: Greeley Tribune : Greeley, Colorado : 01-20-02 : : Francis Fiolkoski : Francis “Frank” Fiolkoski, 85, of Evans died Thursday, Jan. 17, at North : Colorado Medical Center. He was born Sept. 17, 1916, in Windsor to Felix and : Pauline (Dombeck) Fiolkoski. On April 24, 1939, he married Jennie Andolsek : in Greeley. She died Oct. 3, 1997. Mr. Fiolkoski had lived in Pierce, Ault : and the La Salle area before moving to Greeley in 1994. He attended Pierce : schools. He farmed in the Pierce, Ault and La Salle areas until he retired : in 1984. In the 1950s, he helped build St. Mary’s Church in Ault. Mr. : Fiolkoski was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, a former member of : the Knights of Columbus and retired men’s club. He loved to farm and fish. : Survivors are a daughter, Joanne Cobb of Greeley; three sons, Dan Fiolkoski : of Mexico, Paul Fiolkoski of Colorado Springs and John Fiolkoski of Craig; a : sister, Jo Seela of Ault; a sister-in-law, Laverne Fiolkoski, also of Ault; : seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. His parents, a brother, two : sisters, a son, Tim Fiolkoski, and a grandson, Jason Fiolkoski, are : deceased. Recitation of the rosary will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. : Peter’s Historic Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:45 : a.m. Tuesday, also at St. Peter’s. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial : Gardens. Friends may visit from noon-8 p.m. Monday at Allnutt Funeral : Service Macy Chapel. Contributions may be made to the Frank Fiolkoski : Memorial Fund in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO : 80631. : :

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 01-17-02 Jerald Hergenreder Jerald “Butch” Hergenreder, 54, of Evans died Wednesday, Jan. 16, at North Colorado Medical Center. He was born Dec. 7, 1947, in Greeley to Jake J. and Amelia (Reinick) Hergenreder. On Nov. 15, 1973, he married Susan Means at the home of her parents in Greeley. Mr. Hergenreder grew up in Milliken, where his family farmed. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Johnstown in 1966. After graduation, he farmed and fed cattle. He and his wife lived in Fort Collins from 1978-81, when they moved back to Greeley. Mr. Hergenreder worked for Sterling Paving Co. for many years. When he became disabled in 1991, he was forced to retire. He and his wife moved to Evans in 1996. Mr. Hergenreder was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Greeley. Survivors are his wife, Susan Hergenreder; two sisters, Doris Barker of Denver and Barbara Hergenreder of Greeley. A brother, Donnie Hergenreder, died in 1965, and his parents also are deceased. Memorial services will be at a later date. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inc., both in care of Adamson Memorial Downtown Chapel, 827 5th St., Greeley, CO 80631.

Amarillo Globe-News Amarillo, Texas 01-17-02: : : CARLYN FRANKS : : : HART - Carlyn Franks, 60, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, in Lubbock. : : Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Aaron Reed, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home of Dimmitt. : : Mrs. Franks was born Feb. 25, 1941, in Cheyenne, Wyo. She was a first-grade teacher with Hart Independent School District. : : This article is continued here...: : http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/011802/obi_o011802-4.shtml : : ********************************************** : : http://amarillonet.com : : :

Dear Lister, I forgot. Texas: Lipscomb Gene Jenkins Selah, WA.

