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I have been the King family historian since 1989. I keep the history of the Oregon Kings which remains my emphasis, but I do keep the more distant history as well.  Any questions on the earlier history can be addressed to me.  I want family members to know that as the King Historian, I am the keeper of all the knowledge of the entire family as we presently know it, not just the Oregon Kings. 

David M. Trask

1533 Nottingham Circle 

Medford, Oregon  97504-7202 

Please contact David and/or Daniel with questions or stories about our family roots.  Their links can also be found on our home page.  Just double click on the link and it will take you there! 

   INDEX

(in genealogical order—more or less : )

 Jenny (Reed) & Steve Jackson / daughter of Josephine (Fromherz) Reed

 Florence (Fromherz) Gross

Louis Henry Gross / obituary

 Claire Leabo / daughter of Florence (Fromherz) Gross

 Fr. Gerard Gross / son of Florence (Fromherz) Gross

 Pat Gross Zollner / daughter of Florence (Fromherz) Gross

 Katie Zollner Voss / daughter Pat Gross Zollner / daughter of Florence (Fromherz) Gross

 Alice (Mrs. Charles) Fromherz

 Charlie & Marilyn Fromherz / son of Charles Fromherz

           Kathy Cappetta / daughter of Charles Fromherz

 Don & Barb Fromherz / son of Charles Fromherz

 Margaret (Mrs. Albert) Fromherz

             Bill Fromherz / son of Albert Fromherz

 Margie (Mrs. Adolf Joe) Fromherz

 Rita (Fromherz) & Roy Reichenbach / daughter of Adolf (Joe) Fromherz

 “RUN FOR ROY 2007”  The Final Update

Barb (Fromherz) & Steven Guarracino / daughter of Adolf (Joe) Fromherz

 Sylvia Fromherz / daughter of Adolf (Joe) Fromherz

Louie & Tricia Fromherz / son of Adolf (Joe) Fromherz

 Mary (Fromherz) Gerding

 Karen (Gerding) Raskin / daughter of Mary (Fromherz) Gerding

 Elenora (Mrs. Walt) Fromherz

 Winnie (Mrs. Art) Fromherz

 Daniel Lewis Frommherz / son of Art Fromherz

Jane Fromherz / daughter of Art Fromherz

 Mary (Fromherz) Holt / daughter of Art Fromherz

 Judy Fromherz / daughter of Art Fromherz:

 Mary (Mrs. Jim) Fromherz

            Connie (Fromherz) Gale / daughter of Jim Fromherz

             Tom & Kathy Fromherz / son of Jim Fromherz

   Felice Noel Fromherz / daughter of Dennis (Buzz) Fromherz

 Paul & Peng Van Etten / son of Florence (King) Van Etten

 Don & Tamara Van Etten / son of Florence (King) Van Etten

Bill King / son of William King

Winnie (Young) Trump/ daughter of Dorothy King Young

From Jenny (Reed) Jackson / daughter of Josephine (Fromherz) Reed

We're all fine and keeping busy as usual.

Garrick is back home after 6 years in the Air Force. He's now in the Air Force Reserves as a part-timer, but is working pretty much full time per contract at the Portland Air Base. It's good to have him back home!

Kelly is a junior at Portland State University, majoring in business accounting. She was inducted into the honor society last spring.

I wish for all of you a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

With love,
Jenny

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From Florence (Fromherz) Gross:

Dear Family,

Most of you know that my husband, Louie Gross, died last June after taking a bad fall on concrete.  He was preparing to work on his grape project here at the Towers.  Yes, he died with his shoes on!  It was a shock to everyone--it was so sudden.  I am thankful that with his injuries he did not live to suffer a long time afterward. 

Two wonderful priest friends, Claire, Pat, Paul and Christiana, Jerry, Judy and Kelly, myself, and later Katie and Jim were at his side.  Our son, Fr. Gerard-David, Louie’s cousins, Frs. Jack and Bill Shaw, and priests from the abbey concelebrated the funeral.  Daughter Sharon was the soloist, the Zollners conducted and produced music that Louie had requested.  I told them afterwards that they could do my funeral exactly the same and I would be happy.

As for me, I am quite well.  I have no great problem or condition, except I am almost blind.  I do most of my hobbies (such as playing the organ, use my office machines) and still crochet [Editor’s note:  making and giving away colorful afghans], but use only one pattern.  I still work in my flower garden, but may give that up next year??  I still walk on my two feet, slower and more awkward, using a cane (white so people won’t bump me).  Yes, I do use a walker for longer stretches.

