Map of our ancestors homeland. The Gross ancestors migrated from Germany to Russia, in the Odessa Province, in 1830. In 1857, they started a new village called Georgenthal. From Georgenthal, they migrated to the USA when conditions become unbrearable under the Russia government. See the article, Our First Known Ancestors, by Br. Placid Gross for more detail.

On February 14, 2023 I attended the annual North Dakota Emmons County luncheon in Mesa, AZ. In attendance were Pat, Theresa Gross, and Delores Welk Cline. Delores lives in the Phoenix area. There were several other former people that I knew from the Hague and Strasburg areas who attended.

Claude Gross is now a resident of Saint Martin Village, Rapid City, SD. His mobile phone number is: 605-415-6394

Claudine Bates by Kristine Bates, Organizer

Claude Gross is in the hospital, as of last week, with COVID. He will probably be there for a few days longer. His oxygen intake is high, and they want it to be lower before they release him, per Diane Bates, his daughter.

Diane Bates was diagnosed with ovarian cancer a few months ago. She had surgery and was informed that the cancer had been successfully removed. She completed her chemo treatments. She will have a CT scan this week. Thereafter, she'll start a medicine that's supposed to lower the chances of getting cancer back.

Claudine Bates, daughter of John and Diane Bates, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), on November 24th, after experiencing abdominal pain. AML is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow that progresses rapidly without immediate medical treatment. She was immediately flown to the UCHealth in Aurora, Colorado. She experienced some side effects of chemotherapy, which have been challenging for her.

Yesterday, Claudine was informed that one of her siblings is a perfect match to be her bone marrow donor. This means she'll start her next round of chemotherapy and the stem cell transplant much sooner, per Claudine.

Please keep Diane and her daughter, Claudine, in your prayers for a speedy recovery.

As noted by Kristine Bates:
Claudine has a long road ahead of her and will need to get another round of chemo before she can have the stem cell transplant. She will stay in the hospital for approximately one month after the transplant. After the transplant she will need to live within 30 miles of the hospital for outpatient care daily and have a caregiver 24/7 for 2-3 months. Please consider making a monetary donation to help with the burden of medical costs while she is away from home getting treatment. A GOFUNDME.com has been setup.

Claude Gross celebrated his 96th birthday on September 30, 2023, with a family gathering at son, Allen, and Val's home in Rapid City, SD. His birthday was on September 27th. Claude still drives and is residing in his family home.

Note from (brother) Al Gross: By the way, did you know that Clara was and still may be in the hospital? She had two episodes with the chills and fever. She fell twice. When I talked with her on Tuesday she was doing a lot better. She thought she would be getting out yesterday. . Sharon is here and Agnes and I had lunch with her, Francis and Kathy on Tuesday. She is doing just fine.

Other Links Additional links have been added.

Dr. Peter Kreeft's lecture series 1:12: In this lecture series, Dr. Peter Kreeft examines key ideas in philosophy by comparing and contrasting two representative philosophers in each episode. They are found under Other Links on the home page. These are well worth the investment of time.

To deepen once faith, it's highly recommended to read The Papal Encyclicals.

The following addition has been made to www.grossfamilytree.org: added a book authored by John Ignatz Gross, "A Modern Concept of God," as noted on the Home Page. This book was published in 1958. John was our uncle, brother of Carl Gross.

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!

Our sister, Darlene Gross Pritchett, died unexpectedly on Saturday morning, September 17, 2022, at her home in Mission, Texas. Evidently, she had a stroke of some kind. Darlene had no known illnesses. Her memorial service was on Saturday, September 24, 2022, in Mission, Texas. She will be sorely missed by all.

Her husband, Paul, will be cared for by his daughter, Linda. Linda lives in the upper part of Wisconsin. Paul lost his sight about six-eight months ago. The doctors never did determine the cause of his blindness.

In my opinion, Darlene's heart failure and Paul's blindness were the results of the COVID-19 vaccine shots. Paul suddenly lost his eye sight shortly thereafter, and Darlene's heart failed a few months later. Paul had no diminished eyesight, and Darlene had no medical condition previously.

Lori and I took our grand-children, Ella and Paisley Boullet, to visit family in Bismarck, North Dakota. We, also, visited St. Peter and Paul cemetery in Strasburg, ND and St. Mary Catholic Church and church cemetery in Hague, ND.

Agnes Janusiak and Al Gross from Milwaukee, WI, and Anton Gross and family from Wishek, ND attended the family gathering at Sertoma Park.

Edmund and Ermina's family had a family gathering at Sertoma Park in Bismardk on July 4th. On July 5th we traveled to Rapid City, SD to visit Claude Gross and his family. The grand-children enjoyed visiting and meeting their many cousins in Bismarck and Rapid City. Johnny and Angella Bates invited the family over for dinner on July 6th at their new million dollar home that Johnny recently completed building. Johnny owns a construction company.

Paisley Lynn Boullet, age 8, received the Holy Eucharist on May 1, 2022 in Christ The King Catholic Church, Milwaukie, OR. She's the daughter of Joey Boullet and the late Emily Lynn (Gross) Boullet.

The "Other Links", on the Home page has been re-designed and updated. The previous design was no longer supported by some browsers.

Updates have been made to the Descendants of Franz Lorenz Keller and Barbara Rups Keller. Further updates will be made as information becomes available.

Peggy Plewa, daughter of Agnes (Gross) and the late Walter Janusiak and husband to Joel Plewa passed away after being in a coma for several days from Covid-19 on August 25, 2021 at age 53. She will be sorely missed.

Updates on our family: UPDATED Anton Heilman Sr. Notes page. I Added a wedding picture of Kasper Heilman and Magdalena Keller. This picture is from the "Hague, North Dakota Centennial 1908-2008" book compiled by Katie (Glatt) Wald, page 107.

Updates on our family: UPDATED Anton Heilman Sr. Notes page. I Added updates and a "Descendants of Franz Lorenz Keller and Barbara Rups Keller" button at the bottom of the Notes page. Geri Heilman provided some of the updates. One of the reasons this was added is that I never knew how we were related to the families of Tony and Lorenz Miller, Ray Schall, and Lawrence Klein. I wasn't aware that Ludwina, our grandmother, came to America with her parents and sisters.

Eucharistic Miracle: Eucharistic Miracle, this is another miracle that Jesus is truly present during the consecration of the Host.

LATE ENTRY: In June of 2017, Kevin F Gross, DO, son of Gerald and Sandy Gross, grandson of Edmund and Ermina Gross, received his Medical Doctor degree with honors. He's a practicing medical doctor (Family Medicine) in Ohio.

On November 15, 2020 Msgr. Valentine Gross passed away, a descendant of John Gross, brother of Ignatz Gross.

On March 12, 2020 Charles Stott, PhD, son of Ann (Heilman) Stott, passed away at age 86. Charles was living at 2000 Steven St., Mandeville, LA 70448. His son, Jason, lived with Charles.

On July 1, 2020, Melvin Heilman, the son of Monica Heilman passed away. His wife, Pat, passed away a few months earlier. They lived in California. Surviving is their daughter, Carol Dugas (palmcysale@yahoo.com) as well as a son, if not mistaken.

Our daughter, Emily Lynn (Gross) Boullet's, funeral Mass was attended by approximately 350 people. Our heartfelt "thank you" to the alter society, funeral coordinator, Msgr. John Cihak, S.T.D. and all the other staff, as well as all who are having Mass intentions for Emily and those who sent money for Mass intentions.

Relatives from out-of-state who attended were Mark and Brenda (Gross) Behrends, Snoqualmie, Washington; Diane (Gross) Bates and Lisa (Gross) Fleming, Rapid City, SD; James Gross, Commerce Township, Michigan; Barbara Gross, Las Vegas, NV; Theresa (Gross) Helsing, Vancouver, WA, her daughter, Hollie and granddaughter, and her son Nathan, Las Vegas, NV; Bill and Carla Nawn, Richfield, WA; Joey 's first cousin, Bobby from Las Vegas, NV.

A very special thank you to Emily's Pink Sisters For Life who were here to support her and at her side when Emily passed away, especially Louisa Drouet from Colorado, who was there for Emily and continues to do so for Joey, Ella, and Paisley. There were friends and acquaintances from all over the country who attended whose lives were touched by Emily and those who came to support the family.

Emily's prayer card and Mass booklet can be found at the bottom of her Scrapbook web page.

Our daughter, Emily Lynn (Gross) Boullet, lost her courageous battle with breast cancer at 7:45 PM PT on September 19, 2019 at Meridian Park Hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, surrounded by family and friends. She was an outstanding mother, wife, daughter, and friend to all that knew her. She is greatly missed by her husband, Joey, her two daughters, Ella, age 8, Paisley, age 6, her parents and all whose lives she so greatly touched.

Memorial Mass will be held at Christ The King Catholic Church, Milwaukie, OR on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 11:00am preceded by a rosary at 10:30 am with a reception immediately following mass. Following the reception, there will be a private interment at Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery.

Br. Placid Gross, O.S.B. from the Assumption Abbey, Richarton, ND and Sr. Rita Miller, OSB celebrated anniversaries of profession to religious life. They are both our cousins.

