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     Jim Lucke was born in Ottawa Township, Ohio, USA on 10 October 1912. He was the son of John Lucke and Flossie Mae Rhodes. Jacob John William Lucke was baptized on 27 October 1912 in St. Peter and Paul's in Ottawa, Ohio, USA.¹ His baptism name was Jacob John William Lucke. He is listed in the census as John Lucke's son on the 9 January 1920 Census in Flint City, Michigan.² He is listed in the census as John Lucke's son on the 17 April 1930 Census in Fenton, Michigan.³ On Monday, 6 June 1938, at age 25, Jim Lucke married Wanita Irene Penny. Jim died on 24 January 1974 in Linden, Michigan, USA at age 61. He was buried on 26 January 1974 in Fairview Cemetery in Linden, Michigan, USA.

     Edward A Vogeding was born on 16 October 1912, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, USA. He was the son of Edward Augustus Vogeding and Laura Schele. He is listed in the census as Edward Augustus Vogeding's son on the 14 April 1930 Census in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.¹ Edward A Vogeding died on 15 July 2001 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, USA at age 88.²

      Erb Tithof was also known as Erwin Joseph Tithof. He was born on 28 October 1912, in Maple Grove Township, Michigan, USA.¹ On Saturday, 13 August 1938 in Chesaning, Michigan, USA, at age 25, Erb Tithof married Marie Rita Giesken, age 23, daughter of Louis Giesken and Katie Duling. Erb Tithof and Marie Rita Giesken had 9 children. Erb Tithof died on 27 January 1993 in Chesaning, Michigan, USA at age 80.^2,3 He was buried on 30 January 1993 in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Chesaning, Michigan, USA.

     Andrew L. Siefker was born on 21 November 1912. He was the son of John Siefker and Florentina Lampe. He is listed in the census as Florentina Lampe's son on the 21 January 1920 Census.¹ Andrew L. Siefker died in 2000.

     Mary Siefker was born in Kalida, Ohio, USA on 12 December 1912.¹ She was baptized on 13 December 1912 in St. Michael's in Kalida, Ohio, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Barney Siefker and Helena Verhoff. Her baptism name was Mary Elizabeth Catherine Siefker. Mary died in 1944 in Pampa, Texas, USA.

     Margaret Flynn was born in Clare, Michigan, USA in 1913. She was the daughter of Henry Patrick Flynn and Rosella Veronica Hughes. She is listed as Henry Patrick Flynn's daughter on the 9 April 1930 Census in Vernon Township, Michigan.¹

     Odelia M Gerten was born on 23 January 1913. On Thursday, 11 June 1942, at age 29, Odelia M Gerten married Raymond Siefker, age 34, son of Barney Siefker and Helena Verhoff. As of 11 June 1942, her married name was Odelia M Siefker (Gerten). Odelia M Gerten died on 16 August 1986 in Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA at age 73.

     Helen Loretta Vogeding was born on 3 February 1913, in Avilla, Indiana, USA. She was the daughter of William Vogeding and Emma Loretta Deuitch. She is listed as William Vogeding's daughter on the 12 January 1920 Census in Chicago, Illinois.¹ She is listed as Emma Loretta Deuitch's daughter on the 18 April 1930 Census in Chicago, Illinois.² On Monday, 30 August 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, at age 24, Helen Loretta Vogeding married Karl B Koch, age 30. As of 30 August 1937, her married name was Helen Loretta Koch (Vogeding). Helen Loretta Vogeding died on 13 August 2004 in Auburn, Indiana, USA at age 91.