Come see me sometime--I plan to stay here at the Mt. Angel Towers, and hope to be around until I am 100!  Since Jerry is taking care of my finances (stocks, etc., that Louie had managed), my mail is going to his address in Corvallis.  If you want to write to me at this time, please use Pat’s address, which is: 

Pat Zollner, PO Box 34, Mt. Angel, OR 97362. 

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous and God-blessed New Year in 2008.

Louis Henry Gross was born on March 21, 1913, in Nez Perce, Idaho, to Adam and Emilia (Koenigs) Gross, the youngest of 5 children.  After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Oregon State College in 1938, he married Florence Fromherz in Corvallis, Oregon, on June 5, 1939, and raised a family of 6 children while living in Dayton and McMinnville, Oregon.

 He began his career teaching vocational agriculture, but spent 30 years as an Extension Agent for Yamhill County.  In 1963, he received his Masters in Agriculture Education from the University of Arizona and in 1973, was promoted to Professor Emeritus by Oregon State University.  During those years in McMinnville, he was an active member of Rotary, Grange, Future Farmers of America, the Turkey Growers Association, and 4^th Degree Knights of Columbus, as well as church choir director at St. James Catholic Church. 

Upon his retirement, Louis and Florence enjoyed living in Dunes City, Oregon, Tucson, Arizona, and finally Mt. Angel, Oregon.  Louis enjoyed singing and playing the violin, square dancing, gardening, fishing, community volunteering, campaigning for pro-life causes, investing, philanthropy, travelling, family and friends.

 He is survived by his wife, Florence, his children:  Joan Doughty of North Carolina, Claire Leabo of Arizona, Father Gerard (David) Gross of Georgia, Gerald Gross of Corvallis, Oregon, Sharon Gross of Switzerland, and Patricia Zollner of Mt. Angel, Oregon; 11 grandchildren; and now 5 great-grandchildren.

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From Claire Leabo / daughter of Florence (Fromherz) Gross

Every year Patrick and I travel to a picturesque place about four hours north of Tucson, Sedona.  It is famous for its beautiful red rocks, and we just love it there.  We went in May of this year.  It is an artist colony, and we often enjoy browsing in the many galleries.  This year, they had javelina statues that had been painted in all sorts of different styles on display throughout the town, and there were quite a few on the grounds of the timeshare location where we stay.  We had our usual good time, and have enclosed a picture of me with one of the javelina pairs.  That's me on the right.

Claire & Patrick Leabo         

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From Fr. Gerard Gross / son of Florence (Fromherz) Gross

Peace be with you.

The landscape of our lives here is ever changing. We lost a couple of our seniors, Frs. Bob and Joseph, early this year, a few days apart! They were both deeply silent gentle souls. Both were noted for the brightness of their smiles. Fr. Bob was an artist doing sand casting and decorative gardening at the retreat house for many years. Fr. Joseph taught scripture in the seminary and was our liturgist for many, many years. His smile was utterly perpetual no matter what happened! He always had an encouraging word, though being deaf in his later years, conversations were rare. He could read lips pretty well, though, or hear us if we shouted at a deafening roar!

Our Novitiate went down from 9 novices to 3 novices, with one Postulant at this time. I was transferred from the Retreat house back to Bonsai last May, and was also made the Subprior. The latter means attending a few more meetings and occasionally leading prayers and giving the final blessing at the end of the day when both the Abbot and prior are away. Br. Callistus made his solemn vows this past April. He was a monk at our sister Mepkin Abbey in South Carolina, before coming here in 2003. Our Green Cemetery is off the ground, with official opening coming soon, though we have a couple of people buried already. Otherwise, we are selling off the right to develop our land to obtain the money to purchase the Susong property that is in the middle of our property. We are doing this to prevent it from being developed, since we don’t want a huge subdivision in the middle of our land! Thus, we are a part of the Heritage Stone Mountain green way. Eventually their trail will end on our property on the other side of the road along the South River. We are planning to build a new retreat house and industry complex down by the old barns, transforming them into stores and making a museum out of the brick barn that the monks lived in when they arrived in 1944. Presently we are working on fund raising to have the capital to launch the project.

I enjoy being back in Bonsai. I still give retreats occasionally including one on Thankfulness starting tonight! Musically things are looking up as we recently revised our Advent Christmas Antiphonary, putting back some beautiful but difficult music we took out a few years ago because we lacked the cantor who could handle it. Our Casio keyboard died recently so for $780+tax we purchased a Yamaha electronic grand piano that sounds and feels to the touch like a real 8’ or 9’ grand piano!

