52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - 2025; Week 21 "Preservation"

KEEPSAKE ITEMS TO PRESERVE:

I have been very fortunate to have inherited many keepsake items from my parents, grandparents and even a few from great-grandparents.  These are very important to me and are items I want to preserve.  While I don't have children of my own, I am hopeful that my niece (with three young sons) or my nephew will one day continue to keep and preserve these items.

Here are some examples:

A six volume set of "The New Practical Reference Library Encyclopedia" dated 1915 which was owned by my great-grandfather, Rudolph Schulte (1869-1940).  The illustrations in these books are outstanding and they are handy reference guides to events in the world prior to 1915:

A German violin which also belonged to my great-grandfather, Rudolph Schulte (1869-1940).  Rudolph was an insurance salesman in the 1920's.  He had a client who could not pay his insurance premium so he gave Rudolph this German violin in exchange for his insurance premium.  The violin is dated from the 1850's:

A German prayer book which belonged to my great-grandmother, Bertha, nee Kramp, Kolberg (1860-1915).  She brought this book to the US when she immigrated on November 28, 1883 from Klein Tuchen, Kreis Bütow, Pommern, Preußen. This area is now, in 2025, known as Tuchomko, County Bytow, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland:

My most prized possession is this cut glass mushroom lamp which belonged to my great-grandparents, Rudolph (1869-1940) and Juliane, nee Feucht (1870-1907), Schulte.  This lamp dates to the mid-1890's and was in their home throughout their marriage and later passed down in the family until I received it.  This lamp is special to me because it is the only item I have of my great-grandmother who passed away at the young age of 36:

A childhood roll top desk that was my father's (1923-1996).  I still use this desk today to hold office supplies and I have a desk lamp placed on top:

A Polish flute (or better known as a recorder) which belonged to my great-grandfather, John Kijak (1861-1945), who used this flute to call sheep while he was still living in Poland.  He immigrated to the US from Taniborz gm. Kleszczewo pow. Poznan woj. Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland) on June 19, 1882:

A photo album that belonged to my great-grandmother, Amelia, nee Schluessler, Wellhausen (1876-1963).  This type of album is frequently seen now in antique shops:

My mother's (1925-2016) cedar chest which she received for her high school graduation in 1943 from her parents.  Her parents had this cedar chest hidden in their own bedroom, covered with a quilt, for weeks before the graduation and my mother told me she never noticed anything different:

 All of these items are important to me and are all displayed in my home.  It is important to me, as a genealogist and family historian, that these items continue to be preserved.

 

A message of appreciation goes to my cousin, Ina, in Poland for the correct wording of my ancestors' Polish home villages.

copyright 2025, Cheryl J. Schulte

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - 2025; Week 7 "Letters and Diaries"

AUGUST GOTTLIEB KOLBERG'S 10TH BIRTHDAY:

I have created the following post using notes and recollections that my maternal grandmother, Ella Kolberg Kijak, shared with me regarding HER father, August Gottlieb Kolberg's, 10th birthday.  

On November 24, 1919, during a celebration of August's 65th birthday, he related the details of his 10th birthday celebration as follows:

"I was born on November 24, 1854 in Klein Tuchen, Kreis Bütow, Pommern, Preußen*.  I was the third son of my parents.  In our family, a boy's 10th birthday was a special occasion and the year I was turning 10 my birthday in November was on my mind constantly.

Thursday, November 24, 1864 began early.   I awoke even before it was light outside and could hear Mama and Papa working in the house.  Today would be my special birthday and many aunts, uncles, cousins and neighbors would be coming by.  Papa and Mama had a strict rule in our family that each child must attend school for four years; that was very important to them as they were not able to have any schooling.  So far my two older brothers, Albert and Fritz, had studied for four years in school and then when they were 10 they were allowed to stop school and begin working on the farm with Papa.  I was looking forward to this as well.  I must admit that school was not my favorite thing to do; I would have rather been outside in the fields or playing with my brothers but Papa and Mama were very strict about the school rule.  Today I would be allowed to stop school and begin to work on the farm as well.

Papa called to us boys to get up while it was still dark.  Fritz and I got up immediately.  Our oldest brother, Albert, had died last year at age 12 and that had been a very sad time for all of us, especially Mama and Papa.  Today our younger brothers, Heinrich and Johann, were lazier and had to be prompted to get up.  They were only 7 and 5 at the time.  Baby Hermann would be 2 tomorrow and he was still sleeping.  Mama also had the new baby, Gustav, who was only 5 weeks old.  There had also been another brother,  Franz, but he had died last year when he was only 2.  Mama had been so hoping that this latest baby would be a little girl but now we were a family of Mama, Papa and 6 sons.

