff, 73, of Amarillo died Saturday, April 27, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in North Amarillo Church of Christ with Mr. Haun Kite, minister, officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Logan Cemetery of Logan, N.M. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. Huff was born and raised in Logan. She worked as a teller at Sun West Bank in Clovis, N.M., for 23 years. She married Ed Huff in 1991 in Clovis and they moved to Amarillo from Muleshoe in 1994. She was a member of North Amarillo Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Glenis Tucker and husband, Don, of Dallas; a son, Dan L. Wright and wife, Cyndie, of Logan; five stepdaughters, Betty Lou Edmiaston of Amarillo, Glenda Lanham and Margaret Thompson, both of Fritch, Janice Yarbrough of Canadian and Iva Lee Hall of Stinnett; three sisters, Ozalee Popejoy of Amarillo, Ozell Arnett of Canyon and Fern Cain of Logan; four brothers, Leonard Eastepp of Amarillo, Douglas Eastepp of Rolla, Kan., J.D. Eastepp of Borger and Clarence White of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 20 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice. Bob and Elaine McDowell Amarillo, Texas http://stratman_uhing.tripod.com/ http://bath_batt-bott.tripod.com/

Looks like there are a considerable number of Ger-Rus Surnames here at least worth looking at in Milam County, Texas. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/milam/cemetery/vogel.txt -- Emailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAMILY TREE: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/ WALKINGSTICK:http://www.walkingstick.8k.com/index.html WALKINGSTICKS: http://www.angelfire.com/indie/walkingstick/walkingstick.htm ADKINS and ATKINS: http://www.genealogy.com/users/g/a/r/Leona-Garcia/

Hope this might help someone. I don't think it helps me. I did not think my Jacob HERMAN married, but maybe he did. If anyone has this line I would love to exchange information with them. Lee TRAU REGISTER (Wedding) Jacob Hermann b. 13 Dec 1886 of Russland age 23 to Kathe Vogel b. 19 Nov 1891 of Russland age 19 Married on November 20, 1910 Witnesses were Amalie Vogel & Andreas Beisel TAUF REGISTER (Baptism) Father and Mother: Hermann, Johann Jacob und Catharina geb Vogel Child's Name: Pauline Date of Birth: May 5, 1911 Baptism Date: July 9, 1911 Witnesses: Johann Adam Keil and Amalie Vogel -- Emailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAMILY TREE: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/ WALKINGSTICK:http://www.walkingstick.8k.com/index.html WALKINGSTICKS: http://www.angelfire.com/indie/walkingstick/walkingstick.htm ADKINS and ATKINS: http://www.genealogy.com/users/g/a/r/Leona-Garcia/

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Fresno CA GR census index added to Volga site From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> Date: Sun, April 28, 2002 5:56 pm To: Gene Jenkins <jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net> Fresno, CA is the largest GR 1920 census index yet! Gene Jenkins (jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net) just completed it and it contains 7,829 individual in 1,436 households. He has been working on it for nearly a month. It contains the cities of Fresno, Reedley, Sanger and Coalinga. I bet he is glad to have that huge one done! http://www.webbitt.com/volga/census.htm And now he says that he will be indexing Kern, San Joaquin and Tulare Counties next! I would think he would not want to look at another census ever again. :) Thank you Gene. Patrice Miller

