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From the Heart:
Who Am I? I was born for a reason. I may not know the reason, but it is there. Some seem to know what they must do as the light shines and they follow. Others guide us on our journey. Some take our hand and lead us as it was designed. Others may try to detour us. There is no sign which tells us who will be of help or who will hinder. We must open our heart and our mind and listen. There are times it will be easy to choose and there will be times the choice will be most difficult. As we walk along our path to the future, from time to time we must stop and reflect on where we are going. We must at those times listen to our heart and our mind. If we are not following the light of our life, we must change; we must listen anew casting aside that which is not of the way. He has said, I am the light, the way, and the hope. The light is our way to happiness. Without the light, there is disparage and destruction.
I hope this past year has been a blessing. Let us take a moment and reflect on our path in life.
Donald
Genealogy
When you browse the newsletters, specifically marriage and death announcements, if you do not see a picture or location along with the name, I do not have one. As a result, the recorded history for this event in the person's live will not be fully recorded.
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 33 families for who I presently need an updated email address.
Anyone who received the newsletter via the postal mail, and who was born in 1940 or later, will be dropped from the postal distribution. They need to contact me and provide their email address if they wish to receive the newsletter next year. This does not affect anyone born before 1940.
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 Web Site's home is located 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 two months. Past experience has shown much family information is acquired in the month following the release of the newsletter. Those who receive the postal distribution will not see the updated information.
"A memento, and you come to life
A remembrance, and they hold your hand
A picture, and you live on forever"
Schulteis Family
The pictures on your right are of Mathias M. Odenbrett and Katharina Appolonia (Schulteis) Peas. Mathias was the husband of Maria Elizabeth Schulteis, first born (1846) of Peter and Anna Maria (Merkel) Schulteis. After their marriage in 1871, the family lived in a house located to the east of the Schulteis homestead house building in Richfield, Washington County, Wisconsin. After the 1880 census and before 1883, the family moved to the Odenbrett homestead located in Fussville, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Maria Elizabeth died in 1891 in Fussville; we do not have a picture of her. Mathias died in 1929 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
The second picture is of Katharina Appolonia (Schulteis) Peas. Katherine, also a daughter of Peter and Anna Maria, was born in 1849 and married Adam Peas in 1876. The family lived in Verona, North Dakota. Katherine died in February 1912 in Verona. Adam died in December of 1912 in Auburndale, Wood County, Wisconsin. We have no picture of Adam.
Herman Joseph Schulteis (1812-1889), brother of Peter Joseph served in the War of the Rebellion (Civil War) 1861-1865. At the time he and his wife Margaret and their four children were living in Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. He volunteered in Milwaukee joining the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry as a Hospital Steward. In mid 1863 he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant and was the officer in charge of the Commissary. He served for two years and resigned from service on 04 March 1864 although he was home recuperating since November 1863. The last child of Herman and Margaret was Albert born on 01 July 1865. They had ten children with five reaching maturity. The family moved to Washington D.C. about 1866. Herman died there in 1889 and Margaret in 1898. We have no picture of Herman nor Margaret nor contact in the family.
A history of the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry while Herman was a member can be found here.
Births:
Hunter Lee Schulteis, son of Jody James Schulteis and Tanya Marie Nowak, was born 23 January 2007 at St. Mary Hospital, Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, USA.
Isaac Andrew Benson, son of Andrew Rollin Benson and Courtney Lynne Schulteis, was born 09 April 2007 at St. Joseph Hospital, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA.
Tyler Edward Coman, son of Jason Edward and Alicia Coman, was born 10 April 2007 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA.
Madeline Teresa Matilda Bosch, daughter of Kenneth Lloyd Bosch and Kathryn Anne Schulteis, was born 19 April 2007 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA.
Savanna Grace Williamson, daughter of Matthew Everett Williamson and Lindsay Jean Smith, was born 06 July 2007 at St. Rose Hospital, Henderson, Clark County, Nevada, USA.
Lilly Mae Fassbender, daughter of Lance Michael Fassbender and Nicole Alice Krebs, was born 09 June 2007 at Oconomowoc Hospital, Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA.
