LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld^[1]

1929 - 2003  (73 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 43 descendants in this family tree.

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

Helen Hedwig Reichel

1897 - 1968  (71 years)

Birth	18 Feb 1897	Naper, NE
Died	14 Nov 1968	Norfolk, NE
	Cause: Ventricular fibrillation is a condition in which there is uncoordinated contraction of the
Buried	Norfolk, Ne
Father	Christian Reichel, Jr,   b. 4 Jan 1870, Waterloo, Beresan, S Russia
Mother	Barbara Katherina Louise Blakkolb,   b. 20 Dec 1872, Rohrbach, Ukraine, Russia
Married	28 Feb 1897	Butte, NE
Family	Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld,   b. 3 Aug 1883, Lindsay, Platte Co., 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

Margaret Emma Korn

1930 - 2013  (83 years)

Birth	18 Feb 1930	Norfolk, NE
Died	9 Sep 2013	Seward, Ne
	Cause: alzheimer's
Buried	Norfolk, Ne
Father	Alfred Otto Korn,   b. 26 Dec 1892, Chicago, IL
Mother	Emma Ida Tiedtke,   b. 14 May 1890, Wisner, NE
Married	2 Feb 1914	Madison, Ne
Family	LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Oct 1929, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States
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

Russel LeRoy Sommerfeld

L 1953 -  (72 years)

Birth	13 Sep 1953	Norfolk, NE
Father	LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Oct 1929, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States
Mother	Margaret Emma Korn,   b. 18 Feb 1930, Norfolk, NE
Married	2 Jul 1951	Norfolk, Nebraska
Family	Donna Kay Cargnino,   b. 5 Feb 1950, East St. Louis, IL
Married	16 Jul 1977	St Louis, MO
Children	+ 1. Alexander Bryce Sommerfeld,   b. 15 Sep 1978, Norfolk, NE + 2. Nicholas Baylen Sommerfeld,   b. 19 Dec 1980, McPherson, KS + 3. Victoria Marie Sommerfeld,   b. 17 Nov 1984, Newton, KS

Elaine Margaret Sommerfeld

L 1954 -  (71 years)

Birth	29 Dec 1954	Norfolk, NE
Father	LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Oct 1929, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States
Mother	Margaret Emma Korn,   b. 18 Feb 1930, Norfolk, NE
Married	2 Jul 1951	Norfolk, Nebraska
Family 1	Jackye Q Chalk,   b. 8 Feb 1954
Married	15 Nov 1976	Montgomery, Alabama
Children	+ 1. Paul Chalk,   b. 15 Jun 1977, Fort Mccallen, AL
Family 2	Jay O'Leary
Married	1987

Priscilla Lynne Sommerfeld

1957 - 2018  (60 years)

Birth	8 Mar 1957	Norfolk, NE
Died	18 Feb 2018	Tekamah, Ne
	Cause: Alzheimers
Buried	Tekamah, Ne
Father	LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Oct 1929, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States
Mother	Margaret Emma Korn,   b. 18 Feb 1930, Norfolk, NE
Married	2 Jul 1951	Norfolk, Nebraska
Family	Leslie Paul Warren,   b. 10 Jul 1958
Married	2 Jun 1979	Norfolk, NE
Children	+ 1. Angela Warren + 2. Collin Warren,   b. 16 Jul 1981 + 3. Paige Warren,   b. 20 Aug 1985 + 4. Ethan Warren,   b. 25 Mar 1990

Peggy Liz Sommerfeld

L 1960 -  (65 years)

Birth	13 Nov 1960	Norfolk, NE
Christened	27 Nov 1960	Norfolk, NE
Father	LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Oct 1929, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States
Mother	Margaret Emma Korn,   b. 18 Feb 1930, Norfolk, NE
Married	2 Jul 1951	Norfolk, Nebraska
Family	Scott Alan Caauwe,   b. 22 Jan 1960, Norfolk, NE
Married	28 May 1981	Norfolk, NE
Children	+ 1. Eric Michael Caauwe,   b. 12 May 1983, Norfolk, NE   2. Nathaniel Lieven Caauwe,   b. 30 Jan 1988, Norfolk, Nebraska + 3. Jeffrey Scott Caauwe,   b. 21 Apr 1995, Norfolk, NE

Scott Phillip Sommerfeld

L 1963 -  (62 years)

Birth	11 Oct 1963	Norfolk, NE
Father	LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Oct 1929, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States
Mother	Margaret Emma Korn,   b. 18 Feb 1930, Norfolk, NE
Married	2 Jul 1951	Norfolk, Nebraska
Family	Stacey D. Miller,   b. 18 Oct 1964, Our Lady of Lourdes Hosp. Norfolk, Ne
Married	8 Apr 1989	Norfolk, NE
Children	+ 1. Halley Sommerfeld + 2. Courtney Sommerfeld + 3. Zachary Sommerfeld,   b. 9 Apr 1990 + 4. Justin Sommerfeld,   b. 21 May 1992, Norfolk, Madison, NE

• Name	LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld
  Birth	13 Oct 1929	Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Jan 2003	Norfolk, NE
  Burial	Norfolk, NE
  Person ID	I440	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld,   b. 3 Aug 1883, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE d. 24 Jul 1971, Norfolk, NE (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Helen Hedwig Reichel,   b. 18 Feb 1897, Naper, NE d. 14 Nov 1968, Norfolk, NE (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1923	Gregory Co., SD
  Family ID	F208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Emma Korn,   b. 18 Feb 1930, Norfolk, NE d. 9 Sep 2013, Seward, Ne (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1951	Norfolk, Nebraska
  Children	+ 1. Russel LeRoy Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Sep 1953, Norfolk, NE (Age 72 years) + 2. Elaine Margaret Sommerfeld,   b. 29 Dec 1954, Norfolk, NE (Age 71 years) + 3. Priscilla Lynne Sommerfeld,   b. 8 Mar 1957, Norfolk, NE d. 18 Feb 2018, Tekamah, Ne (Age 60 years) + 4. Peggy Liz Sommerfeld,   b. 13 Nov 1960, Norfolk, NE (Age 65 years) + 5. Scott Phillip Sommerfeld,   b. 11 Oct 1963, Norfolk, NE (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

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  Documents		LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld Obit and cemetery info on LeRoy Sommerfeld
  		LeRoy Richard Sommerfeld These are links to all of Margaret and Roy's pictures as well as Dorothy's and Reba's. Also included are Allens videos.

  
  

• Sources

  [S500102] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4). Leroy Richard Sommerfeld<br>Gender: Male<br>Race: White<br>Record Type: Application<br>Birth: Oct 13 1929 - Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, United States<br>Submission date: July 1945<br>Father: Richard Sommerfeld<br>Mother: Helen H Reichel<br>Signed By: Client's signature<br>Reference Number: 66300107854<br>Description: Original SSN [social security number]