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Past Confirmation Classes

Reverend George Kaempflein

1979

 Erhard Hesselbacher, Joseph Frick, Ernest Siegel, Ernest Kirchner, Christina Otto, Christiana Otto, Juliana Wachter, and Maria Hoffman.

1880

 Henry Schlichting, Mathias Stich, Henry Koch.William Hamann, Casper Dotzel & William Werner.

1881

 Herman Siegel, Dorothea Grugel, Elisabeth Eicholz, Rosina Stich, Mary Droegmiller, Mary Wiech and Anna Wachter.
1882 Carl Hess, Louis Schlichting, Alice Beeler, Mary Siegel, Louis Siegel, Margaret Hess and Mina Werner.
1883 John Hesselbacher, Carl Koch, Mary Wachter, and Elisabeth Wachter.
1884 Frederick Bartel, Anna Droegmiller, Louise Dotzel, Carolina Stich, Wilhelmina Koester, and Carolina Kirchner.
1885 John Holland, John Schlichting, Philip Siegel and Elisabeth Koch.
1886 John Bohnhoff, John Hamann, Ernst Werner, William Bohnhoff, George Hess, Carolina Droegmiller, and Carolina Estorf.
Reverend Hugo Basilius Kuhn
1887 Frederick Holland, William Wachter, Lena Hoffmann, Regina Schlichting, Lena Koch, Julia Estorf, Elisabeth Hoppe, Bertha Wagner, Mary Eicholz, Carolina Hamann, Wilhelmina Holland, Mary Winter, Louise Koester, and William Schultz.
1888 John Kirchner, Joachim Kuhse, Henry Wulff, William Bohnhoff, August Scheele, Louis Wiech, John Droegmiller, Henry Grebner, John Koester, Mary Werner, Ida Holland, Louisa Hamann, Anna Wagner, and Agnes Zegner.
Reverend Gustus F. Klindworth
1889 Christian Wachter, Henry Schultz, Mary Bohnhoff, Cara Boldt, Anna Koch, Elisabeth Bohnhoff, Mary Stich, Elisabeth Stich, Clara Winter, Elisabeth Holland, Anna Schlueter, Dora Koehn, and Michael Hess.
1890 Louis Winter, William Busch, Ernst Schlichting, John Hoppe, William Koester, Ernst Estorf, Henry Siegel, William Wasmund, Louis Schultz, Carl Bohnhoff, Christian Koester, Anna Hacker, Dorothea Dotzel, Fredericka Gutschow, Louis Duerstein, Anna Musselmann, Wilhelmina Cording, Wihelmina Bohnsack, Anna Holland, and Frieda Koehn.
1891 John Koch, Herman Holland, August Brickner, Henry Koester, William Reusch, Fernando Ziegner, Gustav Wagner, John Eicholz, John Bartel, Mary Holland, Clara Droegmiller, Anna Duerstein, Mary Bohnhoff, Augusta Schlueter, & Anna Krichuhn.
1892 Ludwig Bohnhoff, John Zick, George Duerstein, John Boldt, William Kuhse, William Schumacher, John Wachter, William peters, Ernestine Wagner, Augusta Boldt, Augusta Wasmund, & Elisabeth Grebner.
1893 Henry Droegmiller, William Hunermorder, August Thorman, George Studier, Dorothea Bohnhoff, Amanda Winter, Ida Kirckhuhn, Frieda Schumacher, Mary Bohnhoff, Wilhelmina Hoppe, Carolina Reusch, Mary Koester, Nelly Winter, Louise Boldt & Anna Kuhse.
1894 Frederick Schultz, William Horstmann, Ablert Wachter, Frederick Hunermorder, Louis Schultz, Bernard Koester, George Schmidt, Mathilda Wagner, Louise Holland, Wilhelmina Estorf, Julia Brickner, Sarah Winter, Augusta Hamann, Henrietta Hamann, & Eva Brodrecht.
1895 Henry Boldt, Ernst Koch, Albert Zick, Henry Busch, William Korchner, John Holland, Carl Holland, Louis Koehn, Carl Bohnhoff, Christian Bartel, Dorothea Koester, Anna Hacker, Dorothea Dotzel, Fredericka Gutschow, Louisa Duerstein, Anna Musselmann, Wilhelmina Cording, Wilhelmina Bohnsack, Anna Holland, & Frieda Koehn.
1896 Phillip Brickner, Herman Gutschow, Frederick Bohnhoff, George Winter, Christian Wagner, Ernst Droegmiller, John Schultz, George Kirchner, Helena Bohnhoff, Helena Plath, Paulina Wachter, Elisabeth Schultz, Anna Zahrndt, Emma Schuld, Elisabeth Hamann, Mathilda Mueller, Anna Schumacher, & John Ehrler.
1897 Henry Mueller, Gustav Boldt, Carl Hoppe, Albert Holland, Nicolaus Bausmann, Bernhard Bohnsack, Carolina Schumacher, Emilia Wagner, Emma Reusch, Berthan Holland, Emma Dotzel, Dorothea Hacker, Agnes Zick, Margaret Musselmann, & Clara Cording.
1898 Frederick, Koester, August Koester, Emil Lange, Ernst Bruckner, William Koehn, Anna Horstmann, August Holland, Henrietta Wachter, & Mary Hacker.
1899 Ludwig Bartel, Henry Bohnhoff, Martin Schuldt, Carl Schumacher, John Schultz, Eugene Wagner, Frederick Hacker, Henry Dotzel, Frederick Koehn, Hermann Hacker, John Koehn, Ernst Boldt, Anna Busch, Mary Hoppe, Martha Holland, Ella Boldt, Catharina Cording, & Sarah Schultz.
1900