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 02-26-02 > > Harvey Croissant > Harvey LeRoy Croissant, 75, of Evans died Tuesday, April 23, at North > Colorado Medical Center. He was born Nov. 13, 1926, on the family farm near > Buckingham to Fred H. and Katherine Croissant. On July 3, 1947, he married > Clara Mae George in Greeley. During his youth, Mr. Croissant helped work the > family farm during World War II. He continued to farm with his brother > William until 1970. He worked as a heavy equipment operator at Webster Feed > Lot, then Law Equipment. He then worked as a long-distance truck driver for > Farr Farms until it closed in 1987. He then drove trucks for John Shockley > for two years and retired in 1989. Mr. Croissant was a warm and caring > person who was always willing to help others. He specially loved his wife > and family. He enjoyed his flowers and gardening. Survivors are his wife, > Clara; a son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Deborah Croissant of Greeley; a > daughter-in-law, Nancy Bruggentheis of Ouray; two sisters, Emma Haas and > Frieda Rady, and a brother, Paul R. Croissant, all of Greeley; three > grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. His parents, a son Ronald > Eugene Croissant and 10 siblings, Fred F., Henry, William, John, Edward, > Reuben, Erwin, Arthur, Wilmer and an unnamed infant, are deceased. Services > will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Paul's Congregational Church. Inurnment will > be at a later date at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Memorial gifts may be made in > his name in care of Northern Colorado Crematory, 700 8th St., Greeley, CO > 80631. > > Clarence Ewalt > Clarence Ewalt, 86, of Greeley, died Tuesday, April 23, at Centennial Health > Care Center. He was born Feb. 7, 1916, in Great Bend, Kan., to Eugene and > Flossie (Brown) Ewalt. Mr. Ewalt grew up in Great Bend and attended Great > Bend schools. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II from > November 1940 to December 1945. On Aug. 18, 1941, he married Maryellen > Carter in Reno, Nev. They lived in Great Bend, San Francisco and Cimarron, > Kan., before moving to Holcomb, Kan., in 1949. Mrs. Ewalt died March 30, > 1997. Mr. Ewalt moved to Greeley in 1999. A farmer, Mr. Ewalt also was a > seed dealer for DeKalb Seeds for 28 years. He retired from farming in 1980 > and retired from DeKalb in 1990. He enjoyed playing snooker, watching > television and eating out. Mr. Ewalt was a member of the American Legion and > Veterans of Foreign Wars in Garden City, Kan., and the American Association > of Retired Persons. He served on the Finney County, Kan., fair board for > several years and as a grain inspector for the Finney County Agricultural > Stabilization and Conservation Service. Survivors are a daughter and > son-in-law, Nancy and Roger Culbreath of Gill; a sister, Clara Smith of > Great Bend; a stepsister, Julia Bruce of Santa Fe, N.M.; two grandchildren; > and four great-grandchildren. His parents, four brothers and a sister are > deceased. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Garnand Funeral Home in > Garden City. Interment will be in the Greencrest Cemetery in Dodge City, > Kan. Friends may visit from noon-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the funeral > home. Memorial gifts may be made to the American Heart Association in care > of Garnand Funeral Home, 412 N. 7th St., Garden City, KS 67846. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > >

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 04-28-02 Dolores Lucille Leaf, 71, of Ault died Thursday, April 25, at North Colorado Medical Center. She was born Feb. 16, 1931, in Kersey to Jacob and Katherine Stroh. On Aug. 14, 1949, she married Ardell R. Leaf in Greeley. He died Dec. 16, 1992. Mrs. Leaf was reared and educated in the Kersey and Greeley areas. She moved with her family to Greeley when she was a teenager. She was confirmed as a member at St. Paul's Congregational Church. After their marriage, she and her husband moved to Ault and had farmed and ranched the same land since. Mrs. Leaf was a member of the First Baptist Church in Ault and the Ladies Auxiliary of Harold "Huck" Hensley Post No. 4334, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ault. Survivors are a daughter, Lucy Farmer, and a son, Robert Leaf, both of Ault; a sister, Ruth Valladao of Carson City, Nev.; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Adamson Memorial West Chapel. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit from 4-8 p.m. Monday at the West Chapel. Contributions may be made to the Ault VFW

