Hi NelliBlu28,
Thank you for that. On what date was Bernard's obit published in the Courier?
The Kirschbaum and Willkomm families are partially covered in S.A. Esser, _Records of Esser and Related Families_, Bireline Publishing Co., Newell, IA (1982), pp. 25-30. Page copies provided upon e-mailed request.
Esser tie-in:
Johanis S. Esser + Anna Katherina Lucas
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Herman Esser + Anna Marie Breuer
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Gertrude Esser + John Kirschbaum
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Anna Katherine Kirschbaum + Henry Willkomm
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Bernard Anthony Willkomm + Janis Jamison
Regards,
Curt_Hofemann@Yahoo.com