That  morning Mama had our breakfast ready for us and told us to hurry and eat because aunts would be arriving soon to help with the birthday celebrations.  Because Mama had baby Gustav to tend to some of the aunts would be helping with the food for the birthday so that Mama could rest.  Mama would do this for the aunts in return as well.  Having a large family was important Mama would say because everyone would help everyone else.

We had barely finished our breakfast and the light was just beginning when we could hear a wagon outside.  It was Oma Kautz coming to help with the birthday.  Oma was Mama's mother and all us boys loved Oma Kautz because she always brought us special breads and cakes that she had made.  Oma was the only grandparent I had anymore.  I had not known Opa Kautz because he had died long before I was born.  When he died, Oma married Mr. Krause so that she would have help on the farm.  Mr. Krause was very stern and never smiled so we boys stayed away from him.

Oma came in the house and told me "Happy Birthday, August" and showed me the basket she was bringing that held some special cakes with sugar on top.  She went over to Mama and inquired how baby Gustav was doing.  Mama said he was sleeping fine but not eating well and she was worried.  We did not know it then but in a few months baby Gustav would die.

After breakfast all us boys were sent outside to give Mama and Oma room to work on the birthday.  Soon the aunts arrived carrying baskets of food as well.  Mama was going to make my favorite Pommern potatoes and the aunts had been helping her the last few days by boiling and cooling pounds of potatoes.  Now they were bringing them to the house so Mama could prepare them.  The potatoes took a long time to make but it helped Mama that the aunts had boiled them ahead of time.  Mama then sliced them and put them in the pan on the fire with lots of lard.  The potatoes sizzled and fried for quite some time while Mama kept slicing more potatoes.  We would need a lot for all the family that were coming.  What made these potatoes special was that after they were almost done frying Mama would crack eggs into the potatoes and fry them together; the eggs would work into the potatoes and Mama would get them very crispy.  I always wanted the potatoes around the edge of the pan because they were the best.  Many times we had only these Pommern potatoes for dinner because they were so good.  Mama had promised me she would make them herself for my birthday because her potatoes were much better than those made by the aunts though we could not tell them that.

Aunt Carolina and Uncle Johann arrived soon with some of the cousins.  Aunt Carolina was one of Papa's sisters.  They brought more food and chicken as well for the meal.  Mama was happy to see them because Aunt Carolina was a hard worker.  Soon Uncle August and Aunt Friederike arrived.  Uncle August was Papa's brother and he was my godfather which was something he reminded me of all the time.  I liked Uncle August because he would take my older brothers out behind the barn and let them smoke some tobacco and he had been promising this to me all year.  Aunt Friederike came bearing her usual gift for all the cousins which were hand knit socks.  She took great pride in using heavy yarn so that the socks would be warm and she would always say the same thing "if your feet are warm you won't get sick".  We boys thought her socks were picky and uncomfortable but Mama always frowned at us and we quickly thanked Aunt Friederike.  Later Mama would tell us that we needed to be grateful because we had many feet in the house to put socks on and it helped Mama when an aunt would give us new socks.

By midday we had many guests - aunts, uncles, cousins and even some neighbors all coming for my 10th birthday.  Uncle Gottlieb and Aunt Karolina brought a smoked ham from the hogs on their farm and Papa praised the ham. Uncle Gottlieb was Papa's brother as well.  They had children the same ages as us boys and even had an August born the same year as me.  Sometimes it became very confusing when all the cousins were together.

The day went by quickly but it was grand fun.  Uncle August tried to take me out behind the barn to show me his tobacco but Papa saw us and quickly stopped this.  Uncle August and Papa talked loudly about this for a while but in the end Uncle August shrugged and walked away.  Papa told me that there would be plenty of time for tobacco but he didn't want me to be sick today on my birthday.  I wasn't very happy but we boys knew we had to obey Papa.  That was the way it was.

By the end of the day the families were all leaving but Aunt Carolina and Oma Kautz stayed longer to help with cleaning up the house.  Mama was looking very tired and Oma was worried about her.  But Mama said to me "I think August Gottlieb that you had a grand 10th birthday and now you are a man".  Oma Kautz reminded me that Mama had worked hard on my Pommern potatoes while tending to baby Gustav and I should never forget the grand birthday I had.

