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Ancestors of Willard Kola or Helen Kreiger, nee Kola

Ancestors of Willard Kola or Helen Kreiger, nee Kola

Posted: 18 Aug 2007 6:56PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kola, Bentley, Kreiger
I am looking for a daughter to Willard Alexander Kola, who was born 1 May 1923 och passed away 18 December 1989. He used to live in Oregon. His daughters name would be Suxanne Bentley.

In addition, I am looking for decendants of Willard´s sister Helen Kreiger, who was born 29 June 1915 and who passed away 2 April 1991. I think that she lived in Oregon, too.

Their relatives in Finland is looking for this information

Re: Helen's obit

Posted: 18 Aug 2007 11:53PM GMT
Classification: Query
Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - April 5, 1991
Deceased Name: Helen E. Kola Kreiger
GREENVILLE -Helen E. Kola Kreiger, 75, Greenville, died Tuesday (April 2

1991). Survivors: daughter, Carolyn Slatton, Greenville.

Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home, Greenville.

Memorials: Church of Christ Building Fund, Greenville.

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL)
Date: April 5, 1991
Page: A8
Record Number: 04059102
Copyright, 1991, Herald & Review, Decatur, IL

Re: Ancestors of Willard Kola or Helen Kreiger, nee Kola

Posted: 6 Sep 2011 3:07AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kola
I too am interested in the relatives of their father Ernest. I am trying to find out if he is related to Henry or Kasperi Kola. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Ancestors of Willard Kola or Helen Kreiger, nee Kola

Posted: 6 Sep 2011 7:54AM GMT
Classification: Query
I think that Ernst Kåla is not a close relative of Ilkka Kola. (His first name is likely to be spelled Ilkka, like in Finnish). Ilkka Kola probably belongs to a Finnish -speaking group of the Kåla/Kola family. I assume there are people in Kaustinen and Kokkola in Finland who have this surname Kola, spelled with an "o". Ernst Kåla belonged to the Swedish -speaking group. His father ´s name was Alexander Kåla and all members of his family spell their name with an "å".Ernst Kåla was born i Kokkola (Karleby) and moved to Oregon, where he died in 1952. He hade a son named Willard, who had a daughter and a daughter named Helen, who had a daugheter. Another son of Ernst Kåla, Sigurd (?)was blind and did not marry and had no children.
I wish you luck in finding Ilkka Kola!

Best regards, Freja Häggblom

Re: Ancestors of Willard Kola or Helen Kreiger, nee Kola

Posted: 6 Sep 2011 1:13PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you so much. My relatives did come from Kaustinen and I was able to stumble on the HISKI project which helped me with finding the correct relatives. The fathers name was Matti.
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