My mother's parents:
Father: August Ollech. Born 1900 or 1901 in Puppen, near Ortelsburg, Prussia (now Poland)
Mother: Wilhemina ("Minnie/Minna") KROSSA. Born around 1897. Location unknown.
Minna came to Canada in the late 1920's. She had one brother ADOLF that also came to Canada at some point (not sure if it was before or after Minna.
Minna had several children. Her first son, Paul, was born during her first marriage. The family is uncertain of her first-husband's family name, but "rumour" has it, that he was also a KROSSA. This doesn't make much sense to me. After her first husband died, Minna married August Ollech. Her son Paul passed away. I'm not sure if he died in Canada or in Prussia. Minna's second child was my mother, Emma. Then came Fredrich (Fred). I am not sure which of the next 6 children were born in Canada.
Minna's brother ADOLF had a number of children. His wife's name is unknown to me.
ADOLF's children (possibly an incomplete list) are: Albert, Martha, Isda, Henry?, Paul, Alma, Emma?, Freddie, Margaret. Albert is in Ponoka.
I am seeking information on where the Krossa family originated. I know that August Ollech was born in Puppen, near Ortelsburg. I do not know where the Krossa family came from and if there are living relatives in Germany. I am planning a trip to Europe next year and would like to visit the places where the family is from.
This search has become DOUBLE interesting, I should add, because my husband's family (with the spelling originally "Sudermann") share a similar heritage. His family is from an area in Russia that is not too far removed from where my family roots are.