tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167042192012-02-16T05:06:24.467-06:00Ramblings (stories,pictures and other things of interest) posted by myself and my rare cousins about our Reher and Stoltenberg heritage.Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494528197640364998noreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16704219.post-60227877260225133732012-01-22T10:57:00.005-06:002012-01-22T20:17:44.429-06:00

Our ancestor (my Great-grandfather), Johann Frederick Reher, was born February 1st, 1840 in Bebensee, Segeberg province, Holstein, Germany. He was one of three known children born to Sophia Elizabeth Maria Ehlers and Hinrich Casper Reher. The other children known were Marcus Hinrich "Max" Reher, born January 16, 1834 and Hans Christian "Chris" Reher, born August 18, 1843. These three brothers

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Joseph Francis RuzickaDecember 31, 1926 – October 27, 2011Joseph Francis Ruzicka was born to Joseph and Marie Ruzicka in Omaha, NE on December 31, 1926. He went to Bancroft and Park Avenue Grade Schools and graduated from Tech High School in December 1944. He joined the Navy on December 27, 1944 for two years. In 1946 he worked for Miller Knuth Mfg Co as a machine apprentice. He was drafted

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Henry Riley StephensonJune 18, 1921 - October 14, 2011Henry Riley Stephenson, a 62-year resident of Colville, WA passed away on Oct. 14, 2011 in Colville at the age of 90. Riley was born on June 18, 1921 in Burwell, Nebraska, the son of Clarence Daniel and Rebecca Amanda (Tockey) Stephenson.He was raised in Nebraska and graduated in 1941 from the town of Boelus. Riley entered the U.S. Army on Dec

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Below find the obituary of Leonard Reher as copied from the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on WyomingNews.com. Leonard L. Reher1921-2011Leonard Louis Reher, 90, of Cheyenne died Sept. 7, 2011 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.Leonard was born in Kimball, Neb., on March 21, 1921, the son of Arthur and Theresa (Buettner) Reher. He attended school in Bushnell, Neb., and graduated in 1939.Leonard enlisted

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Memorial Day weekend... Sunday, May 29, 2011... A gloomy, rainy day was made much more enjoyable by attending the Reher/Husmann Reunion at the Chapman School gymnasium. Cousins Dorothy and Beverly (Husmann) are in charge of the Chapman School Reunion and decided that since not many attended it anymore they would invite the Reher cousins to join them for the pot luck lunch and an afternoon of

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Memories of Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma Reher and of Grandpa and Grandma Husmann...by Vikki (Husmann) Deuel (Daughter of Kenny and Donna (McGee) Husmann...Granddaughter of Otto and Ella (Reher) Husmann... Great-granddaughter of Ernest and Minnie (Stoltenberg) Reher)I promised that I’d spend some time adding to Ella’s story, especially dad’s chapter. Cyndi did a great job of putting together

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Erlene (Reher) Still passed away on December 22 in California... Erlene was the daughter of Hugo & Olga Reher. Erlene with her husband Ray - 2007I received the following note from Erlene's daughter Marilyn Kowalski... To My Family and Friends,You are all family to me and thus I decided to send you this e-card to let you know that my mother passed away this am, peacefully at her home.She fought

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Kenneth "Butch" Lilienthal, 69, died Wednesday January 6, 2010 at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island.Memorial service was at 2 p.m. Saturday January 9th at All Faiths Funeral Home Chapel. Dan Naranjo officiated. Burial of ashes will be April 10 in the Chapman Cemetery.Mr. Lilienthal was born Sept. 23, 1940 at Laramie, Wyoming to Ray and Pauline (May) Lilienthal.He married Dorothy Jean

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To all subscribers of Rare Ramblings........Your vote is needed and those of your family and friends to give us an opportunity at fame.....Family Tree magazine is hosting a "Best Blog" contest and Rare Rambling has been nominated and made it to the next round in the category of "Family/Personal" Blogs....Lets show our support for Jodi and her efforts to keep you and all of us posted on family

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Luella was born December 4th, 1923 in Phillips, Nebraska.She was the second of five children born to Hugo and Olga Heesch Reher.April 28, 1947 she married Lloyd Peterson in Cleveland, Ohio. They had one daughter, Cheryl.Luella passed away June 12, 2009 in Twinsburg, Ohio.It was almost a year ago that Luella was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.She is survived by her husband Lloyd, one daughter,

