Hallo Monika,
my mother was born a Gaidies in Elbing, her father was the owner of a stone layery. She had three brothers, Ernst, Adolf and Karl. Ernst and Adolf emigrated to US before the war, Adolf lived in New York city until he died, Ernst married the daughter of the owner of a car part supplier in Pittsburgh.
Karl died in the war as a commander of a war ship.
The first husband of my mother was named Biendarra, he also died in the war.
After The war she came to Esslingen near Stuttgart and lived here until she died in 1980.