Who's Who at Aberdeen Meeting Room, ID

• Aberdeen Meeting Room, Aberdeen, Idaho (EB) +1908-1909 (TW) +1909-1992; (TW-N) 1992-2021+

Contents

Early Correspondents

Early 1900's

• George Jacob Storrer +1908-1918+ (1886-1958)
• Jacob Elias Landvatter 1908-1933+ (1886-1958)
• Rudolph Horsch +1923-1927+ (1889-1971)
• Cornelius Klassen 1912-1950 (1877-1950)

1930's+

• Arthur Jacob Klassen +1937-1966+ (1907-1993)
• Henry C. Geisbrecht +1931-1966 (1900-1966)

1960's+

• Otto Rudolph Klassen 1917-1994+ (1917-2001)
• Timothy Edward Brown +1966-2010+ (1925-2017)
• Ralph Daniel Klassen 1930-1948+, +1969-2010+ (b. 1930)

1980's+

• Richard Herman Geisbrecht 1942-1960+, +1985-2010 (1942-2010)

Families

Barela family

• George Barela 1968-1980 (Pocatello, ID)

Brown family

• Timothy Edward Brown 1947-2010+ (b. 1925 Sierra Madre, Los Angeles, CA - d. 2017 Aberdeen, ID)
  • David Brown (Pocatello, ID)
  • James Brown
  • Neil Brown
  • Dan Brown

Enns family

• A.P. Enns +1931+
• Mrs. A.P. Enns +1931+

Geisbrecht family

• Henry C. Geisbrecht +1931-1966 (b. 1900 Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, CA - d. 1966 Aberdeen, ID)
  • Richard Herman Geisbrecht 1942-1960+, +1985-2010 (b. 1942 Aberdeen, ID - d. 2010 Aberdeen, ID)

Horsch family

• Rudolph Horsch +1923-1927+ (b. 1889 Hammersheune Bavaria, Germany - d. 1971 Aberdeen, ID)
  • emigrated in 1911, homesteading Aberdeen; Mennonite in later years;