Personally, it is a great year spiritually, for now my Father is helping me much more than ever from his place of great influence! Recently I discovered the writings of St. Hesychios the Priest in the Philokalia On Watchfulness and Holiness. After all these years it is astonishing to “hear” someone describe the spirituality I have been seeking to live for the past 29 years! He writes:

“5. Attentiveness is the heart's stillness, unbroken by any thought. In this stillness the heart breathes and invokes, endlessly and without ceasing, only Jesus Christ who is the Son of God and Himself God. It confesses Him who alone has power to forgive our sins, and with His aid it courageously faces its enemies. Through this invocation enfolded continually in Christ, who secretly divines all hearts, the soul does everything it can to keep its sweetness and its inner struggle hidden from men, so that the devil, coming upon it surreptitiously, does not lead it into evil and destroy its precious work.

“6. Watchfulness is a continual fixing and halting of thought at the entrance to the heart. In this way predatory and murderous thoughts are marked down as they approach and what they say and do is noted; and we can see in what specious and delusive form the demons are trying to deceive the intellect. If we are conscientious in this, we can gain much experience and knowledge of spiritual warfare."

Shalom

Br. Gerard-David

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From Pat Gross Zollner / daughter of Florence (Fromherz) Gross

Greetings from Mt. Angel~

We are continually getting more settled in to life back here in Paul’s hometown, Mt. Angel.  We built a house here last year and are still working on the landscaping. 

Christiana is a Junior at Silverton High School this year, drives herself to and from school, so my Taxi-Mom days are over.  I now work full-time for the Oregon Judicial Department in Salem this year.  I’m on the publications staff.  Paul is working for Silver Falls Bank.  Tecie has been attending Chemeketa Community College and working at the new Glockenspiel Restaurant here in town. 

We’ve had such a rich year—Dad’s funeral was on a Tuesday and Monica & Grant’s wedding was the next Saturday, June 23rd!  Then before summer was up, Katie gave birth to our first grandbaby, Julia, on September 9^th.  We enjoyed having Fr. Gerard-David, Sharon and Claire here.

We wish you all the best in 2008~

Pat and Paul Zollner

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From Katie Zollner Voss / daughter Pat Gross Zollner / daughter of Florence (Fromherz) Gross

We’ve had a fun filled year, getting life back on track after spending a year in Thailand with the Peace Corps.  Jim and I moved to Mt. Angel with my parents in October of last year, and we started working in November.  In February we bought our home in Silverton and September 9, our baby girl, Julia Marie was born!  Jim’s currently working as a senior accountant at Willamette Valley Vineyards, and I’m staying home with Julia.  We hope everyone has a fantastic holiday season!

Love,

Katie, Jim & Julia Voss

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Regarding Alice Fromherz / from son, Don

We're certain if Alice could communicate better she would send her love and Holiday greetings, so we'll try to do it for her.

Although she is non-ambulatory and fully-assisted in all functions of daily living, she has had a relatively good year with no major events.  She now has a new high-tech wheel chair which gives her better support and is much more comfortable.  She is eating well and loves visitors (mornings between 9:00 and 11:00).  Most afternoons we find her enjoying naps or resting.

Thanks for your cards and pictures.  Alice loves them and remembers all of you.  We're glad she has not had to move into a nursing home and is able to remain at 

Regency Woodland, 4710 Sunnyside Rd. SE, Salem. 

Mail is best in care of me (Don) at:  621 Lamplighter CR SE, Salem OR 97302
 
Don Fromherz

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From Charlie & Marilyn Fromherz / son of Charles Fromherz

We want to wish all the family a wonderful Christmas and may we all have peace and joy to celebrate the season.  Charlie is still driving all over the country with his pilot service... seeing lots of back woods and truck stops!   He sure enjoys that truck and all his gadgets even though

it wears tiredness on his body.  While Charlie is gone Marilyn keeps very busy with her sewing.  Won another first place on a quilt in June with the Orchid Society and is busy with quilt guild as the webmaster and graphics designer for their quilt show promotion.  Not much traveling has been done with out 5th wheel, seems it stays a lot in storage.  We did take a quick 4 day trip on the Grand Canyon Railway Tour with our park friends and of course, did a couple of quick weekend trips to Oregon for family reunion and Charlie's 50th class reunion in Lebanon.

Editor’s note:  Here’s is a late-breaking news bit from Charlie:

I am sitting in a motel room in El Paso, Texas the time now is 11:00 a.m.