The surname - URIG - could very well be UHRICH as I know it. Pauline Brungardt Dudek Kolb Village VC RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 11 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [Rus-Frank] [Fwd: [GV] Walter & Ur [jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-D, send a message to > > RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-D list administrator, send mail to > RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [Rus-Frank] [Fwd: [GV] Walter & Urig from the village of Frank] > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:57:45 -0800 (PST) > From: jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net > To: RUS-SARATOV-FRANK-L@rootsweb.com > > Dear Listers, > > Maybe one of you can help this person. > > Gene Jenkins > List Administrator > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [GV] Walter & Urig from the village of Frank > From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> > To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com > > I am forwarding this message to the German Volga mail list from Michael > Miller. > Patrice Miller > ********************************************************************** > > Reply directly to: Hedwig Arbesmeier > hedwig.arbesmeier@gmx.de > > I am forwarding your message to the American Historical Society of > Germans > from Russia, Lincoln, NE, and to the Volga German listserve. Perhaps they > may be some help there from person emailing to you directly. > > Good luck with the search, > > Michael > > Michael M. Miller, Bibliographer > Germans from Russia Heritage Collection > North Dakota State University Libraries > P.O. Box 5599 > Fargo, ND 58105-5599 USA > > On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, Hedwig Arbesmeier wrote: > > > Dear Mister Miller, > > > > I am writing this e-mail for an aquaintance, who is trying to find a > > very long lost brother. We found your name on a list of addresses of > > organications of Germans from Russia. We are hoping that you could give > > us advice how we can procide and whom we can contact to get more > > information. > > > > The woman I am writing for is a Volga German. She (Frieda Walter, born > > on 3/30/23) and her brother (Johanes Georg Walter, born 12/8/20) were > > born in a village called Frank in Russia at the river Volga (german > > spelling is Wolga). Her brother was a Russian soldier in the World War > > II. As far as Frieda knows, he became a prisoner of war with the > > Germans in 1941. That is the time when the family lost contact. A > > citizen of the same village who came back after the war reported that > > he had seen Johanes at a later time. Very few prisoners of war actually > > returned to their homes after the war having to fear that they would be > > killed by the Russians. > > Frieda believes that there could be a good chance that her brother like > > a lot of others in the same situation had the opportunity to immegrate > > to the United States. Her hope is that he or some descendants are still > > be alive. > > > > Frieda herself and her family were deported to Siberia after World War > > II. She had the opportunity to immegrate to Germany a few years ago and > > is living here now. > > > > It might be useful to also give you the dates of Frieda's and Johanes > > parents: > > Father: Georg Walter, born 6/14/1882 in the Village Frank > > Mother: Katharina Margarethe Walter (maidenname: Urig), born 6/14/1882 > > in Village Frank > > > > Even though we don't expect that you can help us directly, we would > > very much appreciate if you could help us with your advice how to > > proceed. > > > > Thank you very much in advance! > > Best regards, > > Hedwig Arbesmeier > > > > -- > > GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. > > http://www.gmx.net

Dear Listers, I am going to the do the following. Kansas: I am currently working on McPherson County. This will be the last county done in Kansas. Wyoming: Natrona, Washakie, Park, Laramie, Platte and Goshen Counties Montana: Flathead, Musshell, Mineral, Missoula, Bighorn and Blaine Counties Wisconsin: Sheboygan (comes on 2 CD's). That should keep be busy for quite some time. Gene

Dear Listers, Maybe one of you can help this person. Gene Jenkins List Administrator -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] Walter & Urig from the village of Frank From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com I am forwarding this message to the German Volga mail list from Michael Miller. Patrice Miller ********************************************************************** Reply directly to: Hedwig Arbesmeier hedwig.arbesmeier@gmx.de I am forwarding your message to the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, NE, and to the Volga German listserve. Perhaps they may be some help there from person emailing to you directly. Good luck with the search, Michael Michael M. Miller, Bibliographer Germans from Russia Heritage Collection North Dakota State University Libraries P.O. Box 5599 Fargo, ND 58105-5599 USA On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, Hedwig Arbesmeier wrote: > Dear Mister Miller, > > I am writing this e-mail for an aquaintance, who is trying to find a > very long lost brother. We found your name on a list of addresses of > organications of Germans from Russia. We are hoping that you could give > us advice how we can procide and whom we can contact to get more > information. > > The woman I am writing for is a Volga German. She (Frieda Walter, born > on 3/30/23) and her brother (Johanes Georg Walter, born 12/8/20) were > born in a village called Frank in Russia at the river Volga (german > spelling is Wolga). Her brother was a Russian soldier in the World War > II. As far as Frieda knows, he became a prisoner of war with the > Germans in 1941. That is the time when the family lost contact. A > citizen of the same village who came back after the war reported that > he had seen Johanes at a later time. Very few prisoners of war actually > returned to their homes after the war having to fear that they would be > killed by the Russians. > Frieda believes that there could be a good chance that her brother like > a lot of others in the same situation had the opportunity to immegrate > to the United States. Her hope is that he or some descendants are still > be alive. > > Frieda herself and her family were deported to Siberia after World War > II. She had the opportunity to immegrate to Germany a few years ago and > is living here now. > > It might be useful to also give you the dates of Frieda's and Johanes > parents: > Father: Georg Walter, born 6/14/1882 in the Village Frank > Mother: Katharina Margarethe Walter (maidenname: Urig), born 6/14/1882 > in Village Frank > > Even though we don't expect that you can help us directly, we would > very much appreciate if you could help us with your advice how to > proceed. > > Thank you very much in advance! > Best regards, > Hedwig Arbesmeier > > -- > GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. > http://www.gmx.net