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Raymond Still passed away May 14th after a brief illness. He was 89 yrs old and previously in good health, leading an active life. He is survived by his wife Erlene, with whom he has shared the last 68 years, his children, David R. Still of Loma Linda CA, Marilyn A. Kowalski of Mission Viejo CA, Charles L. Still of Mead, CO and Barbara J. Kuerzinger of Yucaipa, their spouses and his many

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Ray Still passed away Thursday May 14th...I had a short note from our cousin Marilyn Kowalski yesterday... (Marilyn is the daughter of Ray & Erlene Reher Still - Erlene is the daughter of Hugo & Olga Reher)I'll share Marilyn's note below... with obituary & more info to follow from Marilyn or as soon as I hear anything... JodiKerry and I had to cut our RV trip short due to Dad's illness. He was

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Dear Reher, Stoltenberg and other family relatives... I am Marilyn Kowalski, eldest daughter of Erlene and Raymond Still. Erlene is the daughter of the late Hugo & Olga Heesch Reher. Recently I wrote to you of my mother’s diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer. Presently she is doing well and on a brief vacation from her second round of chemotherapy. Now I have a special request for you. I am seeking to

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Well...As you can see... I am sad... My idea for blog post with little news items from the family didn't seem to go over very well... I only got a couple of submissions. I am posting what I have gotten now... and will add more as they come in. Thanks to those of you who I heard from.Listed under the Uncle / Aunt's name... the 10 children of Ernest & Minnie Reher...HugoNews sent by Marilyn

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Written May 2008 by Juleen ReherBecause I have nothing else to do this beautiful windy May day, I'm going to stroll down memory lane.After Barney finished his basic training at Jefferson Barracks in St Louis, Missouri, he was sent to Chanute Field in Champaign, Urbana, Illinois for further training. He was assigned to the welding, sheet metal school. He had just finished schooling in that field

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INDEX by Name...REHERGeneral Stories2006 Christmas Greetings2011 ReunionBits & Pieces from the Hall County History BookCousins Get TogetherDid You Know - An Article about towns in Germany named Reher and StoltenbergOld Family Photos Old Reher and Stoltenberg photosPlatt-Duetsch Children's Costume PartyReher Descendant ChartReher Pictures Through the YearsStories listed under the Grandparent's

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Someone put a comment on the 2006 Christmas Greeting blog wishing for a Family Tree type chart so they could figure out exactly how people were related. I wish I could post a traditional looking Family Tree... but the family is so big that it breaks down and is still not easy to see the relationships. On the 2006 Christmas Greeting, I posted the pictures of each cousin and cousin's family under

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From the book: "History of Hall County," ©1920 By Buechler, Barr & Stough Alda Township HistoryPage 157Claus Stoltenberg came to Hall County in April, 1859. He was a native of Holstein, Germany, born September 2, 1832, and grew to manhood in his native land. He emigrated to America in 1856, and after spending some time in New York and in Wisconsin, he came to Nebraska and spent a year

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This picture was taken in October of 1912 in honor of the celebration of Claus and Esther Paustian Stoltenberg's 50th wedding anniversary. (a larger version of the picture, by cutting it in half, appears at the bottom of the post... clicking on any photo will make it larger still) Click on the 50th link above for the full newspaper article and story published earlier.Claus and Esther were

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Two articles of interest appeared in the Grand Island Independent newspaper recently... The first article concerns our cousin Darwyn Buettner (Alfred and Frieda Reher Buettner's son) and the second article concerns our cousin Sylvia Peters' husbands family (Sylvia is Emily Reher's daughter)... Daryn and Barb BuettnerDarwyn and Barbara Buettner of Grand Island will be celebrating their 50th

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How to pose for a picture with your best catch of the dayFishing… What can I say about fishing… My Father loved to fish! I thought he had lots of fishing poles and gear and I thought he fished A LOT… That was before I met Dan… Dan could top Daddy about 50 times. When we were little Daddy, Mother, Jerri and I went to Lake McConaughay fishing. I think we were actually fishing down below the

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* * * * * * * * * * *Merry Christmasfrom some of your cousinsall across the country:ArtPaul and Sally Wyoming(Virgil's son... Art's grandson)Paul and Sally's children:Ryan - Angela - Grant JohnHugoClayton, Luella, Erlene and JackieColoradao, Ohio, California and Grand Island(Four of Hugo and Olga's five children)Erlene and Ray with their

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Christmas... one of my favorite times of the year...I'd like to share a few Christmas photos and memories with you from my family...I hope you will then join me and send some of yours.These first three pictures were taken in 1969...Matt's second Christmas...The picture above is me and Matt... he couldn't hold still for a picture and wanted to get on with opening the presents.Grammy Juleen gets a

