Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld

1883 - 1971  (87 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 45 descendants in this family tree.

Gustav Herman Sommerfeld

1853 - 1919  (66 years)

Birth	27 Apr 1853	Pommern, Ger
Died	3 Aug 1919	Newman Grove, NE
Buried	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Lindsay, Ne
Father	Christian Sommerfeld,   b. Abt 1820, Prussia, Germany
Mother	Charlotte Herman
Family	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)
Children	+ 1. Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld,   b. 3 Aug 1883, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE + 2. Otto Theodore Sommerfeld,   b. 25 Dec 1885, West Virginia, United States + 3. Albert Gustave Sommerfeld,   b. 29 Jun 1888, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE + 4. Emma Wilhelmine Ida Sommerfeld,   b. 24 Aug 1890 + 5. Adolph Sommerfeld,   b. 15 Oct 1892, Plainview, Ne + 6. Ida Louise Sommerfeld,   b. 10 Apr 1895 + 7. Anna Sommerfeld,   b. 5 Oct 1898

J D Auguste Engelke

1859 - 1898  (39 years)

Birth	25 Jan 1859	Hanover, Ger
Died	16 Dec 1898	Homestead farm near Newman Grove, Nebraska
Buried	Not buried beside her husband as she was Catholic. Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Lindsay, Ne
Father	Julius Engelke,   b. Nov 1833, Prussia, Germany
Mother	Mathilda Auguste Zimmerman,   b. 1833, Germany
Family	Gustav Herman Sommerfeld,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Pommern, Ger
Married	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
Children	+ 1. Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld,   b. 3 Aug 1883, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE + 2. Otto Theodore Sommerfeld,   b. 25 Dec 1885, West Virginia, United States + 3. Albert Gustave Sommerfeld,   b. 29 Jun 1888, Lindsay, Platte Co., NE + 4. Emma Wilhelmine Ida Sommerfeld,   b. 24 Aug 1890 + 5. Adolph Sommerfeld,   b. 15 Oct 1892, Plainview, Ne + 6. Ida Louise Sommerfeld,   b. 10 Apr 1895 + 7. Anna Sommerfeld,   b. 5 Oct 1898

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

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	Richard Augusta Christian Sommerfeld
  Birth	3 Aug 1883	Lindsay, Platte Co., NE
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jul 1971	Norfolk, NE
  	Cause: Stroke
  Burial	Norfolk, Ne
  Person ID	I463	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Gustav Herman Sommerfeld,   b. 27 Apr 1853, Pommern, Ger d. 3 Aug 1919, Newman Grove, NE (Age 66 years)
  Mother	J D Auguste Engelke,   b. 25 Jan 1859, Hanover, Ger d. 16 Dec 1898, Homestead farm near Newman Grove, Nebraska (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1880	Madison Co, NE (At Ohio and Missouri Synod Church, later destroyed)
  Family ID	F216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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
  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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