Herman Koester, Frederick Bohnhoff, Louis Hunermorder, John Hacker, Otto Karberg, Fred Lange, George Bausmann, Carl Zagrbdt, Carolina Hacker, Elizabeth Dotzel, Louise Mueller, Emma Hamann, & Wilhelmina Hamann.

Reverend Henry Meyer
1901 Heinrich Eichholz, Ludwig Boldt, Heinrich Wachter, Karl Koester, Ludwig Grebner, Heinrich Schumacher, Hermann Bohnsack, Frieda Leipelt, Mary Grebner, Henrietta Boldt, Ida Schuldt, Emma Koehn, Marie Koehn, Louisa Koehn, Dorothea Studier, Christianna Studier, Auguste Karberg, Louisa Musselmann, & Emma Holland.
1902 Wilhelm Bohnhoff, Ludwig Brandt, Wilhelm Koehn, Louis Hacker, Wilhelm Holland, Heinrich Brickner, Andrea Bahr, Anna Koehn, Elise Wagner, Anna Mueller, Esther Dotzel, & Esther Hoppe.
1903 Heinrich Brandt, Albert Hacker, Wilhelm Niemann, Johann Reusch, Georg Koester, Friedrich Kording, Friedrich Meyer, Mathilda Zahrndt, Elsa Koch, Anna Plath, Catharina Winter, Carolina Grebner, Lina Bohnhoff, Agnes Dotzel, Martha Schuldt, & Anna Koehn.
1904 Arthur Schlichting, Friedrich Hesselbacher, Albert Niemann, Otto Hunemonder, Ernst Barndt, Heinrich Hoppe, Hermann Koehn, Fritz Schumacher, Wilhelm Bahr, Ernst Bohnsack, Ludwig Grebner, Georg Kuhn, Wilhelm Studier, Helena Studier, Amanda Bohnhoff, Ella Dotzel, Ella Kuhn, Maria Wagner, Martha Karberg, & Wilhelmine Hacker.
1905 Paul Meyer, Edward Hansen, Georg Boldt, Walter Schlichting, Rudolf Schuldt, Otto Niemann, Johann Karberg, Georg Hess, Wilhelmine Brandt, Emma Hacker, and Emma Busch.
1906 Carl Dotzel, Ludwig Kohn, Wilhelm Zahrndt, Heinrich Musselmann, Louisa Meyer, Katharina Grebner, Anna Kohn, Augusta Kohn, Christina Reusch, Anna Brickner, Anna Dotzel, and Frieda Bohnsack.
1907 Ludwig Schuldt, Bernhard Wasmund, Joseph Winter, Leo Bohnsack, Ludwig Muller, Otto Kohn, Elmer Hess, Heinrich Zahrndt, Siegmund Studier, Johanna Studier, Alice Boldt, Bertha Guetschow, Emma Schumacher, and Esther Niemann.
Reverend Henry Hofhenke
1908 Albert Hunemonder, Elmer Dotzel, Edward Dotzel, Gustav Brandt, Elmer, Schlichting, Heinrich Meyer, Ludwig Werner, Wilhelm Cording, Emma Werner, Josephina Hoppe, Louisa Hacker, Effie Boldt, Alvine Karberg, Alvine Hunemonder, Mabel Schlichting, Amanda Kushe, Gertrude Hansen, and Dorothea Meyer.
1909 Ludwig Kohn, Ernst Kohn, Martin Brodrecht, Ludwig Hacker, Mabel Bohnsack, Helena Niemann, Bertha Koch, Sopia Zahrndt, Mabel Kohn, and Meta Kohn.
1910 Elfie Schlichting, Robert Dotzel, Johann Schumacher, Ernst Grebner, Ludwig Schumacher, Louisa Yackey, Elizabeth Brandt, Dorothea Schuldt, Lena Dotzel, and Alma Dotzel.
1911 Benjamin Winter, Ernst Karberg, Arthur Wulff, Ray Hess, Oskar Dotzel, George Koehn, Hermann Studier, Albert Studier, Mayme Kohn, and Ella Mueller.
1912 Hermann Diehm, Lorenz Schlichting, Heinrich Koehn, Sadie Boldt, Frieda Schuldt, Dorothea Schlichting, Elizabeth Schmidt, and Frieda Diehm.
1913 Ilo Koch, Karl Brandt, Leo Winter, Louisa Diehm, Hedwig Karberg, Ida Studier, and Martha Grebner.
1914