UPDATE:

Emily's hemoglobin level is still low. She's still off the Olaparib pills. Yesterday, her oncologist said they should have a decision next week on how to proceed. Emily still has backaches and nerve pain in her legs. She'll have another CT scan as soon as her insurance approves it and it's scheduled.

UPDATE:

A visit to Emily's oncologist, today, found her hemoglobin level low, a side effect of Olaparib. Emily has to stay off the Olaparib pills for a week or two then restart with possibly a weaker dosage.

UPDATE: Emily (Gross) Boullet is under a clinical trial at OHSU for Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer with the treatment of Olaparib/Durvalumab. She has to take two olaparib pills every 12 hours. Durvalumab is an infusion (IV) administered every 28 days for 12 cycles. Emily completed her first 28-day cycle on July 23. At this time, we don't know when OHSU will share the results.

Olabparib may stop the growth of tumor cells by inhibiting some of the enzymes (ADP ribose polymerase (PARP)) needed for cell growth. Durvalumab, a monoclonal antibody, inhibits the growth and spread of tumors by stimulating the patient's anti-tumor immune response.

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.

Please keep Emily in your prayers.

Emily's post on Facebook...

feeling frustrated.

Fun Fact: My body metabolizes anesthesia very fast, I require copious amounts of it. But pain meds? Complete weenie!!

Due to my upcoming liver biopsy Tue, I was told no more Ibuprofen or Norco. The only 2 things that even touch my pain. No more Percocet but straight Oxycodone is ok, except for my body hates both of those so I don’t take it. Pain was so severe yesterday I went to my radiation oncologists for help. She doesn’t want to zap my right hip because it’d force my trial start date back 2wks. So instead treat pain with meds. She prescribed Dilauded and my medical oncologist prescribed Tramadol. My pain spiked last night and I took a Tramadol, it got me totally sick high and didn’t touch my pain. Eventually I was able to take a Dilauded and get to bed, but it left me in a drug coma: I was totally coherent but couldn’t move or open my eyes... and yet still in pain. I was able to get a few hrs of sleep, woke up feeling good. For about a hour. Pain returned so I took another Tramadol in hopes of it helping. Nope. I feel like I’m on a speeding carousel - no joke I’m spinning like crazy, can’t turn my head at all. The best part? STILL IN PAIN. I just can’t catch a break!!!! It’s super frustrating because I know that 800mg of ibuprofen is all it takes to relieve my pain and I’m not allowed to be on it.

Emily's post on Facebook...

feeling blah. In case you were wondering radiation is kicking my butt. My hips hurt SO bad, they shoot nerve spasms and bone pain from my butt to ankles. Standing, sitting, laying all hurts. At times the pains so intense I end up extremely nauseous. Yesterday I made it to Paisleys Kindy promotion and that 30min took me down HARD last night. I slept over 6hrs in a row for the first time in 8 nights, and woke up to Joey next to me. Finally he’s home. I may look “fine” and not have the physical burns like I did with the breast rads, but this round it’s 110% internal. I’ve been told this will get worse before it gets better so I’m praying that I’m on the mend and past the worse part. I’m getting bored with tv and laying around but have learned if I do too much for the moments I feel really good, I pay for it. So slow and steady it seems is the best way. Ugh. Thank you for everyone who checked on me this week and brought us meals, it really helped with the chaos. My parents have been godsends and by my side practically 24hr a day.

Emily's post on Facebook...

feeling exhausted. Met with my radiation oncologist today because of my pain yesterday (and last night and this morning). She said what I’m experiencing it a very very faint cancerous spot on the “cap” over my femur. It’s not an alarming spot but it’s the placement and the fact that it’s on the outside of my bone. So to battle that I’ll get one good blast of hip rads tomorrow after my last spinal rads. It should help with pain for the next few months. The goal is to not add to rads as I have to be off of it for 2wks to start my clinical trial. My liver biopsy is scheduled for the 25th and I should be starting my trial on the 27th! So very grateful my parents are able to practically be living with us right now to be “mom and dad” while I’m down and Joey is traveling for work. And again, thank you for all of your support!!

Emily's post on Facebook...

Here's info on TNBC, and no I don’t carry the BRCA mutations. However I will be participating in an immunotherapy clinical trial starting this month. About this website
The differences are microscopic but also monumental. How Is Triple Negative Breast Cancer Different from Other Diagnoses?

So... if you’re wanting an update, here it is in a nutshell!! I completed my 7th out of 10 spinal radiations today. My back is fine from being thrown out last Sunday BUT it is not ok from rads. Due to the location we’re hitting, any inflammation will cause irritation to my nerves going down my groin and into my hips. I am on 800mg ibuprofen every 6hr and daily from 4-7pm I’m curled up in a ball twitching and sometimes in tears. Today the dr said this is normal and all part of the “it’ll get worse before it gets better”. Next week Joey is gone for work training and I know that’s when the pain realistically escalates. I’ll be relying on my support system greatly. I DID get my genome results back and do qualify for that clinical trial. Yesterday I had 10 vials of blood taken and an EKG. Today I had to go up to OHSU and have new CTs as a baseline for the study. This is all great news!! I will have a liver biopsy on the 24th and start 28 days of treatment pills on the 26/27th. After the 28 days, an immunotherapy infusion and another liver biopsy. Then I begin my normal cycles of 28 days of pills and day 28 an infusion. I’ll have PET scans every 3mo to make sure this is stopping progression or reversing it. If it’s growing or I have bad side effects, I’ll stop and find another treatment. BUT I could be on this for YEARS and practically “fine” so that’s my goal. My DR is VERY excited for this and it looks promising. Please know if you reach out I do read it even if I don’t reply. Don’t stop reaching out!! It keeps me going. The love and outpouring is stunning. I’m open to any questions about any of this you have so feel free to ask away. Thank you all once again.

Emily's post on Facebook...

So what’s the scoop?? Yesterday I was scheduled to meet with my oncologist and get my Fight Plan. Unfortunately my genome testing results are not back yet as we knew it may take a few weeks. I now have an appt on the 3rd to review them and get my plan then. Today I met with my radiation oncologist for what was suppose to be my 6mo post rads check-up, but was a mapping session for my spine. To reduce the pain we need to radiate the cancer on my spine. It was interesting though... I haven’t asked exactly where my “spots” are or how many are where because frankly I don’t want to know right now. I learned there are discrepancies between my CTs and PET scan. So that makes me hopeful! The dr said for sure there’s a spot on my spine (which I know because it hurts), one test shows another but the other test does not. Same with my femur (no pain), left looks normal in both and the right shows a bit in one but normal in the other. So for now we’re just targeting the one spot on my spine that causing pain, and if we find the other possible spot becomes an issue then we will deal with it when the time comes. But hoping the systemic treatment will attack all of that. Tomorrow I begin my first of 10 daily radiation sessions, June 12th is my projected end date. By then I should have my Fight Plan ready to begin whatever it may be. I am all for this plan so far! Oh and happy birthday to my mama!!

Emily's post on Facebook...

Update time! This week has been the worst emotional rollercoaster I have ever been on in my life. Monday I was still in a “zombie state”, trying to process everything that I tried to ignore over the weekend as I celebrated my birthday on Sat and coached cheer all day Sunday... along with 2 kid birthday parties. I had my ECG (heart ultrasound) to make sure I’m strong enough to endure another port placed, whenever I need to do that. I had to shut down. I was so emotionally wrecked and exhausted to my core that I just couldn’t function. So I spent the day curled up on the couch until it was time to go to my late afternoon appt with my oncologist to review the results from last weeks brain MRI. I had convinced myself that I was going to be told I had 2-3mo to live... that’s how awful this battle can be mentally. Joey and my mom flanked me to my appointment and my oncologist informed us that THANK GOD it is NOT in my brain!!! This is the best news we could hope for. The relief that flooded through all of us is indescribable. I feel like I can breathe and live again. Yes, it’s still metastatic, yes I’ll still have to enter treatment very soon, yes it’s going to be a long road, yes it’ll be a hard battle... but my options aren’t limited even further by having it spread to my brain. For this information, I’m so eternally grateful and thankful. As far as treatment goes, all we know is our goal is immunotherapy first. We are waiting on genome testing to figure out what exact mutations my cancer has so that this therapy can specifically target and destroy them. Essentially training my body and blood on how to spot and kill them. We’re hopefully my mutations will match up with a clinical trial at OHSU right now that is just for Triple Negative Metastatic patients. It would require 2 liver biopsies, daily pills on a 28 day cycle and an immunotherapy infusion every 28 days. If my mutations don’t qualify, there are other things available, we just haven’t gone too in detail on any of it until we know what mine are. I will also meet with my radiation oncologist next week to figure out how to treat my spine for pain. It should be 5-10 small doses of radiation to my spine where it’s causing pain with the idea that it’ll reduce the cancerous area and therefor reduce my pain. This doesn’t excite me, but if it gets rid of my back pain I’m game. Thank you to all of you who wished me a happy birthday, donated to Breast Friends of Oregon ($536 raised with a goal of $200!!!), and a HUGE thank you to each of you for sharing my Free Funder link and contributing to that. We are so appreciative and blessed to have a support system so wide and strong. Also a special thank you to the people who have reached out personally, even when you don’t know what to say it helps to know you’re thinking of me. This is a terrible journey I wish upon no one but it helps to have each of you.

