Hello,
I'm researching my wife's (Jane Ellen [GROBE] Wegner) ancestry when I came across this BB. Her father was Arnold "Arnie" Friedrich GROBE (born 20 Oct 1913 in Bensenville, IL). Bensenville is adjacent to Elmhurst mentioned in Kayron's 26 Aug 2000 message. Arnie married Mary Jane HOGAN in Jan 1945, and they had 3 children, Barbara, Jane (my wife) and Eileen. Arnie's father was Louis Karl GROBE (born around 1874) and he married Martha REETZ (born 23 Feb 1876). The had 8 children: Otto, Laura, Elsie, George, Arnold (my wife's father), Rose, Dorothy and Florence. Is the Louis GROBE mentioned in Francie's message the same person, and possible my wife's grandfather? You can contact me directly at
eawegner@fedex.com.
Thanks,
Allen