  ## Schulteis/Siegl/Ott/Wolf Family Newsletter The Omnibus Portal - Family Newsletter ### Issue #14 ### December 2008 Family Distribution: 351; 277 email and 74 postal (if you have email and are not receiving the newsletter announcement, please let me know) Donald Joseph Schulteis 5707 Still Forest Drive Dallas, Texas 75252-4916 my email address From the Heart: Wish Upon A Star The night is a glitter with stars of all sizes, some brighter than others, some just holding their own until their time comes to shine. We and the stars have a lot in common, we are born, we shine, and we die. The important part is when we shine. We don't shine equally all the time. Quite the contrary, you might say we pulsate. As we accomplish an objective, we shine. When we ponder our next move, our light dims in preparation for our next display. There may be years between one display and the next. All displays require effort and determination. To shine is not a given, and it is not free. May we choose wisely. May we endeavor to reach. May others assist. Let us shine tomorrow. A very Merry Christmas season to everyone. Brother-uncle-nephew-cousin-friend, Donald Genealogy As we move through our life cycle, there will be times when articles are published about us, or our name appears in an article. When this happens, take a scissors, cut the article out, identify the publication, the page number, the date and file the article. Later in life, when your grandchildren come to visit, share with them the articles and the story behind them. Call it a family history hour if you like, and share with them often. Keep me in mind when you change your email provider or postal address as this will assist me in getting the newsletter announcement to you. Check here for the 38 families for who I presently need an updated email address. If you should distribute a family newsletter, would appreciate if you might send me a copy as it will help to keep me up-to-date. The Omnibus Portal Web Site's home is at www.schulteis.com/omnibus/index.htm. Thanks to Donovan James Schulteis of Great Falls, Montana for hosting it. Suggest you review this newsletter in say a month. Past experience has shown much family information is acquired in the month following the release of the newsletter. Those who receive the postal distribution did not see the updated information. This year though, to minimize this, I have changed the distribution schedule. The postal version of the newsletter is being sent three weeks after the Internet version is made available; now includes late updates. In past years, the sequence was reversed. "A memento, and you come to life A remembrance, and they hold your hand A picture, and you live on forever" Schulteis Family In a newspaper article published in 1921 was written: Four Generation - Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Herman J. Schulteis held open house at their Richfield family recently for the four generations of their farm, in honor of their golden wedding anniversary. Mr Schulteis is 75 and his wife is 70. They have 11 children, 36 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mr. Schulteis was born and reared on the farm on which he lives. His wife was born at St. Lawrence, Wis. but has spent nearly all her life at Richfield. In the group containing a representatives of each of the four generations are: Herman J. Schulteis: son, Peter J. Schulteis: grandson, Clarence Schulteis, and great-granddaughter, Dolores Schulteis. "Hard work, and plenty of it, is the secret of good health and long life." Mr. Schulteis said. "I feel as strong as I did when 20." Marilyn (Schulteis) Merten remembers her mother telling her the family usually came home to the farm around August 15th for a reunion. Births: Mason David Disterhaft, son of Derrick Joseph Disterhaft and Michelle Suzanne Howard, was born 11 February 2008 at St. Joseph Community Hospital, West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. Tesla Genevieve Gosney, daughter of Brian Jeremy Schulteis and Heather Gosney, was born 29 March 2008 at home in Olalla, Kitsap County, Washington, USA. Diego Peter Torres, son of Adolfo Gerardo Torres and Veronica Marie Brahm, was born 26 April 2008 at Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA. Max Franklin Niedfelft, son