Wesley Wulff, Alfred Schuldt, Harvey Koehn, Johann Kohn, Ella Hess, Hulda Schlichting, Elsie Gutschow, Ella Koehn and Elsie Schmidt.  

1915

St.John's - Albert Diehm, Wilbur Koch, Harrison Brodrecht, Laura Schlichting, Stella Muller, Irene Kohn, and Mamie Diehm.

1916 Zion - Wilbur Hess, Ralph Dotzel, Wilhelm Meyer, Harry Brandt, Wilhelmine Nieman, and Esther Studier.
1917

St. John's - Harvey Bohnhoff, Wilhelm Karberg, Hermann Kohn, Lee Koch, Elmer Busch, Ludwig Busch, Raymond Wachter, and Elmer Bardell.

1918 Zion - Gladys Reusch, Goldie Koester, Elsie Schlichting, Maria Bohnsack, Ethel Koester, Sadie Bohnhoff, Alta Wasmund, and Della Bohnhoff.
1919 Roy Schlichting, Eldon Eichholtz, Albert Schmidt, Raymond Hoppe, Arthur Wachter, Archie Niemann, Leslie Niemann, Howard Bohnhoff, Wilhelm Wulff, William Hardy, Heinrich Hofhenke, Karl Bauer, Anna Menzemer, Maria Schultz, Christine Wasmund, and Katharina Diehm.
1920

Arthur Koester, August Kuhse, Rosina Kuhse, Amanda Kuhse, Irene Bauer, Lisette Hornung, Meta Wasmund, Vada Hess, and Lena Hornung.

Adults - Mrs. Elmer Hess and Mrs. Roy Hess.
Reverend Henry Holzhausen
1922 Clarence Bohnhoff, Owen Schultz, Ralph Bardell, Clarence Hoppe, Clyde Koester, Walter Menzemer, Glenn Droegmiller, Myron Boldt, Lilly Atz, Keith Wachter, Hazel Koester, Ruby Reusch, and Myrth Wasmund.
1923 Adults -  William Ernest Kuhse and Clarence Johann Busch, and Mrs. Henry (Clarabell) Koehn.
Reverend Herman F. Leschensky
1924

Violet Sarah Eicholtz, Orpha Mary Ida Schultz, Edna Leona Kuhse, Orphie Alvina Maria Schlichting, Hulda Maria Hostmann, Elta Elizabeth Maria Boldt, Sadie Marie Caroline Niemann, Anna Louisa Siegel, Leona Anna Cook, Emma Marie Kuhse, Veda Marie Anne Cook, Veda Wilhelmina Atz, Loretta Louisa Marie Bohnhoff, Raymond LaVern Schlichting, Lawrence Wilhelm Busch, Wilhelm Frederick Koester, Leslie Henry Koester, LaVerne Helworth Cook, Boyd Louie Boldt, Henry Christian Diehm, Glenn Heinrich Schumacher, Leroy Alferd Hohann Wachter, Clarence Wilhelm Ludwig Schultz, and Harry Carl Frederick Wasmund.

