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

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 04-27-02 Gladys Williams Gladys "Vicky" Bennett Williams, 82, of Alamo, Calif., died Wednesday, April 3, in Alamo. She was born Oct. 13, 1919, in Eaton to Arthur and Hannah (Eklund) Molander. Mrs. Williams graduated from Eaton High School. After graduating from Covenant Hospital in Chicago, she served in the Navy from 1942-54 and reached the rank of lieutenant senior grade. She was a nurse at Kaiser Permanente in Walnut Creek, Calif., for more than 20 years and retired in 1981. Survivors are her husband, Dr. Winfield Williams; two sons, Ron Bennett and Brad Bennett; a sister, Elsie Ottoson of Eaton; four grandchildren; and her husband's children by his first marriage. Her first husband, Ronald Bennett, died in November 1983, and her parents, a sister and a brother are deceased. Friends and family celebrated her life April 8 at the Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church in California.

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 04-27-02 Cornelia Mitzel Cornelia Mitzel, 90, of Greeley died Thursday, April 25, at the Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit. She was born Jan. 5, 1912, in Greeley to Conrad P. and Margaret (Gies) Giesick. Mrs. Mitzel received her education at College High School, now University High School, in Greeley. On Dec. 27, 1928, she married Godfrey Winter in Windsor. He died in October 1956. On Dec. 28, 1963, she married William Mitzel in Greeley. Formerly of Galeton, Lucerne and Gilcrest, Mrs. Mitzel and her husband moved to Greeley in 1979 when they retired. She was a member of St. Paul's Congregational Church. Survivors are her husband, William Mitzel of Greeley; two sons, Eugene Winter of Eaton and Lesley Winter of Brighton; a brother, Ferdinand Giesick of Greeley; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. A son, Leroy Winter; a sister, Ida Moser; and two brothers, Joseph and Herbert Giesick, are deceased. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Allnutt Funeral Service Macy Chapel. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit from 3-8 p.m. Monday at the Macy Chapel. Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO 80631.

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] Two Montana Counties census indexes added From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> Date: Wed, April 24, 2002 10:01 pm To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com Janet Margolis Damm, jdamm@gocougs.wsu.edu, has indexed the German Russian in the US census of two Montana counties. They are Roosevelt county and Valley county. http://www.webbitt.com/volga/census.htm Roosevelt county is of the 1920 census and contains contains 176 individuals in 28 households. Valley county is of the 1910 census and contains contains contains 57 individuals in 11 households. Thank you Janet for your generous addition to the Volga web site! Patrice Miller

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] Volga Archives section added to German Volga web site From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> Date: Tue, April 23, 2002 11:40 pm To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com I am pleased to announce that a Volga Archives (Engels & Saratov) section has been added to Volga German web site. It is at: http://www.webbitt.com/volga/archive.htm The site has many fascinating photos taken by Ken Stugart (iamken@att.net) during his previous 2 trips to Russia. Vera Beljakova-Miller also contributed with her Russian translations. Many thanks to Ken & Vera for their help in gathering together this interesting information. Some of you may remember our "Friends of the Archives" group that was formed 2 years ago on the German Volga mail list. Details of the the "Friends of the Archives" activity is also included as well as correspondence with Elizabeth Yerina, director of the Engels archive. Sincerly, Patrice Miller

