Bals, Balz & Baltz
The History of the Family of Henry & Elizabeth Bals of Nebraska
The History of the Family of Henry & Elizabeth Bals of Nebraska
Bals, Balz & Baltz
The History of the Family of Henry & Elizabeth Bals of Nebraska
The History of the Family of Henry & Elizabeth Bals of Nebraska
From information compiled and edited by Gene Bals © 2014
Back Row: Matilda (Tillie), Hedig (Hattie), Theodore, Henry F, ,Herbert (Herb), Augusta, Elizabeth (Ella).
Middle: Carl, Alfred.
Front: Elizabeth, Thelma, Henry A.
Middle: Carl, Alfred.
Front: Elizabeth, Thelma, Henry A.
Theodor F. Bals
Born: December 25, 1891 in Crete, Nebraska
Married: January 21, 1919 to Anna Helen Kempkes in Crete, Nebraska.
Died: January 1, 1984 in Loup City, Nebraska. Anna died September 20, 1988.
Children:
Sylvester Theodore.
Born: November 9, 1919
Died: April 1940 of Leukemia.
Harold Joseph:
Born: November 22, 1923 at Douglas, Nebraska.
Died: January 18, 2005 at Good Samaritian Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska
Donald Anton:
Born: September 25, 1025.
Died: January 4, 1942 lost in a snowsstom at Loup City, Nebraska
Loren Elmer:
Born: January 1, 1929 at Lincoln, Nebraska
Died: November 17, 2003 at his home in Odessa, Nebraska.
Reatha Mae:
Born: February 5, 1931.
Died: October 16, 2012
Earl Herbert:
Born: Private
Maxine Marie "Mickey"
Born: February 21, 1939
Died: August 25, 1975. Drowned near Crete, Nebraska
Born: December 25, 1891 in Crete, Nebraska
Married: January 21, 1919 to Anna Helen Kempkes in Crete, Nebraska.
Died: January 1, 1984 in Loup City, Nebraska. Anna died September 20, 1988.
Children:
Sylvester Theodore.
Born: November 9, 1919
Died: April 1940 of Leukemia.
Harold Joseph:
Born: November 22, 1923 at Douglas, Nebraska.
Died: January 18, 2005 at Good Samaritian Hospital, Kearney, Nebraska
Donald Anton:
Born: September 25, 1025.
Died: January 4, 1942 lost in a snowsstom at Loup City, Nebraska
Loren Elmer:
Born: January 1, 1929 at Lincoln, Nebraska
Died: November 17, 2003 at his home in Odessa, Nebraska.
Reatha Mae:
Born: February 5, 1931.
Died: October 16, 2012
Earl Herbert:
Born: Private
Maxine Marie "Mickey"
Born: February 21, 1939
Died: August 25, 1975. Drowned near Crete, Nebraska
Alfred Leo
Born: March 8, 1908 on Section 21, Crete Precinct, Saline County, Nebraska
Married: (date) to Adelaide Enevoldson
Born: June 25, 1910
Died: December 7, 1996 in Gibbon, Buffalo County, Nebraska
Children: Mavis Jane
Born: March 8, 1908 on Section 21, Crete Precinct, Saline County, Nebraska
Married: (date) to Adelaide Enevoldson
Born: June 25, 1910
Died: December 7, 1996 in Gibbon, Buffalo County, Nebraska
Children: Mavis Jane
Henry Ferdinand Bals
Born: December 20, 1893 in Saline County, Dorcheter Precinct, Nebraska
Married: November 29, 1917 to Anna Rose Smejkal in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Crete, Nebraska.
Died: October 23, 1972 at Crete Hospital , Crete, Nebraska See Obituaries.
Children: Jerome H. Bals
Born: December 7, 1918, Saline County, Nebraska
Died: July 7, 1952, St. Elizabeths Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska
Leonard J. Bals
Born: December 20, 1920, Saline County, Nebraska
Married: Mary Alice Nelson at St. Paul Catholic Church, St. Petersburg, Florida
Died: September 9, 2007, Bryan LGH East Hospital< Lincoln, Nebraska. See Obituaries.