Update: Emily's brain scan showed no cancer. Thank God! Today, she met with the palliative care team.

We'll find out next week whether Emily is a match for genome treatment.

It is with a heavy heart that I make this entry. Our daughter, Emily's, test results came back today. Her cancer is back for the third time. This time it is in the pelvis, liver. spine, femur, and lymph nodes. The next test is whether it has spread to her brain. The treatment is to be determined. Her cancer is the aggressive kind. She just completed her oral chemo treatment on March 31 and was diagnosed with no signs of cancer.

Please pray for our beautiful and wonderful daughter, her husband and beautiful children, Ella 8, and Paisley 5. We're trying to keep the daily routine as normal as possible as not to disrupt the children's lives. The children only know their mommy isen't feeling well.

The following is Emily's post on Facebook:

Emily Boullet is feeling devastated with Joey Boullet.
15 hrs ·
2wks ago I asked for prayers. I had a fab time in San Diego with my Breasties but something inside just wasn’t right. When I got home, I was in a LOT of pain with what I assumed was gallstones. 2hr after I arrived, I was in the ER for an ultrasound and CT before surgery for gallbladder removal. Except it wasn’t my gallbladder, it was a 3cm lesion on my liver. Once my oncologist got all of my results, she went at this full bore as if my cancer was back. I had additional CTs, PET scan and liver biopsy all last week. The biopsy HUUUUURT to recover from. Anyway, didn’t want any results over the weekend since we were to go on our annual Seaside girls trip with my mom. However I hurt so bad Friday morning we had to cancel.

I had an appointment with my oncologist today to go over everything. I’ll cut to the chase: I went from stage 1 NED (no evidence of disease) to now Stage 4 metastatic. What does that mean? It means that my triple negative breast cancer was found in my liver, pelvis, spine, femur and lymph nodes. I will have a brain MRI very soon and those results along with some genome tests will determine my course of treatment. This is no longer curable BUT it is very treatable. I should be in treatment again by June 1... June 25 marks 1yr since i was done with IV chemo. This SUCKS. Will I cold cap again? I don’t know yet - it all depends on what chemo I go on, frequency and hair results. I will probably do some immunotherapy, but that’s all I know about that.

My oncologist cried, the office staff cried, we all cried. I’m numb. I’m scared, angry, terrified, numb, nauseous, really every emotion in the book. We haven’t discussed much with the girls yet, so please don’t. They will know that mommy’s boob cold came back, and I’ll probably say in my liver because they know my backs been hurting from my liver. They’ll know I have to take the bad mommy medicine again and it may be like before. But beyond that, it’ll be on an as needed basis... so leave that up to us. We will accept all of the prayers, juju, vibes, etc you can send our way. No I don’t know what I need right now or what you can do, so please don’t ask. I think once I have my Fight Plan I will have a better idea of what life will look like. We will fill you guys in again on that.

The funeral Mass for Ambrose Gross is on Friday, November 2, 2018 at 10:00 AM at St. John The Evangelist Catholic Church, 1730 W 12th Street, Loveland, Colorado with military gravesite services at 1:00 PM at Loveland Burial Park, Colorado Hwy 287, 1702 Cleveland Ave., Loveland, Colorado.

Ambrose Gross, 89, passed away approximately 1:30 AM MT this morning at the Berthoud Living Center, 855 Franklin Ave, Berthoud, Colorado 80513 (970-532-2683).

An update will follow once the funeral arrangements are available.

Miracle of Lanciano - If this doesn't make one a believer in Christ then probably nothing will.

Physician Tells of Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano

Edoardo Linoli Verified Authenticity of the Phenomenon


MAY 05, 2005 00:00 ZENIT STAFFUNCATEGORIZED
ROME, MAY 5, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Dr. Edoardo Linoli says he held real cardiac tissue in his hands, when some years ago he analyzed the relics of the Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, Italy.

The phenomenon dates back to the eighth century. A Basilian monk, who had doubts about the real presence of Christ in the sacred species, was offering Mass, in a church dedicated to St. Legontian in the town of Lanciano.

When he pronounced the words of the consecration, the host was miraculously changed into physical flesh and the wine into physical blood.

Later the blood coagulated and the flesh remained the same. These relics were kept in the cathedral.

Linoli, a professor of anatomy and pathological histology, and of chemistry and clinical microscopy, and former head of the Laboratory of Pathological Anatomy at the Hospital of Arezzo, is the only doctor who has analyzed the relics of the miracle of Lanciano. His findings have stirred interest in the scientific world.

At the initiative of Archbishop Pacifico Perantoni of Lanciano, and of the provincial minister of the Franciscan Conventuals of Abruzzo, and with authorization from Rome, in November 1970 the Franciscans of Lanciano decided to have the relics examined scientifically.

Linoli was entrusted with the study. He was assisted by Dr. Ruggero Bertelli, retired professor of human anatomy at the University of Siena.

Linoli extracted parts of the relics with great care and then analyzed the remains of “miraculous flesh and blood.” He presented his findings on March 4, 1971.

His study confirmed that the flesh and blood were of human origin. The flesh was unequivocally cardiac tissue, and the blood was of type AB.

Consulted by ZENIT, Linoli explained that “as regards the flesh, I had in my hand the endocardium. Therefore, there is no doubt at all that it is cardiac tissue.”

In regard to the blood, the scientist emphasized that “the blood group is the same as that of the man of the holy Shroud of Turin, and it is particular because it has the characteristics of a man who was born and lived in the Middle East regions.”

“The AB blood group of the inhabitants of the area in fact has a percentage that extends from 0.5% to 1%, while in Palestine and the regions of the Middle East it is 14-15%,” Linoli said.

Linoli’s analysis revealed no traces of preservatives in the elements, meaning that the blood could not have been extracted from a corpse, because it would have been rapidly altered.

Linoli’s report was published in “Quaderni Sclavo di Diagnostica Clinica e di Laboratori” in 1971.

In 1973, the Higher Council of the World Health Organization (WHO) appointed a scientific commission to verify the Italian doctor’s conclusions. The work was carried out over 15 months with a total of 500 examinations. The conclusions of all the researches confirmed what had been stated and published in Italy.

The extract of the scientific research of WHO’s medical commission was published in New York and Geneva in 1976, confirming science’s inability to explain the phenomenon.

Today, Linoli participated in a congress on Eucharistic miracles organized by the Science and Faith master’s program of Rome’s Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University, in cooperation with the St. Clement I Pope and Martyr Institute, on the occasion of the Year of the Eucharist under way.

“Eucharistic miracles are extraordinary phenomena of a different type,” Legionary Father Rafael Pascual, director of the congress, told Vatican Radio. “For example, there is the transformation of the species of bread and wine into flesh and blood, the miraculous preservation of consecrated Hosts, and some Hosts that shed blood.”

“In Italy, these miracles have occurred in several places,” he said, “but we also find them in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain ” and some in North America.

Update: Our daughter, Emily, started her second round of chemo treatment. This time she'll take a daily pill (xedloa) for six months and radiation daily for six weeks.

Their daughters Paisley started kindergarten and Ella entered second grade.

Journal Entries: Emily's Caring Bridge Journal Entries, from 4/26/2017 to 9/2/2018.

Joe Gross, age 92, passed away at his home in Mt. Angel, OR on Wednesday, August 9.

The funeral Mass is scheduled for Thursday, August 16 at St. Mary Catholic Church. 575 E. College St. Mt. Angel, OR. There is a rosary before the Mass. There is a viewing scheduled at Unger Funeral Chapel, 190 Railroad Ave. Mt. Angel, OR on Wednesday, August 15 from 1-8 PM.

Ambrose at the Berthoud Living Center, July 13, 2018.

Barbara from Burbank, California and Robert Gross Milwaukie, Oregon visited with Ambrose on July 13 and 14. He's deteriated since our last visit in February. His weight was down to 129 pounds. He's in hospice, now.

Claude Gross and two of his children, Diane and Randy from Rapid City visited Ambrose on July 28th.

Joe Gross isn't doing well either. He sleeps more then he's awake. He's not able to communicate, anymore.

Please keep Ambrose and Joe in your prayers.

A moring prayer that Katie Fischer recited to us students in a one room country school in 1945 and still recited by Agnes (Gross) Janusiak daily is attached. This is a beautiful prayer that I will start reciting, as well.

Ambrose Gross is now a resident at Berthoud Living Center, 855 Franklin Ave, Berthoud, Colorado 80513 (970-532-2683).

Update: Our daughter, Emily, has six weekly chemo treatments remaining for her triple negative breast cancer. Thereafter, she'll get a month off before the start of radiation. After each chemo treatment the recovery period increases.