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Who remembers the annual Children's Costume Party at the Platt-Deutsch?Do you have pictures of yourselves to contribute to this story???There was a parade around and round the 2nd floor dance hall at the Platt-Deutsch and prizes were given for the best costume. I do think some, if not all, of the costumes pictured below should have a gotten prize... but, to my knowledge, they did not, making me

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Roma Evelyn Reher was born April 29th, 1927, the first of four daughters born to Edward and Hedwig Knuth Reher. Roma sent me the following memories: (Roma's words will be in italic; my notes in regular type.)I will try to send you a short note about my life. I am not sure where I was born, in Grand Island, I think. I do remember living on the place just across the road from Grandma and

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Ernest Otto Husmann was born June 7, 1932 in Chapman, NEHe was the third child of five, third and last son born to Otto and Ella Reher HusmannErnie's sister Beverly wrote, "Just a note about Ernie. When he was born he was named Byron Otto. Grandpa Reher could never remember his name. He asked Mom why she didn't name him something he could remember. Mom asked him what he would like to name him

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When reminiscing about Aunt Frieda, my Mother, Juleen, and several cousins mentioned her cooking and meals they remembered. Even if you stopped by the farm unexpectedly, Frieda could whip up some scrumptious meal for you. On Saturday, March 20, 1976, an article appeared in the Grand Island Daily Independent newspaper, further testament to our Aunt Frieda's cooking abilities.A note at the bottom

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I write in several blogs... This one for the Reher side of the family, my Father's side, one for my Mother's side, the Sipple's, and one for my kids, just about me and them.I was thinking... I really should post my Mother's (Juleen Reher's) famous Potato Salad recipe... Everyone who tastes it says it is the best they ever had... I've never made it... I have the recipe, copied it when I was first

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Claus and Esther Paustian Stoltenberg and familyPhoto taken about 1877 or 1878Claus and Esther's children were, in order of birth: Alvina Wilhelmina "Anna" born 1863, Henry Edward born 1864, Johan Ferdinand born 1866, Cecelia, Helene Wilhelmina "Minnie" born 1871 and Carl born 1874.So judging their sizes and ages, I believe, that our Grandmother(or Great-grandmother) Minnie would be the girl on

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1941 Christmas cardFrom Ed and Hedwig ReherTo Barney and Juleen ReherGrand Island, NebDec. 21, 1941Dear Sis & Bro ---Received your Xmas card Sat. & today the birthday card and thanks for them. Caroline thinks that little spoons cute. I'm sure sorry that our Xmas card will be late. But Ed got in his head he was going to Wyo. for Xmas. So I finish them Sat. evening right away & here on the table

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Henry Edward Reher was born on August 23, 1903 on the family farm southeast of Grand Island in Hall County, Nebraska. He was the sixth son of Ernest and Minnie Reher. The above picture of Ed was pulled from the picture below of Arnold on the left, Ed in the center and Emil on the right. Taken at Ed & Ella's confirmation...L to R: unknown, Dora Gulzow, Alma Rohweder, Ed, Ella, and unknownEd

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Darwyn dressed in a sailor suit, a sign of things to come... November 1969Darwyn Dean Buettner was born November 12, 1937 in Grand Island, NE the son of Alfred and Frieda Reher Buettner. After his graduation from Grand Island Senior High School in 1955 he joined the United States Coast Guard. He retired after 21 years of service. Since his retirement from the Coast Guard Darwyn has worked for

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Do You Remember?I saw this in an issue of Reminisce magazine and boy did it bring back memories... Who else can remember going in to Kernan's Shoe Store on 3rd Street in downtown Grand Island when they were little?... The biggest thrill being to stand on the Fluoroscope machine and look into the view port to see the skeleton of your feet!Downtown Grand Island in the 1940s, I think3rd Street,

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My father, Barney, loved to bowl... He bowled almost as often as he fished... bowling in the winter months, fishing in the others. Mother says at times he bowled three or four times a week. He was on a couple of leagues, some years on four and he also subbed. He was in big demand as a sub and couldn't say no. He worked hard all day but never said no to bowling afterwards and that was hard work

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Dora Reher Nelson's daughter Sandy Nelson and Jerry "Jake" Mensik were married November 5, 1960. In October four of Sandy's Aunt's hosted a bridal shower for her. Juleen Reher (Barney's wife) held the shower in thier home which was then located on Bismark Road across from Meves Bowl.Sandy found these pictures of all who came...The Aunts who were the hostesses: Juleen Sipple Reher, Olga Heesch