     Donald Louis Besancency was born on 17 February 1913, in Lima, Ohio, USA. He was the son of Louis F. Besancency and Veronica Elizabeth Foos. On Saturday, 7 October 1939 in Rosary Cathedral in Toledo, Ohio, USA, at age 26, Donald Louis Besancency married Dorothy Jane Burns, age 24. Donald Louis Besancency died on 30 May 1958 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA at age 45. His obituary reads "Donald L. Besanceney, 45, Norwich. Conn., son of Louis and Veronica Foos Besanceney, Napoleon street , died Friday in Norwich hospital after a two day illness. Mr. Besanceney suffered a heart attack. He was manager of the Shetucket Lumber company in Norwich and a partner in the L. P. Gas company in Winchester, Ky. The deceased was born February 17, 1913 in Lima, 0., and attended St. Joseph grade school, leaving here after completing eight grades. He married Dorothy Burns in Rosary Cathedral in Toledo, October 7, 1939. Surviving are his widow: twin daughters. Denise and Diane; parents; a brother, the Rev. Paul Besanceney, S J. of Stanislaus of Parma, 0; two sisters, Mrs. W. J. (Mildred) Koch and Mrs. Harry (Dorothy) Kledzik, both of Fremont. He was a member of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Norwich, and the Fremont Council of the Knights of Columbus. Friends may call at the Ochs funeral home beginning at 4:30 p. m., Sunday. Services will be held in St. Joseph church at 10 a. m., Tuesday. A Solemn High Mass will be offered with the Rev. Paul Besanceney as celebrant, the Rev. Leo Lehmkuhl, deacon, and Father Joseph Schill, Antwerp. 0., sub-deacon. Interment will be in Calvary cemetery, Toledo."

     Andre Salata was born on 12 March 1913. On Friday, 8 December 1944, at age 31, Andre Salata married Louise Smith, age 33, daughter of John Smith and Mary Magdalen Goedde. Andre Salata died on 3 May 2000 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA at age 87.¹

     Agnes Otte was born on 19 April 1913, in Maple Grove Township, Michigan, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Otte and Cecelia Giesken.
Biography: Never married. She is listed as Joseph Otte's daughter on the 23 April 1930 Census in Maple Grove Township, Michigan.² Agnes Otte died on 5 June 2002 in Chesaning, Michigan, USA at age 89.¹ She was buried on 8 June 2002 in St Michaels Cemetery in Chesaning, Michigan, USA.¹

     Neal Schmenk was born in Ottawa Township, Ohio, USA on 24 May 1913. His baptism name was Cornelius Joseph Schmenk. He was the son of Frank Schmenk and Emma Reinman. Neal Schmenk was listed as Joseph Reinman's grandson on the 6 January 1920 Census in Ottawa, Ohio.¹ Neal Schmenk was listed as Joseph Reinman's grandson on the 20 April 1930 Census in Ottawa, Ohio.² On Saturday, 14 June 1941 in St. Peter and Paul's in Ottawa, Ohio, USA, at age 28, Neal Schmenk married Freda Meyer, age 26, daughter of Ben Meyer and Mina Rieman.³ On Saturday, 10 July 1948 in St. Peter and Paul's in Ottawa, Ohio, USA, Neal Schmenk witnessed the marriage of Harriet Meyer and Carl Lucke.³ Neal Schmenk and Freda Meyer were parents of the people in the family group photo of their family in 1965. Neal died on 29 December 1982 in Sandusky, Ohio, USA at age 69.

     Lucille Siefker was born on 1 July 1913.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Siefker and Catherine Recker. Lucille Siefker died on 29 September 1985 at age 72.¹

     Ila Blomeke was born on 29 July 1913. Circa 1935, Ila Blomeke married Oscar J. Wortkoetter, son of Andrew Henry Wortkoetter and Lena Rieman. As of circa 1935, her married name was Ila Wortkoetter (Blomeke). Ila Blomeke died on 1 March 1987 in Bryan, Ohio, USA at age 73.¹

     Louis Drummelsmith was born on 31 July 1913, in Tilbury, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of John H. Drummelsmith and Philomena Siefker. Louis Drummelsmith died on 21 February 1984 at age 70.

