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Rev Charles Herman Henry Erck

Birth
Death
1 Jan 1960 (aged 78)
Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: lancaster county ,Lincoln lincoln memorial cem Add to Map
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nebr. pastor for 56yrs. 1903-1910 at st. johns lutheran church,florence Nebr.(Nor.omaha), then 1911-1931 Colfax co,Leigh Nebr. 1931-1958 Pastor to students at Univ.Of Nebr at Lincoln. VP of North Division of Missouri synod in Nebr. Founder of Mo.synod student work on UNL campus for 27 years. First married Adele ann Stoltenberg in 1906 at St.Johns Luth ch.in Florence. She died in 1931 and he married 2nd in 1-3-1935 to Ida l. Stokebrand.Ida was born in 1893 and died in 1987, Children of Adele and Rev. Henry Erck were:
Theodore Henry bn 1907, Leo Herman bn 1909, Ruth Adele bn 1912 and Martin Norman bn 1916. no burial is found for Rev. Henry Erck. His was son of Rev. Herman Heinrich Erck (1856-1922) and Mathilda Schaefer (1860-1891.). Rev. Henry ERck was brother to Mathilda (Hennig)bn 1882, Ella katheryn bn 1885, ruth and Billie (unknown) . His grandparents wer REv. John Herman Erck (1826-1891) and Anna Justine Bremsteller (1830-1882). and grt grandparents were: John Geo Erck (1800-1864) and Elisabeth Fischer(--1830). Rev. Henry Erck is counsin to Rev. Otto Louis Erbe. His mother (mathilda Schaefer)Erck is sister to Rev. Otto Erbe mother..bertha Erck-Erbe. REv. Otto Erbe is brother in law to fellow German Luth pastor of omaha rev. John FS Her(they both married to Festner sisters). These 3 lutheran pastors shared early omaha duties at St. Johns, St Paul and Immanuel lutheran churchs between 1887 and 1911.Rev. Erck went to Leigh Nebr,and then to Lincoln nebr as student pastor. Rev Otto went to Boone ia, and Rev. Her went to Denver Colorado.
Theodore Henry Erck born 7-11-1907 was Rhodes Scholar at UNL in 1930. He died 11-1980 in Poughkeepsie,Dutchess county New York. His Navel inlistment was from 1942 to 12-1945.
Ruth Adele Erck was born May 13 1912 at Leigh,colfax county Nebr. and died Jan 14 2005 at Oklahoma city oklahome. she married Jeff Ray Laird(1912-1985). Daughters: Julie Laird McShane of Edmond Ok, Mary Laird Brown(Dick Brown) of Leavenworth Ks, son Jeff R Laird JR and wife Debbie of Oklahoma city, and serveral grdchildren. Burial at Rose HIll Cem FAG # 66937495. Jeff Ray Laird# 6946112.He was Director of Ok.State Bureau of Investigation. also owned Laird Accounting Serv.
Martin Norman Erck was born 11-11-1916 at Leigh, Colfax county Nebr. and died 2-2-1984 at Harris Co. Texas. Wife Jean Elizabeth Summerbell (1919-2003). Listed in US city directories as Lawyer for Jergins Oil Co. Martin also inlisted in Navy from 11-29-1943 to Aug 1 1946. it is suggested that they had 3 children and were married in 1944
Leo Herman Erck was born 8-17-1909 at Florence Nebr and died 6-20-1995 at Chevy Chase,Montgomery co Maryland. His wife was Florence Jane Stephenson(1924-2002). Leo FAG # is 8770984. Buried at ARLINGTON NATL CEM.His service is listed at Capt. US Naval WW2,Korea and Vietnam.in 1934 he was graduate of Annapolis Naval academy. see LIncoln Star for 7-20-1934,