And I never did!"

August Kolberg, November 24, 1919, 65 years old, Stevensville, Michigan:

(As a side note - the making of Pommern potatoes continues in our family to this day and the recipe has been passed down mother to daughter.)

* Klein Tuchen, Kreis Bütow, Pommern, Preußen is currently, as of 1945, Tuchomko, Bytow, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

copyright 2025, Cheryl J. Schulte

From Whence I Came - August Gottlieb Kolberg

AUGUST GOTTLIEB KOLBERG

My maternal great-grandfather, August Gottlieb Colberg (Kolberg) was born on November 24, 1854 in Klein Tuchen, Kreis Bütow, Pommern, Germany.  He was christened the following day, November 25, 1854, at the Evangelical Church in Groß Tuchen, Kreis Bütow, Pommern.  His sponsors were listed as (1) August Colberg (likely the brother of his father), (2) August Goll, (3) Helene Litwinke.

It should be noted that at this time, in 2021, the former Evangelical Church in Groß Tuchen, Pommern, Germany is now a Roman Catholic Church in the renamed village of Tuchomie, Poland.  This explains why the birth/baptismal certificate I received is in a Polish format though the Catholic Church in Tuchomie does have the original churchbooks from when the area was a part of Germany.

August was the third son of Friedrich Wilhelm Colberg, Sr. and Henriette Amalie Kautz of Klein Tuchen.  This couple would eventually have 12 children with 11 sons and 1 daughter.  Four sons and the one daughter died in childhood with 7 sons living to adulthood.  These 7 sons were Friedrich-Wilhelm, Jr., August, Heinrich, Johann, Otto, Paul and Ferdinand Colberg/Kolberg (surname is shown with either spelling in the early churchbooks).

In 2008 when I visited the descendants of brother, Johann Colberg, in Berlin I was able to see Johann's journal in which he documented important dates of his parents and brothers.  Here is August's entry, written by his brother, Johann showing that August was born on November 24, 1854 and that he later went to "Amerika":

On October 4, 1878 in Groß Tuchen, August was married to Bertha Kramp at the above named Evangelical Church:

They had at least three children while still living in Germany with two of the children dying in infancy.

August, Bertha and their three year old daughter, Hedwig, immigrated to America on the ship Lessing arriving at the port of Castle Garden in New York on November 28, 1883.  They had traveled from the port of Hamburg in Germany, on to the port of Havre in France and then on to the US.  Their name was spelled "Colberg" on the ship passenger list.  Bertha's sister, Emilie Kramp, and Emilie's future husband, Friedrich Skibbe, also traveled with them on the same ship.  Upon arriving in New York, they traveled on to Lincoln Township in Berrien County, Michigan to join August's younger brother, Heinrich, who had arrived a few years earlier.

Over the course of their years in the US, August and Bertha had a total of 6 more known children with one son dying in infancy.  Times were hard, farming did not produce much income but the family still grew.  Here is a photo of August and Bertha with their oldest daughter, Hedwig, sitting and their daughter, Amelia, standing:

In 1903, August owned 17 acres of land in Lincoln Township according to a plat book in the St. Joseph Public Library in St. Joseph, Michigan.  The farm, home and property were located on Cleveland Avenue between what is now Rockey Weed and Linco Roads in Lincoln Township (Stevensville).  I have searched for this property and located it by going out Cleveland Avenue, towards the town of Baroda, and found the property on the left side of Cleveland Avenue, the third farm before Linco Road.

By 1917, August was a laborer and tenant farmer with a house and lot on St. Joseph Avenue in Stevensville.

Besides farming, August was a cabinetmaker and he made such items as coffins.

While I don't have much definitive information on his life, the facts that I do have don't display a very happy lifestyle for August and Bertha.  While August and his four brothers all became farmers in Berrien County, August's farm was probably the least productive.  His wife, Bertha, had to supplement the income by picking berries on farms of the other brothers and then selling them for additional income.  It also did not help that August had a propensity for alcohol and his wife, Bertha, certainly did not have a happy life.

Bertha Kolberg passed away first on February 26, 1915 and, interestingly, each of the 5 Kolberg brothers in the US lost their wives at early ages.  It would appear that the hard work of farming alongside their husbands, coupled with the enormous number of children that they had, made the lives of the Kolberg spouses difficult and short.

