 Have an enjoyable Memorial Day remembering all veterans and family members past and present who served our country, and showing solidarity for those now in campaigns overseas. |
Duane Dingmann would like to alert the family to a visit from several Dingmann relatives from Germany who
will be vacationing in Minnesota and the United States from June 1 through 10, 2011. To celebrate their soujourn, a Dingmann family reunion will be held June 5, 2011, at the St. Marcus Church in
Clear Lake, Minnesota, from 1:00 to 6:00 PM that day. Duane Dingmann and Bob Mullally are also planning to attend our upcoming Stimmler/Kampa reunion in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on July 23, 2011.
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Dick Kampa's grandson Kyle graduated Cum Laude from Boston University May 22 with
BA degrees in Economics and Environmental Policy Analysis. Kyle will pursue a Masters degree at the University of
Texas where he may serve as a research assistant. Congratulations to all and especially to the stellar grad!
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Sharon Farrah will be having an opening reception on June 25, 2011 for her art show exhibit at
Sweeney Todd's Salon, 2429 Lyndale Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN. Her exhibition will run from June 25th until August 13. Be sure to
stop by and check it out while you're in the Twin Cities area attending our upcoming family reunion!
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| We would like to express our gratitude to several family members for their recent contributions.
Thanks to information and photographs provided by Karyn Westre, there are now biographies posted for
Janet Margaret Westre (née Braun) (1919-2001), her husband Chester Marcus Westre (1918-1995),
and four of their five children: Thomas Daniel Westre, Keith Frederick Westre,
Mary "Marty" Elizabeth McGee (née Westre) (1950-2004), and Anne Cecile Clear (née Westre).
Due to Frank Hull's focus and interest, there are now biographies for his grandparents,
Vincent Felix Kampa (1895-1985) and Mary C. Kampa (née Neumann) (1905-?).
And thanks to Carol Bakken, there are now photographs and biographies for her great-grandmother,
Bertha "Kaja" Chatherine Baaken Olsen (née Qvale) (1867-1941) and Kaja's schoolmarm daughter, Thelma E. Olsen
(1900-1968). Finally, there is a new biography for Wilton James Anderson, Jr. (1930-2007), and maps from both the 1950
and the 1963-64 Lake Minnetonka Directories showing the locations of the R. B. Qvale and R. G. Stimler Wayzata homes. Thank you so
much for your generosity in sharing your research and all your hard work; it is much appreciated! |
Funeral Services were at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Sauk
Rapids for James C. "Tuffy" Kampa, age 71, who died peacefully Tuesday at the St. Cloud VA Medical Center.
Rev. Richard McGuire officiated and burial was Monday at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little
Falls. Friends and relatives called from 4-8 p.m. Friday and after 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Williams Dingmann
Family Funeral Home, Sauk Rapids. St. Cloud East Side VFW Post 4847 prayed at 6:00 p.m., followed by Sauk
Rapids American Legion Post 254 at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home in Sauk Rapids.
James C. "Tuffy" Kampa was born Feb. 29, 1940 in Duelm to Eugene and Mabel (Dziuk) Kampa.
He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1958-1960. Tuffy was in the automobile sales business for over 35 years.
He also owned Sportsman Bar in St. Cloud in the 1970s. Tuffy was a member of Sauk Rapids American Legion Post 254
and St. Cloud East Side VFW Post 4847. He enjoyed barbequing, golfing, and spending time with his friends
and family.
Survivors include his sons, Karl of Sauk Rapids and Kevin (Andrea) of St. Paul; mother, Mabel of St. Cloud;
brothers and sisters, Richard (Mae) of Cold Spring, Judy of Cottonwood, AZ, Steve (Linda) of St. Cloud, Debbie (Ron)
Kuehl of Walnut Grove, Paul (Mary) of St. Cloud and Brenda of Denver, CO; grandchildren, Benjamin, Bailey and Brady;
lifelong friend, Judy Repulski of Sauk Rapids; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father
and ex-wife, Judy (Schmidt) Romstad.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. |
Mass of Christian Burial was at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 21, 2011 at St. Mary Help of Christians
Catholic Church in St. Augusta for Ellen C. Hull, age 82 formerly of St. Augusta who passed away on Tuesday,
February 15, 2011 at Unity Hospital in Fridley. Reverend Robert Rolfes officiated. Entombment took
place at the parish cemetery mausoleum.
Family and friends called after 10:00 a.m. on Monday at the St. Mary Help of Christians Parish Center in
St. Augusta. Arrangements were made by the Daniel Funeral Home, St. Cloud.
Ellen was born on July 12, 1928 in Duelm, Minnesota to Vincent and Mary (Neuman) Kampa. She married
Warren L. Hull on June 26, 1948 at St. Marcus Catholic Church in Clear Lake. The couple made
their home in the St. Cloud area since 1949.
Ellen was a dedicated mother, grandmother, great grandmother. She was an avid outdoor enthusiast including
gardening, fishing, and hunting. Ellen enjoyed sports, cooking, playing cards and music. She especially loved
spending time with her family.
Ellen is survived by her children, Linda (Mark) Taube of Andover, Mary Jo (David) Blenker of Albany,
Frank (Mary) of East Bethel and Vince (Melissa) of Ham Lake; grandchildren, Aaron, Keri, Ryan, Tony, Josh,
Chris, Elizabeth, Andy, Aimee, Amber and McKenna; great grandchildren, Chase, Jeffrey, Andrew, Mason, Ellie Mae
and Liam; sisters, Bunny Miller of Longview, Washington, Katie Hemmelgarn of Clear Lake, Laura Moothart of
Independence, Oregon; and brother, Lee Kampa of Duelm.
