http://www.heinzmannf.com/wordpress Sometimes I just can't sleep Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:15:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Cole of Shattuc celebrated their 75th wedding- anniversary with a party at Odin Healthcare Center given in their honor by their son Randy, his wife, Marlene, and daughter Julie. The couple thanked everyone for attending and for the gifts, flowers and cards. Maxine's 94th birthday was ... http://www.heinzmannf.com/wordpress/?p=43 Virginia L. Cherry, 88, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 6:27 P.M. on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at Oakview Heights in Mount Carmel, Illinois. She was born on Monday, June 26, 1922 in Jefferson County, Illinois the daughter of the late Louie J. and Sadie M. ... http://www.heinzmannf.com/wordpress/?p=42 Yesterday, 10 Nov 2009, I received a letter that said, "Final Notice..." "Failure to comply..."  "...Full Payment by 11/12/09" "Amount Due: $18.66" Obviously, I'm a bum and the collection agencies are after me but this is the first I had heard of this bill. When I called the 800 number on the ... http://www.heinzmannf.com/wordpress/?p=40 This was printed in the 23 August 2009 edition of The Sentinel, Centralia, IL HEINZMANN FAMILY Members of the Clemens W. and Louisa (Wedekemper) Heinzmann family met Aug. 2 for their 68th family reunion. The celebration was held at the Community Building in Hoffman with 44 attending. Frankie and Teri Heinzmann of Universal ... http://www.heinzmannf.com/wordpress/?p=39 We lost another family member last week. Wib was very special to me. I remember my father always teasing Wib about how much younger Wib was than my father. Dad was born 22 January 1915 and Wib was born 10 March 1915. My prayers go out to Wib's wife, Henrietta, ... http://www.heinzmannf.com/wordpress/?p=38 Just found out today that Pat Keister passed away.  Pat was the wife of my second cousin, Gary Keister. Here is her obituary: Pat Keister PATOKA - Pat A. Keister, 64, of Patoka died on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, at her home in Patoka. She was born Dec. 22, 1944, in St. Louis, ... http://www.heinzmannf.com/wordpress/?p=37 A quote from a fellow genealogist, Wayne Hinton, that reminds us of the service: Where will you be? Eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month Veterans Day 2008 Thank You to all the veterans across the nation for your bravery, your courage, and your love of this country. Many ... http://www.heinzmannf.com/wordpress/?p=36 This is hard.  When I was just a baby, my sister started dating this skinny kid called Doug.  I don't remember the start.  I do remember sitting on the sofa between my sister and Doug -- generally making a pest of myself.  I also remember carrying the ring pillow at ... http://www.heinzmannf.com/wordpress/?p=35 Seems my old email account with all the spam filters, etc. has stopped working.  I'm not even receiving spam.  The provider is converting to a new system but in the mean time, nothing. There are several ways to Contact Us.  You can leave a comment on this blog or go to ... http://www.heinzmannf.com/wordpress/?p=34 I can't believe I let the whole month of August go by without posting an update!  Teri and I were busy, first preparing for the family reunion, then preparing for the trip to Illinois, then two weeks on road.  When we made it back from the trip, we had only ... http://www.heinzmannf.com/wordpress/?p=33