After submitting a DNA example to 23andme.com it shows that we have a relative by the name of Dale Rowekamp in the range of first to second cousin to me. He was adopted after three days after his birth in 1974 in Helena, Montana. He's looking for his birth mother. Dale stated that his birth mother was around 16-17 years of age and had two brothers. Dale is married with four children and is a teacher. He said he turned out alright. When doing searches on the 23andme.com relatives by the name of Keller, Miller, Klein and Schall, then Dale Rowekamp shows as a relative. When I did searches on Kraft and Fiest then Dale didn't appear on the list. This could be an indication that Dale is related to us from the Heilman side.

If anyone has any information to help Dale find his birth mother please let me know and I'll forward it to Dale.

DNA Relatives on 23andme. Ambrose's daughter is Judith Jasperson, and Judith's daughters are Kristin Walden and Kara Mooney. Rodney Nawn is Bill and Carla's Nawn's son, and grandson of Joe and Fran Gross. The others on the list I don't know without doing some research.

For approximately the past three months Ambrose Gross has been at the Spring Creek Health Care Center, 1000 East Stuart Street, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525. He's in the memory care unit. He's improving from Afib-atrial fibrillation. The swelling in his arms, and legs has gone down some from what Tammy, his daughter-in-law, has said.

Joe Gross was put on hospice on March 6 when he had a recurrence of was septicemia and failing to respond to the antibiotics. The doctors said there is nothing further they could do. He was transported home. At this point, he spent most of the time sleeping and periodically waking up. He was very weak and could only raise his forearms. Then, in the morning of March 9 Joe had somehow gotten out of bed and was sitting in the chair next to the bed when Kevin entered his bedroom. Joe asked to get dressed. Kevin got him dressed, placed him in the wheelchair and wheeled him into the kitchen area. I got there a couple hours later and they were all sitting at the kitchen table eating soup and cheese sandwiches. Keeping this in perspective, it appeared in the days prior to this that Joe wouldn't survive another day. He was off his medications and had little water and basically no food intake. As of March 14, Myron said they took him off hospice and into palliative care. They got him on antibiotics and resumed his medications. Joe is gradually regaining his strength back. Joe is wheelchair bound. He has difficulty talking and remembering. Joe told Myron and Kevein he still has things to do. I'd say his recovery is nothing short of divine intervention and the outstanding care from Myron and Kevin.

Joe celebrated his 92nd birthday on March 2.

Correction: Emily's treatments will consist of...

Four Chemo sessions over eight weeks.
Twelve Chemo sessions over 12 weeks.
Surgery to remove the tissue.
Six weeks of radiation.

In addition, Emily is getting the Penquin Cold Cap treatment during each Chemo session and four to six hours thereafter. This consists of a cooler, 50 pounds of dry ice to cool the gel caps. The cold caps are changed every 25 minutes. This is quite painful and taxing. This process should prevent most hair loss.

The PET scan results of our daughter, Emily, shows only one tumor. She'll start eight Chemo treatments over the next sixteen weeks following with surgery to remove the tumor. Then, following surgery she'll go through radation treatments. The doctors are optiimistic based on the current findings.

In June of 2017 Emily Boullet, our daughter, was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a double mastectomy. Emily was informed that the operation was successful and she needed no further treatment. Last week, January 2018, she noticed a lump below the breastline. The diagnoses came back positive, yesterday. It's an aggressive type of cancer. She is being scheduled for Chemo, surgery and radiation. Needles to say, it was a shock. She's deeply saddened and dealing with it best she can. We ask for your prayers for her at this time.

On July 5, 2017, Robert Gross (that's me) retired from the U.S. Bank after 49 years with the bank. Lori, too, worked for the U.S. Bank for 25 years (until 1998), then worked for Pacific Crest Technology for the next 15 years until it was sold to a firm from India. She worked for the next two years as a contractor before deciding to withdraw from the labor force.

On August 15:18 Barbara Gross, daughter of Pius and MaryLou Gross, and I visited with Ambrose Gross and stepdaughter in Loveland, Colorado. Unfortunately, Ambrose has been affected by Alzheimer's disease for the past few years. He's at the stage with a memory retention of about one minute. At this time, his stepdaughter, Tammy, is caring for him.

Pius Gross passed away on October 25, 2016. Our prayers are with Pius and his family.

On July 17, Pius Gross celebrated his 92ND birthday. Bob and Lori Gross from Milwaukie, Oregon attended.

Bob and Lori spent three days visiting with Pius and his family. On Monday, the day after his 92ND birthday, Pius, Barbara, Laura, Carla, Bob and Lori visited the Ronald Reagan Museum, thanks to the generosity of Barbara.

Barbara Gross spent two days in Taiwan and six days in Shanghai, China visiting her son, Christopher. Christopher is spending six+ months in China assisting in the development of a Disney Park. Christopher is employed by Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Pius Gross is now a resident at an assisted living complex. He has his own apartment with a kitchen. He can, also, have meals in the dinning room or have meals delivered to his apartment. His new address: 39630 Fairway Drive, Apt 220, Palmdale, CA 93551. His mobile phone is 661-400-3693. Give him a call. He enjoys talking

He still has his house and eventually will sell it. Pius is recuperating from a recent staph infection on his foot.

This past year, Al Gross had gall bladder surgery. He's doing fine now. Al keeps himself very active in volunteering and working part time doing tax consulting.

Ella Boullet, grand daughter of Bob and Lori Gross, had staph infection on her right foot this past year. She was in Randall's Children Hospital for six days. It was quit an experience for a four year old. She had to wear a boot for six weeks thereafter.

On November 15, 2014 Barbara Gross was awarded the "Barbara Gross Cardiac Nurse Award" by the Heart Ambassadors at Children's Hospital.

It is an inaugural award named for Barbara and will be awarded to a cardiac nurse at Children's Hospital Los Angeles every year. Barbara commented "It was very exciting and very much a highlight of my career".

Carol (Gross) Schmidtkunz, daughter of John and Sophia Gross called Pius Gross on August 10 and informed him she moved from California and is now living with her daughter in Houston, TX. Her phone number is 817-349-9219. Carol is 63 years of age.

Br. Placid Gross, O.S.B. from the Assumption Abbey, Richarton, ND visited with the Joe and Robert Gross families from July 30 to August 3. From August 3:6 he visited the Benedictine Mount Angel Abbey in Mount Angel, OR., before returning home. Prior to Br. Placid's visit he attended the Germans From Russia convention in Spokane, WA., then with his cousin Frank Werner in Onalaska, Washington who brought him to Portland, OR. Br. Placid, also, visited with his cousin Frances Piatz, son of Rose Gross Piatz, daughter of Raphael Gross of Mount Angel, OR. Frances's grandfather, Raphael Gross was from Napoleon, ND.

Br. Placid provided a photograph of Mathias Gross, son of Andrew Grosz and Martha Fahrini. The sons of Mathias and Francisca are, John, Aloysius, Joseph, Frank, Ignatz, and Felix. Ignatz is the father of Carl Groos, our father. Mathias is the great great grandfather of Br. Placid Gross. Mathias as a young boy left Germany traveling to Russia with his family by wagon. John, Aloysius, Joseph and Ignatz were the ones that migrated and homesteaded in North Dakota.

We were honored to have Br. Placid visit us. He's the one that compiled the first book on the Grosses whose writings are in this website. His work was the inspiration for this website.

Over the July 4th weekend the Edmund Gross family held a family reunion. All their children attended.

From June 18:21 Pius and Barbara Gross from California along with Ambrose Gross from Loveland, Colorado visited the Joe and Robert Gross families. Pius turned 90 years of age on July 30th. He's in good health except for his knees making it difficult to walk.

Frances (Grinsteinner) Gross wife of Joseph Gross passed away on February 22. She was diagnosed in January with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The cancer had spread to most of her major organs. The funeral service was held on March 1 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Mt. Angel, Oregon. Please keep Fran in your prayers.

Edmund and Ermina Gross family reunion:
July 5, 2014, 12:00 noon, Sertoma Park, Shelter #10, Bismarck, ND. All are welcome. RSVP by April 1, 2014 to:
Sharon Gross, 3030 Unit C, Bismarck, ND 58503, 701-223-4621, sharongross@bis.midco.net OR Patty Carman, 1303 N 19th St., Bismarck, ND 58501, 701-223-8570, pbcarman@gmail.com.

Aluys Gross had four bypass heart surgery on Sunday, October 20. I spoke with Jason this morning and based on his report Al is doing fine.

Joe Gross spent a week in Kaiser Hospital with a leg infection as a result of his diabetics. He's now in the short term care at Mt. Angel Providence Nursing Home, Mt Angel, OR. If all goes well he should be home within a week or two.

Some of the family gathered at Bismarck and Wishek, ND from July 2:6. All of the Carl Gross children except Joe were able to attend. Joe has been wheelchair bound for about the past year after part of his foot was amputated. All of Edmund and Ermina's children except Michele and Terry attended.

Patty and Bruce Carman opened their home to all of the family on July 3rd. All of Edmund and Ermina's children worked very hard in making this a successful event. Patty and Bruce have a beautiful home. A special "thanks" to Edmund and Ermina's children for making everyone feel at home. You made your parents proud.
On July 4th some of us took in the parade in Strasburg and had lunch at the Senior Citizens Center. Afterwards some of us went to Hague to visit with friends and relatives.