In later years, August lived with his daughter, Amelia Mielke, and her family in Stevensville, Michigan

until his death on April 24, 1920 in Stevensville.  He and Bertha are buried in City Cemetery in St. Joseph, Michigan.

When I was growing up, my grandmother, Ella Kolberg Kijak, never shared any information with me on either of her parents.  While she was the baby of their family and was undoubtedly special to her mother, it just was something she never discussed.  I only have the two above photos of August and only the one of Bertha but I am pleased to have what items I do possess and to have the limited knowledge of my great-grandfather that has been shared with me.

Today I am thinking of him on this 167th anniversary of his birth.

Copyright 2021, Cheryl J. Schulte

From Whence I Came - Bertha Kramp

BERTHA KRAMP

Bertha Kramp was my mother's maternal grandmother though Bertha had died long before my mother was even born.  When my mother was growing up nothing was ever discussed about her grandmother and she knew nothing about her.  I have always wondered why my grandmother never mentioned her own mother to me either as I am sure there would have been many stories that I could have heard.

Bertha Kramp was born July 26, 1860 and she was the second of ten children of Albert Kramp and Emilie Rott.  At the time of Bertha's birth the family lived in Borntuchen, Kreis Bütow, Pommern, Germany where the first four children of this couple were born.  Between 1864 and 1866, Albert and Emilie Kramp moved their family to the nearby village of Klein Tuchen, Kreis Bütow, Pommern, Germany where their remaining six children were born.  I was able to visit these areas in 1993 and took these photos of Borntuchen:

Nothing is known of Bertha's early years but on October 4, 1878 in Groß Tuchen, Kreis Bütow, Pommern, Germany she married August Kolberg at the Evangelical Church.  Interestingly, Bertha's sister, Pauline Kramp, married on the same date in the same church to Heinrich Gersonde:

It should be noted that I received the above certificate in 1983 from the now Catholic church in Tuchomie, Poland - the area is now part of Poland and Groß Tuchen has been renamed Tuchomie.  The former Evangelical church is now a Catholic church though the former Evangelical church books are still there; the priest recorded this marriage on a Catholic/Polish form but the facts are still accurate.

The former Evangelical church of Groß Tuchen, now a Catholic church in renamed Tuchomie as I viewed it in 1993:

At least three children were born to August and Bertha (Kramp) Kolberg while they were still living in Klein Tuchen.  These children were:

Paul Lui Robert, born June 8, 1879 and died October 20, 1879.

Hedwig Johanne Auguste, born June 2, 1880.

Berta Hermine Franziska, born January 14, 1883 and who died on September 7, 1883.

In the fall of 1883 the family of August, Bertha and young Hedwig (age 3 years old) began their long journey to America.  August's brother, Heinrich, had already made the journey and had settled in Lincoln Township, Berrien County, Michigan.

Passenger list information from the port of Castle Garden in New York states the following:  August, Bertha and Hedwig COLBERG arrived in New York, on the ship, Lessing, on November 28, 1883.  They traveled from the port of Hamburg in Germany, to the port of Havre in France and then on to the US.  Their name was spelled Colberg on the ship passenger list.  Bertha's sister, Emilie Kramp, and Emilie's future husband, Friedrich Skibbe, also traveled with them on the same ship.  Arriving in New York they took a train to Michigan and were met in St. Joseph by brother, Heinrich:

Bertha brought with her to the US her German prayer book which I am fortunate to have received from my grandmother and which I still have and treasure:

Once in the US another six children were born to August and Bertha.  These children were:

Frederick Gustav Emil, born November 6, 1886 and who died July 13, 1887.

Amelia Alvina Henreitta, born December 6, 1887.

Kurt Paul Hugo, born July 23, 1890.

Robert Ernest Paul, born September 19, 1892.

Hugo Otto Heinrich, born May 29, 1894.

Ella Emma Louise, my grandmother, born August 8, 1895.

According to US census records, Bertha had given birth to 11 children and it is believed that the remaining two unknown children were perhaps born in Klein Tuchen as well given the three year gap between daughter Hedwig's birth in 1880 and daughter, Bertha's birth in 1883.  No additional birth or death records for children of this couple were ever located in county or church records in Berrien County, Michigan.