She was the great grand daughter of Mary Bath Mohrlang who was born in Frank, Russia and passed away a couple weeks ago. Fort Morgan Times Fort Morgan, Colorado Wednesday, January 16, 2002 - 8:17:19 PM MST Mohrlang funeral Friday Katherine "Katie" Megan Mohrlang, 16, of Brush died Tuesday at Denver Health and Medical Center in Denver from injuries suffered in a car accident. She was born June 3, 1985, in Brush to Bruce and Rebecca Mohrlang. Katie was a member of the Brush FFA, Valley View Ag 4-H Club where she raised Holstein cows and rabbits, Marlins Swim Team and the Sterling High School Swim Team. She enjoyed snow and jet skiing and playing the piano. At the time of her death, she was a junior at the Brush High School. Survivors include her parents, Bruce Mohrlang and Becky Mohrlang of Brush; one sister, Sonia Mohrlang of Laramie, Wyo., and one brother, Erik Mohrlang of Brush; her grandparents, Harry and Lenora Mohrlang and Jim and Anna Marie Hutcheson, all of Brush, and her foster grandmother, Winnie Hunt, also of Brush. A funeral service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the Brush High School auditorium. Interment will follow in the Brush Memorial Cemetery. Friends who wish may make memorial contributions to the Katie Mohrlang Memorial Scholarship Fund, in care of the Bank of Colorado, P.O. Box 525, Brush, 80723. Heer Mortuary and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Greeley Tribune Greeley, Colorado 01-17-02 Lydia Draper Lydia Helzer Draper, 85, of Fort Collins died Monday, Jan. 14, at Centre Avenue Health and Rehab Facility in Fort Collins. She was born April 12, 1916, in Windsor, the third youngest of 13 children, to Conrad and Catherine (Yost) Helzer. She attended Windsor High School and graduated from Waverly High School. In the fall of 1934, she attended a business college in Fort Collins. At one point, she was a student, worked part-time for Harris Warner Furniture and taught shorthand at night. After graduating from business school, Mrs. Draper worked in Denver and New Raymer for the federal Resettlement Administration and Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Several years later, Mrs. Draper moved to California. She returned to Colorado in 1949 and worked for Colorado State University for 29 years before retiring in 1976. A member of Plymouth Congregational Church, she was active for many years in Sunday school and choir. She enjoyed playing bridge. In 1958, she married George “Woody” Draper. He is deceased. Survivors are a daughter, Sharon “Kaye” Manning Specht; a son-in law, Jim Specht; two grandchildren, Stephanie and John; two great grandchildren; and a stepgreat-grandchild. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Plymouth Congregational Church, 916 W. Prospect, Fort Collins. Interment will be in Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 W. Olive St., Fort Collins, CO 80542.

Kenneth, Welcome to the list! Would be good if your new membership could serve to stir us up again. It's been real quiet!! (Listmom?) Cheers, Jim Boyce Geneva, Switzerland

Greetings: My name is Kenneth Arthur Crips, I am 49 years of age living in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Through My mother's side I am descended from the Eckhardts, and Schmidt's of Frank, Russia. As I understand it These two families where with the original settlement of the community in 1767. The Schmidt's emigrated to the US in 1900, and ended up in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. I never Knew Conrad Schmidt, My Great Grandfather, he died before I was born. Anna-Marie Schmidt(ne Eckhardt) lived to the grand age of 104. Those family members who stayed in Frank, as with so many others, where deported to Siberia never to be heard from again. I have numerous Aunts and Uncles, cousins, etc, living in the Scottsbluff area. I will be nice getting in touch with this part of My heritage. Sincerely Kenneth _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