Jackson Ryan Butzke, son of Ryan Thomas Butzke and Jessica Lee Hefter, was born 13 July 2007 at Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA.
Emily Mae Brehmer, daughter of David Roy Brehmer and Kerri Ann Krebs, was born 26 July 2007 at St. Joseph Hospital, West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA.
Darren Christopher Hintz, son of Christopher Hintz and Jeanine Ann Krebs, was born 17 August 2007 at Aurora Medical Center, Hartford, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA.
Evelyn Andrea Livingston, daughter of Bob Livingston and Corinine Karen Krebs, was born 27 December 2007 at Kenosha Memorial Hospital, Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA.
Marriages:
Nicholas John Brahm, son of Delphin Peter Brahn and Margatret Jean Bucher, and Lenore Elizabeth Meyer, daughter of Philip Frederick Meyer and Dixie Kaye Gatton, were married 28 April 2007 at St. John Catholic Church in Bancroft, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA.
Veronica Marie Brahm, daughter of Delphin Peter Brahn and Margatret Jean Bucher, and Adolfo Gerardo Torres, son of Roberto Torres and Felipa de Torres, were married 09 June 2007 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA.
Jeffrey Erwin Hallgren, son of James Harvey Hallgren and Anne Gertrude Kaehney, and Anntherese Pataska-Buss were married 20 July 2007 at Immanual Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kewaunee, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, USA.
Ashley Beth Smith, daughter of William Robert Smith II and Kathleen Helen Schulteis, and Dr. Mahlon Kerr-Valentic, son of the late Dr. Franklin Edward Valentic and Judith Ann Kerr, were married 04 August 2007 at Hotel Park City, Park City, Summit County, Utah, USA.
Timothy John Semo, son of Jerome Paul Semo and Mary Louise Schulteis, and Patricia Ann Mundt, daughter of Janice (Jerdee) Berry, were married 04 August 2007 at The Loft and Chapel at Cedar Ridge in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.
Susan Nicole Brahm, daughter of Jerome Herman Brahm and Diane Marie Kosterman, and Gabriel George Diederich, son of Raymond Leo Diederich and Debra Jo George, were married 25 August 2007 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA.
Aymie Elizabeth Harris, adopted daughter of Harlin Harris and daughter of and Nancy Esther Schulteis, and Michael Charles Bruss, son of Michael and Sharon Bruss, were married 01 September 2007 at Glacier Hills Chapel, Hubertus, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA.
Daniel Scott Schulteis, son of Oliver William Schulteis and Sandra Lee Coghlan, and JoAnn Adams, daughter of William Rausch and Kathleen Kramer, were married 18 December 2007 in Copper Mountain, Summit County, Colorado, USA.
Deaths:
Harold Edward Stafford on 12 October 2006 in Oak Lawn, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Harold was the son of the late Harold Edward Stafford and the spouse of Dolores Louise Schulteis. He was 85 years.
David Thomas Schulteis on 20 May 2007 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA. David was the son of the late Sylvester Ferdinand Schulteis and the late Isabelle Margaret Wolf, the spouse of Brenda Gail Samples-Zimmermann and Sheila and the father of Christina (Joseph) Kutka, Tiffany, David, Patrick and the step-father of Tiffany (John) Galassie. He was 63 years.
Lloyd Peter Welton on 04 August 2007 in Nevada, USA. Lloyd was the son of the late Lloyd Everett Welton and the late Josephine Wilhelmina Schulteis, the spouse of Allegra Irene Nimmer and the father of Dr. Michael Peter (Lucia Aldon), Dr. Patrick Lloyd (Annette Johnston), and Christopher Arthur. He was 76 years.
Jodell A. Schulteis on 17 April 2007 in West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. Jodell was the daughter of Hubert Hubert Pickart and Lydia Appolonia Hammer and the spouse of Dennis Peter Schulteis. She was 52 years.
James Sylvester Schulteis on 11 October 2007 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA. James was the son of the late Aloysius William Schulteis and the late Hildegrad Ida Noll, the spouse of Benedicta Gamboa Beltran and the father of James Alvin, John Arthur (Elizabeth Bowers), and Diana (Bradley Schmier). He was 78 years.