On July 5th Sarah and Zachery Gross, Tony's family, hosted a dinner for everyone at the Wishek Sales Barn. Sarah worked exceptionally hard in preparing a delicious meal and getting the word out to everyone to attend. Sarah and Zak, thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and taking time out of your busy schedule.

On July 6th Barbara, Laura and Sharon prepared a fabulous dinner at Sharon's home. What a feast.

Thank you, Sharon, for sharing your home with Agnes, Darlene, Francis and Cathy. Duane and Renee opened their home to family as well.

Thank you all for making this a memorable event.

Greg Pecall graduated with a BA from the U of LA, June 2013. Congratulations on your achievement, Greg. He's the son of Barbara Gross from Burbank, CA.

Some of the family will be "coming home" to North Dakota from July 2 thru July 6. Pius, from Palmdale, CA, daughter Barbara from Burbank, CA., Claude from Rapid City, SD, Ambrose from Loveland, CO, Agnes from Oak Creek, WI, Darlene from Mission, TX, and Robert from Milwaukie, OR. Agnes and Darlene will be staying with Sharon Gross and the rest of us at Days Inn in Bismarck.

In August of this year, Darlene Pritchett from Texas made a visit to Oregon to visit her brothers Joe and Robert and their families. It was good to see Darlene. Thank you for coming to visit.

This past summer, Agnes Janusiak from Oak Creek, Wisconsin visited her brother Pius and his family in California.

On August 15, Joe and Fran celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. Their family hosted a dinner for them at the Glockenspiel Restaurant in Mt. Angel, Oregon. Our cousin, Francis and Carol Piatz from Mt. Angel attended the dinner. Francis's mother was the daughter of Raphael Gross of Napoleon. Francis and Carole are both retired school teachers. They have become friends of Joe and Fran. Carole brings Holy Communion to Joe and Fran during the week.

Charlie Gross from Ocala, Florida visited with his parents Joe and Fran Gross and family from October 31 thru November 3. From there he left for California for a week of job related training before returning home to Ocala. His wife, Dr. Patrica, has a medical clinic in Ocala.

Barbara Gross found a wedding picture of Charles and Anna (Heilman) Stott from her dads collection. She, also, found a picture of Carl and Barbara Gross taken in 1958. It appears it was taken in front of Joe and Mary Wald's house in Strasburg, ND.

Obituary of Fr. Richard Gross published in the Emmons Country Record, August 30, 2012

Matt Gross passed away on January 31, 2012 in Benson, AZ. The rosary was on Tuesday, February 7, 7:00 P.M., at Richardson Remembrance Center in Benson, AZ. The funeral Mass was on Wednesday, February 8, 2:00 P.M. at Our Lady of The Lourdes Catholic church in Benson, AZ. The casket bearers were the Knights of Columbus. Matt was a 4th degree knight. Please keep Matt in your prayers.

Family updates have been made for Judith Kay (Gross) Jasperson. She is the daughter of Ambrose Gross and ex-wife, Elfrieda. Thank you, Judith for providing the updates. You have a very nice family and we look forward to meeting all of you some day.

This is a June 23, 2011 news article on the new 460,000 square foot Children's Hospital of Los Angeles where Barbara Gross works.

FYI, why I am so busy, the whole 2ND floor is cardiac, 24 ICU beds, 21 Cardiovascular and all of our offices and clinic. I have a window office looking at Sunset Blvd (first time in 19 years for a window) Very exciting

Barbara Gross, RN, MSN, NEA-BC
Director, Heart Institute
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Mailstop 66
LA, CA 90027
(323) 361-4189


Congratulations Barbara, your dedication and hard work are directly benefiting those so desperately in need.

This article appeared in the Milwaukee, WI papers and in the Emmons County Record on Al Gross volunteering at a Low Income Taxpayers Clinic. Congratulations, Al, on donating your time and money to a cause you enjoy.

In May Joe Gross was hospitalized for 18 days with staph infection. He was extremely ill. He had his toes on his right food amputated. He was transferred to the Providence Benedictine Nursing Home, Mount Angel, OR undergoing therapy for the next two to three weeks before going home. There daughters, Denise from Minnesota and Debbie from Georgia arrived to help Joe and Fran. Ben Gross, son of Charlie and grandson of Joe and Fran came to visit as well. Ben and his wife Julie are residing in Soul, Korea. Ben is currently an associate professor. Charlie and Dr. Patricia Gross from Ocala, Florida spent some time visiting with the family.

Wayne and Judy (Rogala) Janusiak from Milwaukee, WI are currently vacationing in Oregon.

On March 31, 2011 Ella Margery Boullet daughter of Joey and Emily Boullet, and grand daughter of Robert and Lori Gross was born. She weighted 6 lbs 13 oz. She's a beautiful healthy girl.

On December 11, 2010 Wally Janusiak husband of Agnes (Gross) Janusiak passed away. Wally in recent years had heart problems. Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Wednesday, December 14, 2010 at St. Matthews Catholic Church, 9329 S. Chicago Rd., Oak Creek, WI. Wally was a an exceptionally good person. He will be missed greatly by all. Wally will always be in our prayers.

Finally, pictures from Edmund's funeral on January 2, 2010 are posted. My apologies for the delay.

On October 7, 2010 Matt celebrated his 90th birthday at the Eagles Hall in Benson, AZ with friends and family. His birthday was the previous day. However, the Eagles Hall was not available until the 7th. Those in attendance were his son, Jim from Michigan, brothers, Pius from Palmdale, CA, Joe from Woodburn, OR, Al from South Milwaukee, WI and Robert from Milwaukie, OR. As well as Pius's daughters, Barbara and Laura from Burbank and Lancaster, CA. Matt is in excellent health. He walks one mile daily to stay in shape. Matt stays active with the Eagles and Knights of Columbus. He's a fourth degree knight. Both Matt and Delores were active volunteers in several charitable organizations in Benson.

On May 19, 2010 Danielle Joann Gibson daughter of Sarah and Adam Gibson, granddaughter of Denise and Jack Winter and great granddaughter of Joe and Francis Gross passed away. She was born on May 17, 2010. Our prayers are with you.

On April 24, 2010 Marquerite Wade wife of Martyn Wade, son of Patricia Wade, daughter of Matt Gross passed away. In the past few years Patricia lost a son, and her husband. Now her only daughter-in-law. Our prayers are with you on the loss of your loved ones.

On October 7, 2010 Matt Gross will be celebrating his 90th birthday in Benson, AZ. The event will be held at the Eagles Hall...hors d'oeuvers from 4-5 PM, followed by dinner and a birthday cake for desert, with more visiting, thereafter.

Matt's family is inviting all who can possibly attend. Please notify Patty or Jim if you plan to attend.

Patty Wade can be contacted at sassyw4@wowway.com
Jim Gross at, 4299 Ravinewood Drive, Commerce Township, MI 48382-1639, Phone# 248-685-2940, Email: Jimmgross@hotmail.com

Two of the better motels in the area are the Days Inn Benson and Best Western Quail Hollow Inn. This link will take you to the motels in Benson, AZ.

On December 30, 2009 Edmund Gross, 87, passed away at home. His daughter Sharon and son, Gerald were with him at the time. The Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Strasburg, ND. Interment was at the church cemetery. All his children were in attendance. Edmund had been ill for the past several years. He was on kidney dialysis and had himself taken off it since his health had drastically deteriorated.

Edmund, second oldest, is the first of 12 children from the Carl and Barbara Gross family to pass away.

On September 9, Pius Gross and his daughter, Barbara, traveled to Denver to visit with Ambrose. The next day they all drove to Rapid City, picked up Claude before leaving for Bismarck. They visited with Edmund and Tony and their families. They enjoyed having dinner in Wishek with Tony and his son, Zack, Sara and family. They reported that Edmund wasn't feeling too well and was admitted to the hospital during their visit. Edmund is now on dialysis.

Much has happened since March 27. On May 31, 2009, Sarah Winter, daughter of Denise and Jack Winter of Inver Grove, MN, married Adam Gibson. Denise is the daughter of Joe and Fran Gross of Woodburn, OR.

On June 11, 2009 Rebecca L. (Becky) Russette passed away. She was the wife of Frank Russette and mother of Jackie and Frankie. Her parents were Claude and the late Liz Gross of Rapid City, SD. She fought a courageous battle with cancer. Please keep Becky in your prayers.

On June 20, 2009 Douglas Bates, son of John and Diane Bates, married Lacey Powell. Diane is the daughter of Claude and the late Liz Gross of Rapid City, SD. Douglas and Lacey are making their home in Sioux Falls, SD.

On August 2:6, Pat Gross of Fargo, ND attended a work conference in Portland, OR. Pat is a scientist at the North Dakota State University. Pat was able to get in some visiting with his uncles Joe and Bob Gross and their families during his stay. It was very enjoyable to visit with Pat.

On August 7, 2009 Rodney Nawn, son of Bill and Carla Nawn married Natalie Miller of Vancouver, WA. Carla is the daughter of Joe and Fran Gross of Woodburn, OR. Their wedding took place in San Juan Island, WA.

