Helen Hedwig Reichel

1897 - 1968  (71 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 45 descendants in this family tree.

Christian Reichel, Jr

1870 - 1919  (49 years)

Birth	4 Jan 1870	Waterloo, Beresan, S Russia
Died	10 Oct 1919	Omaha, NE
	Cause: Heart Attack
Buried	Lutheran Cemetery Naper, Ne
Father	Christian Frederick Reichel,   b. 1 Apr 1842, Worms, Russia
Mother	Eva Barbara Keller,   b. 9 Feb 1842, Güldendorf, Odessa, Russian Empire
Married	23 Nov 1865	Johannestal, Beresan, S Russia
Family	Barbara Katherina Louise Blakkolb,   b. 20 Dec 1872, Rohrbach, Ukraine, Russia
Married	28 Feb 1897	Butte, NE
Children	+ 1. Helen Hedwig Reichel,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Naper, NE + 2. Elise Louise Reichel,   b. 13 Nov 1899, Naper, NE   3. Christian Solomon Fredrich Reichel,   b. 3 Oct 1901, Naper, NE + 4. Barbara Emilia Reichel,   b. 5 Jan 1904, Naper, NE + 5. Carl William Reichel,   b. 23 May 1906, Naper, NE + 6. Minnie Wilma Christina Reichel,   b. 25 May 1908, Naper, NE   7. Albert Carl Reichel,   b. 18 Sep 1910, Herreid, SD + 8. Esther Vera Reichel,   b. 30 May 1913, Herreid, SD + 9. Freida Emma Reichel,   b. 10 Jul 1915, Herreid, SD

Barbara Katherina Louise Blakkolb

1872 - 1949  (76 years)

Birth	20 Dec 1872	Rohrbach, Ukraine, Russia
Died	1 Oct 1949	Sacramento, CA
Buried	East Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento, CA
Father	Johann Adam Solomon Blakkolb, Jr.,   b. 21 Oct 1843, Odessa, Rus
Mother	Eva Barbara Ulmer,   b. 29 Nov 1846, Rohrbach, Ukraine, Russia
Married	24 Sep 1867	Rohrbach, Rus
Family	Christian Reichel, Jr,   b. 4 Jan 1870, Waterloo, Beresan, S Russia
Married	28 Feb 1897	Butte, NE
Children	+ 1. Helen Hedwig Reichel,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Naper, NE + 2. Elise Louise Reichel,   b. 13 Nov 1899, Naper, NE   3. Christian Solomon Fredrich Reichel,   b. 3 Oct 1901, Naper, NE + 4. Barbara Emilia Reichel,   b. 5 Jan 1904, Naper, NE + 5. Carl William Reichel,   b. 23 May 1906, Naper, NE + 6. Minnie Wilma Christina Reichel,   b. 25 May 1908, Naper, NE   7. Albert Carl Reichel,   b. 18 Sep 1910, Herreid, SD + 8. Esther Vera Reichel,   b. 30 May 1913, Herreid, SD + 9. Freida Emma Reichel,   b. 10 Jul 1915, Herreid, SD

Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld

1883 - 1971  (87 years)

Birth	3 Aug 1883	Lindsay, Platte Co., NE
Died	24 Jul 1971	Norfolk, NE
	Cause: Stroke
Buried	Norfolk, Ne
Father	Gustav Herman Sommerfeld,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Pommern, Ger
Mother	J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger
Married	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
Family	Helen Hedwig Reichel,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Naper, NE
Married	8 Nov 1923	Gregory Co., SD
Children	1. Reba Arlene Sommerfeld,   b. 31 Jul 1924, Norfolk, Ne + 2. LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Oct 1929, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States

Reba Arlene Sommerfeld

1924 - 2014  (89 years)

Birth	31 Jul 1924	Norfolk, Ne
Died	25 May 2014	Norfolk, Ne
Buried	Hillcrest Memorial Park, Norfolk, Ne
Father	Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld,   b. 3 Aug 1883, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE
Mother	Helen Hedwig Reichel,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Naper, NE
Married	8 Nov 1923	Gregory Co., SD

LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld

1929 - 2003  (73 years)

Birth	13 Oct 1929	Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States
Died	12 Jan 2003	Norfolk, NE
Buried	Norfolk, NE
Father	Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld,   b. 3 Aug 1883, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE
Mother	Helen Hedwig Reichel,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Naper, NE
Married	8 Nov 1923	Gregory Co., SD
Family	Margaret Emma Korn,   b. 18 Feb 1930, Norfolk, NE
Married	2 Jul 1951	Norfolk, Nebraska
Children	+ 1. Russel LeRoy Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Sep 1953, Norfolk, NE + 2. Elaine Margaret Sommerfeld,   b. 29 Dec 1954, Norfolk, NE + 3. Priscilla Lynne Sommerfeld,   b. 8 Mar 1957, Norfolk, NE + 4. Peggy Liz Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Nov 1960, Norfolk, NE + 5. Scott Phillip Sommerfeld,   b. 11 Oct 1963, Norfolk, NE

• Name	Helen Hedwig Reichel
  Birth	18 Feb 1897	Naper, NE
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Nov 1968	Norfolk, NE
  	Cause: Ventricular fibrillation is a condition in which there is uncoordinated contraction of the
  Burial	Norfolk, Ne
  Person ID	I464	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Christian Reichel, Jr,   b. 4 Jan 1870, Waterloo, Beresan, S Russia d. 10 Oct 1919, Omaha, NE (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Barbara Katherina Louise Blakkolb,   b. 20 Dec 1872, Rohrbach, Ukraine, Russia d. 1 Oct 1949, Sacramento, CA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1897	Butte, NE
  Family ID	F217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld,   b. 3 Aug 1883, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE d. 24 Jul 1971, Norfolk, NE (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1923	Gregory Co., SD
  Children	1. Reba Arlene Sommerfeld,   b. 31 Jul 1924, Norfolk, Ne d. 25 May 2014, Norfolk, Ne (Age 89 years) + 2. LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Oct 1929, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States d. 12 Jan 2003, Norfolk, NE (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

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