When I began my genealogical research, my grandmother was already deceased and I had to rely on the memories of many of her cousins for information.  I only have this one photo of my great-grandmother, Bertha, which based on the ages of the two daughters in the photo, must have been taken around 1889.

August and Bertha Kolberg with Hedwig (sitting) and Amelia (standing):

When I interviewed several of my grandmother's cousins I was told that August and Bertha Kolberg did not have much prosperity in their lives.  Times were very hard and August had a desire for excessive drinking.  I was informed that Bertha and daughter, Ella, would come to the farm of another Kolberg relative to pick berries which they would then sell on a stand in front of their own property for a little money to keep the family going.  I was told that on many a morning August would ride his horse through the countryside in Lincoln Township on his way to town to drink.  At night he would ride back with the horse knowing the way without guidance.  A very religious woman, this must have been a trying lifestyle for Bertha.  When talking to four different cousins of my grandmother, on separate occasions, it was interesting that each one of them all remembered these same incidences.

In early 1915 Bertha became too ill to remain at home and her son, Kurt Kolberg, took her to Kalamazoo, Michigan, approximately 60 miles away, where she was admitted to the Kalamazoo State Hospital. She passed away there on February 26, 1915 with her death certificate stating death was due to nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys), aggravated by mental depression and exhaustion.  Perhaps the hard life that she was forced into in this country and the loss of five children, along with having to work extremely hard to raise her family, became too much for her.

Newspaper articles reporting her death and funeral showed the religious woman that she was and how she would be missed by many:

August and Bertha Kolberg are buried in City Cemetery in St. Joseph, Michigan very close to my home.  Even though I never knew my great-grandparents I do place flowers on their grave every year to let them know that somebody is thinking of them:

I often have thoughts of just how difficult my great-grandmother's life was in this country and the fact that she died so young with her own mother outliving her by a good 10 years.  It is a sad commentary on her life but I hope that somewhere during her 54 years of life that she had happy times - perhaps with her children and the grandchildren that she was able to know.

Today I am thinking of my great-grandmother on what would be the 161st anniversary of her birth and I like to think that she would be pleased to see how large her family had become by the year 2000 when we had a Kolberg Family Reunion:

Copyright 2021, Cheryl J. Schulte

The Family Kolberg/Colberg - Part Twelve

END OF A KOLBERG GENERATION

On my Schulte surname side I have 2 first cousins.  My mother, on her Kijak surname side, had 3 first cousins.  My grandmother, however, on her Kolberg surname side had 67 first cousins!  That's correct.  There were 68 children from the 7 Kolberg brothers.  After many years of research on my Kolberg line I have been able to collect data on each and every one of these first cousins of my grandmother.

Today I was saddened to learn of the death of my grandmother's last remaining first cousin.  Over the years that I have lived back in my home town of St. Joseph I was able to interact frequently with this cousin and developed a fondness for her.  She was blessed to reach the age of 95, and when thinking of this what can one say about someone who lived to that age and who will be remembered fondly by many.

Mildred Helen Grace Kolberg was born on August 22, 1917 in Stevensville, Michigan to Paul Kolberg and Augusta Zuhl.  She was their 10th and final child.  When Mildred was only 19 months old her mother passed away and she was raised by a combination of her father, her three older brothers and their wives and was very close to her next oldest brother who always was very protective of her.  On November 17, 1962 she was married to Charles Herman Price and they had 49 years together before Charles passed away in February of 2012.  Mildred had a beautiful smile which she was always ready to give another and she had a strong personality and faith.  She will be remembered.

Charles and Mildred Price in 2008:

THE COLBERG/KOLBERG FIRST COUSINS:

Family of Friedrich-Wilhelm Colberg, Jr. & Hermine Augusta Melchert:

    Martha Marie Franziska Colberg, 1882-1882

    Paul Willy Colberg, 1883-1886

    Fritz Wilhelm Colberg, 1885-1886

    Erich Ernst Franz Colberg, 1886-1887

    Ernst Friedrich Paul Colberg, 1888-1888

    Max Friedrich Adam Colberg, 1889-1889

    Clara Marie Emilie Colberg, 1893-1893

Family of Friedrich-Wilhelm Colberg, Jr. & Therese Louise Mathilde Lawitzke:   
    Max Erich Colberg, 1899-after 1913
    Anna Meta Therese Colberg, 1901-after 1915
    Paul Otto Colberg, 1903-after 1917
    Helene Martha Minna Colberg, 1905-after 1919