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Johann & Sophia Vogt Reher emigration permit Found: Three emigration documents.My sister, Jerri's son, Phil Haussler, has translated the documents. About the above document he says..."Schleswig, March 17, 1873 --- This is essentially Johann’s (born Feb 1 1840) emigration papers stating that he has permission to emigrate to the US with Sophia Vagt (born Dec 6 1835) and their children, Emma (

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... Cousins ... photo taken about 1944(left to right)Rogene with Sandy in front, Arlene and Caroline with Jackie in front, LeMae with Darwyn in front, Beverly and DorothyMonday, June 5th, 2006 the local cousins got together. Alfred and Frieda Reher Buettner's daughter Rogene and her husband Ed Behrendsen were in town from Colorado and that prompted the little "family reunion". If I remember

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Rogene has written some of her memories of growing up, memories of her parents Frieda and Alfred Buettner and of her brother Darwyn. She also brought me some more photos which I have added both here and in Frieda's story.Frieda Reher and Alfred Buettner when they were datingOne of the main things I remember about Mom and Dad is the way they enjoyed dancing. We went to the Platte-Duetsche nearly

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Johann Frederick ReherFrom the Saturday, November 15, 1924 Grand Island Independent:Johann F. ReherJohann F Reher passed away at the St. Francis hospital at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, at the age of 84 years. Mr. Reher was born in Schleswig-Holstein, German, and was united in marriage in that country. He and his wife and two children came to America when the deceased was 33 years of age and came at

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Sophia ReherFrom the January 27, 1907 Grand Island IndependentPIONEER WOMANTAKES OWN LIFEDespondency Following Breakdown is CauseA most regrettable affair took place this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Reher on the old Schuller farm, about a mile and a half southeast of the city, when Mrs. John Reher, formerly Mrs. John Schuller, committed suicide by shooting herself through the head

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Claus StoltenbergFrom the May 10, 1913 Grand Island Independent DEATH OF FIRST ISLAND SETTLER----------Claus Stoltenberg passes AwayPeacefully at His Home----------HEAD OF PROMINENT FAMILYFirst White Man to Make Home BetweenPlatte and Wood RiversCame to Hall County in 1859Funeral Takes Place MondayClaus Stoltenberg, the first white settler to locate on the island, the tract of land between the

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Esther Paustian StoltenbergFrom the Grand Island IndependentPASSING OF PIONEER Mrs. Claus Stoltenberg Dies After Illness of Some LengthMrs. Claus Stoltenberg, one of the oldest residents of the Island, passed away peacefully yesterday afternoon at four o'clock at the old home place now owned by her son, Ferdinand Stoltenberg. For the last ten days her condition has become gradually more serious

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Did You KnowDid you know that there is a town in Germany by the name of Reher?? That there is also one by the name of Stoltenberg??Do you know where our Reher and Stoltenberg ancestors came from in Germany??Johann Reher came from the town of Bebensee. His father Casper came from Dreggers which was 6 miles east of there. Bad Segeberg is also associated with the family. It is about 7 miles

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This is the Christmas card my parents, Barney and Juleen, got from Husmann's in 1941. Barney and Juleen had just gotten married in October and had left immediately for California. (I've copied it as it's written... it is in pencil... not much punctuation) Chapman Mon. NiteHi Kids,Well how's every thing Out there thot may be

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Born February 3, 1905 in Hall County, Nebraska.Died June 11, 1996 in Central City, Merrick County, NE at age 91.Ella Cecelia Reher was born on the Reher family farm southeast of Grand Island. After having six boys, Ella was the first daughter born to Ernest and Minnie Reher.The above photo of Ella was cropped out of the 1915 Reher family portrait.I believe this is a picture of Ella with her

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Dora Augusta ReherBorn March 6, 1909 in Hall County, NEDied March 7, 1978 in Grand Island, NEEighth child of Ernest & Minnie Stoltenberg ReherFor the above picture, I cropped Dora out of the Reher family portrait taken about 1915.Dora was born, as all the children were, on the family farm southeast of Grand Island. She attended Hall County District 28 School.The picture at the left was taken at

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Sandra LeMae Nelson MensikSandy was born October 26, 1941the only child of Dora Reher and Guido Nelson.Here is Sandy withGrandpa Ernest Reher.Sandy graduated from Grand Island Senior High School in 1959. Sandy sent the following "memories" to be posted on Rare Ramblings:Memories of my Mom were that she worked all of the time. When she wasn't working, she was on the phone finding cooks and