      Jerome Jacobson was also known as Anthony Jerome Jacobson. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, USA on 5 September 1913. He was the son of Anthony Joseph Jacobson and Lizzie Lucke. He is listed in the census as Anthony Joseph Jacobson's son on the 3 January 1920 Census in Dayton, Ohio.¹ Jerome was listed as a household member living with an unknown person in the Census on 12 May 1930 in Beaver Creek Township, Greene, Ohio, USA. On Wednesday, 10 February 1943, at age 29, Jerome Jacobson married Jean Nolan. Jerome died in September 1985 in Fort Bend, Texas, USA.

     Fred Siefker was born on 11 September 1913, in Union Township, Ohio, USA. He was the son of Peter George Siefker and Christine Drummelsmith. Fred Siefker died on 27 July 1967 at age 53.

     Ernest H. Gutekunst was born on 13 September 1913. On Saturday, 10 September 1949 in St. Thomas in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, at age 35, Ernest H. Gutekunst married Florence Roof, age 40, daughter of John Roof and Clara Lucke. Ernest died on 23 June 1969 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA at age 55. Cause of death was a brain stem hemorhage.

     Edward Rieman was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on 13 October 1913. He was the son of William John Rieman and Anna M. Drerup. He is listed in the census as William John Rieman's son on the 14 January 1920 Census in Glandorf, Ohio.¹ He is listed in the census as William John Rieman's son on the 3 April 1930 Census in Glandorf, Ohio.² On Saturday, 17 August 1946 in Ottawa Township, Ohio, USA, at age 32, Edward Rieman married Ettie M. Mullett. Edward died on 16 March 2000 in Ottawa Township, Ohio, USA at age 86.

     Clotilde Anna Wannemacher was baptized on 24 November 1913 in St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Cloverdale, Ohio, USA. Godparents Alexander Wannemacher and Anna Schmidt.¹ She was born on 24 November 1913, in Cloverdale, Ohio, USA. She was the daughter of Stephan Peter Wanamaker and Margaret M. Smith. She is listed as Stephan Peter Wanamaker's daughter on the 9 January 1920 Census in Cloverdale, Ohio.² She is listed as Stephan Peter Wanamaker's daughter on the 10 April 1930 Census in Lima, Ohio.³

     Mildred Bumpass was born in Pine Bluff, Vaugine Township, Arkansas, USA on 27 November 1913. She was the daughter of James Bumpass and Philomena Lucke. She is listed as James Bumpass's daughter on the 2 April 1930 Census in Riverside, Arkansas.¹ Mildred Bumpass was employed as a bookkeeper, in Pine Bluff, Vaugine Township, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA. She died on 22 November 1991 in Pine Bluff, Vaugine Township, Arkansas, USA at age 77. Cause of death was heart attack. She was buried on 25 November 1991 in Bellwood Annex, St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA.

     Edwin Smith was born in Union Township, Ohio, USA on 14 December 1913.¹ He was the son of William Smith and Clara Rampe. Frank Arthur Edwin Smith was baptized on 16 December 1913 in St. Michael's in Kalida, Ohio, USA.¹ His baptism name was Frank Arthur Edwin Smith. He is listed in the census as William Smith's son on the 2 January 1920 Census in Union Township, Ohio.²

     Cyril Albert Camp was born in 1914. He was the son of John H. Camp and Josephine Amelia Kromer. Cyril died on 6 November 1993 in Toledo, Ohio, USA.

     Leo Joseph Beckman was born in Pleasant Township, Ohio, USA on 1 February 1914.¹ He was the son of Joseph William Beckman and Tracy Meyer. Leo Joseph Beckman was baptized on 8 February 1914 in St. Peter and Paul's in Ottawa, Ohio, USA.¹ He died in June 1980 in Findlay, Ohio, USA at age 66.²

     Margaret Recker was born on 18 April 1914, in Tilbury, Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Henry Caspar Recker and Lena Siefker. Margaret Recker died on 17 June 1993 at age 79.

