 We are very sorry to report that three of our dear family members have
passed away recently. Jack Stimmler, husband of Edna and father of
Dave Stimmler, died on February 17th, just a month short of his
73rd birthday. Marie Stimler (née Householder), cherished wife of
Spence Stimler, beloved mother of sons Bill, Jerry and Jeff, and dear stepmother of Sherry Rodgers (née Stimler), passed away
from complications of hip replacement surgery on May 1st, 2004 at the age of 81. And Joe Stimler, husband
of Red and father of Pat and Charles, passed away at
3 a.m. on Sunday, May 9th. He was 88 years old. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to their families at this
time of great loss.
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After more than 80 years of research by our Stimmler/Stimler family,
the details of their immigration to America finally have come to light! Johann and
"Lenaney" Stimmler and their six youngest children emigrated from LaHavre,
France aboard the famous packet ship Sully and arrived in New York on November 28, 1839. A copy of the
ship's immigration shows that they brought two beds, a chest, a trunk and
four bags with them. The naturalization record signed in 1900 by Anthony Stimmler, who was just one year old
when he arrived with his family on the Sully, was also located by Rae Bordua.Paul Stimmler kindly
donated this copy of a one of a series of small lithographs on Philadelphia and its vicinity produced by J.C. Wild in
1838, the year before Johann and Lenaney Stimmler
and their family immigrated to this region. This picturesque view of Manyunk includes the
site of the old stone farmhouse prior to its construction by our ancestors. What an incredible find, and we extend our
thanks to Paul!
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Martin Holz has enjoyed
a breakthrough in his long search for the Vöerding family's immigration to the United States, thanks to his
professional genealogy contacts. A copy of the ship Emigrant's immigration list shows
that Heinrich and Anna Maria Vöerding,
their children and Heinrich's single brother Bernard Heinrich Anton arrived in New York on
September 1, 1851. Congratulations to Martin and his fellow researchers for discovering this long-sought information
and documentation! He also has shared some background information in German on Bismarcks' influence on
the politics of religion in the life of Pauline von Mallinckrodt, the story of the life of Clemens August Hunck, and his research into the customs of the early German Catholic settlers in St. Francis Parish of
Teutopolis in the United States, for all of which we are quite grateful. |
| Robert Mullally has shared this fantastic charcoal drawing of Anthony and Crescentia Stimmler (née Sohn) by his mother, Marie Dingmann, during the time she spent at the Chicago Art Institute. What a precious treasure! We appreciate greatly Bob's generosity. |
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Denise Collings McGlone
sent a number of photographs, including some of Tillie Dezurik (née Popilek), Tillie's
nephew Leon C. Popilek, his brother Raymond Popilek,
their parents Joe and Annie Popilek (née Dziuk)'s
wedding picture, Annie and Joe Popilek in later years,
Joseph DC and Frances Mary Hardy (née Popilek),
Joseph "Jerome" Peter Popilek, and
Peter's and Mary Anna Popilek (née Kutz)'s
gravestones in Royalton, Minnesota. One of the very special pictures is of five generations of the Popilek-Hardy family in 1993. In addition, she sent an updated relationship chart for the Popilek family line and a .wav file with the pronunciation of the surname Dziuk. Also, Denise, along with Patsy Clark, have contributed information, photographs and research on
Florence Latterell (neé Dziuk) and her brother Floyd Dziuk,
including his obituary and certificate of death. Thank you very much! |
| Marlene Armentrout sent two great write-ups of her
grandparents, Reuben and Mabel Balder (née Larrabee),
including birth and death certificates for both. She also sent the obituary for Reuben's sister, Lucy Siscely (née Balder), the
death certificate and obituary of
Reuben's brother Charles Balder, and the death certificate and three obituaries for
Bernard Alvin Balder, Reuben's and Mabel's son. Thank you so much, Marlene, for sharing your research and documentation with the family group! |
| Connie Balder Mickolajak sent a copy of the death
certificate and obituary of Rev. Francis Welp
and the 1917 WWI draft registration card for Reuben Balder.
There also is information gleaned from research into the Thirteenth Regiment of Minnesota Volunteers in the
Spanish American War and the Regiment's activities in the Philippines in which Connie's and Dale Smith's relatives
were involved. Judi Bordeaux sent a photograph and a brief remembrance of her aunt Anna Pfeifer (née Legge).
And cousin Sally Braun Berthiaume shared a photograph of her and her brand new nephew, Ian Anthony. Thank you to all for your additions!
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Cousin Duane Jabas
has contributed some photographs from his mother's collection of Popileks and Dezuriks, including Paul Popilek's bar
in Bowlus, Minnesota, Paul and Mary Popilek (née Kampa) in Park Rapids,
Mary Popilek (née Kampa) and her sister-in-law Mary Anna Popilek (née Kampa)
in 1950, Joe C. Popilek and brother-in-law Joe Dezurik, Annie Popilek (née Kaproth),
Joe and Mary Dezurik (née Popilek) circa 1917, Mrs. Anna Popilek (née Dziuk) and Mrs. Mary Dezurik
(née Popilek) with shotguns, Joseph and Mary Dezurik (née Popilek) family at their 40th wedding
anniversary in 1949, and Joseph and Mary Dezurik cutting the cake at their 50th wedding anniversary
in 1959. Thank you, Duane, for sharing these great pictures with the family group, and also for your Polish Pronunciation Guide.
We also send a special thank-you to Todd Dziuk for the picture of his dad Alex Dziuk in Sonneberg, Germany in 1945, and that of his grandparents, Paul and Annie Dziuk (née Kampa).
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Martha Greenwood Spaans
sent photographs of some the Greenwood relatives, including one of Harry
and Margaret Greenwood and their grandchildren, Tom Weber, Harry Greenwood and
Father Gerry McCarthy, and cousins Ray and Jim Greenwood
in Jamestown, North Dakota in 1988 at Raymond Greenwood Sr.'s funeral.
We appreciate Martha sharing these photos with us!
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Dana Stimler contributed information on her great-great grandparents, Soren and
Maren Anderson (née Larsdatter), and pictures of two of their children, eldest son
Andrew Anderson and youngest daughter Anne Anderson, including two obituaries for Maren and three for Anne. In her research Rae Bordua discovered
new information about their sibling James, Rae's and Dana's great-grandfather, and contributed the photograph of Maren and Ana Anderson taken approximately 1884 in Denmark at left.
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Joe Hall
discovered a helpful link for those using Catholic church records, the LATIN-WORDS-L,
a mailing list for those deciphering and interpreting written documents in Latin. The information has been added to the
Resources page. Thank you, Joe, for calling this to our attention.
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