A remarkable pedigree encounter Croes/Kroes

 

 

Marr. 15/01/1968 Nijmegen Theodora Dominica Elisabeth Maria TROMP (see also VII.3).

From this marriage:

1.         Yvonne Maria CROES , born 30/10/1970 Nijmegen NL.

2.         Robertus Carolus Johannes CROES , born 31/08/1972 Nijmegen NL

 

VI.2     Joseph TROMP , born 26/10/1911 Nijmegen NL, marr. .. 04 1941 Heumen  NL Helena THOONSEN , born 10/07/1901 Neerbosch.NL

From this marriage:

1.         Theodora Dominica Elisabeth Maria TROMP , born .. 01 1946 Malden NL (see also VII.3).

 

VI.5     Theodora (Dorah) KROES , born 19/09/1894 Racine WI. Died 12-08-1963 Racine WI, marr. 11/05/1922 Racine WI Frank KORZINEK .

From this marriage:

            1.         Mary KORZINEK, born 1935

2.         Wilbur KORZINEK , born .. .. 1924 Racine WI, died .. 10 1984.

When he became a priest he was called father Frank. He was ordained on May 17^th..1953 and was of the Order of Glenmary Missionaries.

 

3.         Richard  (Dick)KORZINEK , Priest.

He served in the US Army during WW II in the South Pacific, New Guinea, Palau Islands, the Riukus, the Phillipines and Japan. He studied at the Marquette University in Milwaukee and at the age of 25 he entered St.Francis Seminary in Milwaukee. After that he studied at the Catholic University of Washingyon D.C. after which he entered the Order of  St.Camillus.( Servant of the Sick). Then he studied one year at Verona, Italy.

Then followed 4 years of study at the Gregorian University and the Angelicum in Rome. Ther Ordonation  took place in St. Peter’s Basilica  on May 12^th. 1953 in Rome.  His brother Wilbur was ordained almost at the same time in Cincinnati USA May 17^th. 1953.( He was a Glenmary Missionary.) Both celebrated their silver jubilee as priests on July 9^th.. 1978 in Racine WI.

After Ordination , Richard returned to America and worked as a master of novices and hospital chaplain. He served as the Provincial superior of the order in U.S. for 12 years ad for the past 14 years Richard has been serving  as  pastor in Merrimac, 35 miles north of Madison WI., near  Baraboo WI., in two small rural churches, St.Camillus and St.Mary’s in Merrimac WI.

For the past 25 years he also has done considerable work in charismatic renewal within the Church.

While studing in Rome, back in 1952 and 1953 , he has visited the Netherlands several times and stayed with relatives for several weeks, especially the Gerard Kroes family at Nijmegen. He especilally enjoyed visiting Aunt Mary Hoenselaar at the old homestead at Ooy. An he was able to visit some of the others Kroes’s as well at that time.

4.         Geraldine          KORZINEK (see also VII.7).

5.         Eugene              KORZINEK (see also VII.8).

6.         Mary                 KORZINEK (see also VII.11).

 

VI.14   Stephen Anthony KROES , born 04/12/1903 Racine WI.

Also the name G. Culutte is mentioned as spouse.

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Marr. 14/06/1930 Oconto WI. Spouse is Ann DALATA .

From this marriage:

1.         Roger L. KROES .

Made on July 26^th.1981 a family record.

2.         Ralph        KROES , Priest.

Order of the Mary-knolls.

3.         Bob        KROES .

4.          Carol     KROES .VI.19

 

VI.19   Theodora (Dorah) KROES , marr. George LANGEFELD .

Uncle, of Genevievre and Catherine Langenfeld, who both were respectively married  with George and Conrad Oteman.

She died at the age of 92 years in Racine on December 19, 1996 ( born 1904).

From this marriage:

1.         Ceil                         LANGEFELD .

2.         Jerome                   LANGEFELD .

3.         Silvester (Leister)   LANGEFELD .

4.         Rita                         LANGEFELD .

5.         Larry                      LANGEFELD .

6.         George (George jr.) LANGEFELD .

 

VI.25   Anna Maria (Mary) OTEMAN , House-maker, born 13/01/1892 Little Chute WI.

Birth-certificate:Father: Wilhelm Otemann and mother: Elisabeth Kroes, originating from the Netherlands. Profession of father :" Labourer"

 

Died 15/06/1948.

Aunt Betty writes in July 30th.1948 a letter to cousin Jan Oteman in Wijk bij Duurstede NL, that she had to announce the sad news that her daughter, of whom she always reported,  died in June 15th. She had been in hospital for the last few days. That was good, for she couldn't stand the heat of the summer any more.....!

The youngest daughter feels better again  ( Ceil at the age of 36 ?) and there is no need to operate upon.

Very soon she, Bettie, will go to her daughter at the farm (Pauline’s farm, married with Henry Milbauer), where it is  healthier than in town. (Racine WI)  " Thank God, I, myself feel well."

Some days before Aunt Betty had sent again a parcel to Wijk  in the Netherlands to Jan Oteman and family with clothes and food  (1948!)  " We are glad that we are able to help you because everything is so expensive with you.  Here everything is very expensive too, but especially the foodstuffs are extremely expensive, but "people" also earn a lot of money.!"

Aunt Betty is 77 years at the time. Her husband died  7 years before. (1941). She became 91 years herself. (+1962)

Mary always had a delicate health.  She suffered from multiple sclerosis.  (heart)

 

Marr. Edward SANDERS .

Edward Sanders was "sponsor" at the "confirmation" of George's son George.