      Amos Verhoff was also known as Amos Henry Verhoff. He was born in Cuba, Greensburg Township, Ohio, USA on 24 May 1914. He was the son of Frederick W Verhoff and Elizabeth Ellerbrock. He is listed in the census as Frederick W Verhoff's son on the 28 January 1920 Census in Greensburg Township, Ohio.¹ He is listed in the census as Frederick W Verhoff's son on the 17 April 1930 Census in Cuba, Greensburg Township, Ohio.² On Tuesday, 1 March 1938 in Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA, at age 23, Amos Verhoff married Helen Lucke, age 18, daughter of Joseph Lucke and Mary Riepenhoff.³ Amos died on 22 October 1992 in Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA at age 78.⁴

     Richard Gladen was born on 1 July 1914. , Richard Gladen married Philomena Marie Warnecke, daughter of Charles H. Warnecke and Catherine Elizabeth Siefker. Richard Gladen died in June 1986 in Bradenton, Florida, USA at age 71.

     Freda Meyer was born in Pleasant Township, Ohio, USA on 9 July 1914. She was the daughter of Ben Meyer and Mina Rieman. Freda Mary Cecilia Meyer was baptized on 14 July 1914 in St. Peter and Paul's in Ottawa, Ohio, USA.¹ Her baptism name was Freda Mary Cecilia Meyer. She is listed as Ben Meyer's daughter on the 28 January 1920 Census in Pleasant Township, Ohio.² On Tuesday, 12 June 1928 in St. Peter and Paul's in Ottawa, Ohio, USA, Freda Meyer witnessed the marriage of Harry Riepenhoff and Phyllis Meyer.³ She is listed as Ben Meyer's daughter on the 15 April 1930 Census in Pleasant Township, Ohio.⁴ On Saturday, 14 June 1941 in St. Peter and Paul's in Ottawa, Ohio, USA, at age 26, Freda Meyer married Neal Schmenk, age 28, son of Frank Schmenk and Emma Reinman.³ As of 14 June 1941, her married name was Freda Schmenk (Meyer). On Saturday, 10 July 1948 in St. Peter and Paul's in Ottawa, Ohio, USA, Freda Meyer witnessed the marriage of Harriet Meyer and Carl Lucke.³ Freda Meyer and Neal Schmenk were parents of the people in the family group photo of their family in 1965. Freda Meyer died on 29 August 2010 in Sandusky, Ohio, USA at age 96.

     Omer Camillius Meyer was born in Glandorf, Ohio, USA on 23 July 1914. He was the son of Henry Edward Meyer and Veronica Clara Wortkoetter. On Tuesday, 6 June 1939 in St. Nicholas Church in Miller City, Ohio, USA, at age 24, Omer Camillius Meyer married Lillian Ann Lucke, age 23, daughter of Herman Lucke and Minnie Warnecke. Omer Camillius Meyer died on 3 December 1998 in Lima, Ohio, USA at age 84.¹ He was buried on 2 January 1999 in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Glandorf, Ohio, USA.

      Florence Klausing was also known as Florence Wolfgang. She was born in Bascom, Ohio, USA on 8 November 1914. She was the daughter of Harry Clinton Wolfgang and Lena Kreis. Florence was adopted in Loudon Township, Seneca, Ohio, USA, in 1918. She is listed as Frank Klausing's daughter on the 5 January 1920 Census in Van Buren Township, Ohio.¹ She is listed as Frank Klausing's daughter on the 5 April 1930 Census in Van Buren Township, Ohio.² On Thursday, 24 November 1938 in St. Mary's Church in Leipsic, Ohio, USA, at age 24, Florence Klausing married Louis Meyer, age 26, son of Ben Meyer and Mina Rieman.³ As of 24 November 1938, her married name was Florence Meyer (Klausing). Florence died on 16 May 1989 in Fostoria, Ohio, USA at age 74.