ancestry researcher indicates that 2nd wife maybe Ida L. Stokebrand bn 3-1893 at plymouth Nebr. daughter of Ernst and marie Stokebrand. a marriage record in the Lincoln Star for 1-3-1935 shows the record. It was officiated by his cousin Rev. Otto Erbe of Boone ia. The family history is listed in Ancestry under several trees for Stokebrand. Rev. Henry and Ida had no additional children that we know of.
nebr. pastor for 56yrs. 1903-1910 at st. johns lutheran church,florence Nebr.(Nor.omaha), then 1911-1931 Colfax co,Leigh Nebr. 1931-1958 Pastor to students at Univ.Of Nebr at Lincoln. VP of North Division of Missouri synod in Nebr. Founder of Mo.synod student work on UNL campus for 27 years. First married Adele ann Stoltenberg in 1906 at St.Johns Luth ch.in Florence. She died in 1931 and he married 2nd in 1-3-1935 to Ida l. Stokebrand.Ida was born in 1893 and died in 1987, Children of Adele and Rev. Henry Erck were:
Theodore Henry bn 1907, Leo Herman bn 1909, Ruth Adele bn 1912 and Martin Norman bn 1916. no burial is found for Rev. Henry Erck. His was son of Rev. Herman Heinrich Erck (1856-1922) and Mathilda Schaefer (1860-1891.). Rev. Henry ERck was brother to Mathilda (Hennig)bn 1882, Ella katheryn bn 1885, ruth and Billie (unknown) . His grandparents wer REv. John Herman Erck (1826-1891) and Anna Justine Bremsteller (1830-1882). and grt grandparents were: John Geo Erck (1800-1864) and Elisabeth Fischer(--1830). Rev. Henry Erck is counsin to Rev. Otto Louis Erbe. His mother (mathilda Schaefer)Erck is sister to Rev. Otto Erbe mother..bertha Erck-Erbe. REv. Otto Erbe is brother in law to fellow German Luth pastor of omaha rev. John FS Her(they both married to Festner sisters). These 3 lutheran pastors shared early omaha duties at St. Johns, St Paul and Immanuel lutheran churchs between 1887 and 1911.Rev. Erck went to Leigh Nebr,and then to Lincoln nebr as student pastor. Rev Otto went to Boone ia, and Rev. Her went to Denver Colorado.
Theodore Henry Erck born 7-11-1907 was Rhodes Scholar at UNL in 1930. He died 11-1980 in Poughkeepsie,Dutchess county New York. His Navel inlistment was from 1942 to 12-1945.
Ruth Adele Erck was born May 13 1912 at Leigh,colfax county Nebr. and died Jan 14 2005 at Oklahoma city oklahome. she married Jeff Ray Laird(1912-1985). Daughters: Julie Laird McShane of Edmond Ok, Mary Laird Brown(Dick Brown) of Leavenworth Ks, son Jeff R Laird JR and wife Debbie of Oklahoma city, and serveral grdchildren. Burial at Rose HIll Cem FAG # 66937495. Jeff Ray Laird# 6946112.He was Director of Ok.State Bureau of Investigation. also owned Laird Accounting Serv.
Martin Norman Erck was born 11-11-1916 at Leigh, Colfax county Nebr. and died 2-2-1984 at Harris Co. Texas. Wife Jean Elizabeth Summerbell (1919-2003). Listed in US city directories as Lawyer for Jergins Oil Co. Martin also inlisted in Navy from 11-29-1943 to Aug 1 1946. it is suggested that they had 3 children and were married in 1944
Leo Herman Erck was born 8-17-1909 at Florence Nebr and died 6-20-1995 at Chevy Chase,Montgomery co Maryland. His wife was Florence Jane Stephenson(1924-2002). Leo FAG # is 8770984. Buried at ARLINGTON NATL CEM.His service is listed at Capt. US Naval WW2,Korea and Vietnam.in 1934 he was graduate of Annapolis Naval academy. see LIncoln Star for 7-20-1934,

ancestry researcher indicates that 2nd wife maybe Ida L. Stokebrand bn 3-1893 at plymouth Nebr. daughter of Ernst and marie Stokebrand. a marriage record in the Lincoln Star for 1-3-1935 shows the record. It was officiated by his cousin Rev. Otto Erbe of Boone ia. The family history is listed in Ancestry under several trees for Stokebrand. Rev. Henry and Ida had no additional children that we know of.

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