Loveland newspaper Loveland, Colorado 04-27-02 Dorothy Lillian Zimmerman, 73, formerly of Loveland, died April 21, 2002, at Boulder Community Hospital following a brief illness. She was born July 20, 1928, in Niwot to Frank T. and Carrie Mae Bittner Burke. She grew up and attended schools in Niwot. She married E. Leonard Loukonen in 1945; they later divorced. She married James L. Zimmerman in 1972 in Loveland. They lived in Loveland, Holyoke and Lafayette before settling in Thornton in 1999. Mrs. Zimmerman was an avid gardener and a member of the Bach Elder Friend Club. She loved to travel; some of her favorite destinations were Monterey Bay, Calif., and Point Judith, R.I. She is survived by her husband of Thornton; sons Dean and wife Rosanne, John, Kenneth and wife Margie, and Michael and wife Debbie; daughters Katherine Loukonen and Cynthia Loukonen, both of Lyons; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters Darlene "Beth" Wagerman of Arvada, Carol Dare of Denver, and Sher Vidaurri and husband Gilbert of Frederick; brother-in-law Donald Thorne of Denver; and her former husband. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ethelda Thorne. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Howe Mortuary in Longmont, the Rev. Larry Kettle officiating. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-6 p.m. today at Howe Mortuary, with family present 4-6 p.m. Interment will be at Longmont Mountain View Cemetery. Family and friends will gather at the Altona Grange following the services. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105. Back to the top

Loveland newspaper Loveland, Colorado 04-27-02 Dorothy Lillian Zimmerman, 73, formerly of Loveland, died April 21, 2002, at Boulder Community Hospital following a brief illness. She was born July 20, 1928, in Niwot to Frank T. and Carrie Mae Bittner Burke. She grew up and attended schools in Niwot. She married E. Leonard Loukonen in 1945; they later divorced. She married James L. Zimmerman in 1972 in Loveland. They lived in Loveland, Holyoke and Lafayette before settling in Thornton in 1999. Mrs. Zimmerman was an avid gardener and a member of the Bach Elder Friend Club. She loved to travel; some of her favorite destinations were Monterey Bay, Calif., and Point Judith, R.I. She is survived by her husband of Thornton; sons Dean and wife Rosanne, John, Kenneth and wife Margie, and Michael and wife Debbie; daughters Katherine Loukonen and Cynthia Loukonen, both of Lyons; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters Darlene "Beth" Wagerman of Arvada, Carol Dare of Denver, and Sher Vidaurri and husband Gilbert of Frederick; brother-in-law Donald Thorne of Denver; and her former husband. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ethelda Thorne. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Howe Mortuary in Longmont, the Rev. Larry Kettle officiating. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-6 p.m. today at Howe Mortuary, with family present 4-6 p.m. Interment will be at Longmont Mountain View Cemetery. Family and friends will gather at the Altona Grange following the services. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105. Back to the top

Loveland newspaper Loveland, Colorado 04-27-02 Dorothy Lillian Zimmerman, 73, formerly of Loveland, died April 21, 2002, at Boulder Community Hospital following a brief illness. She was born July 20, 1928, in Niwot to Frank T. and Carrie Mae Bittner Burke. She grew up and attended schools in Niwot. She married E. Leonard Loukonen in 1945; they later divorced. She married James L. Zimmerman in 1972 in Loveland. They lived in Loveland, Holyoke and Lafayette before settling in Thornton in 1999. Mrs. Zimmerman was an avid gardener and a member of the Bach Elder Friend Club. She loved to travel; some of her favorite destinations were Monterey Bay, Calif., and Point Judith, R.I. She is survived by her husband of Thornton; sons Dean and wife Rosanne, John, Kenneth and wife Margie, and Michael and wife Debbie; daughters Katherine Loukonen and Cynthia Loukonen, both of Lyons; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters Darlene "Beth" Wagerman of Arvada, Carol Dare of Denver, and Sher Vidaurri and husband Gilbert of Frederick; brother-in-law Donald Thorne of Denver; and her former husband. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ethelda Thorne. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Howe Mortuary in Longmont, the Rev. Larry Kettle officiating. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-6 p.m. today at Howe Mortuary, with family present 4-6 p.m. Interment will be at Longmont Mountain View Cemetery. Family and friends will gather at the Altona Grange following the services. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105. Back to the top