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Through the Years...Photos of the Reher brothers and sisters... Emil, Arnold, Hugo, John, ArtBarney, Frieda, Dora, Ella, EddyBarney, Frieda, Dora, Ella, Eddy, Emil, Arnold Hugo, John, ArtStanding youngest to oldest... Caroline Reher Ruzicka (youngest daughter of Ed & Hedwig Reher) wrote to say, "I think the black and white pictures of the Reher brothers and sisters with your Dad (Barney) in

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The Reher Family History -- Germany To America Johann Frederick Reher was born February 1st, 1840 in Bebensee, Segeberg province, Holstein, Germany. He was one of three known children born to Sophia Elizabeth Maria Ehlers and Hinrich Casper Reher. The other children known were Marcus Hinrich “Max” Reher, born January 14, 1834 and Hans Christian “Chris” Reher, born August 18, 1843. All

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Frieda Marie ReherBorn January 23, 1911 in Hall County, NEDied January 13, 1992 in Grand Island, NEFrieda was the ninth child, the third and last daughter born to Ernest & Minnie Reher.For the picture above, I cropped Frieda out of the Reher family photo taken about 1915.The photo below of Frieda and Ernest is cropped from the Stoltenberg Anniversary reunion photo taken in 1912.I have only a

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1941 Christmas Card from FriedaAbove is the Christmas card and envelope that my parents, Barney and Juleen Reher, got from Frieda and Alfred Buettner in December 1941.Unfold the card and inside is the letter she wrote to them (typed as she wrote it):Dec 22, 19416:30 A.M.Dear Bro & Sis:Well here's the scotch in me, I just couldn't leave all this space go to waste, even if I am a little bit peeved

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Bernhardt Ferdinand Reher"Barney" Born March 7, 1912 in Hall County, NEDied May 16, 1999 in Grand Island, Hall County, NE#10... The youngest of all the Reher siblings...Son of Ernest & Minnie Stoltenberg ReherBarney was named after his Mother's brother Ferdinand Stoltenberg & her sister Cecelia's husband Bernhardt Wiese.The picture on the left of Barney is taken from the family portrait of the

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Memories of Barney...Below, I will be posting memories of Barney sent by others... Mother drew a long hot bath... (posted by Phil Haussler) Aunt Jodi posted an outstanding biography of my grandfather, Barney Reher. I'll add one of my favorite memories of grandpa Barney:When I was in college -- probably the summer of 1998 -- I started a small-time one-man

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One of my favorite Reher family traditions is Cranberry Sherbert -- that's right, we say Sherbert not Sherbet. Not sure why. We just do. We prefer two R's where possible, like Reher. Despite being an icy dessert, the Rehers eat Cranberry Sherbert twice every winter: Thanksgiving and Christmas. According to my recipe card, the tradition was passed down from Great-grandma Adda Rockwell

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Esther Paustian & Claus StoltenbergClaus & Esther Stoltenberg & Family 1912Before we start posting our Reher family memories, let me post a little story about our Great-Grandparents... Esther Paustian & Claus Stoltenberg. Even though there is no on left who might have actual memories of them, sometimes we are very lucky to find their story in a history book or old newspaper. Such is the case with

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Barney & Juleen Reher after their weddingwith all those who attended...The Cake… Barney & I were married on October 19, 1941 and left after the wedding and wedding breakfast for California to seek our fortunes. No job and about $250 between us. Nine months later we were called by Uncle Sam to return to Nebraska for Barney to be drafted into the armed services. We didn't realize he could

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This is the wedding picture of Ernest & Minnie ReherThey were married June 10, 1893 in Grand Island, NEHere, about 1916, they are shown with their family of 10 children...They all are waiting to see what stories & fun memoriesyou will write about them.Who will be the first??Left to right in the dark clothes are:Helene Wilhelmina Stoltenberg Reher (called Minnie)Arnold Carl ReherHenry Edward

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Okay all you Reher cousins... and Reher relatives...... NOW IT'S YOUR TURN ... Help me create a time capsule of our family's memories...Become a memberand then add some of your many memories!.See this picture?? That is me...That is what I'll look like if you don't join me writing memories...Of course... I'll look a little older in real life.But, yes... I do still know how to make that face...

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My mother had three ornery brothers who tormented and teased her relentlessly. They would hold up a toothpick or a piece of stringand taunt her. "Juleen!!" they'd whine indicating this was how she looked.She was always quite thin and was tall for her age.Because of these brothers,she thought she was unattractive, ugly.She could have been a model had she been born in a different place or age...

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