Loveland newspaper Loveland, Colorado 01-15-02 Lenora Bath of Loveland died Jan. 12, 2002, at a local nursing home. She was 81. She was born in Loveland on July 29, 1920 to William and Christina Hofman Weickum. On Dec. 3, 1949 she married Jake Bath in Denver. Mrs. Bath was a homemaker who lived in Loveland her entire life. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening, canning, cooking German dishes, playing cards and spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. She was preceded in death by: her husband, Jake Bath, who died Feb. 1, 1997; brothers Henry Weickum, Bill Weickum and Andrew Weickum; and sisters Alvina Schneider and Christina Rutt. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Loveland Burial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice in care of Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home, 1102 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland, 80537.

GETTIG, GOETTIG, GIDDICH, GITTICH, GOETICH, GETTICH, GETIG, GEDIG, GOTTIG and other variant spellings I am researching Georg GOETTIG of Pfeifer b ca 1768 m Maria Eva and their descendants. I am hoping it will lead to my Maria GETTIG (and variant spellings) b ca 1860. Maria is of German decent who went to Frank, Russia by 1882. Maria and her husband stayed in Russia but all 3 of her children came to America by 1904. My father Leo HERMAN 2nd generation to America b 1913 claimed that the English spelling his father used for his mother Maria was GIDDICH. Can anyone help? -- Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAX 360-336-6657 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/ http://www.walkingstick.8k.com/index.html http://www.angelfire.com/indie/walkingstick/walkingstick.htm

GETTIG, GOETTIG, GIDDICH, GITTICH, GOETICH, GETTICH, GETIG, GEDIG, GOTTIG and other variant spellings I am researching Georg GOETTIG of Pfeifer b ca 1768 m Maria Eva and their descendants. I am hoping it will lead to my Maria GETTIG (and variant spellings) b ca 1860. Maria is of German decent who went to Frank, Russia by 1882. Maria and her husband stayed in Russia but all 3 of her children came to America by 1904. My father Leo HERMAN 2nd generation to America b 1913 claimed that the English spelling his father used for his mother Maria was GIDDICH. Can anyone help? -- Mailto:lgarcia@ncia.com Leona Garcia PO Box 636 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 FAX 360-336-6657 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/a/r/Leona--Garcia-WA/ http://www.walkingstick.8k.com/index.html http://www.angelfire.com/indie/walkingstick/walkingstick.htm

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] Russell County Kansas 1920 census index now online From: Patrice Miller <patrice@attbi.com> To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com Gene Jenkins (jenkinsgen@nwinfo.net) has extracted the Germans Russians from the Russell County, Kansas 1920 census index and it is now online at: http://www.webbitt.com/volga/ Click on the link census indexes It contains the towns of Russell City, Dorrance City and Bunkerhill. This enumeration contains 2,787 individuals in 510 households. Thank you Gene! Patrice Miller

Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 01-10-02 Patrick Robert Wacker of Louisville died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, in Louisville. He was 44. He was born Aug. 3, 1957, to Robert Joseph and Audrey Angeline (Pull) Wacker in St. Paul, Minn. He grew up and went to high school in Bloomington, Minn. After high school, he earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of North Dakota. Mr. Wacker moved to the Louisville area in 1983 from Arizona. On March 21, 1987, he married Holly Lynn Ayde at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Boulder. He was a development engineer. He worked for Storage Technology for a number of years and worked for Maxtor for the last 12 years. Mr. Wacker loved outdoor activities, especially hunting, fishing, scuba diving and snow skiing. He was preceded in death by his father; and a brother, Daniel Wacker. Mr. Wacker is survived by his wife of Louisville; a son, Steven, and a daughter, Jennifer, both of Louisville; his mother of Bloomington; a brother, Paul Wacker and his wife Julie of Plymouth, Minn.; and two sisters, Cary Wacker of Oakdale, Minn., and Susie Leichtnam and her husband Kevin of Cologne, N.J. A vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 10, at Darrell Howe Chapel, Lafayette. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at St. Louis Catholic Church, Louisville. Burial will follow the service in Green Mountain Cemetery, Boulder. Back to the top (10)

