Hi Michelle: We live in Ontario. My parents, brother, sister were born in Germany. I was born in Canada. From what I have been told by my parents before, the Gappa name, was once very long, and through out time, it was shortened to Gappa. My parents were born in Germany ( mom ) East Prussia and dad Kiev ( I believe ). My sister has been in contact with a cousin in Germany, that we discovered was relative to us. I do know that my dad's god father was the Wilhelm Kaiser the emperor of Germany . After the second world war,my parents brother and sister imagrated to Canada.If you wish, you can reach me at
rgappa@mountaincable.net.