I am the pole car for a oversize load going from Loma Linda California to Houston, Texas.  Yesterday at 1:30 p.m. we arrived in Texas, stopping at the intersection to cross over Interstate 10.  The light turned green I proceeded through the intersection the truck driver informed a over the CB that the truck broke.  He had broken the driveshaft I turned around and came back blocking traffic from the rear.  The police came and helped us block traffic and called a tow truck to pull us out of the intersection.  The driveshaft on the truck is being repaired.  Hopefully we will get back on the road again some time today or tomorrow morning.

Our 2003 Dodge pickup has 462000 miles on it now.

CHARLIE FROMHERZ

Everyone have a great holiday,

Christmas hugs from Charlie and Marilyn

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From Kathy Cappetta / daughter of Charles Fromherz

Hi Gang,

This is a family and friends email update.  This past couple of weeks have been grueling on me.  The bottom line is that I am doing fine, just that some days are better than others and the road gets kinda rocky sometimes, but I have my faith and your prayers that pull me through and THANK GOD for that!!

Everything was going along just fine until Thanksgiving.  Oh, I have the cancer metastasize to my bones and that makes walking and sitting difficult, but I manage.  Every opportunity that I get to get out there and live, I do, God gave me but one life and I am going to make the most of it.

I was bad, the week before Thanksgiving while Mike was at the office; I got the bright idea that I could do two loads of laundry.  I discovered real quick that I can’t.  I was leaning against the washing machine waiting for the water to fill up over the soap before inserting the clothes and out of the blue, my left hip popped.  My doctor thought I broke it and immediately ordered x-rays.  I still do not have the results back, but I can now put weight on it again where it was VERY painful before.

I had radiation done on my neck and hips to help with my mobility.  They kept warning me that I would have a sore throat from the radiation  well, I didn’t.  Now, 7-9 weeks later (so much has happened I have lost track of time) my esophagus is sloughing (pealing) off from the inside getting rid of the dead fast-growing cells.  I had no idea that that would make eating, speaking, and drinking impossible!  After a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving with Dad, Marilyn, her daughter Jennifer, Jennifer’s son Mark, and of course, my Mike, all of a sudden my throat got real flemmy, I couldn’t swallow and breathing was almost impossible.  After consulting with family and thinking about the severity of the issue, I called Kaiser and the told me to report to the emergency room right away.

Mike took me, we saw a doctor, I told him that I was a cancer patient, all the history, etc.  He told me there was nothing wrong with me and $100 later, he sent me home.  Heck, I was afraid to go to sleep that I would not wake up in the morning!  The next day was even more traumatizing.  I met with my oncologist and had chemo and got the infusion of my bond medication.  Then she wanted a CAT scan on my brain to be certain that cancer had not spread to my brain.  So from chemo, I went to nuclear medicine where they set up an IV for the contrast die.  She poked me 25-30 times causing me to hyperventilate and have chest pains where instantly I was wheeled in my own wheelchair with oxygen back to the emergency room.  The clown there again told me there was nothing wrong with me and to go home.  NOPE.  I didnt trust him and asked to see his supervisor.  She came in, asked a couple of questions and admitted me on the spot.  I wanted to be monitored at least over night to be sure my heart was OK because chemo is no good on the heart.  Mike was wonderful sitting with me and being with me.  Brother Mark came down from Seattle and sister Rose came up from San Diego to spend a two days.  I really needed the help

The doctors gave me three new medications that seem to be ever so slowly helping, but the important thing is that I feel improvement.  I went today and had chemo as usual so right now, except for being extremely tired, I feel good.  With that, I will close this; I don’t want you to have to be reading for the next two weeks just to get caught up.  Thanks for your love and prayers.

Love Always,
Kathy

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From Don & Barb Fromherz / son of Charles Fromherz

2007 has been a rich, full year.  All 8 of us went to Maui for spring break--valuable family time!  Don still works hard at dentistry and Barb loves retirement (from teaching).  Babysitting the grandkids is one of her joys.  We get away often in our travel trailer and spend many winter weekends in it at the coast. This summer we hiked some new trails and canoed some new waters.  Son Scott is opening his sleep medicine clinic in Tigard soon with his wife Crisi attending to details.  Daughter Jenny is still teaching first grade and her husband Chris manages the reserve golf course in Aloha.  Their son Brady is in 1st grade and loves Reading and Math.  Emma just started preschool and loves it. 

Happy holidays to all!!

Don & Barb Fromherz

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News from the Margaret (Mrs. Albert) Fromherz clan / thanks to Marylen (Fromherz) Robinson, daughter

The biggest news from Yakima was Mom's (Margaret Fromherz) 90th birthday party June 30, 2007.  Many friends and family came including students from her first years of teaching nursing.  Around the same time Mom sold the apple ranch.  However, she will probably continue to live in the house the rest of her life.  The new owners are planning to plant cherries.   The orchard was originally a cherry orchard when Dad bought it.    Bill, John and Sue take wonderful care of Mom.  There is still room for company and Mom loves it when family visits. Mom sounds great on the phone.  She continues to make it to Mass every Sunday and goes out to meals and to special events.  Walking is difficult but she keeps going.