I believe most all of these are German from Russia; They are listed below Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 04-23-02 > Obituaries: Lois Artman, Shirley Fitch, Olinda Heimbichner, Clara Reiff, > Juanita Syslo > Posted on Tuesday, April 23 @ 04:09:50 EDT (102 reads)/ > > > > Lois Artman > Lois Hageman Artman, 81, of Greeley, died Wednesday, April 17, at Hospice > and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado in North Colorado Medical Center. > Mrs. Artman was born July 15, 1920, to Ray and Luella (Kohrell) Hageman in > Holyoke. On Feb. 4, 1939, she married Otis E. Artman in Holyoke. Mrs. Artman > graduated from Holyoke High School in 1938 and continued working as a > telephone operator, as she had during high school, until her marriage. After > the marriage, the couple farmed in the Holyoke community for 27 years. They > gave up the family farm in 1966 and moved to the Denver area, where they > both adapted to other employment. Mrs. Artman worked as an Avon > representative for several years, winning numerous sales awards and the > respect of her wide base of customers. The couple retired in 1980 and moved > around Arizona, then returned to Holyoke for a few years, and finally > settled in the Greeley area. Mrs. Artman was a very warm and amicable woman > who made friends easily. She enjoyed cooking, canning, embroidery and > children of all ages. Most of all, she loved her family. Survivors are her > husband, Otis; three daughters, Kay Stark of Eaton, Jeanne Guisinger of > Perry, Maine, and Sharon VanDorn of Littleton; a son, Ed Artman of Bothell, > Wash.; two sisters, Raella Poos of Loveland and Dorothy Elder of Holyoke; a > brother-in-law, Oron Schmidt of Castle Rock; seven grandchildren and six > great-grandchildren. Her parents and three sisters, La Vaun, who died March > 2001, and Phyllis and Laurene, who passed away in childhood, are deceased. > Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, 240 S. High > School Street, Holyoke. Contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative > Care of Northern Colorado Inc., 2726 11th St., Greeley 80634. Robert Bauke > Funeral Services of Holyoke is in charge of arrangements. > > Shirley Fitch > Shirley Lott Fitch, 76, of Marysville, Wash., formerly of Greeley, died > Thursday, April 11, at the Marysville nursing home. Mrs. Fitch was born Nov. > 13, 1925, to William and Alice (Johnson) Lott in Greeley. On July 12, 1950, > she married Elmer Fitch in Washington. He died in July 2000. Mrs. Fitch > attended schools in the Greeley area. She was a housewife who loved to cook > for her family. Survivors are a daughter, Sue Elliot of Fort Morgan; two > sons, Mike Fitch of Federal Way, Wash., and Darrell Fitch of Marysville; > three sisters, Mary Ann Murray of Grass Valley, Calif., Dorothy Firestien > and Linda Law, both of Greeley; two brothers, Jerry Lott of Greeley and > Charles Lott of Phoenix, Ariz.; nine grandchildren and many > great-grandchildren. A daughter, Judy Lynn, died in 1982. Services were held > in Linnwood, Wash., on April 16. Purdy and Walters at Floral Hills was in > charge of arrangements. > > Olinda Heimbichner > Olinda Heimbichner, 96, of Littleton, formerly of Greeley, died Saturday, > April 20, at Cherrlyn Health Care in Littleton. Mrs. Heimbichner was born > Sept. 14, 1905, to George and Marie (Muntz) Lesser in Loveland. On Jan. 27, > 1926, she married Jake Heimbichner in Greeley. He died March 11, 1977. Mrs. > Heimbichner worked for 60 years as a judge for Weld County elections. She is > a former member of First Christian Church of Greeley. Survivors are a > daughter, Evelyn Odenbaugh of Brule, Neb.; a son, Jack Heimbichner of > Highlands Ranch; seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two > great-great-grandchildren. A daughter, Shirley Heimbichner, a son, Wilber > Heimbichner, a sister and three brothers are deceased. Services will be at 1 > p.m. Wednesday at Adamson West Chapel. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial > Gardens. Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., prior to the service time, > at Adamson West Chapel. > > Clara Reiff > Clara Lois Reiff, 87, of Kersey, died Thursday, April 18, at Hospice and > Palliative Care of Northern Colorado at North Colorado Medical Center. Mrs. > Reiff was born March 15, 1915, to Lewis Brady and Ethel (Wells) Kline in > Burlington. On Aug. 10, 1941, she married Forrest Ames Reiff at the home of > her parents in Boulder. The family moved to Boulder in 1918. Four sisters > graced the Kline home: Doris D., Gladys L., Clara L., and Elinor M. All the > children attended school through eighth grade at Valmont then went onto > State Preparatory High School in Boulder. Clara graduated in 1933. Mr. And > Mrs. Reiff moved to California with their four children. She was active in > Two Rock Presbyterian Church. Survivors are a daughter, Esther Marie of > California; three sons, David Amos and Daniel John, both of California, and > Paul Aaron of Oregon; two sisters, Doris and Gladys, both of Kersey; eight > grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Her husband, Forrest, died Nov. > 28, 1993, and a sister, Elinor, died May 1, 2001. Cremation. Services will > be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Kersey Community Church. In lieu of flowers, > contributions may be made to the Kersey Senior Center in care of Stoddard > Funeral Home. > > Juanita Syslo > Juanita B. Syslo, 67, of Greeley, died Monday, April 22, at North Colorado > Medical Center. Mrs. Syslo was born Feb. 11, 1935, to Klonie H. and Bessie > (Bowden) Chaffin in Salt Lake City, Utah. On Nov. 18, 1965, she married > Clarence Syslo in Greeley. Mrs. Syslo was formerly of Utah and had lived in > Greeley since 1964. She was a nurse's aid at various nursing homes and > hospitals. Mrs. Syslo attended Resurrection Fellowship Church and enjoyed > crafts and ceramics, gardening and also sold Mary Kay products. Survivors > are her husband, Clarence of Greeley; a stepdaughter, Susan Jones of > Greeley; six sons, Clare Kingston of Ogden, Utah; Jody Kingston and Lynell > Kingston, both of Evans; Todd Kingston of Salt Lake City, Utah, Troy > Kingston of Loveland and Dennis Syslo Jr. of Lincoln, Neb.; a stepson, Jerry > Syslo of Sterling; two brothers, Patrick Chaffin of Ogden and Fred Chaffin > of California; 20 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Her parents and > a sister, Annette Flanagan, are deceased. Services will be at 6 p.m. > Wednesday at Allnutt Funeral Service Macy Chapel. Visitation will be from > 3-6 p.m. Wednesday at the Macy Chapel. Cremation will follow the services. > Contributions may be made to the Juanita B. Syslo Memorial Fund in care of > Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley 80631. > > > > Login > Nickname > > Password > > > Don't have an account yet? You can create one. As registered user you have > some advantages like theme manager, comments configuration and post comments > with your name. > > > Related Links > · Greeley Tribune > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > > Top 5 stories in Obituaries this week: > > 1 Obituaries: Dr. E.J. 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Dear Listers, This is a little bit off the subject. In doing the extraction of Germans from Russia in Fresno County, California. It has become apparent that the largest ethnic population in Fresno County on the 1920 Census were Armenians. Does anyone happen to know why so many of them settled in and around Fresno and Fresno County? Thanks, Gene Jenkins Selah, WA.