Matt Gross will be celebrating his 90th birthday in October 2010. He is asking us to attend if at all possible. He'll have the celebration at the Community Club House, Benson AZ. More information will be given once it's available. This will be an opportunity for family to get together and help celebrate with the oldest of 12 in the family. Please contact his son, Jim, if you plan to attend or for further details at: 4299 Ravinewood Drive, Commerce Township, MI 48382-1639, Phone#:248-685-2940, Email: Jimmgross@hotmail.com

The hosting company that hosted this website went out-of-business without my knowledge. The website had been down for the past two weeks. I subscribed with another hosting company and finally managed to upload the website. However, the "Back" button on some pages is not working. There may be other functionalities not working that I haven't found. As time permits I'll be reviewing the code and troubleshooting. If you find pictures missing please let me know.

My intention was to retire from the US Bancorp after 40 years of service, however, with the current economic downturn and political climate I decided to continue working. As you all know, the well capitalized and well managed banks got dragged down by the large poorly managed banks. US Bancorp, my employer, is one of the top tier banks in the country. Hopefully, if there is an economic recovery and I'm doubtful based on the political direction, then the banks should recover within time.

Pius Gross, and his daughters, Barbara and Laura from California visited on October 6:9. They visited Joe and Fran Gross, their sons, Myron and Kevin at their farm. Carla and her daughter Jennifer came to visit at the farm as well. They, also, visited with Bob and Lori Gross as well as with Emily (Gross) and Joey Boullet. We enjoyed seeing and visiting with Pius and the girls. It was very thoughtful for Barbara and Laura to bring their Dad to Oregon to visit.

Terry and Paula Gross and two of their children, Kachina and Zachary visited Joe, Fran, Myron and Kevin Gross on November 26. Terry and his family spent Thanksgiving at Bob and Lori's home. They came to visit their daughter Kachina who is a junior at Willamette University. We all enjoyed seeing and visiting with Terry and his family. Terry is the son of Edmund and Ermina Gross. Terry and his family are living in San Francisco, CA.

The web page of Anna (Heilman) and Charles Stott was added. Their son, Charles, provided the information. Thank you, Charles.

The scrapbook of Joe and Fran Gross has updated pictures of the Open House and the renewal of their wedding vows on their 60th anniversay at St. Mary's Catholic Chruch, Mt Angel, OR.

Joe and Fran Gross are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversay on August 16, 2008 - August 16, 1948-2008. Mass of celebration followed by a reception with coffee & rolls, August 17, 2008, 7:30 AM, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 575 East College ST., Mt. Angel, OR 97362.

Wedding day picture, August 16, 1948.

Congratulations, hopefully there will be many more.

The following family members attended the Hague, ND Centennial on July 4, 5, and 6: Edmund, Claude, Ambrose, Agnes, Tony, Aluys, Clara and Jack, Robert, Lori and Emily, and Darlene. Those attending from Ed's family: Francis and Kathy, Linda, Sharon, Kenny, Terry, David, Pat and Theresa. Those unable to attend were, Matt from Benson, AZ, Pius from Palmdale, CA, and Joe from Woodburn, OR.

Some of us attended the Hague all high school reunion. It was a memorable experience seeing so many that some of us had not seen for approximately 50 years.

One of the great highlights for Sharon Gross and myself was visiting with Br. Placid Gross at the Assumption Abbey in Richarton, ND. Br. Placid shared pictures of the home of Andreas Gross and the Gross Flour Mill in Germany. This is the first ancestor of whom anything is known.

Thank you, Br. Placid for taking time out of your busy schedule, giving us a tour of the Abbey and inviting us to share a meal with you.

Br. Placid Gross and Bob Gross
Br. Placid Gross and Sharon Gross
Gross Ancestors Left From Their Home in Germany in 1829
Gross Ancestral Home in Germany
Corner Stone at Gross Ancestral Home in Germany
Andreas Gross Flour Mill in Germany Before Going to Russia
Gross Flour Mill rebuilt after a fire in 1947
Post Card (front side) from Br. Placid
Post Card (back side) from Br. Placid

Becky (Gross) Russette, daughter of Claude and Liz Gross, was diagnosed with breast cancer. It has spread to her back and she has difficulty walking. She's receiving treatment. Becky and her family need our prayers and support for Becky to overcome this. We're here for you Becky.

Pictures from the Emmons County Record of those who attended the annual Emmons County gathering on February 9, 2008 in Mesa, AZ. They are by town, Hague, Strasburg, Linton, Westfield, Zelland, ND and Herreid, SD.

On February 9, 2008 Robert, Darlene Pritchet, and Matt attended the annual Emmons County gathering in Mesa, AZ. There were 110 people in attendance. A wonderful event. We met Tony and Barbara Heilman's daughters, Edmund and Robert Miller, Dr. John Eberle and Francis (Buechler), and other relatives and friends. Here's a picture of Matt and Darlene the Heilman girls and a group picture of the Hague attendees. Also, a picture of Joe and Fran doing yardwork on the farm.

Claude Gross, celebrated his 80th birthday on September 23, 2007 with his family, relatives and friends at the Hart Ranch in Rapid City, SD. Congratulations, Claude. May there be many more.

Shannon Gross, daughter of Al and Marge Gross passed her Illinois Bar exam this past year. She is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Oregon, Minnesota, and District of Columbia. She's a graduate of DePaul School of Law, Chicago, ILL. She, also, graduated from Marquette University with a BA Degree in Criminology and Psychology with a Minor-Sociology.

Congratulations on your achievements, Shannon. Shannon is the only lawyer in the Gross family.

Nathan Slagle, son of Theresa (Gross) Slagle, attained Eagle Scout, the highest rank... see article in the Vancouver Columbian. Congratulations Nathan on the achievement.

Added wedding pictures of Emily (Gross) a Joseph Boullet as promised earlier.

Additional pictures were added from Barbara Gross while attending Emily and Joey's wedding as well as pictures by Sarah Winter. You may copy any pictures you want by right clicking with your mouse and selecting "save picture as" to your hard drive. For the pictures in the Scrapbooks, double click on the thumbnail picture first to enlarge. For anyone who wants a CD or DVD of all the pictures on the grossfamilytree.org, simply ask me and I'll send you one.

On the Home Page the marquee was replaced by a drop down window labeled "Show Events". Any upcoming event(s) you want listed will be displayed. Just let me know. Currently listed is the upcoming Hague Centennial on July 4, 5, 6, 2008. Probably most of us in the family will be attending. You may want to make your motel reservations as soon as possible. Al tells me that the Linton motel is fully booked on July 5th and 6th, 2008. I will make reservations at the Days Inn in Bismarck for Lori and me.

The code on this website has been updated with the exception of the Heilman tree that will be updated as time permits. You should be able to use the browser of your choice. I tested the Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox, and Opera and found no problem. If you find any errors or omissions please let me know and I'll correct them ASAP.

Added a picture of Matt Gross on the installation of officers for the Knights of Columbus to his scrapbook.

On June 9, 2007 Emily Gross, daughter of Bob and Lori Gross, was married to Joseph Boullet, son of James and Tonya Boullet all of Milwaukie, OR. Wedding pictures are forthcoming.

Attending the wedding from out-of-area were Pius Gross of Palmdale, CA, his daughters, Barbara Gross of Burbank, CA., and Laura McConnachie of Leona Valley, CA., Ambrose Gross of Loveland, CO., Claude Gross of Rapid City, SD, his daughter, Brenda Behrends and daughter, Kimber of Snoqualmie, WA.

Joe and Fran Gross moved from their home in Beaverton, OR. to Woodburn, OR. to a farm purchased by their sons, Myron and Kevin Gross located at 6996 S. Oster Road, Woodburn, OR.  Myron and Kevin now own two 50 acre farms within a mile known as Oster I and Oster II. The soil on these farms is rated as type 1 (top rating). They, also, own 20 acres in Mollala, OR where they have their bee extracting operation. They are the owners of Cascade Honey.

Daniel Peterson husband of Carol (Gross) Peterson passed away on November 17, 2006. Our prayers are with you and your family.

Added pictures to the James M Gross web page.

Added pictures to the Bob and Lori Gross scrapbook web page on our vacation to World Disney, FL in October 2006..

Edmund Gross is eating the first time in 10 months without a feeding tube. Edmund was diagnosed with Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) in January 2006. At that time he lost control of most of his muscles. He has been recuperating at home. He has regained feeling and control of his right leg, however there is no feeling in his left leg. He gets around in a walker and wheelchair. Through hard work and determination, Eddie's recovery has been extraordinary with this kind of illness. Let's all hope the improvement continues. Congratulations, Eddie, in your determination.

Added a picture of the " Strasburg High School Class of 1976 " with Patrick Gross, son of Edmund and Ermina Gross.

Added the obituary of Maggie Heier Heilman. Added a link to the Anton Heilman, Sr Descendant Tree on the Home page.

Added a picture of Charlie and Barbara on Barbara's vist to Atlanta to the scrapbook of Barbara Gross.

Added pictures of Christopher Pacal, Gregory Pacal (children of Barbara Gross, daughter of Pius and MaryLou Gross), Emily Gross (daughter of Robert and Lori Gross), and Frank and Becky Russette (Becky daughter of Claude and Liz Gross). Christopher graduated from California State University Stanislaus with a BA in Business. Gregory graduated from high school. Emily graduated from Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR with a BA in Interior Design.

