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Descendants of Anton Brehm

36. ADAM REINHARDT LOUIS⁴ BREHM (JOHANN JACOB³, JUSTUS², ANTON¹) was born June 23, 1896 in farm near Newhall, Iowa, and died January 3, 1987 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa - St. Luke's Hospital. He married ELSIE ANNA STRELLNER December 22, 1926 in Vinton, Iowa. She was born January 27, 1906 in Keystone, Iowa, and died September 25, 1994 in Dysart, Iowa.

Notes for ADAM REINHARDT LOUIS BREHM:
When a young man, Louis worked as a hired man.
Louis served his nation in the U. S. Army during WWI.
He married Elsie Ann Strellner on December 22, 1926. She was a school teacher.
After they married they lived on a farm southwest of Garrison, which they farmed. Here they did all their work with horses. Louis loved horses and still worked on harness up till the time of his death. Later they did have electricity when the REA went through; also they progressed to modern machinery - like a corn picker and a tractor.
In the winter when the roads were closed Louis would take his light team and bobsled to Garrison, and would get the mail and supplies for all his neighbors.
In 1946 they purchased the Edith R. Bergen estate farm east of Shellsburg. In their grove you could still see the old stagecoach road used in the olden days for traveling from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo. In the spring mushrooms could be piced and enjoyed from the grove.
In 1960 they purchased ground in Shellsburg. After drilling a well, they built a three bedroom home which they moved into from the country.

His funeral was held at Zion Lutheran Church in Shellsburg with Rev. Bertrand Hinrichs officiating. Interment at St. John Cemetery in Newhall, Iowa.

Notes for ELSIE ANNA STRELLNER:
Elsie is buried in St. John Cemetery, Newhall, Iowa.

Children of ADAM BREHM and ELSIE STRELLNER are:

LOLA MAYE⁵ BREHM, b. September 3, 1928; m. ALBERT MARTIN KRUG, November 13, 1954; b. March 22, 1931.

Notes for ALBERT MARTIN KRUG:

Albert served with the Army during the Korean Conflict. He entered the service on May 16, 1952, left for Korea on June 1, 1953, and served close to the enemy lines on the 48th Parallel.

ii.

FRANKLIN LOUIS BREHM, b. July 18, 1933, Garrison, Iowa; d. February 13, 1995, Vinton, Iowa; m. MARY LOUISE ROLL, June 5, 1960; b. September 27, 1940.

Notes for FRANKLIN LOUIS BREHM:
Franklin was divorced from Mary Louise Roll.
He died of a massive heart attack.
He served his country in the Army during the Korean War. He entered the service May 3, 1954 and left for overseas on November 22, 1954. He returned to the U.S. April 18, 1956.

He had farmed in the Shellsburg area for most of his life. Franklin enjoyed attending rodeos and stock car races and was an excellent mechanic.
He was a 1951 graduate of Shellsburg High School.
He was survived by his companion of twelve years, Virginia Husted, and two sons.

After his funeral service he was cremated and buried at the foot of his mother's grave.

iii.

RUSSELL DEAN BREHM, b. November 5, 1935, Garrison, Iowa; d. July 29, 1987, Memorial Hospital, Cheyenne, Wyoming; m. ROSELYN EDITH BROWN, August 26, 1960, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; b. April 24, 1936.

Notes for RUSSELL DEAN BREHM:
Russell died while on vacation with his wife in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

He served his country in the United States Army for two years. During the Korean Conflict he served in the Rhine Valley. He was always on "Secret Missions" dealing with guided missiles. All of his family were investigated before he could serve in theis special security. At the time of his death he was employed in the Quality Control Department at Square D Company, where he had been employed the past thirty years.

Burial is in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Newhall, Iowa.

iv.

RONALD LEE BREHM, b. December 19, 1938; m. (1) ANNA MARIE DEAL, November 20, 1960; b. January 21, 1943; m. (2) SANDRA SPENCER GRIMM, January 27, 1989; b. June 24, 1944.

Notes for SANDRA SPENCER GRIMM:
Sandra had three children from her previous marriage. .

37. JOHN JACOB CONRAD⁴ BREHM (JOHANN JACOB³, JUSTUS², ANTON¹) was born September 7, 1900, and died December 10, 1979. He married BERTHA WILHELMINA HEUP November 15, 1925. She was born July 10, 1901, and died January 26, 1988.

Notes for JOHN JACOB CONRAD BREHM:
He was a minister.

Children of JOHN BREHM and BERTHA HEUP are:

	i.		EUNICE MAYE⁵ BREHM, b. September 4, 1926; m. THEODORE CHARLES KNAUFF, July 17, 1949; b. June 14, 1926.
	ii.		DONALD JOHN BREHM, b. July 9, 1928; m. MARGARET MARTHA PAGEL, June 20, 1954; b. August 1, 1930.
	iii.		MARVIN MARLOW BREHM, b. February 19, 1933; m. PAULINE ELINORE ADAMS, July 8, 1956; b. January 10, 1933.

38. AUGUST JUSTUS HENRY⁴ BREHM (JOHANN JACOB³, JUSTUS², ANTON¹) was born July 1, 1907, and died December 26, 1971. He married GERALDINE E. EVANS. She was born August 2, 1912.

Notes for AUGUST JUSTUS HENRY BREHM:
August served in WWII. He went overseas in March 1943 and returned to the states in December of 1945.

Children of AUGUST BREHM and GERALDINE EVANS are:

	i.		LYNWOOD ALLAN⁵ BREHM, b. June 19, 1938; m. ROSE ALICE MALLOY, April 16, 1961; b. January 28, 1941.
	ii.		DENNIS EVANS BREHM, b. January 30, 1941; m. MARIJEAN PUDENZ, December 28, 1965; b. November 16, 1942; d. July 25, 1976.

