The Frau Erica Texts
An index of biographies, memoirs, histories, recipes, and oddments The Frau Erica Project has lots of text files — long and short, English and German — all of them linked from the appropriate family pages. That means, however, that some readers might not discover things of interest that are available elsewhere on the site. This index gathers most of those text files, sorts them by genre, and provides links (usually a name). Style point: The Frau Erica archive tries to use birth names for everyone. Authors are listed here by birth name, sometimes with married name appended after a slash. Adelheid Nickel, for example, is alphabetized under ”Mueller/Nickel, Adelheid.” Frau Erica herself, mother of many Muellers, appears under the Rickmeyer name. There are 93 of these text files in the archives. To narrow your search, select: Biography | Memoir | History | Literary Work | Letters | Recipes | Oddments || All Files
Biographies and Obituaries
Bigelow McMillan, Molly Obituary: Rev. Mary Allison Bigelow (Molly) McMillan, 97
Molly’s obituary ran in the <em>St. Paul Pioneer Press</em> and the <em>Minneapolis Star-Tribune</em> on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Crawley, Willard Obituary: Willard Batchelor Crawley
A brief biography was included in the bulletin of the funeral service at Bethesda Lutheran Church, New Haven, Conn., on 30 November 1983. Gelhausen, Albert Obituary: A love of all things Michigan and a taste for painful puns
Albert “Al” Gelhausen, 79, of Evanston, Illinois, formerly of Lapeer, Michigan, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Gilvarg, Charles Obituary: Charles Gilvarg (1925–2013)
Charles and Frieda Mueller met at the University of Chicago in 1949, where they met fellow graduate student H.C. Nickel, husband of cousin Addie. Grams, Adolf Adolf and Anna Grams
Notes on Adolf Grams’ immigration and life on the north side of Chicago. Knief, Gretchen Gretchen Knief, principled librarian
Librarian Gretchen stood up to the Kern County (Calif.) board that sought to ban <em>The Grapes of Wrath</em>. She won, eventually. Luecke, Louise Louise Luecke: Grandma Hedder
Louise Luecke, born and raised on a farm near Sheboygan, Wisconsin, married Hermann Hedder, an immigrant Chicago wood and coal merchant. McMillan, Alli Women‘s hockey and music: A dual golden anniversary
The Providence Singers was incorporated in 1973. Brown University and Colgate College put women‘s intercollegiate hockey on the map in 1973. Alli McMillan figured prominently in the development of both. McMillan, Richard Sr. Obituary: Richard McMillan dies; known for his philanthropy
Dick’s obituary ran in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on Monday, June 19, 1995. Miller, Fred Obituary: Frederick George Miller, 95
Frederick George Miller, age 95, a lifetime resident of Kendallville, died Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at his residence near Kendallville. Mueller, Carl Obituary: Carl Diass Mueller: Casualty of War
Carl Mueller’s obituary notice ran in the LaGrange Citizen on June 7, 1945. Mueller, Elizabeth A. Obituary: Elizabeth A. Mueller
Beth Mueller’s obituary notice ran in the Chicago Tribune on June 3, 2021. Mueller, Ernst and Helen (Opa and Oma) The Muellers of Freedom Township
A brief biography of the Mueller family (Oma and Opa, Freedom Township ) Mueller, Gerald Obituary: Gerald Mueller
Gerald was a great-great-grandson of Fritz Mueller, great-grandson of Erich E.A. Mueller. Mueller, Gerhard Gerhard Wilhelm Mueller: Boo-Boo
Gerhard was the most reclusive and enigmatic of Ernst and Helen’s children. Mueller, Gerhard Obituary: Rev. Mueller Services to be Held Thursday
The obituary ran in the Becker County Record on Thursday, September 10, 1970, page 5. Mueller, Herbert Herbert C. Mueller: Celebrating 25 years in the Lutheran ministry
A brief biographical text from the worship service bulletin at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Frankenlust, Michigan, marking the 25th anniversary of H’s ordination. Mueller, Herbert Jr. Obituary: Rev. Herbert Mueller Jr.
Rev. Dr. Herbert Christian Mueller Jr., former first vice-president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), died March 21, 2020. He was 66. Mueller, Kurt Kurt Walther Johannes Mueller: Sarge
Because of his pharmacy training and fluent German, he served in the Medical Corps during WWII Mueller, Kurt Kurt Mueller Weds Good Thunder Girl
The <em>Waseca Herald</em> described Kurt and Lorraine’s wedding in exhaustive detail but offered only a single irrelevant sentence about Kurt. Mueller, Milton Obituary: Milton Mueller
Milton was owner/operator/partner of a vegetable farm and greenhouse operation in Missouri from 1948 to 1972. Mueller, Rev. Ernst Obituary: The Rev. E.H.C. Mueller
The obituary appeared on page 324 of The Lutheran Witness for October 5, 1948. A German version followed in October’s <em>Der Lutheraner</em>. Mueller, Wilhelm Wilhelm and Frau Erica: Staying the Course, Righting the Ship
A three-part history of Wilhelm and Adelheid (Frau Erica) from the Mueller farm, to Kendallville proper, and finally to Chicago. Mueller/Knief, Dora Elizabeth (Dodo) Dodo Knief: Columnist, woman of mystery
Dodo Knief seems to have been a free spirit whose relationships with certain of her siblings were not always close. Mueller/Nickel, Adelheid Obituary: Adelheid Erica Amanda Mueller Nickel
This brief biography, written by son Mark, was read at Adelheid’s memorial service in Calvary Lutheran Church, Stayton, Oregon. Nelson, Kenneth Obituary: Ken Nelson
Olga Koetke’s second husband, Ken became close to a large multigenerational family. Nickel, Albert F. Albert Friedrich Nickel: Machinist and Socialist
Al Nickel arrived in Milwaukee as an immigrant toddler just shy of his second birthday, the last of the German-born Nickels. Nickel, Hilbert C. Obituary: H.C. Nickel, stock seller, teacher, dies
The Chicago Tribune’s obituary for H.C. Nickel ran on Wednesday, October 19, 1966. Nickel, Michael Sr. Michael Nickel Sr. — <em>In Amerika ist alles herrlich</em>
Michael Nickel emigrated only after his sons had established themselves in Milwaukee. He traveled alone, leaving an adult daughter in Pomerania. Oren/Mueller, Charlotte Obituary: Charlotte Oren
The <em>Mankato Free Press</em> carries Charlotte’s obituary in the Valley Section of the Thursday, January 25, 2007, edition. Pautsch, Lorraine Obituary: Lorraine Pautsch (1920–2014)
Lorraine and Kurt Mueller were married in 1949. The obituary ran in the <em>Mankato Free Press</em> May 16, 2014. Rehnlund/King, Marnie Obituary: Margret Julena Rehnlund
Marnie — mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother — died August 21, 2014, aged 94. Her son-in-law Timothy prepared this obituary. Schumm, Adelheid Adelheid Schumm, entrepreneur
Among the cousins, Adelheid Schumm was something of a legend. Her millinery shop in LaPorte, Indiana, was well worth the drive. Zäske, Ulricka Ulricka Zäske: Iron Woman
Ulricka was a woman of legendary dominance and iron will. | 