Klassen family

• Cornelius Klassen 1912-1950 (b. 1877 Germany - d. 1950 Aberdeen, ID). Cornelius and Paula both emigrated to the U.S. in 1893, they were 18 when they married, Paula's father employed Cornelius on a ranch in Paso Robles.
• Paula Hege Klassen 1912-1978 (b. 1885 - d. 1978 Aberdeen, ID). Paula's father, Jacob Hege, founded the First Mennonite Church of Aberdeen in 1907, having formerly pastored a similar church in Paso Robles, CA. Her parents initially settled in Wisner, Nebraska from Germany.
  • Erna Kathryn Klassen Giesbrecht 1912-1999 (b. 1906 CA - d. 1999 Aberdeen, ID). Husband: Henry C. Giesbrecht +1966 (b. 1900 San Miguel, San Luis Obispo, CA - d. 1966 American Falls, Power, ID), son of Herman Giesbrecht (b. 1858 Mennoniten, Danzig Stadt, Westpreussen, Germany - d. 1931 Santa Cruz, CA) & Mary Tiahrt Giesbrecht (b. 1863 Montau (Kr. Schwetz), Westpreußen, Preußen, Germany - d. 1929 Aberdeen, ID). Herman's family emigrated in 1878, Mary's family in 1880, they married in 1885. Giesbrechts may have been Mennonite.
    • Edith Marie "Edie" Giesbrecht Sartorius 1930-1948+ (b. 1930 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1991). Husband: Herbert Keith Sartorius (b. 1927 Freeport, IL - d. 1996 Los Angeles, CA), son of Fred C. Sartorius (b. 1902 Harlem, Stephenson, IL - d. 1970 Phoenix, AZ) & Marie Kiester Sartorius (b. 1901 Avon, Rock, WI - d. 1983 Contra Costa, CA). Married 1962 @ American Falls, Power, ID, Keith was living in Los Angeles, CA at the time, and lived in Madison, WI in 1935, and in Beaver Dam, Dodge, WI in 1940. Lived in San Diego in the late 1950's.
    • Donald Henry Giesbrecht 1931-1954; 1962-2018 (b. 1931 Aberdeen, ID - d. 2018 American Falls, Power, ID). Wife: Esther Louise Kilcup Giesbrecht 1962-2021+ (b. 1933). Married 1954, relocated to Walla Walla, returning in 1962 to American Falls, Donald's career was as a farmer.
      • Katherine "Kit" Giesbrecht Tysor 1962-1973+
      • Tim Giesbrecht
      • Tony Giesbrecht
      • Celia Giesbrecht Funk - FL
      • Nina Giesbrecht Jacobson - FL
      • Anne Giesbrecht Bambauer - Bambauer family from Red Bluff, CA. Byron & Shirley Bambauer, her husband's parents, killed in an auto accident in the late 1960's.
      • Luci Giesbrecht Ellison -
    • Richard Giesbrecht (d. infant)
    • Carolyn Ann Giesbrecht Buchanan 1937-1955+ (b. 1937 Aberdeen, ID). husband: Ralph Ernest Buchanan III (b. 1936 Saint Francisville, Lawrence, IL - d. 2010 Lawrenceville, Lawrence, IL), son of Ralph Ernest Buchanan II (b. 1909 Lawrence Co., IL - d. 1978 Saint Francisville, IL) & Phebe Lillian Macey Buchanan (b. 1915 Bloomington, McLean, IL - d. 1992 Lawrenceville, IL). Married 1961 @ Aberdeen, ID. Ralph III's sister was Patricia Jane Buchanan Maurer (b. 1939 Denison, Lawrence, IL - d. 2019 Morton, Tazewell, IL), wife of Dr. Albert Maurer of the Bloomington Christian Assembly.
    • Dorothy Giesbrecht Eggers - husband: Fred Eggers.
    • Alice Giesbrecht Petersen - husband: Mike Petersen
    • Richard Giesbrecht - wife: Lou Giesbrecht
  • Arthur Jacob Klassen 1912-1980's+ (b. 1907 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1993 Seattle, WA). Wife: Edith Adele Duncan Klassen (b. 1909 O'Fallon, St. Clair, IL - d. 1992 Kirkland, King, WA, daughter of William Duncan (b. 1868 Carter Co., KY - d. 1926 Buhl, Twin Falls, ID) & (William's 2nd wife) Ada Mae Stone Duncan (b. 1884 Columbia, Monroe, IL - d. 1952 Walla Walla, WA). William's 1st wife was Naomi G. Collins Whitt (b. 1870 Greenup, KY - d. 1948 Delaware, OH).
    • Arthur Paul Klassen 1935-1953+ (b. 1935 Aberdeen, ID). Wife: Helen Anne Redhead Klassen (b. 1936 SK - d. 2019 Vancouver, Clark, WA.
      • Paul Scott Klassen (b. May 20, 1958 American Falls, ID - d. May 21, 1958).