Family of August Gottlieb Kolberg & Bertha Kramp:
    Paul Louis Robert Kolberg, 1879-1879
    Hedwig Johanne Auguste Kolberg, 1880-1956
    Berta Hermine Franziska Kolberg, 1883-1883
    Frederick Gustav Emil Kolberg, 1886-1887
    Amelia Alvina Henreitta Kolberg, 1887-1963
    Kurt Paul Hugo Kolberg, 1890-1935
    Robert Ernest Paul Kolberg, Sr., 1892-1950
    Hugo Otto Heinrich Kolberg, 1894-1951
    Ella Emma Louise Kolberg, 1895-1973

Family of Heinrich Carl Kolberg & Margaretha Auguste Sauerbier:
    Johann Charl Kolberg, 1883-1883

Family of Heinrich Carl Kolberg & Ottilie Friederike Mathilde Kramp:
    Carl Heinrich Kolberg, 1885-1885
    Hertha Emilie Katherina Kolberg, 1886-1976
    Alexander Otto Paul Kolberg, 1889-1965
    Heinrich Friedrich Ernest Kolberg, 1892-1966
    Retha Lina Minna Kolberg, 1894-1947
    Ortha Amalie Friederike Kolberg, 1895-1966
    Erick Carl August Kolberg, 1896-1897
    William Louis Julius Kolberg, 1898-1947
    Bentha Bertha Alwine Kolberg, 1900-1989
    Arnold Albert Emil Kolberg, 1901-1957
    Gerhart Walter Hugo Kolberg, 1903-1966
    Esther Maria Helena Kolberg, 1905-1988
    Lorenz Gustav Johann Kolberg, 1907-1983
    Ralph Nelson Ferdinand Kolberg, 1914-1915

Family of Johann Eduard Colberg & Berta Wilhelmine Hepke:
    Marguerite Amalie Colberg, 1884-1946
    Richard Hugo Georg Colberg, 1888-1982
    Johanna Helene Marie Colberg, 1890-1977
    Johannes Hermann Otto Colberg, 1893-1964
    Walter Max Colberg, 1894-1954
    Max Alfred Colberg, 1896-1946
    Otto Hermann Erich Kolberg, 1904-1937
    Charlotte Berta Elisabeth Colberg, 1906-1997

Family of Otto Ferdinand Paul Kolberg & Alvina Laura Truhn:
    Grace Henreitta Othella Kolberg, 1893-1986
    Frederick A. Kolberg, 1894-1978
    Victor Henry Kolberg, 1896-1993
    Orville Carl Julius Kolberg, 1904-1973
    Viola Elaine Kolberg, 1911-1966
    Leo Henry Kolberg, 1912-1994

Family of Paul Wilhelm Rudolf Kolberg & Augusta Adeline Henrietta Zuhl:
    Oscar Otto Gustav Kolberg, 1892-1970
    Ralph Heinrich Johann Kolberg, 1893-1894
    Waldimar August Wilhelm Kolberg, 1895-1985
    Clarence Heinrich Berthold Kolberg, 1897-1989
    Lillian Maria Ottillie Kolberg, 1899-1905
    Leo Otto Edward Kolberg, 1902-1903
    Ruby Edna Kolberg, 1904-1988
    Edna Olga Kolberg, 1907-1991
    Harry Paul Ferdinand Kolberg, 1910-1985
    Mildred Helen Grace Kolberg, 1917-2013

Family of Paul Wilhelm Rudolf Kolberg & Amanda Burk:    
    Alvin Albert Kolberg, 1921-1984

Family of Ferdinand Robert Kolberg & Helena Mielke:
    Oscar Friedrich Hermann Kolberg, 1898-1970    
    Waldemar Paul Hugo Kolberg, 1899-1989
    Alfred Paul Ferdinand Kolberg, 1900-1995
    Selma Anna Helene Kolberg, 1901-1988
    Gertrud Martha Marie Kolberg, 1903-1904
    Herta Anna Augusta Kolberg, 1904-1910
    Kurt Hugo Max Kolberg, 1905-1986
    Arthur Ferdinand August Kolberg, 1906-1990

What a glorious reunion they must all be having tonight in heaven!

May they rest in peace!

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Ferdinand and Helena (Mielke) Kolberg Family Photos:

Copyright 2013, Cheryl J. Schulte