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Interesting Oddities of names and dates in our Community

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James Grebence was born on September 24 and his wife Sarah on September 25

Debbie Price's husband is David Stehlik and her brother is David Price who is married to a Debbie

Debbie's sister Diane has a sister-in-law Debbie Pascuzzi

Mike Enzmann and his sister Peggy Pearson were born on December 19, Mike in 1945 and Peggy in 1951

Danny & Roxanne (McClellan) Brinker have the same middle names, Lynn which is also spelled the same.

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Gary & Tammi (Annen) Palmer have similar middle names, Gene and Jean.

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Kenneth Storm's Twins Jerry & Larry Storm have the same middle name of Kenneth.

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Forrest Abramson’s sons; Gary, Mark and Kerry all have the same middle name of Forrest

(With their sister they own the "KGM" Construction Company, Karla, Kerry, Gary and Mark.)

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Gustason, Gustafson and Gustavson were local family names.

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Flack, Flake, Flank and Balke and Bialke are family names in our community.

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Hard to spell names, Wojciehowski, Zakrajshek, Parzyck, Yourczek, Zeleznikar, Eichholz

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RV Hodge and his grandfather; RV Essex had the same first names, and that is it..

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Schuster and Shuster, same family, different spelling

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Tracy Wright (Guy) Alto and Tracy Scofield (Rodney) Alto, both graduated from Cook in 1986.

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Bill & Bailey (Soderberg) Conger married in April, they and their three children were all born in April except Liam.

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Sisters Kathryn and Sandra have the same birthday of June 10, born in 1952 and 1953, daughters of Dick & Shirley Reichel.

Large families, August 66, 1963 & Irene 58, 1966 (Kesanen) Lappi had 14 or more children. Their home is now the Vermilion Fairways.

Delbert 64, 1990 & Joyce 80, 2005 (Fredlund) Anderson, 14 children, they lived in Bear River

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Ron Koski was born on April 13, 1934 and his wife Doris on April 13, 1936

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Todd Olson’s birthday is on Sept 3 and his wife Kandi is September 4.

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The Number Six

From: Ellie Brunner [mailto:ebrunner@waschke.com]

Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007
To: simonson@accessmn.com
Subject: Oddities

Good morning Don. Speaking of oddities in Cook.

This is Ellie Brunner. Me and my siblings were all born on the 6th of a month.

           Ellie Brunner,            August 6, 1971

           Christine Daufelt,      December 6, 1972

           Michael Daufelt,       May 6, 1976

Pretty weird that we moved to a town with the 666 telephone number.

Same birthday, twenty five years apart

From: Jon Boehmer [mailto:jboehmer@isd2142.k12.mn.us]

Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007
To: simonson@accessmn.com
Subject: Birthday Boys

Hi Don: Thought I’d throw in my 2 cents worth also to your local oddities.

Our first child (a boy) was born when I was 25 years old. Our first grandchild (a boy) was born 25 years later. That may not seem to be much of an oddity, but it is when you consider all 3 of us have the same birthday. April 7th.. Jon Boehmer

Same names, birthdays one day apart

Each year as I post the birthdays of Gail Hard (Charles) Bergman born on September 28 and Gail Bartlett (Brian) Bergman born on September 29. I do a double take as the names and dates are so close. Their husbands are cousins.

Similar names

From: Darlene Cayo [mailto:darjake@rangenet.com]

Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007
Subject: names, I think this is interesting

Darlene's daughter; Teresa Ann (McCue)

Her daughter in law; Ann Marie (Novak McCue)

and her daughter in law; Susan Marie (Barto McCue)

and her daughter; Susan Leigh (McCue Mankus)

The Clinton Shermer and Ross Huismann Families have a lot of birthdays in February

From: John & Ruth (Shermer) Huismann [mailto:jrwasted@frontiernet.net
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007
To: simonson@accessmn.com

Subject: interesting dates

Don, our families have a lot of birthdays in February, both sets of parents, John & Dad shared the same day. Our son Lucas was born 38 minutes past his Grandpa’s birthday

Nick Shermer,

John Huismann,

Alexandra Wardas,

Lisa Shermer Towner,

Syvilla Shermer,

Christina Huismann,

Amanda Huismann,

Ross Allen Huismann,

Lucas Allen Huismann,

Gwen Huismann,

Kay & Tim Cornelius,

Irene Semon,

February 02, 1920 - March 05, 2001

February 02, 1958

February 06, 1995, daughter of Jason & Sandy

February 06, 1982

February 12, 1924

February 13, 1991, daughter of Kenny & Diane

February 14,1989

February 19, 1930

February 20,1982

February 21, 1934

February 21, 1986

February 25, 1949

John & I had a dog at one time with the birthday of Feb 2. We eat a lot of cake during February, Ruth Shermer Huismann.

There are nine children in the Nick & Syvilla Shermer family and six children in the Ross & Gwen Huismann family.

Similar names

From: Sarazine Michelle A Civ 582 MMXS/MXDTA

[mailto:Michelle.Sarazine@HILL.af.mil]

Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007
To: simonson@accessmn.com

Subject: Names

Michelle A. Sarazine
Technical Writer
582 MMXS/MXDTA
Phone: 777-4659
FAX: 775-4698

Michael F. Sarazine/Michelle Alyne (Ranta) Sarazine

Michael M. Sarazine/Michelle (Sheli) Lynn (Price) Sarazine (Son & daughter-in-law).

This has caused problems with the State and Federal Tax departments.

They can't seem to get the right SS# with the right couple.

Mike Sarazine is a 1965 graduate of the Cook High School and the son of Leo51, 1959 & Elizabeth 75, 1990 Sarazine. His wife Michelle Ranta graduated from Virginia, her parents were: Melvin 61, 1987 & Shirley 68, 1997 Ranta. Her brother Melvin "Bud" Ranta works for the City of Cook.

From: Karin (Leon "Lucky") Schultz [mailto:juttakarin@2z.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
To: Don Simonson
Subject: odd things

Hello Don, this is really fun to read...

When we had Ericka the name Ericka was not that popular... but imagine our surprise when we moved to Gheen and learned that not only was there another Ericka (Spelled the same way) and their middle names start with the same letter, but that their last names were said virtually the same...

Ericka Jennifer Schultz

Ericka Jean Schulze

There have been some mail and prescription mix ups over the years.

And our family has a lot of shared birthdays or within days of each other. I am only 1 year and 5 days older than my sister Christine. I had my first birthday party just for me when I was 17.

My sister Wendy had her first child on June 18, 1979

I had my first child on January 24, 1983

I had my second child on June 18, 1985

My brothers daughter was born on January 24, 1996

My son was born on April 5, 1994 a day before my sister MaryJayne's birthday.

Then MaryJayne had a girl on April 4, 1995

Then 1990 was a big year for our family. We had 2 nieces and 1 nephew born in that year.

Then Ericka got married on my niece, Chauntae's birthday, July 17.

And so it goes... It is part of what makes family special...

Karin, I had two customers with similar names, your father-in-law Orville "Stub" Schultz of Gheen who worked at the Forestry in Orr with Orville Schwarz.

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