Hi my name is Jeanne and I have changed e-mail addresses. It use to be jeanfa@aol.com but now it is a.jeannealogy@verizon.net. I could not find a place to make the change. Thank you.

Hi everyone. For those that are looking for family members that crossed from Canada to U.S. and were not born in Canada you might try the St. Albans list. The following explains what the St. Albans lists and where to find it including Family History Center Microfilm numbers. < http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~holdenclan/albans.htm > Sincerely, Gene Jenkins Selah, WA.

Does anyone have any websites for passenger lists and ports of arrival in Canada? Thanks Chris

Belive my Heinbingner/Heimbuchner family originated in the area of Erbach, Germany. Can anyone tell me the route they might have taken to arrive in Frank, Saratov? Thanks for any help. Peggy

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 04-11-02 : Adam Robison : Adam “Robie” Robison, 77, of Durango, formerly of Greeley, died Tuesday, : April 9, in Grand Junction. He was born Aug. 21, 1924, in Agate to Robert : and Pauline (Gebhard) Robison and attended schools in Wellington. His wife, : Verdena M. Robison, whom he married in 1947 in Denver, died Feb. 6, 1983. : Mr. Robison was a retired lieutenant with the Colorado State Patrol. He : served in the Army and Air Force. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and : Shriners and enjoyed fishing. Survivors are a daughter, Vicque Clark of : Grand Junction; a son, Merle Robison of Evans; five sisters, Margaret : Holtzinger of Lakewood, Sarah Edmonds of Sun Lakes, Ariz., Patricia Goor of : Colorado Springs, Roberta Feuerbacher of Florence, Ariz., and Emily Tucker : of Fort Lupton; four brothers, Bruce Robison of Greeley, Robert Robison of : Apache Junction, Ariz., Henry Robison of Port Lavaca, Texas, and Allen : Robison of Washington; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A : sister and a brother are deceased. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. : Friday at the Hood Mortuary in Durango. Contributions may be made to : Hospice. Callahan-Edfast Mortuary in Grand Junction is in charge of : arrangements. : : : : _________________________________________________________________ : Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com : :

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 04-11-02 : Joan Kindsfater : Joan Kindsfater, 69, of Alliance, Neb., died Saturday, April 6, at Good : Samaritan Health Care Center in Alliance. She was born May 22, 1932, in : Alliance to Melvin and Ida (Bauer) Johnston. After she graduated from high : school, she lived most of her life in Colorado, including Greeley for 35 : years. She returned to Alliance in 1998. On Aug. 5, 1965, she married Robert : Kindsfater in Greeley. He died Oct. 15, 1998. Survivors are two : stepdaughters, Cindy Robbins of Minburn, Iowa, and Diana Hawn of Windsor; : two stepsons, Doug Kindsfater and Bob Kindsfater, both of Fort Collins; a : niece, Rita Burn of Alliance; and two nephews, Terry Johnston and Perry : Johnston, both of Alliance. A son, David, and a brother, Oral Johnston, are : deceased. Services were Wednesday at the Bates-Gould Chapel in Alliance. : Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Roselawn Cemetery, Fort : Collins. Memorial gifts may be made to the Prairie Have Hospice, P.O. Box : 21, Alliance, NE 69301, Good Samaritan Health Care Center, P.O. Box 970, : Alliance, NE 69301, or to a charity of the donor’s choice in care of : Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive St., Fort Collins, CO 80524 : : _________________________________________________________________ : Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. : http://www.hotmail.com : :