Added a picture of the Oster Farm of brothers Myron and Kevin Gross in Woodburn, Oregon. Myron and Kevin are the owners and operators of Cascade Honey, Inc. The emphasis is on pollinization and honey production as a byproduct.   They currently have 2,500+ hives. Their primary customers are in California, Central Oregon and Mount Angel, Oregon. Myron, also, works as a mechanical engineer for NACCO in Fairview, Oregon.

Edmund Gross, son of Carl and Barbara Gross has not been feeling well for sometime and became severly ill the first week of January. He has been at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, ND since. At first it was not clear as to his rapid deterioration. After several tests Edmund was diagnosed with Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM). This is a disease affecting the muscles. Edmund is not able to swallow or walk. A feeding tube has been inserted. The plans are to transfer him to a nursing home, then, after a few weeks go home. His daughter, Linda, will be coming home to care for him in two weeks. Please keep Edmund in your prayers.

In the meantime Edmund's children, sister-in-laws, sisters and brothers (except the three oldest), have have been home to visit.

Added pictures to the following: Lindsay and Carla Gross Home Page, Pius Gross scrapbook, and Denise Winter scrapbook.

This is a article on the retirement due to ill health on Msgr. Val Gross published in the NewEarth, Catholic Diocese of Fargo, ND, July/August 2005.

There have been a few updates to the following scrapbooks: Anton Gross, Darlene (Gross) Pritchett and family, Carl and Barbara Gross, Anton Heilman SR., Gerald Gross, Michele (Gross) Ferguson, Daniel Gross, son of Francis and Kathy Gross, Ignatz Gross, amd Kassidy Cummings daughter of Kim (Gross) Cummings. Updates to the Home and Facts webpage of Naomi (Gross) Mueller daughter of Patrick and Theresa Gross.

The highlight this summer was the gathering of all 12 children of Carl and Barbara in Bismarck, ND. Let's plan on doing this again in 2007. Hopefully more of the family will be able to attend next time. If anyone wants to coordinate this effort feel free to volunteer. If not, I'll do my best to do so with the help from all of you.

There are a few updates to the website: 1) Added pictures to the scrapbook of Carl and Barbara Gross, Edmund and Ermina Gross, Matt and Dolores Gross, Sharon Gross, Patrick and Theresa Gross, Agnes and Wally Janusiak, Claude and Liz Gross, and Zak and Sara Gross. There are still more pictures that I received from you that will be placed in your respective scrapbooks in the following weeks as time permits. Also, for those of you who give me pictures for the website they will be returned after they're scanned. 2) On the Memorial Page the background music, now, is "I Will Remember You" by Susan Bailey. 3) A guestbook link was added on the home page underneath the Other Links. The guest book is on a secure server and will not compromise the data in our family website.&nsbsp; Since this is a free service vendor ads will be part of the guestbook.  Please remember to submit your changes to the website.  It cannot be done without your help.  A Thank You to all for your help.

The Emmons County Record article on the ordaination and first Mass of Father Paul Eberle, son of Viola (Miller) Eberle and the late Joseph M Eberle is located in his scrapbook. Viola is the daughter of Emmanuel and Theresa (Heilman) Miller. Theresa is the sister of Barbara (Heilman) Gross.

Reminder: August 3:7 a family gathering in Bismarck, ND at the Days Inn.  The family will attend the 8:00 P.M. Mass at St. Mary's church at Hague on Saturday, August 6.

Please visit www.crystaline.net website of Loretta Welk Jung, educator and author.  Loretta is the sister of Ermina Welk Gross and a life long friend of the family.  You can, also, visit her website under "Other Links" on the Home page of the grossfamilytree.org.

Pictures have been added to the Lindsay Gross scrapbook of their new home under construction.

For those of you who are traveling to Oak Creek, WI to attend the 50th Wedding Anniversay picnic of Wally and Agnes Janusiak and are looking for a motel the following link is that of the Comfort Suites Milwaukee Airport (Rates) in Oak Creek through Expedia.com.  To get these low rates you have to purchase online through Expedia.com.   Lori, Emily, and I may be staying at this motel from July 21:24.  There are several other motels in proximity that may offer lower rates.

Click on this link to get directions (map) from the airport to the motel: Comfort Suites Milwaukee Airport (Location).

www.cheaptickets.com search for Oak Creek, WI motels.

The following link gives the driving directions from Wally & Agnes's house to  Greenfield Park, site No. 5, location of the Anniversary Picnic.

Pictures have been added to the Pius Gross scrapbook.  Also, added pictures of his son's Lindsay and Carla's new home to their scrapbook.

Added a picture to the Joe and Fran Gross scrapbook of Fran, Joe and Granddaughter Kassidy.

A link has been added to www.PritchettArt.net the website of Paul Pritchett, husband of Darlene (Gross) Pritchett.  Paul is a multi talented artist. His works are exceptional. Please visit his website and consider a purchase. Pass the "www.PritchettArt.net" link onto your friends and acquaintances.  Paul's website is listed on the Home page under Other Links of www.grossfamilytree.org

On July 23, at 1:00 P.M., the children of Wally and Agnes Janusiak are having a 50th Wedding Anniversary Picnic at Greenfield Park, Milwaukie, WI.  Everyone is welcome, the children need to know who is coming in advance. You may email Wayne at wjanusiak@tds.net.  Detail information will follow in May.
From August 3 thru August 6, 2005 we're planning on a get together at Bismarck, ND. All are welcome. There are no planned events. Just sitting around visiting with one another.  It's been four years since our last get together at Bismarck.  Last time most of us stayed at the Days Inn in Bismarck. The Days Inn serves a fairly good continental breakfast to their guests.  I spoke with Ambrose and he made a suggestion that we could stay two nights in Bismarck and two nights in Wishek.  If any other suggestions or ideas let me know and I'll post them.  This particular time of year was chosen, since the Welk reunion is on Saturday, August 6, it would give us the opportunity to visit with Edmund's family prior to Saturday.  I'll add the Days Inn phone number and other pertinent information within the next few weeks.

On January 6, 2005, Michael Carl Gross, Bismarck, ND broke his neck and sustained extensive leg injuries in the Jan. 6 car collision.  Michael is the youngest son of Edmund and Ermina Gross. Please read the Bismarck Tribune article of February 18 in his scrapbook.  Wishing you a speedy recovery, Michael.  Our prayers are with you.

Updates to the Facts page of Janice (Gross) Hoyle; scrapbook of Francis and Kathy Gross, son of Edmund and Ermina Gross; scrapbook of Zachery and Sara Gross; scrapbook of Peggy and Joel Plewa; scrapbook of Carla (Gross) Nawn, daughter of Joe and Frances Gross; family photo of Diane (Gross) Bates, daughter of Claude and Liz Gross; family photo of Pam (Janusiak) and Chuck Schweiger, daughter of Agnes (Gross) and Wally Janusiak; and scrapbook of Lindsay and Carla Gross, son of Pius and Marylou Gross.

Dolores (Marthaler) Gross, wife of Matt Gross of Benson, AZ passed away today. The funeral Mass is scheduled for Wednesday, December 30 at 9:30 AM.

For those who have not read the "Journey to The Homeland June 8-24, 19967" by Brother Placid Gross, an excellant account of his travels to the homeland, can do so by clicking on "Other Links" from the home page, select "Germans From Russia, NDSU" link.  Then, select the links, outreach, journey to the homeland, general information.

Added two pictures to the scrapbook of Matt and Delores Gross of their 60th wedding anniversary.

Added wedding reception pictures to the Benjamin and Julie Gross, son of Charlie Gross, grandson of Joe and Fran Gross, home and scrapbook pages.

Copied a article from the Emmons County Record in the Hague, ND news on the death of Sister M. Petronia Schmaltz, daughter of Peter and Katherine (Heilman) Schmaltz. The link to this article is under the Descendant Tree, that takes you to the Peter and Katherine Notes page.

Updated the web pages of Linda Bauer and family. Linda is the daughter of Jack and Clara (Gross) Bauer.

Added a family photo to the home page of Kimberly Cummings, daughter of Joe and Fran Gross.

Updated the webpage of Benjamin Gross, son of Charles Gross, grandson of Joseph Gross.  Benjamin is getting married on May 24, 2004 at All Saints Church in Binfield, Berkshire, United Kingdom.  eceptions will follow on May 24th, at Moor Close, Blue Room, 12:00 p.m., June 6th, Villa Rica, Georgia, 6:00 p.m., June 27th, Vintage Inn, Vancouver, Washington, 2:00 p.m.  Congratulations Benjamin and Julie.

If your personal information (address, phone numbers, email addresses, new additions to the family, etc) changes, please sent to:  EMAIL: GrossFamilyTree the information to update on your webpage. Thank you

Added pictures to the scrapbook of Kimberly (Gross) Cummings, daughter of Joe and Fran Gross of Kim's daughter, Kassidy, of her baptism.