39. HERMAN CONRAD⁴ BREHM (JOHANN JACOB³, JUSTUS², ANTON¹) was born December 18, 1909. He married MILDRED MATILDA FRY October 24, 1930. She was born February 15, 1910, and died April 24, 1971.

Children of HERMAN BREHM and MILDRED FRY are:

	i.		BONITA MAE⁵ BREHM, b. September 27, 1931; m. WILLIAM KEITH WILSON, August 29, 1952; b. June 12, 1926.
	ii.		JUDITH MILDRED BREHM, b. November 29, 1938; m. DONALD ANDREW ERNEST KUCH, August 12, 1962; b. December 11, 1933.

Notes for DONALD ANDREW ERNEST KUCH:
Don served with the Army in 1955-56. He was in Germany and returned to the states in December of 1956.

iii.

LYNDA FRANCES BREHM, b. January 29, 1942; m. CRAIG ALLEN SMITH, May 29, 1971.

Notes for LYNDA FRANCES BREHM:
She is divorced from Craig Smith and is married to Dick Hachmann. They live in Davenport, IA.

	iv.		EVELYN MATILDA BREHM, b. December 17, 1943; m. LARRY LEE WIEBKE, August 7, 1965; b. January 18, 1938.
	v.		JOEL EDWARD BREHM, b. April 24, 1955; m. SHERYL SUE WERNING, November 17, 1984; b. November 23, 1960.

40. EDWIN CARL⁴ BREHM (JOHANN JACOB³, JUSTUS², ANTON¹) was born July 13, 1912, and died April 14, 1982. He married LEOTA C. GUIDER March 17, 1934. She was born July 2, 1915.

Child of EDWIN BREHM and LEOTA GUIDER is:

ROGER KENT⁵ BREHM, b. September 2, 1935; m. ELIZABETH RUTH ANDERSON, February 5, 1959.

Notes for ROGER KENT BREHM:
Roger is divorced from his wife Elizabeth. .

41. ROSA JOHANNA⁴ BREHM (JOHANN ADAM³, JUSTUS², ANTON¹) was born October 28, 1891 in Newhall, Iowa, and died May 20, 1966 in Virginia Gay Hospital. She married OTTO JACOB KNAACK December 28, 1911 in Vinton, Iowa. He was born July 1, 1882, and died August 6, 1961.

Notes for ROSA JOHANNA BREHM:
Rosa's funeral services were held at the Methodist church with Rev. Robert P. Phillips officiating. Burial is in the Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton, Iowa.

In her son, Keith Knaack's obituary, it said her name was Rosella Hanna Brehm Knaack.

Children of ROSA BREHM and OTTO KNAACK are:

	i.		LELAND CARL⁵ KNAACK, b. April 1, 1912; d. February 17, 1985; m. DOROTHY MAY JACKSON, April 4, 1936; b. November 25, 1916; d. November 14, 1977.
	ii.		MYRON WALTER KNAACK, b. February 27, 1914; m. ELSIE BARBARA WILLIAMS, October 24, 1935; b. September 19, 1917.
	iii.		HAROLD EDWARD KNAACK, SR., b. November 3, 1915, near Vinton, Iowa; d. November 27, 1988, Vinton, Iowa; m. DOROTHY MAE PRIMROSE, September 26, 1938, Monticello, Missouri; b. December 24, 1916.

Notes for HAROLD EDWARD KNAACK, SR.:
Harold E. Knaack, Sr. was a life-long civic leader and businessman from Vinton, Iowa.

He operated the "Playmore Dance Hall" in Vinton from 1934-1936, was an egg and cream buyer for ten years, owned and operated Knaack Jewelry Store for fifteen years, and became a Vinton real estate broker until his retirement because of ill health in April 1982.

He had been a resident of the Vinton Lutheran Home for the past month.

He is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton, Iowa.

	iv.		JACK EARL KNAACK, b. December 15, 1917; m. INEZ HARRIS, September 30, 1950; b. May 24, 1924.
	v.		GLENN HERMAN KNAACK, b. June 16, 1920; m. ELSIE MAE JACOBSEN, February 2, 1946; b. August 30, 1925.
	vi.		RUTH MARGARET KNAACK, b. May 11, 1922; m. CLARENCE LEO BEVINS, June 3, 1940; b. September 30, 1917.
	vii.		JAMES JUNIOR KNAACK, SR., b. December 1, 1925; m. (1) ADALINE ANNA LOSENICKY, July 20, 1946; b. September 5, 1926; d. September 29, 1976; m. (2) DOROTHY FERGUSON, May 27, 1977.
	viii.		KEITH OTTO KNAACK, b. March 12, 1928, Vinton, Iowa; d. June 5, 1992, Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX; m. KATHRYN ANN RAMMELSBERG, September 3, 1949, Little Brown Church - Nashua, Iowa; b. June 1, 1931.

Notes for KEITH OTTO KNAACK:
Keith was the chairman of the International Motor Contest Association and developed and founded a class of race cars known as the I.M.C.A. modifieds, which is now the largest racing division in the world with well over 1,700 competitors. Under his guidance, I.M.C.A. grew from a near-bankrupt entity to the second largest stock car racing sanctioning body in the U.S.
In recognition of his contributions to the sport Keith was presented the prestigious Hugh Deery Memeorial Award in 1987.
His interest in racing began when he started publishing "Hawkeye Racing News," a national publication covering auto racing, and served as chief executive officer for CarPac, Inc., in Vinton. This spread into other areas, when he began publishing Collectors Journal in 1977. Both publications now have circulations of over 10,000 nationwide.
He served with the U.S. Navy from 1946-48.