Valarian Bals
Born: November 1, 1922, Saline County, Nebraska
Died: November 28, 1928. St, Elizabeths Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska Internment; Sacred
Heart Cemetary, Crete, Nebraska.
John F. Bals
Born: August 28, 1924: Saline County, Nebraska
Married: Marlene Siedhoff, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Crete, Nebraska.
Died:: November 2, 2015
Henry J. Bals
Born: December 24, 1927 . Saline County, Nebraska
Married: Nadine Shandra in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Crete, Nebraska
Died: August 21, 2021
Eugene F. Bals
Born: February 21, 1940, Saline County, Nebraska.
Married: Marilyn Jean Dietrich in St. Mary of the Mount Catholic Church, Pittsburgh, PA.
Married: Sally R. Roberts at Taos, NM.
Elisabeth (Ella)
Born: March 31, 1896
Married: John Patz (Died April 24,1921 of appendicitis)
Married: Frank Schroader
Died: January 19, 1985.
Children:
Delmer Patz (See Delmer Memories)
Born 1917
Mae
Born 1918
Augusta Carolyn (Gus)
Born: October 21, 1897 in Crete, Saline County, Nebraska.
Married: Herman M. Witte on Feruary 15, 1917
Died: July 2, 1974 in Chadron, Nebraska
Children:
Dale Henry Witte
Born: February 23, 1918
Married: Phyllis Lillian Allen
Died: September 11, 2007 (See Obituaries)
Glen Frederick Witte
Born: February 20, 1920
Married: Doris Jean Coffee, 1944
Died: 1944 near Montrose, VA in crash of Corsair Navy fighter plane.
Lavern Carolyn Witte
Born: June 9, 1922 in Friend, Nebraska
Married: Robert Eskridge Anderson
Died: ?
Phrllis Virginia Witte (Phyllis' Memories)
Born: November 19,1924 in Loup City Nebraska
Married: Thomas Paul McDill (born in Lincoln, NE October 14, 1921)
Died: ?
Dorothy Ruth Witte
Born: October 31,1926 in Loup City, Nebraska
Married: Stanley D. Whetstone (died July 8, 1979)
Died: ?
Earl Frederick (Joe) Witte (See Witte Family Account)
Born: January 3, 1929 in Rapid City, South Dakota
Married: Bertha Lee Williams
Died: ?
Carl Henry (Pete) Witte
Born: November 3, 1932
Married: Bettiellen (Betty) Broadhurst on February 12, 1952 in Chadron, Nebraska.
Died: ?
Matilda (Tillie) Buntemeyer
Born: October 21, 1900 in Crete, Saline County, Nebraska
Married: To Fred Buntemeyer
Died: ?
Moved from Nebraska to Clinton, Iowa.
Born: October 21, 1900 in Crete, Saline County, Nebraska
Married: To Fred Buntemeyer
Died: ?
Moved from Nebraska to Clinton, Iowa.
Hedig (Hattie) Buntemeyer
Born: September 22, 1902 in Crete, Saline County, Nebraska.
Married: August 27, 1924 to Elmer August Buntemeyer in Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska.
Died: October 23, 1988 in Clinton, Iowa.
Elmer died March 9, 1963 in Clinton, Iowa
Moved from Nebraska to Clinton, Iowa (date ?). Lived at 1515 Lazy Lane, Clinton, Iowa.
Children:
Virgil Elmer
Born:
Married: To Marvel Mae Lauritsen
Died:
Leroy Frederick
Born:
Married: Ellen Peterson
Died:
Elmer John (Jack)
Born: February 3, 1930 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Married: Annette Swyers
Died: February 15, 1991 in Clinton, Iowa.
Verlee Virgina (Sister Mary Lydia)
Born::
Herbert Henry (Herb)
Born: November 21, 1904.
Anselma (Thelma) Marie
Born: March 1, 1914, Crete Precinct, Saline County, Nebraska, Saline Co. Birth Register #06226
Married Carl Miller
Children: Maryland, June
Thelma was the only child to graduate from high School
Born: March 1, 1914, Crete Precinct, Saline County, Nebraska, Saline Co. Birth Register #06226
Married Carl Miller
Children: Maryland, June
Thelma was the only child to graduate from high School
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