of Ryan Allen Niedfeldt and Kimberly Marilyn Bayer, was born 02 May 2008 at St. Francis Hospital, Snakopee, Scott County, Minnesota, USA. Therese Ann Dreisbach, daughter of John Richard Dreisbach and Nicole Ann Fassbender, was born 22 May 2008 at Oklahoma University Medical Center, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA. Skye Raina Deguzis, daughter of Scott Deguzis and Amy Jo Schulteis, was born 11 July 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Rowan Marie Schulteis, daughter of Michael Theodore Schulteis and Virginia Catherine Pampel, was born 18 August 2008 at Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA. Elizabeth Margaret Kapp, daughter of Rebecca Margaret Brahm and Kevin Jerald Kapp, was born 14 October 2008 at Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA. Cole Brent Reiter, son of John Leon Reiter and Hope Marie Higgins, was born 24 October 2008 at West Allis Memorial Hospital, West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA. Marriages: Kelly Marie Schulteis, daughter of Richard Eugene Schulteis and Cecilia Faye Smith, and Robert James Reyes, son of Robert Reyes and Debbie Mills, were married 07 June 2008 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA. Erin Melissa Held, daughter of Richard Theodore Held and Lavonne Marie Frank, and Michael Maurice Schloemer, son of Thomas and Joan Schloemer, were married 26 July 2008 at St. Peter Catholic Church, Slinger, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. Earl Alois Warnecke, son of Roman John Warnecke and Sylvestra Ann Ritger, and Beverly Neureuther, daughter of Clarence Conrad Neureuther and Evelyn J. Hubenthal, were married 01 August 2008. Lindsey Meredith Mergener, daughter of Mark Thomas Mergener and Anna Cecelia Hernandez, and Simon Frederick Fairweather, son of Michael John Fairweather and Jean Katheryn Howlett, were married 09 August 2008 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan, USA. Jeffery Theodore Schulteis, son of Gary Theodore Schulteis and Sharon Ann Meyer, and Marie Wolfgram were married on 13 September 2008 at the Garden's Wedding Chapel in Allenton, Washington County. Wisconsin, USA. Joseph Allen Monroe, son of David Allen Monroe and Pamela Ann Schulteis, and Lyndsay Anne Foley, daughter of Julie Mary Sardia and the late Thomas Charles Foley and stepdaughter of Timothy Daniel Griffin, were married 27 September 2008 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA. Patrick John Merten, son of Theodore Clarence Merten and Marilyn Helen Schulteis, and Abigail Julia Kremer, daughter of Reynold Kremer and Edith Messmer, were married 25 October 2008 at Peace Lutheran Church, Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. Deaths: Sister Helen Schulteis, also know as Sister Mary Aloysiana, departed on 22 January 2008 at the School Sisters of St. Francis Convent, Campbellsport, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA. Helen Agnes was the daughter of the late William Schulteis and the late Agnes Maria Wolf. Sister Helen is buried in St. Boniface Cemetery, Germantown, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA, Area 3, Row 4, Plot 14-D1. She was 87 years. Sister Helen Schrauth, also know as Sister Mary Suimera, departed on 26 January 2008 at the School Sisters of St. Francis Convent, Campbellsport, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA. Sister Helen took care of Father Jerome Schulteis in his retirement years. She was 72 years. Aurelia Frances Heller departed on 01 March 2008 at home. Aurelia was the daughter of the late George Wiedmeyer and the late Mathilda Gundrum, spouse of Lawrence Peter Heller, and mother of Rose Ann (Donald Eric) Bolstad, Mary Louise (Gordon) Steinbis, and Donna Kathryn (Larry) Wiengarter. Aurelia was buried in Holy Angels Catholic Cemetery, West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. She was 92 years. Florence Ann Wiedmeyer departed on 11 March 2008 at Aurora Medical Center, Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. Florence was the daughter of the late Peter Calenberg and the late Elizabeth Hug, spouse of the late Alexander Frank Wiedmeyer, and mother of Donald A. (Laverne) Wiedmeyer. Florence was buried in St. Kilian Catholic Cemetery, Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. She