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Welcome > People > Notable Norkans

Notable Norkans

The following is list of noteworthy people with connections to Norka:
  • Heather Arndt Anderson
  • Karl Wilhelm Aschenbrenner
  • Reuben Alexander Bauer
  • Mark Behning
  • Rev. Christoph Heinrich Bonwetsch
  • Dr. Gerhard Bonwetsch
  • Rev. Gottlieb Nathaniel Bonwetsch
  • Rev. Samuel Theophil Bonwetsch
  • Rev. Friedrich Börner
  • Jack Burbank
  • Conrad Brill
  • Rev. Johann Baptist Cattaneo
  • Rev. Lukas Cattaneo
  • Judy Curtis
  • Paul Revere Dick
  • Helene Fischer
  • Cleora (Reuscher) Flegel
  • Karl Jakob Früauf
  • Dr. Reuben H. Gablehouse
  • Dr. Jerry D. Gerlach​
  • Emma Schwabenland Haynes
  • Roy Helser
  • Rev. Heinrich Helser
  • Rev. John Hoelzer
  • Rev. Johann Georg Herwig
  • John Hessler
  • Dr. Nancy Bernhardt Holland
  • Alexander Augustovich Klaus
  • Richard L. Kniss
  • Jerry Krieger
  • Johannes Krieger
  • Elvest Lehl
  • Phillip Lofink, Jr.
  • Virginia A. Less
  • John Louis Loos
  • Tyson Nash
  • Adeline Nolde
  • Johannes Nolde
  • David J. Miller
  • John W. Miller
  • Edith Müthel
  • Marie Miller Olson
  • Dr. Bruce F. Pauley
  • Sheryl Loos Pawelko
  • Rev. Arthur Pfeiffer
  • Rev. Emil Pfeiffer
  • Johannes Preisendorf
  • Adam Johann Reichert
  • Anna Miller Reisbick
  • George Repp
  • Lydia Ruyle
  • Rev. Conrad Sauer
  • George Sauer Jr.
  • George Sauer Sr.
  • Peter Sauer aka "Ray Steele"
  • Louis Schleuger
  • Dr. Alexander John Schleuning II
  • Johannes Schleuning
  • Jon Schleuning
  • Maria Schleuning
  • Dr. Wolf-Dieter Schleuning
  • Johann Heinrich Schnell
  • Dr. Russell Schnell
  • Alexander Schreiber
  • Cory Schreiber
  • Dr. Ruth Schultz
  • Rev. Woldemar Emil Arthur Sibbul
  • Dr. William Spady
  • Edith Spady
  • Rev. George W. Spady
  • Conrad "Con" Starkel
  • George Staerkel
  • Heinrich Jacob Stärkel
  • Rev. Wilhelm Stärkel
  • Harvey Sterkel
  • Jill Sterkel
  • Jim Sterkel
  • Rev. Adam Traudt
  • Rev. Friedrich Alexander Wacker
  • Heinrich Wacker
  • Hank G. Walker
  • Adam A. Walter
  • Dr. Wilbert G. Walter
  • John and Marcella Wark
  • Anna Weber
  • Johann Conrad Weigandt
  • Rev. David Weigum

Please contact the webmaster if you would like to make a nomination for the Notable Norkans list.
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Heather Arndt Anderson
Christoph Heinrich Bonwetsch
Gottlieb Nathaniel Bonwetsch
Rev. Friedrich Börner
Jack Burbank
Conrad Brill
Rev. Johann Baptist Cattaneo
Judy Curtis
Last updated February 23, 2022
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    • Geographical Description
    • Government
    • Social Structure
    • Health
    • Education
    • A Land of Ethnic Diversity
    • Cottage Industries >
      • Sarpinka
      • Mills
    • Language
    • Population
    • Military Service
    • Crime and Punishment
  • History
    • Timeline
    • Origins of the Colonists
    • Catherine's Manifesto 1763
    • Why go to Russia?
    • Recruitment 1766
    • Planning 1764-1766
    • Marriages Prior To Emigration 1766
    • Voyage to Russia 1766 >
      • Ship Transport 1766
    • Journey 1766-1767
    • Founding of Norka 1767
    • Early Years 1767-1769
    • Norka 1769
    • Pallas Report 1773
    • Pugachev Raid 1774
    • Norka 1775
    • Norka 1798
    • Norka 1811
    • Napoleons Soldiers
    • Norka 1834
    • Daughter Colonies 1850s >
      • Neu-Norka
      • Oberdorf
      • Brunnental
      • Rosenfeld (am Jeruslan)
      • Neu Hussenbach (Gaschon)
    • Privileges Lost 1871-1874
    • Immigration 1875-1924 >
      • To the United States >
        • Colorado
        • Ft Collins Colorado
        • Globeville Colorado
        • Mason City, Iowa
        • Culbertson, Nebraska
        • Lincoln, Nebraska
        • Sutton, Nebraska
        • Burlington, Oklahoma
        • Weatherford, Oklahoma
        • Canby, Oregon
        • Portland, Oregon
      • To Canada >
        • Duffield, Alberta
        • Ponoka, Alberta
        • Spruce Grove, Alberta
        • Stony Plain, Alberta
        • Vegreville, Alberta
        • Arcola, Saskatchewan
      • To Germany
      • To South America
    • Famine 1891-1892
    • Norka 1898
    • War & Turnoil 1904-1906
    • World War 1914-1918
    • Revolution & War 1917-1922
    • Soviet Rule 1918-1941
    • Famine 1921-1924
    • Famine 1932-1933
    • The Great Terror 1936-1938
    • Deportation 1941
    • Repression 1941-1956
    • Cultural Loss 1957-2006
    • A Culture in Peril
    • Recent Times
  • Traditions
    • Food and Drink
    • Clothing
    • Holidays >
      • New Year
      • Fastnacht
      • Lent
      • Easter
      • Ascension Day
      • Pentecost
      • Founder's Day
      • Harvest Festival
      • Jahrmarkt
      • Christmas
      • Anniversaries & Birthdays
    • Crafts
    • Games
    • Folk Medicine
    • Superstitions
    • Nicknames
    • Folk Music
    • Church Music
    • Prayers
    • Baptism
    • Confirmation
    • Communion
    • Weddings
    • Funerals and Burials
  • Religion
    • Planning and History >
      • Norka Reformed Church 1767-1864
      • 1909 Norka Parish Report
    • Pastors >
      • Johann Heinrich Fuchs
      • Johann Georg Herwig
      • Johannes Baptista Cattaneo
      • Lukas Cattaneo
      • Emanuel Grunauer
      • Friedrich Börner
      • Christian Gottlieb Hegele
      • Christoph H Bonwetsch
      • Gottlieb N Bonwetsch
      • Wilhelm Staerkel
      • Woldemar Sibbul
      • David Weigum
      • Friedrich Alexander Wacker
      • Emil Pfeiffer
    • Church Practices >
      • Parochial Certificates
    • Church Buildings
    • Church Organs
    • Bell Tower
    • Brethren Movement
  • Resources
    • Family Research
    • Research Resources >
      • Arrival Records 1766
      • Descendant Charts
      • German EWZ Records
      • Soviet Gulag Records
    • Maps
    • Glossary
    • Bibliography
    • Periodicals >
      • Die Welt-Post Letters
    • Related Links