Howard Joseph Coman on 03 November 2007 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA. Howard was the son of the late William Coman and the late Ida Richards, the spouse of the late Mary Jane Odenbrett and the father of Richard (Cayetanna Mendoza Rosas), Karen (John Ruddoch), Rodger (Gale Walsh), Gale (Mark Williams), and Tina (Gregory Esman). He was 85 years.
Siegl Family
The picture on the left is of the Siegl house and barn taken in the 1940s. It was built by Johann Siegl after WW I (1919-1921) and located southwest of the original building. In 1945, Johann, his wife Wilhelmine Baumann and children were forcibly removed in what was called the Sudetenland Expulsion. By the 1980s, the house had so deteriorated it was removed. The barn had been removed many years earlier. In 2006, a bulldozer came and removed all vestiges of the Siegl family ever having lived there; the buildings' foundation and surrounding fruit and nut trees were removed.
Deaths:
Sister Anne Kachelmeier OSF (SSSF) of the School Sisters of St. Francis on 26 January 2007 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA. She was also known as Sister Mary Virgilia OSF. Sister Anne was the daughter of the late Frank Joseph Kachelmeier and the late Frances Josephine Halamka of Slinger, Wisconsin. Her parents and later her brother Frank owned and operated the Palace Bakery in Slinger. She was 99 years.
Happenings:
As you can tell, distribution of the Siegl family heritage book was delayed another year. We are continuing to verify source information at the Court Houses in Milwaukee and Washington Counties primarily for four family lines: the Meingast family, the Tauer family, the Kachelmeier family, and the Kachelmeyer family. Consider it important to view this information for several reasons; (1) to identify the names of parents, (2) to confirm known information, (3) to identify the event's location, and (4), to obtain other interesting facts such as occupations and residences. You say this is taking a long time and yes, it is. For events which occurred after 1930, in Milwaukee you may look up but 10 of these events on a single visit, and you may do this but once a month. On the other hand, will only publish the heritage book once so I would like for it to include as much information as possible. And, for our Siegl cousins in Germany, they do not have the opportunity to do this research.
More important, one German branch of the family (Franz and Anna) is presently being updated. With the receipt of this information we will go to print. The book will be some 400 pages with 423 pictures.
Thanks to all my cousins who helped in the research effort.
Ott Family
Births/Marriages/Deaths:
None reported.
Ott Family History
The above picture identifications were shared with us by Jerry and Dorothy Koeppe and Margaret Kastner. The picture was taken in 1937 at the 50th wedding anniversary celebration of Vincent and Theresa Ott.
01 Margaret Trunde 17 Vincent Ott Jr.
02 Mary Barbara Ott 18 Alice Ann Ott
03 Anna Theresa Ott 19 Carla Mary Ott
04 Gertrude Wylie 20 Barbara Kuchenreuther?
05 Aloysius Ott 21 Jeanette Markert
06 Rose Marie Ott 22 Maria (Philipp) Ott
07 Theresa Trunde 23 Margaret Barbara Ott
08 Joseph John Ott Sr. 24 Gloria Ellen Ott
09 Irene Weileder 25 Priscilla Mary Ott
10 Theresa Anna Ott 26 Vincent John Ott
11 Marie Trunde 27 Theresa (Philipp) Ott
12 Catherine Trunde 28 not identified
13 John Vincent Ott 29 Jacob John Zoller
14 Marie Huppertz 30 Robert Al Zoller
15 not identified 31 Jerome Howard Koeppe
16 Steven Trunde 32 Alan Henry Ott
33 Joseph John Ott Jr.
Wolf Family
The picture on the far right is of William Wolf, son of Damien Wolf and Annas Kiepels, born 1846 and died in 1900. The lady is his wife Anna Maria Margaretha Meunier, daughter of John Michael Meunier and Anna Gertrude Kropp, born 1847 and died 1924.
No birth/marriage/death activity reported for the year 2007.
Help:
Need valid email addresses for: see here. Please check it out.
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!
See here for a heritage documentation overview.
End of this the 2007 newsletter.