All the children, grand children and great grand children are doing well.  All are in Yakima except for Adam's (Bill's son) family in Spokane and Marylen's (the Robinson's) in South Bend.

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From Bill Fromherz / son of Albert Fromherz

May the peace of Christ be with each of you this Christmas and throughout 2008.  We sold both apple orchards June 29^th and on June 30^th we celebrated Mom’s 90^th birthday.  Mom, Margaret Stupfel Fromherz, gets to continue living in her home for four years rent free.

John lives in the same house with Mom and looks after her daily needs.  Without John there to pick Mom up when she falls, give her meds and see that she eats, Mom would not be able to stay in her home of 58 years.  Suzanne is working in North Bend, but has bought a house in Yakima.  She directs John and me (Bill) in providing assistance to Mom. 

Our children have all gone out on their own.  Amy Teresa runs the Chemistry lab for Haas.  Haas transforms hops into flavor for beer.  Adam Basil works for UPS in Spokane and is a part-time bartender at the Wild Sage restaurant in downtown Spokane.  Kelly Ann works in Yakima at Regional Hospital as a Nurse’s Aid-Float.  Matthew works on the Microsoft campus as a telecommunications technician.  He just graduated from Perry Technical in Yakima. 

My wife, Lucy, enjoys her 3 grandchildren, Cameron (8), Caleb (3) and Grace (1).  Lucy works as a nurse for the State of Washington, dropping in on nursing homes.  I teach school and help look after Mom.  I’m a substitute school teacher in Selah and love it.  Al (Dad) died 3 years ago, December 10^th. 

May God Bless you.

Love, Bill

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News from Margie (Mrs. Adolf “Joe”) Fromherz

Allen & Robin:  Becky was home from Vienna for Thanksgiving.  A.J. will be home from Qatar for Christmas.  Amy working at retirement center, and is also the assistant manager of the horse barn in Dallas, where numerous horses are stabled.  I was given the official tour and was very impressed.  Alan is in the process of restoring an 1880 barn.  Robin is busy teaching at Willamette University.

Rita & Roy:  They are still struggling with Roy’s illness and ask for your prayers.  Their daughter, Margie (Margaret Mary) is following in her father’s footsteps in the field of Range Management, and living in Bismark, ND, with husband, Ryan.

Frank & Bridget:  Busy at home and on the job.  Planning on spending Christmas with Chris, Veronica and baby Horacio in Bolivia.  Nick will be joining them.

Rose & Kevin:  Will be down from Stevenson, Washington, for Christmas Eve.  Cory, Ryan and Sam are busy with schooling and making plans for the future.

Barbara & Steve:  Barbara has been busy homeschooling Gina, and teaching a group of young people in choir at their church.  Steve and Barbara thank all who contributed to the “Run for Roy” and all of your many prayers for Rita and Roy.

Sylvia & Andy:  Have moved to Makanda, IL, where they are both teaching at the University.  Bryn and Andrew like their new school and excel athletically (swimming, skiing, soccer, etc.)  Keeps mom and dad busy.

Louis & Tricia:  Louis busy driving truck—long haul.  Gone from home many days, but it supports the family.  Tricia home schools and Andrew, Mary, Bernadette and Marcellina are doing well.  Andrew is planning for future at a community college.  Mary is working at nursing home and plans on becoming a nurse.  Bernadette excels in music (esp. piano) and may go into teaching.  Marcellina is very active and loves North Dakota.

John:  He is busy working nights at Intel, Army Reserve, and keeping up with demands at home.  Like his dad, he loves to go to auctions. 

Paul:  Works at the cannery in Woodburn and has become a world traveler.  He went to Greece last year and this year he went to Rome, Germany, and Poland, visiting many shrines.  Sings in the choir at St. Joseph’s.

Matt & Karen:  Matt works in forestry.  Built a storage barn in their back yard with 2-1/2 year old Holly.  I wish I could have had a movie camera.  Baby Joseph, born March 14, 2007, keeps his little sister busy.  Karen could write a book about their expeditions.  He is beginning to walk and one day mom found Joseph and Holly playing in the dry bath tub.  Holly helped him in!

Well, that’s it.

Love and hugs,

Margie

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From Barb & Steven Guarracino / daughter of Adolf (Joe) Fromherz