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 04-11-02 : : Alex Schmidt, 84, of Greeley died Monday, April 8, at the Life Care Center. : He was born Nov. 4, 1917, in Scottsbluff, Neb., to Adolph and Mary (Specht) : Schmidt. In Dec. 19, 1947, he married Virginia Hood in Berkeley, Calif. Mr. : Schmidt was reared and educated in the Scottsbluff area and moved to the : Greeley area as a young man. He served in the Army during World War II in : the Far Eastern Theater. After his discharge, he was a painting contractor : before moving to Colorado, where he farmed in the Wiggins and Greeley areas. : After he retired, he worked for the Great Western Sugar Co. Mr. Schmidt was : a member of the First Covenant Church of Greeley. He enjoyed time with : family and dallied in photography. Survivors are his wife, Virginia; four : daughters, Sandra Seidler of Phoenix, and Sharon Holmes, Marlene Waters and : Alison Storck, all of Greeley; two sisters, Rose Nilson of Northglenn and : Esther Feuerstein of Greeley; a brother, Harold Schmidt of Greeley; three : granddaughters and three grandsons. A sister, Leah Weibert, and two : brothers, Herman Schmidt and Albert Schmidt, are deceased. Memorial services : will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Adamson Memorial West Chapel. Cremation. In lieu : of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Disease : Association, in care of Adamson Memorial West Chapel, 2000 47th Ave., : Greeley, CO 80634. : : : : : _________________________________________________________________ : Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com : :

The URL for the Germans from Russia Census Index page is < http://www.webbitt.com/volga/census.htm > Thanks

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] Saginaw, MI & Bellingham, WA added to census indexes From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com Two new G-R census indexes for the 1920 federal census have been completed. They are: Saginaw County, MI 1920, Germans from Russia ~includes the town of Saginaw It contains 1,687 individuals in 285 households. Bellingham City, Whatcom County, WA 1920, Germans from Russia Gene Jenkins (jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net) indexed Saginaw, MI and Donald Walter (dawalter1@attbi.com) indexed Bellingham, WA. Thank you Gene & Don! Patrice Miller

In a message dated 4/9/02 8:01:23 PM Central Daylight Time, RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Peggy, I can't find an Ebert, but do find an Ebern, near Lichtenfels in northern Bavaria. Jim Boyce >> Thanks for helping. I am not completly sure...will need to do more checking. Peggy

Peggy, I can't find an Ebert, but do find an Ebern, near Lichtenfels in northern Bavaria. Jim Boyce ----- Original Message ----- From: <GGulland@aol.com> To: <RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 10:26 PM Subject: Ebert, Germany > Belive my ancestors, Heimbuchner, Heinbigner, Heinbuchner, etc, came for the > town/area of Ebert, Germany to Frank, Russia. > > Can anyone please tell me where it is located, and perhaps a web site or so. > > appreciate any help. > > Peggy > > ______________________________

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 04-08-02 : Ernest Orthman : Ernest Harris Orthman, 81, died Saturday, April 6, at North Colorado Medical : Center. He was born June 8, 1920, in Milliken to Edward Max and Harriet : (Luther) Orthman. He married Mary Gesick in Greeley on Nov. 29, 1942. He was : stationed in Missouri during World War II. After the service he worked for : the Farr Company, which later became Ellis and Capp Equipment, for 34 years. : He was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and past member of the Moose : Lodge. He loved hunting, fishing and camping as well as taking his grand and : great-grandchildren for rides on the riding mower. He enjoyed playing cards, : bowling and working on his yard and woodworking. Survivors are his wife, : Mary of Greeley; four daughters, Barbara Good of Anchorage, Patricia Hoffner : of Loveland, Sandra Orthman of Salt Lake City and Sherry Walter of Gilcrest; : nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by : his parents and a brother, Donald Orthman. Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at : Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Linn Grove Cemetery. : Friends may visit from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today at the Macy Chapel of Allnutt : Funeral Service. Memorials may be made to the church in care of the funeral : service, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO 80631. : : : : : _________________________________________________________________ : Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com : :

Quisas este sitio del Web ayude los listeros: I found this (in the same place that perhaps many of you saw it) and thought it might be helpful: GERMANS FROM RUSSIA IN THE DAKOTAS (U.S.A.) Researching many GermanRussian surnames in the Dakotas as well as many transcribed cemeteries. Specific information on the MIELKE surname; also Northamptonshire, England research material. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~coleen/ James Boyce Geneva, Switzerland