From this marriage:

1.         George   SANDERS .( George Oteman,s Godfather)

2.         Bernard SANDERS .

3.         Dorothy SANDERS .

4.         Joan       SANDERS 
5.         Edward  SANDERS .

 

VI.27   Henrica Wilhelmina (Minnie) OTEMAN , born 20/06/1893 Little Chute WI.

Birth Certificate:(The name Henrica is mentionned on the official birthcertificate, thought the next child is named also Henrica!)

Parents: Wilhelm Oteman, profession "labourer" and Elisa Kroes. Both from Holland.

 

            Died 02/08/1975, or 02/09/1975

Buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery at Racine WI. (Photograph)

 

Marr. 29/09/1914 Racine WI. Spouse is Gerhardt (Jerry) LUI , born 19/09/1892 Racine WI , died 24/05/1948 Racine WI.

Buried at Holly Cross Cemetery in Racine WI.( See picture)

 

From this marriage:

1.         William Mathias  LUI , born 02/03/1916 Racine WI (see also VII.27).

2.         Jerome A.             LUI , born 03/09/1918 Racine WI (see also VII.29).

3.         Raymond John     LUI , born 13/02/1921 Racine WI (see also VII.31).

4.         Rosemary Celine  LUI , born 26/04/1923 Racine WI  (see also VII.34).

5.         Virginia                 LUI , born 28/10/1925 Racine WI  (see also VII.36).

6.         Marceline (Celine) LUI , born 13/04/1929 Racine WI (see also VII.38).

 

VI.29   Henrica (Hattie) OTEMAN , born 06/03/1895 Little Chute WI

Birth-Certificate:

Parents: Wilhelm Oteman en Elisa Kroes.

Profession father: "Labourer". Place of birth parents : Holland.

Here also the official name is Henrica and not Henrietta.

Died 11/08/1981 Racine WI.

 

Hattie was, with Harold Eugene Kreyche, the founder of the numerous Kreyche‑Oteman branch, who lived in the beginning in Racine WI and later moved to Chicago and got now spread all over the States.

Hattie was a particularly beautiful but also courageous woman. She had a tough life, raising five children all on her own, but nevertheless succeeded in giving her children a very happy childhood, even though it was Depression time and luxuries and even necessities were scarce.!

As a single woman she worked at Hartmann Trunk Company in Racine WI and held some other jobs later. Her education was limited to grammar school, a Catholic one run by a German Priest and a Dutch one. She knew German and some Dutch. (Probably her parents, both from Holland have spoken Dutch at home in the first years after their immigration and the eldest children picked that up.! We know that  mother Betty Kroes had great difficulties to learn the English language and that she only came through  it when the children went to school.)

When her children got to the high school age,  Hatty worked by Wells Gardner, a defence firm, and Hammond Organ.

She bought one and her daughter, Doris, took lessons in playing it, later playing professionally.

Hattie always loved music  (did grandson Richard inherit that?) and read Shakespeare and the Bible. In her own way she was very self educated which inspired her children.

She had a Starck inner player piano and at night all the children liked gather around it singing old time songs.  Still today her son ,Jerry, knows more verses of WWI songs than the veterans of that war! She also loved penny poker games with her sisters, who were mostly centered in the neighbourhood, and she was also a devotee of Bingo.

During the high school years of the children, she met a commercial artist from Chicago and they intended to marry, as the family moved to that city.

But she found out he was divorced and called the marriage off.

The move to the big city gave all the children more opportunities for work and education that otherwise they could not have had. So it was a serendipitous thing.

When she died, her son Gerald and his wife were on  family camping in the wilderness in Canada. It was very sad for them.

 

Marr. Harold J.Eugene (Eugene) KREYCHE , born 25/05/1898 Sturgeon Bay WI.

Also 1897 is mentioned.

 

            Died 02/06/1935 Racine WI.

Harold enlisted as a volunteer in the Army in WWI and was part of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), which was sent to Europe. He fought in the Battle of the Marne in France. He was a Corporal with the field Artillery and was a part of the Red Arrow or 32nd Division.

That should have been in 1916, when he was 18 years old. When the war was over,  he was 20 and he worked for a while with the meat company,  Armors, as an accountant as he had some business college education.

He probably married in 1919 with Hattie Oteman, as Robert is born in 1920.

He was 21 at the time and Hattie 3 years older.

Harold died very young. In WW.I his lungs were badly damaged by gas and, back home he contacted somewhere in 1927/28 tuberculosis and stayed during 8 years in a health resort, where in the end he succumbed to T.B.C. (1935)  His wife and children got left behind in rather poor circumstances, although Hattie finally got a State pension, for which she had to fight for years.

It is clear that the children hardly have any memories  of their father. Gerald was 7  at the time and his father died on his First Communion Day.! This family history is very similar to that of Henk, Ger and Wim Oteman in Holland, who lost their father at a young age and whose mother had to work and show character to give their children a reasonable chance in life and more opportunities than she herself had in hers.

Harold had certain writers talents and wrote a brief history of his experiences in the Army and his penmanship was a thing of beauty.

                       

Son of Joseph KREYCHE and Annie Augusta STRICKERT .

From this marriage:

1.         Robert Joseph (Bob) A.B. en A.M. KREYCHE , born 26/08/1920 Racine WI  (see also VII.39).

2.         Eleanor Mary (Elly)      KREYCHE , born 11/08/1922 Chicago IL(see also VII.43).

3.         Eugene Anthony (Bud) KREYCHE , born 21/10/1924 (see also VII.44).

4.         Gerald F. (Jerry)            KREYCHE , born 19/06/1927 (see also VII.46).

5.         Doris Bernadette           KREYCHE (see also VII.49).