Adults - Mrs. Minnie Bohnsack, Mrs. Louis Schumacher, Mrs. Lawrence Schlichting, Mrs. Fred Hesselbacher, and Mrs. John Reusch
1925 Elsie Diehm, Mildred Wachter, Leona Wasmund, Elfie Koehn, Bernice Menzemer, Emily Bardell, Wilbur Niemann, and Theodore Hoppe. 

Adults - Mrs. Dorothy Schmidt, George H. Hodgson, and George E. Wachter.

1926 Adults - Mrs. Rosina Kuhse, August Brickner, and Mrs. Letha Cording.
1927

Loyd A. Koehn, Arthur K. Busch, LaVern M. Ehrler, LaVern F. Koester, Lester H. Wachter, Floyd A. Cook, and Tony W. Niemann.

Adults - George Arthur Crummer, Margaret Luella Schultz, and Irene Anna Wachter.
Reverend A.P. Meyer (TEMPORARY)
1928 Arnein Henry Buss Meyer, Neta Anna Minnie Cook, Gladys Marie Margaretha Hoppe, Velma Vernice Irene Hostmann, Edna Viola Koehn, and Bernice Viola Miller.
Reverend Otto Moke
1929 Verle Gottlieb Stadel, Elmer John Krug, Ralph Fred Hesselbacher, Wilbur James Manner, Lewis Fredrich Koester, Eldon Hacker, Marguerite Marie Lange, Laura Elizabeth Boldt, Florence Dorothy (Schultz) Fiedler, Sylvia Emma Dotzel, and Ida Helena Kuhse.  
1930 Woodrow Adam Carl Dotzel, Harvey LeRoy Hoppe, Marguerite Sophia Koehn, Eleanor Minnie Magdalena Hesselbacher, Vivian Anna Esther Dotzel Lucille Marie Hacker, Ruby Viola Busch, Anieta Lena Koehn, Voila Anna Margaret Grebner, Albert Carl Schultz Fiedler, Alven Charles Holland and Vera Julia Marie Wachter.  
1931 Raymond William Hostmann, Clarence Charles Lange, Clemens Louis Lange, Fern Louisa Marie Schlichting, Oscar Raymond Krug, Evelyn Lucielle Ehrler, Viola Bernice Lucille Koehn, Laoma Amanda Louisa Schultz, Glen August Hesselbacher, Violet Elizabeth Mabel Hoppe, Eileen Burnett Cook, & LaVern Louis Hammer.  
1932 Vernon Leo Bohnsack, Melvin Charles Stadel, Verne George Kuhn, Clarence Fredrich Holland, Hazel Marie Koehn, Lucille Agnes E. Koehn, Verneil Elizabeth Bohnsack, Martha Elizabeth Schultz, Lois Katherine Grebner, Marie Louise M. Hoppe, & Harlan Henry Cook.
1933 Russell Robert Henry Dotzel, Ralph Koehn, Glenn Henry Hoppe, Merill Kuhse, Viola Emma Cook, Viola Gladys Krug, Lucille Helen Miller, Pearl Marie Miller, Elizabeth Margaret Menzemer, and Marie Doris Wachter.
1934 LaVern Delbert Busch, Louis John Reusch, Orville Henry Boldt,  Oral Louis Schultz, Norma Winifred Lange, Eileen Marie Ehrler, Elaine Elizabeth Dotzel, Virginia Mae Bohnhoff, Berneda Irene Koester, Doris Emma Miller, Leona Wilhelmine Krug, and Dale William Cook.  
Reverend Albert Seeman
1935 Kenneth John Bohnsack, Lawrence Floyd Hoppe, Louis La Verne Grebner, Norman William Herman Bohnsack, George Herman Henry Hoppe, Vera May Koehn, Emma Marie Cook, and two adult Confirmations:  Martin Schutt and Mrs. Eunice Boldt.
1936 Elden Frederick Cording, Helen Louise Cording, Orvilla May Schultz, Marion Minnie Bohnsack, Mary Elizabeth Wachter, and four adult Confirmations: Lola Winter, Norma Winter, Christian Bahr Sr. and Melvin Ehrler.
1937 Marvin Louis Bohnsack, Leland Herman Kuhn, Dorothy Clarabelle Koehn, Laura Mabel Krug, Lucille Gladys Reusch and two adult Confirmations:  Anna Mary Heller and Clifford Dittmar. 
Reverend Ernst Karsten