Added the Frances (Gross) Feist family, daughter of Ignatz Gross to the DescendantTree. The data source was provided by Nick and Rosemary Feist. Rosemary requested additional information from the Feist family members. This information will be added as soon as it is available. Thank you Rosemary and Nick.

Added pictures to the Larry Gross home page, Pius Gross scrapbook, Shauna McConnachie scrapbook, Monica Heilman and Melvin Heilman home page, John Gross scrapbook, and Peter Schmaltz notes page.

Pictures of the Theresa (Gross) Helsing wedding have been added.  Pictures added to Holly Slagle, Jeffrey Winter, Kim Cummings and family scrapbook.  Picture added to Adrian Hoyle page, son of Janice (Gross) Hoyle.  Picture added to Douglas Bates page, son of Diane (Gross) Bates.

Pictures of the Edmund and Ermina Gross family have been added to their scrapbook.

NOTICE:
Ermina (Welk) Gross, wife of Edmund Gross of Bismarck, ND passed away yesterday.  There is a rosary for her at the Sts. Peter and Paul church in Strasburg at 7:30 PM, Friday evening.  The funeral mass will be on Saturday, November 23 at 10:30 AM at the Sts Peter and Paul Catholic church in Strasburg.  Please keep Ermina and the family in your prayers.

Updates:
Added the Heilman Descendants to the Descendant Tree.  The Heilman Descendants Tree is a work in progress.
Changed the appearance of the Home page.  The picture of the barn is that of the former Carl Gross farm taken on June 24, 2002.

Updates:
Added wedding photos to the scrap book of Jason and Kristine (Schad) Gross, son of Aluys and Marge Gross. Added additional photos to the Carol (Gross) Peterson scrap book, daughter of Edmund and Ermina Gross.

Added a "Gross Message Board" to the Home Page at the request of Charlie Gross.  Please feel free to post messages to this bulletin board.  To post messages you must register.  You can view messages without registering.  If you want a Forum name (catagory) of discussion, please email me the request.  Boardnation hosts this board (the budget version) without any cost.  I have no control over who posts to this board.  However, if any objectionable content (porno, etc) is posted I will delete the message and ban the user.  I ask all of you who post messages on this board not to list the www.grossfamilytree.org address in any of your messages.  When you link to the Gross Message Board from the Gross family home page and want to return to the Gross family tree, you will have to use the browser return button.  I did not provide a link from the Gross Message Board to the www.grossfamilytree.org.  Since, we do not want undesirables to have access to the gross family tree.  Please feel free to post messages between family and friends to this board as you desire.  The chances of anyone accessing this board outside of the Gross family tree is slim.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at:    EMAIL: GrossFamilyTree  You can even post your question on the Gross Message Board under the General Discussion category.

Updates:
Added family photos to Bill and Carla (Gross) Nawn, Denise (Gross) Winter, Theresa Gross, daughters of Joe and Fran Gross. Added a family gathering photo of Joe and Fran Gross on August 5, 2002 to the Joe and Fran Gross scrap book.  Added items to the Francis Gross, son of Edmund and Ermina Gross, and Daniel, James, Tim Gross, sons of Francis and Kathy Gross scrap books.

On August 15, Kevin Cummings, husband of Kim (Gross) Cummings passed away.  Kim is the daughter of Joe and Fran Gross.  Surviving Kevin are Kim and their two daughters, Kayla and Kassidy.  Please keep this family in your prayers.  Kim and her girls are such wonderful people.

To keep your family information updated, please sent me any changes that occur in your family.  Other members of the family are interested in knowing about your family.  My email address is: bobxgross@comcast.net

Updates:
Added family photos from the June 2002 trip to Bismarck, ND.  Anton Gross home page, and the following scrap book pages: Carl Gross, Edmund Gross, Anton Gross, Claude Gross, Joe Gross, Carol Peterson, Ignatz Gross, Bruce and Patty Carman, Kim Cummings, and Karen (Bauer) Zietlow home page and descendant tree.

In the last week of June, some family members traveled to Bismarck, ND to visit with the Edmund and Ermina (Welk) Gross family, Anton (Tony) Gross, and friends from Hague, Strasburg, and Bismarck:  They were, Aluys (Al) and Marge Gross, Agnes and Wally Janusiak, Francis and Kathy Gross, David Gross with some of his family all from Milwaukee, Wisc., Claude Gross from Rapid City, SD., Darlene (Gross) Pritchett from Dennison, Texas, Ambrose (Andy) Gross from Loveland, Co., Pius Gross from Palmdale, Ca., Joe Gross from Beaverton, Or., and Robert (Bob) Gross from Milwaukie, Or. (Beaverton and Milwaukie are part of the Portland metropolitan area).  Patrick (Pat) and Theresa Gross from Fargo, ND.

Updates:
Added family photo to the Joseph Gross home page.  Added photo to Joe and Frans scrap book.

Updates:
Barbara Gross scrap book, daughter to Pius Gross.  Jackie (Bauer) Page faimily, daughter of Clara (Gross) and Jack Bauer.

Updates:
Photo on home page of Daniel Gross, son of Francis Gross, son of Edmund Gross.

Updates:
A new addition to the Gross family tree, Zachery, son of Terrence Gross, son of Edmund Gross - welcome Zachery and congratulations to Terry and Paula.  Clara Gross home page and scrapbook.  odi Bauer scrap book - pictures by Jodie in 1979.  Kristine Bates home page and scrap book.  errick Peterson scrap book.  A new home page for Zachery Gross, son of Terrence Gross.  Correction to "What's in a Name" page.

Ambrose, Pius, Darlene, Aluys, Joe, and myself (Bob) will be going to Bismarck, ND in the last week of June.  We will be visiting with family and friends as well as attend some of the festivities at the Strasburg centennial celebration.

Jason Gross, son of Aluys and Marge Gross of Milwaukee, WI will be getting married on August 24, 2002.

Updates:
Ignatz and Clara Gross home page, notes, and scrapbook with passenger records from the Ellis Island, New York archives.  Check this out on the exact date of arrival to America with their children.  Thanks to Kim Gross for directing me to this archive.

Updates:
Terry Gross, son of Edmund Gross, home page/Home pages of Francis Gross/James/Tim.
Please review your home pages and notify EMAIL on missing data.  As of today, everything I have has been posted to the GrossFamilyTree.

Incidently, when placing the mouse curser over a picture for a caption only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer and AOL browsers.

Updates:
Fixed EMAIL link/Added pictures to the home pages of Francis Gross/ James Gross/ Tim Gross/ updated home page of Rebecca (Gross) Russette.

Updates:
Fixed links on James M. Gross's home page/Added picture to Alex Hauman's home page/Added picture to Adrian Lee's home page/Added HS grad picture to Brian Bauer's Scrap Book.  Will fix EMAIL link soon.

A sincere "thank you" to all of you on providing your family history that made this possible.  This is your family web site.  Every effort is being made to secure this web site from robot search engines.  Please share this web site with family and friends.

Since this is the first edition, please review your family data for errors and provide me the corrections.  The GrossFamilyTree is a work in progress and needs your input. Sent me any appropriate data you want added to the GrossFamilyTree.  Your contribution is what makes this a historical account to be shared with this and future generations of Gross descendants.  Periodic updates will be made as warranted.  All updates to the family tree will be published in this newsletter.

If you are using the Netscape Browser the print will be quite small, no background on the pages, and overlaying of some print. My recommendation is to switch to another browser.  In time, I will attempt to resolve the Netscape Browser problem.

To facilitate navigation between pages, on most family pictures you can place the mouse curser over the person for identification, then, click on the person to go to that person's page.  Also, you can click on the names underneath the family pictures to go to that person's page.

On December 25, 2001 the Gross family lost one of its members, Daniel Francis Gross, son of Francis and Kathy Gross.  Daniel was a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Daniel was a remarkable young man.  He scored a perfect 800 on the math and science portion of the SAT exam and was in the process of choosing a medical school to attend.  Keep Daniel and his family in your prayers and thoughts.

The article by  Brother Placid Alois Gross, O.S.B, Assumption Abbey, Richardton, ND, entitled "Our First Ancestors in Germany7", provides a first account of whom anything is known, starting with Andreas Grosz and Francisca Eberle.

Brother Placid in 1979 compiled the "Gross Family History" that focuses on our ancestors and his side of the family - John Gross.  This web site focuses on the Ignatz Gross family, brother of John Gross. One other brother, Joseph Grosz, has their family tree as compiled by Pius D. Waldman at: www.ancestry.com.  These are the three sons, John, Joseph, and Ignatz, of Andreas Grosz and Francisica Eberle who migrated from Russia to the United States.

It should be noted that Br. Placid Gross has a brother, Fr. Richard Gross and a cousin Fr. Val Gross.   They, also, are our second cousins.

Once the Carl Gross family history is current, then, I will focus on the rest of the Ignatz Gross family. If you have information about any of Ignatz Grosses children and spouses, please email it to the GrossFamilyTree below, or email bobxgross@comcast.net. Otherwise, mail it to me at the following address:

Robert Gross
6816 SE Hemlock St.
Milwaukie, Or 97222-2009.

All pictures, articles, etc, will be returned to the owner, as soon as they are recorded for the GrossFamilyTree.