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Kathy Pinna:
Adolph Charles Joseph "Otto" Meaden was born on May 16th, 1895 in Ossian, Iowa to Mathias J "Matt" Meaden (1872 - 1959) and Mary Ann "Anna" Heck (1878 - 1904). He had siblings Joseph, Marian Victoria "Sister Joseph", and Leo. He also had half siblings Marjorie, George, Virgil and Lexey.
Otto Meaden married Victoria I Hlubek (1895 - 1970) and they had four daughters, including Margaret, Doris and Frances; and four sons, including James and John.
His granddaughter has a question at He is my Grandfather.
Curtis Beitans:
The Herald Sun. Melbourne. 22nd May 2007.
COLBAN. - Maureen Dorothea. Passed away on
May 20, 2007, aged 81 years. Loved daughter of
Hugh and Dorothea Keeble ( both deceased ).
Cherished and loved wife of Jack ( dec.).
Best mum in the world of Ray and Marlene, loved
mother-in-law of Rodney, adored Nana of Melanie,
Benjamin ( in Heaven ), Lisa, Catherine, Evan and
Lauren. Special friend of Di. - Peacefully sleeping.
Joseph Balachowski:
Trying to solve a mystery. - Karol Bienko and my father, Joseph Balachowski were fellow partisans in the Polish Home Army during WWII, in the eastern part of Poland that now belongs to Ukraine.
During the war they operated out of a farm where my father met my future mother. At the end of WWII my parents ended up in a displaced persons camp in Salzburg, Austria. According to them, Karol disappeared.
In 1948 my parents emigrated to the United States. After my father retired from teaching at a California college, my parents retired to Hemet, CA. This is less than 100 miles from Desert Hot Springs, CA, where Karol Bienko spent his last days. My father passed away in 1989.
I am not sure this was a coincidence. It's possible Mr. Bienko somehow found my father. But did they ever communicate?
Does anyone out there know this story? I would love to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Joseph D. Balachowski
Seattle, WA
Roma Gryte:
21 July 2025 - I found out through a DNA match that I am Dell's daughter. I know very little about him. He died when I was a senior in high school. I was adopted at 7 days and did not meet my biological mother until I was 24 years old. She only knew Dell's name. They met as neighbors in Merced, CA.
My half sister shared that there were 6 children. I was the second oldest and she is third. The youngest girl passed away. I believe both, she and my father, died of heart attacks. He was an accountant and musician. The musical talent seems to be shared by all the siblings.
Any information would be welcome.
F Stover:
What Emily was like - Emily was born at home in Carmichael, CA like her older sister Kira. She liked cats a lot and had a wild imagination. She could be excitable and very playful at times and she had a couple close female friends. Emily liked hiking around Trinidad beach and the redwoods with her sisters. She wanted to own love birds, so she saved up some money and bought two beautiful birds which she cherished. Her last school was Sunny Brae Middle School in Arcata, CA.
Angela Scott:
My baby brother - My baby brother transition at the age of 2 , it was a couple of days to a week before he was to turn 3 and have a party. I was only 8 years old but I remember my brother and his smile like it was yesterday. He was unable to talk but he would look at me with so much love in his eyes . He was born with hypoxia to the point it left him paralyzed from the neck down , dr said he was not going to live long after he was born but Eric proved them wrong, we had 2 beautiful years with him but he grew weak and tired with all the seizures that consumed his little body , he eventually found his way back into Gods hands . I miss you little brother, you were my hero and you loved me the most
Cheri Lamouroux:
Elsie was my Paternal Grandmother - Elsie was my sounding board anytime I was trying to deal with a personal problem. When I was little, she loved brushing my long, curly hair. She would always say it was just like hers, growing in all directions.
One of my favorite funny things I remember about her was that she was a great cook and created these huge delicious meals for holidays, but was notorious for also creating a giant mess in the kitchen. She didn't clean anything as she cooked, it was all left for us to clean up after the meal was over!
Allan Anderson:
Nephew - I Never Did Thank You Uncle Herb For Giving Me The Help You Gave Me At A Very Trying Time In My Life. You And Your Mother, My Granny Helped Me When I Needed It Most. I Am Sorry If I Let You Down. You Were A Good And Caring Man. So I Thank You Uncle Herb. Love, Your Nephew Allan
Wendy Geiss:
Angelo A. Zollo was my Grandfather - My founders memories of my grandpa were him coming out to our house with my grandma and taking me for a ride to show them how to get to the original Entennmans Bakery factory! He so loved us three grandkids. I was devastated when he passed. I was only 19 years old. I still miss him and my grandma terribly.
Jean Hoffmann:
updated the profile photo of Olga Zimmer to Olga L Zimmer.