Loveland Newspaper Loveland, Colorado 01-10-02 Marie "Mary" Kaufman, 92, of Loveland, died Jan. 7, 2002, at Good Samaritan Health Care. She was born Sept. 25, 1909, in Sugar City, Colo., to Fredrick and Katherine Snell Schaffer. She married Ray Kaufman on Nov. 17, 1932, in Brighton. She and her husband owned several restaurants and bars in Nebraska and Colorado until retiring to Loveland in 1975. During retirement they loved to travel in their motor home and spent many winters in Arizona. Mrs. Kaufman was a housewife and business operator. She loved to crochet and made a special afghan for each of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed gardening and spent many hours planting and grooming her gardens. Roses were her specialty, and she always had a beautiful rose garden. She enjoyed having her family nearby and loved to cook for them using her special German recipes. She was a member of Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Loveland. She was also a member of the Wal-Mart Group, and she enjoyed having cookies and coffee with her friends. She is survived by her husband, Ray Kaufman of Loveland; sons Ervin Kaufman and wife Jerry of Federal Heights and Leonard "Marvin" Kaufman and wife Maria of Lewellen, Neb.; daughter Carol Knowski and husband Frank of Milliken; six grandchildren, including Michele Jurs and husband Sean of Berthoud; eight great-grandchildren; and sisters Katherine Kaufman of Scottsbluff, Neb., and Lillian Kehling of Arvada. She was preceded in death by twin daughters; brothers Fred and Alex Schaffer; and a sister, Eva Feil. Viewing will be 5-7 p.m. today at Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home and 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday prior to services at the church. Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, the Rev. David Feeder officiating. Burial will be at Loveland Burial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 3411 S. Taft, Loveland, 80537. Back to the top

Dear Listers, Thanks you to the dozen or so that sent me names of counties to consider for extraction. I do appreciate it. Sincerely, Gene Jenkins Selah, WA.

I thought I would try again this year to see if anyone can help with this family. My father was Leo HERMAN b 1913 WA d 1996 WA. His father, Fredrich HERMAN came from Frank, Saratov Russia in 1904 or 1906. Fredrich's brothers came before him by a couple of years to the US. Fredrich's brother George went back and forth between Greeley, Weld Co CO and Seattle, King Co WA. Any help would be appreciated. If anyone knows of a Phyllis HERMAN whose father John HERMAN b 1906 CO, I would love to contact her. The last place she was known to be is working for the Lynnwood Washington (Snohomish Co) library in 1995. Lee Descendants of George (Herrman) Herman 1 HERMAN, George (Herrman) b: Bef. 1870 in Hussenbach- Linevo Osero, Saratov, Volga, Russia .. +GIDDICH, Maria (Gitich) b: Bef. 1870 in Hussenbach, Linevo Osero, Saratof, Volga, Russia m: Abt. 1882 in Frank, Russia ......... 2 HERMAN, George b: 1883 in Hussenbach- Linevo Osero, Saratov, Volga, Russia d: October 14, 1940 in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado ............. +UNKNOWN, Charlotte "Lottie" b: Bet. 1887 - 1888 in Frank, Russia ......... 2 HERMAN, Frederick b: October 05, 1891 in Hussenbach- Linevo Osero, Saratov, Volga, Russia d: January 01, 1953 in Seattle, Washington ............. +LEONHARDT, Maria Katherina (Katerina) b: October 03, 1893 in Frank, Saratov, Russia d: November 26, 1977 in Seattle, Washington Father: Leonhardt, Conrad Mother: Koch, Marie Barbara ......... 2 HERMAN, Henry b: 1892 in Hussenbach- Linevo Osero, Saratov, Volga, Russia d: in Seattle, Washington ............. +MUNTZ, Elizabeth "Mary" b: in Frank, Russia Father: Muntz, Johann Peter Mother: Leonhardt, Maria Barbara ......... *2nd Wife of HERMAN, Henry: ............. +KUXHOUSE, Elizabeth "Betty" ......... *3rd Wife of HERMAN, Henry: ............. +HANES, Ida I

Dear Listers, I will in the coming year do additional Germans from Russia extraction in the State of Montana other then Yellowstone County. I would a like to compile a list of those counties where there might significant numbers of Germans from Russia. Thank you, Gene Jenkins Selah, WA.