    • Esther Mae Klassen Kilcup (b. 1937 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1992). Husband: Rodney W. Kilcup (b. 1937 Hoquiam, WA). Married 1958 @ American Falls, Power, ID, officiated by Walter H. Dyck of Aberdeen. 2nd husband: William Albert Branch (b. 1926 Seattle, WA), married 1981 @ Kitsap, WA.
  • Olga Elizabeth Klassen Dear 1912-1929+ (b. 1909 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1999 Greenville, IL). Husband: Clement J. Dear (d. 2008). In 1930, Olga was working as a servant in Newton, Kansas for Albert LaRue Duff (b. 1893 Illiopolis, Sangamon, IL - d. 1980 Newton, KS) & Eva George Wilcox Duff (b. 1895 Florence, Marion, KS - d. 1988 Osage Beach, Camden, MO), and their family, who co-owned a local furniture store. In 1994, Olga lived in Chicago, Illinois. Son: Ralph Dear @ St. Louis Meeting Room.
  • Clara Louise Klassen Thonney 1912-1928+ (b. 1910 Aberdeen, ID - d. 2011 Walla Walla, WA)
  • Irvin Herbert Klassen 1912-1930+ (b. 1912 Aberdeen, ID - d. 2003 Waitsburg, Walla Walla, WA). Wife: Gladys Maxwell Cook Klassen (b. 1915 Spokane, WA - d. 1987 Walla Walla, WA). Daughter of Grace Evelyn Kann Cook (b. 1891 Cheever Twp., Dickinson, KS). Grace was a daughter of Howard William Kann (b. 1846 Adams Co., PA - d. 1930 Spokane, WA) & Emma Kann. Grace's siblings included: Frank Kann (Spokane, WA), John Kann (Spokane, WA), Will Kann (Clyde, WA), Mrs. Charles Thonney (Dixie, WA), Mrs. Harry Fhjandmaar (Stella, Spokane, WA), and Mrs. Dave Casey (Portland, OR).
    • Ronald I. Klassen 1935-2011 at Walla Walla (b. 1935 Walla Walla, WA)
    • Ruth Gladys Klassen (1937-1993 Walla Walla, WA)
    • Mary Lou Klassen Mitchell (b. 1940 Walla Walla, WA - d. 2006 Weston, Umatilla, OR). Husband: Ralph Edward Mitchell (b. 1933 Weston, OR). Married 1966 @ Nez Pierce, ID.
    • Elizabeth "Beth" Klassen Kilcup - married Vance Kilcup; live at Tacoma
  • Martha Marie Klassen Bell 1913-1931+ (b. 1913 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1951 Lawrence, Douglas, KS). Husband: Dr. Philip Osborne Bell (b. 1908 Sampsel, OK - d. Criders, Rockingham, VA. From 1920-1930, Philip was living in Kansas City, MO. Married 1936 @ Pocatello, ID. Living in 1935 in Berkeley, CA, and employed in 1940 by the University of Kansas as a professor of mathematics. Philip was a son of William Osborne Bell (b. 1880 Miami, Saline, MO - d. 1961 Walla Walla, WA) & Letitia Belle Dejarnette Bell (b. 1879 Hardinsburg, Breckinridge, KY - d. 1971 Walla Walla, WA). Philip had a sister named Anna Ruth Bell Storrer (b. 1916 Kansas City, MO? - d. 2005 Santa Ana, Orange, CA), married to Ernest J. Storrer 1969-1986 @ Walla Walla (b. 1911 Aberdeen, ID - d. 1986 Walla Walla, WA) at a Baptist church.
  • Kurt C. Klassen 1915-1925 (1915-1925 Aberdeen, ID). Died from an accidental dirt cave-in in a boy's play pit.
  • Otto Rudolph Klassen 1917-2001 (1917-2001 Aberdeen, ID). Wife: Eunice Buchanan Klassen (b. 1920 Saint Francisville, Lawrence, IL - d. 2016 American Falls, Power, ID), daughter of Ralph Ernest Buchanan I (b. 1883 - d. 1959 Lawrence Co., IL) & Gertrude Minnie Beckwith Buchanan (b. 1884 St. Louis, MO - d. 1957 Lawrence Co., IL).
    • Edith Lucille Klassen Brown 1927-2019 (1927-2019 Aberdeen, ID). Husband: Timothy Edward Brown 1947-2017 (b. 1925 Sierra Madre, Los Angeles, CA - d. 2017 Aberdeen, ID), son of Arthur Brown & Alma Brown. Tim served as a medic on the front lines during WWII in France and Germany. He and Edith met after the War at an assembly Bible conference, and married in 1947, a 70 year union.
  • Ralph Donald Klassen 1930-present (b. 1930 Aberdeen, ID).

Landvatter family

• Jacob Elias Landvatter 1908-1933+ (b. 1885 Unterersesheim, Germany - d. 1966 Portland, OR); emigrated 1908;

Lehman family

• Mrs. Lehman +1931+

Storrer family

• George Jacob Storrer 1905-1918+ (b. 1886 Hielbrone, Germany, emigrated 1905; d. 1958 Walla Walla, WA)

Sources

• TW-EB AAB
• Ancestry.com