1939 Four adult Confirmations:  Mrs. Fred Winter, Mrs. Arthur Koester, Mr. William Roberts and Mr. James Townsend. Students were:  Archur John Cording, Ruth Alma Dotzel, Adam James Hesselbacher, Viola Louise Hesselbacher, Irvin Clarence Hoppe, Delores Lavon Koehn, Edward John Schultz, Carlyle Ralph Schumacher, Dale Louis Schumacher, Alverna Georgiana Wachter, Doris May Wachter, Laverne Alfred Wachter and Eldon Wills.
1940 Adult Confirmations:  Alverna Bohnhoff, Mrs. Verle Stadel and Mrs. Glenn Droegmiller.  Students were:  Melvin L. Hoppe, Irene C. Koehn, Merlin L. Kuhn, Vernon L. Kuhse, Lavern Miller, Orrin D. Scheele and Myrtle Schultz.
1941 Adult Confirmations:  Lester Jones, Henry Seifert, Mrs. Glenn Hoppe and William Smart.
1942 Clayton LaVern Koehn, Gordon Arthur Wills, Eldon LeRoy Brandt, Harlan Hermann Koehn, Cletus Charles Brandt, Vernon DeLos Grebner, Morris Francis Schultz, Myrna Evla Hesselbacher, Wayne Melvin Schumacher, Irma June Brickner, Irma Helen Reusch, Joyce Marie Heller and Gloria Marie Stadel.
Reverend A. T. Buckler
1943 Wanda Joyce Scheele, Elmer Verle Schlichting and Walter James Schlichting.
1944 Lenora Lena Brandt, Mary Ellen Brickner, Earl LeRoy Dotzel, Foster Donald Heller, Marilyn Ann Hoppe, Doris Elizabeth Niemann, Madelyn Arlene Niemann, Charlene Margaret Schultz, Juliette Joyce Schultz, Betty Mae Stadel and Wilbur Austen Wills.
1946 Adult Confirmations:  Clarence Siegel, Robert Sigafus and Charles Ohms.  Students:  Clyde Everett Hoppe, Ruth Margaerite Schumacher and Dorothy Irene Buckler.
1947 Barbara Ann Eversoll, Phyllis Virginia Koester, Marilyn Joy Koester, Jerry George Schlichting and John Henry Schlichting.
Reverend R. F. Hahn
1948 Adult Confirmations:  Erma Nelle Brandt, Erna June Wills and Everett Ray Eveland. Student confirmations:  Lida Mae Backenkeller, Elma Lucille Koehn, Lucille Mary Schlichting, Marvin Edward Anderson, Laurence George Grebner, Delbert Lester Stegall and Vernon Eugene Redfearn.
1949 Carol Jean Stadel, Vernon Leslie Wills, Charles Clyde Koester, Ledora Jean Hoppe, Hilda Marie Brandt and Roger William Schlichting. Adult Confirmation:  Mildred Brandt, Alice Menzemer, Leta Schlichting and Ernest Schmidt.
1950 Zion:  Leah Mae Schlichting and Robert Lee Smart;  St. John's:  Geraldine Irna Niemann and Dennis Elvin Niemann; Adult Confirmation:  Richard Fred Backenkeller, Lou Ann Backenkeller, Dorothy Bea Hoppe, Wilma Evelyn Jensen, Mildred Loretta Chase and Eugene Robert Chase.
Reverend Hafermann (temporary)
1951 William Brickner, Marjorie Koester, Loren Hesselbacher, Cleland Dittmar and Harriet Schlichting.
Reverend John Northwall
1951 Adult confirmation:  Marion Schmidt and Mrs. Wayne (Monica) Schumacher
1952 Zion:  Howard Stadel, John Eversoll, Carlyle Hoppe, Carlene Dittmar, Karl Dotzel, Rojean Roberts and Laura Schlichting.  
1953 St. John's:  Lavonne Bohnhoff, Pearl Koester, Cletus Winter
Reverend Paul E. Albers
1953 Adult confirmation:  Mary Lou Koester
1954 Myron Koester, Delos Koester, Cleland Winter, Janice Ehrler, Kay Ehrler, Sandra Schultz, Janet Schultz, Beverly Schumacher, Charles Koehn, John Dittmar and Herman Haenert.

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