Ellen was preceded in death by her husband, Warren on July 14, 2005; sister, Marie Arnold; twin sister,
Evie Schuldt; and brother, Harvey Kampa. |
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at St. Marcus Catholic Church in
Clear Lake, for Marcella M. Berger who died on Saturday evening at
St. Benedict’s Senior Community in St. Cloud. Rev. Virgil Helmin officiated and burial was
in the parish cemetery. Friends and relatives called from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 22nd at
Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Clear Lake and also after 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at the church in Clear
Lake. Parish prayers were at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Marcella was born to the late John and Elizabeth (Imholte) Bender in Clear Lake. She married Emil Berger on
May 16, 1933. Marcella was a housewife and farmer.
She was a member of St. Marcus Church and a gold member
of Christian Mothers. Marcella enjoyed gardening, crocheting and canning.
Marcella is survived by her children, Ralph (Marion) Berger of Rice and Luella (David) Schuette of Clear Lake;
sister, Ruth Stimmler of Minneapolis; 7 grandchildren and 1 step-grandchild;
16 great-grandchildren and 3 step-great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Emil in 1981; brothers, Cletus, Evan and Eugene; twin sister, Mercedes; and
grandchild, Joan.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to an organization of your choice. |
| Ellen Mack, 89, of Huron died on her birthday, Wednesday, Oct. 6,
2010, at Huron Regional Medical Center.
Her funeral was 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish with burial in St. Martin Cemetery.
Visitation was Friday from 1 to 8 p.m. at Welter Funeral Home with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m.
and a rosary at 7 p.m. or one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be sent to Holy Trinity Catholic School.
Visit www.welterfuneralhome.com.
Ellen Gilberta Stimmler was born to George and
Julia (Sakre) Stimmler at Clear Lake, Minn. Her parents died when she was 5 years
old and she lived in various cities with her sisters. She graduated from high school in St. Paul, Minn., in
1939. She graduated from Minnesota Business School in the Twin Cities with a secretarial degree. She worked as a
secretary for the H.J. Heinz Company.
On Oct. 13, 1945, she married Carvel Erickson at Clear Lake. They lived in Minneapolis until moving to Huron in 1950. He died Oct. 23, 1957. She then worked part time as a secretary at a CPA firm in Huron.
In 1979 she married Ralph Mack at Huron. He died May 2, 1984. Her Catholic faith was extremely important to her. She volunteered as church sacristan, lay minister and assisted with funerals. She also volunteered at the St. Francis Shop and the senior center. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Parish; Catholic Daughters; and the Huron Area Senior Center. Her many interests included gardening, knitting, baking and collecting angels.
She is survived by five children, Kenneth (Sandra) Erickson of Mountain City, Tenn., Nancy (Willis) Chrans of Gillette, Wyo., Robert (Kathryn) Erickson of Broken Arrow, Okla., Julie (Tim Huyck) DeHaven of Huron and Mary (Douglas) Miller of Gillette; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by both husbands; five brothers; and four sisters. |
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Cousin Andy Oman has made a fantastic breakthrough in research on the
Kaufmann line! He started his big find on the Kaufmann family by contacting the Catholic Archdiocese of
Philadelphia. They have all the old church records available for research there (unfortunately, the research has
to be done by them and is not open to the public so it is somewhat expensive). The price was well worth it, however, as they found the marriage
record for Karl Kaufmann and Magdalena Stimmler! They made a copy of the record for Andy and he has generously provided a copy
of it for the family. The record shows the marriage date, parents of the bride and groom and the home town of each. That info has been
known for the Stimmler family but is all new for the Kaufmann family.
After finding the hometown in Germany (or Bavaria),
Andy  tried a Google search and found a relative of the Kaufmann family still living in Germany who had done substantial
research on the family and was able to give Andy some info on Karl's parents. Andy also found their obits and will be
going to Carver County office in Chaska to look up their original death records sometime soon. It appears Karl had five
siblings and all but one of them immigrated to America. The German connection is a descendant of the one sibling
that stayed in Germany. Andy is still researching the other siblings who apparently all started in the Manayunk, Pennsylvania area and then scattered from there.
He also notes that the birth year for Karl might be 1823 instead of 1821 like it says on his tombstone.
Andy sent scans of Karl's marriage
and Carver County Death Certificate as well as John Stimmler's Carver county death register entry.
He located photographs with all eight Kaufmann brothers and sisters and identified everyone.
As a result of Andy's outstanding research there are
now new biographies for Maria A. Hartel (née Kaufmann),
Johannes "John" Kaufmann, Anna Maria Kaufmann (née Maul).
Joseph Kaufmann, and Emma Maria Low (née Kaufmann). Thank you, Andy, for sharing the results of your
investigation. What a tremendous discovery!
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George Mullally has replicated a newspaper article circa
1956-1958 about Roy and Marie Mullally and their Roy Commander Whistle. Roy was a tool-and-die maker, gunsmith, and also raised and trained
field trial black Labrador dogs. The Mullally boys spent many hours making the whistles.
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| Walter Anderson and His Golden Pheasant Hoodlums got their name from the Golden Pheasant Cafe on 6th Street in Minneapolis, an upstairs Chinese restaurant that was one of the first spots in the Twin Cities to feature local jazz.
In the fall of 1927 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Walter's hot jazz band made several recordings with three record companies, Bell, Challenger and Gennett. These pre-Swing jazz records are highly sought after
by collectors today. "Alabama Stomp", recorded by the band in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sept. 23, 1927, may be heard by clicking the Gennett logo at right.
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