was 94 years. Ralph Walter Wilkum departed on 04 July 2008 at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA. Ralph was the son of the late William Wilkum and the late Carolyn Vogl, husband of Lavern Audrey Schulteis, and father of Gregory James (Patricia Karen Konietzka) Wilkum, Craig William (Bonnie Lee Krugler) Wilkum, Carrie Rochelle (Roland James) Crook, and Robert Ray (Lori Ferstl) Wilkum. Ralph was buried in the Church of the Risen Christ Mausoleum, Calvary Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. He was 87 years. Marie Emily Hennes departed on 08 July 2008 in Hubertus, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. Marie was the daughter of the late William Andrew Kaehny and the late Gertrude Mary Schulteis, wife of the late Chrisand Albert Hennes, and mother of Mary Magdelan (the late James Henry) Horn, William Erwin (Sandra Lee Markiewicz) Hennes, and Bernadette Lorraine (James Robert) Gitter. Marie is buried next to her husband Chris at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Richfield, Area South, Row 11, Grave 33. She was 101 years. Norbert J. Weiland departed on 05 August 2008. He was the son of the late Herman Weiland and the late Elizabeth Zehreier, husband of Mildred Wiedmeyer and father of Steven (Jean), Claudine (Ryan) Courtney, Charles (Beata), the late Thomas, Nathan (Lisa), Betsy (Ryan), Anney (Sam), and Mary Kay. Norbert is buried in St. Kilian Catholic Cemetery, St. Kilian, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA. He was 83 years. Paul Leo Schulteis departed on 18 August 2008. He was the son of the late Sylvester Ferdinand Schulteis and the late Isabelle Margaret Wolf, husband of Linda Lou Paul and father of Laura Marie (Steve) Kwaterski and Brian Jonathan Schulteis. Paul is buried in Sunyside Cemetery, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA. He was 65 years. Leona Lyn Olla departed on 05 November 2008. She was the daughter of Micha Olla and Kari Lyn Fassbender. Leona was born the day before. Schulteis Happenings: This year through email, I met my second Schulteis cousin living in Germany. Her name is Barbara Stewen nee Mecke. She is my 3rd cousin one time removed. Barbara is of my parents generation. She is the great-granddaughter of Constantin Schulteis, the youngest sibling of Peter Joseph who emigrated to the United States of North America in 1843. Barbara is a professional artist and sculptor. She does very nice work. Her web site can be found here A book covering the first eight generations of the Schulteis family is now available. The book details the first eight generations (1660-1900) and identifies the 9th generation. For example, Chrisand and Marie Hennes, Oliver and Ann Schulteis, and Theodore and Marilyn Merten of generation 9 will be identified. Their parents in generation eight and preceding generations are detailed. Generations 10, 11, and 12 are not included. (306 Pages) Cost: $38.00 prepaid, shipped within the USA. Other available Schulteis family books: Wilhelm and Theresa (Schulteis) Cassel - details the family of William and Theresa and their descendants. (56 pages) Cost: $18.00 prepaid, shipped within the USA. Mathias and Maria Elizabeth (Schulteis) Odenbrett - details the family of Mathias and Maria Elizabeth and their descendants. (256 pages) Cost: $35.00 prepaid, shipped within the USA. Adam and Katharina Appolonia (Schulteis) Peas - details the family of Adam and Katharina and their descendants. (52 pages) Cost: $18.00 prepaid, shipped within the USA. William and Agnes (Wolf) Schulteis - details the family of William and Agnes and their descendants. (266 pages) Cost: $35.00 prepaid, shipped within the USA. Siegl Family Deaths: Elizabeth Ann Kachelmeier departed on 17 April 2008. She was the daughter of the late Frank Jeske and the late Anna Domke, wife of the late Marvin J. Kachelmeier, and mother of Carol (James) Nehrbass, Linda (Jim) Wishman, and James (Lori) and Gary. Elizabeth was buried in Greenland Cemetery, Town of Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA. She was 86 years. Erna Therese Siegl departed on 16 June 2008 in Bad Brückenau, Bavaria, Germany. She was the daughter of the late Johann Janssen and the late Toni Köster, wife of the late Karl Peter Siegl, and mother of Dr. Norbert Karl (Brigitte Karlina Hartung) Siegl and Ursula Martha (Ernst Rudolf) Bock. Erna is again with her husband Karl in the cemetery in Schwandorf, Germany. She was 93 years. Siegl Happenings: The Siegl Family Heritage Book is now available. (390 pages with 480 pictures) Contains seven chapters. Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Details the early families from 1660 to 1800 Chapter 3 - Details the descendants of Anna Maria Siegl (Kachelmeier/Kachelmeyer line) Chapter 4 - Details the descendants of Theresia Siegl (Macht/Hornik/Tauer line) Chapter 5 - Details the descendants of Walburga Siegl (Kolbeck line) Chapter 6 - Details the descendants of Franz Siegl Chapter 7 - Details the descendants of Alois Siegl Name Index Cost: $43.00 prepaid, shipped within the USA; $50.00 prepaid, shipped to Germany. Many thanks to all my cousins who helped in the research effort. Ott Family Births: Owen Scott Barnes, son of Nathanael Christian Barnes and Stacey Fisher, was born 31 May 2008. Mason Aaron Miller, son of Matthew Miller and Stephanie Ann Fleissner, on 08 September 2008 at St. Luke West Hospital, Florence, Boone County, Kentucky, USA. Marriages: Jay Michael Seidenstricker, son of Peter Thomas Seidenstricker and Ann Marie Ott, and Christen Bowman were married on 05 July 2008. Deaths: Marie Emily Markert daughter of the late Steven Joseph Trunde and the late Mary Barbara Ott, spouse of the late Frank Markert, and mother of Jeanette Theresa Floyd (Dr. Joseph) Gloudeman and Gertrude Mary (Rodale Francis) Formella and William L. (Linda L. Boelter) Markert. Marie was buried in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA. The location is Crypt/niche 14, Tier F, Side Rs, Inside Chkdm. She was 93 years. Ott Family History The following picture is of the extended Ott and Siegl families taken say 1923, possibly a year or two earlier. It was shared with us by John Eugene Siegl. If anyone can help in identifying the individuals, date the picture, or point out where we may have identified in error, would appreciate hearing from you. Many of the identifications were made by Joseph Anton Siegl, born 1908, when he was in his late years. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 --------------------------------------------------------------------
  01 - Marion (Michaelson) Ott | 12 - Ann Siegl (Schulteis)?
  02 - ? | 13 - John "Huntz" Ott?
  03 - ? | 14 - Ludwig Ott
  04 - Anna (Ott) Siegl | 15 - Anthony Siegl
  05 - Veronica (Sporel) Siegl | 16 - Gilbert Ott
  06 - Maria (Philipp) Ott | 17 - Joseph John Siegl
  07 - ? | 18 - Anthony "Tony" Ott
  08 - ? | 19 - Margaret Ott (Srnka)?
  09 - Mercedes (Schoos) Ott | 20 - Joseph B. "Sep" Ott
  10 - ? | 21 - Vincent "Feets" Ott?
  11 - Emeily (Neuman) Ott | 22 - Joseph Anton Siegl
  | 23 - Michael "Maxwell" Ott
Happenings: In the year 2009, will begin an effort to develop an Ott Family Heritage Book. Needless to say, we have a lot of work ahead of us. I put out a call for pictures, both old and new, stories, family details, and individual details. This odyssey in the making will only come to be if we all work together, as a family should. Wolf Family Deaths: Jerome Anthony Hottenroth, departed on 07 October 2008 at home in Allenton, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. Anthony was the son of the late Jerome Hottenroth and the late Marcella Holz. He was the spouse of the late Patricia Isabel Olive Wolf, the father of Pamela Ann (Gregory) Grover, Susan Mary (Mark John) Naber, Cinthia Lee Hottenroth, Anthony Jerome (Shelly) Hottenroth, Randall William (Sandy) Hottenroth, Linda Diane (Matt) Briggs, Richard Joseph Hottenroth, Laurie Jean Anders and the late Todd Matthew Hottenroth. He was 77 years. Sylvester, Cyril, Aloysius, William, Anthony Hildegard, Lenore, Elizabeth, Peter, Helen, Melanie 1942 The above picture, taken in 1942, is of the Peter Werner and Elizabeth (Weinert) Wolf Family. Help: Am very much in need of photos for many family members. If you have not shared a portrait photo of yourself and your spouse and a family photo, the family heritage needs them! Don't forget high school graduation photos. See here for guidelines addressing heritage background information and picture gathering. End of this the 2008 newsletter.