1

Rudolph Paul Alexander Prasse

b. July 15, 1851

Alsace-Lorraine, Germany

d. December 22, 1903

Council Bluffs, Iowa

m. ______________ __, _____

Wilhelmina Hackman

b. April 7, 1857

Illinois

d. April 12, 1946

Council Bluffs, Iowa

NOTES: Rudolph was in the German Navy.

2

Paul Alexander Prasse

b. ______________ __, _____

d. Early 1960s

Council Bluffs, Iowa

m. ______________ __, _____

Sarah ?

b. ______________ __, _____

d. About 1937

No children by this marriage.

Paul remarried.

m. ______________ __, 1938

Mae ?

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____

No children by this marriage.

NOTES: Engineer for Union Pacific Rail Road.

2

George Otto Prasse

b. August 12, 1881

Paw Paw, Illinois

d. About 1953

Loup City, Nebraska

m. ______________ __, _____

Iva B. Hoar

b. March 29, 1890

Burt County, Nebraska

NOTES: Baptized in a German Lutheran Church in Paw Paw, Illinois on October 9, 1881. George and Iva lived in Columbus, Nebraska. George worked for the Union Pacific Rail Road. Iva now lives at 58 Kumquat Ave., Tavares, Florida, 32778.

3

Bertha Prasse

b. October 26, 1915

Council Bluffs, Iowa

m. ______________ __, _____

? Roche

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Now resides _ 9223 Adelaide Dr., Bethesda, Maryland, 20817.

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2

Frank Prasse

b. September 28, 1883

Council Bluffs, Iowa

d. February 11, 1893

NOTES: Died in childhood.

2

Bertha Prasse

b. ______________ __, _____

Council Bluffs, Iowa

d. April __, 1947

Independence, Missouri

m. ______________ __, _____

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Harry Smilie

b. ______________ __, _____

d. About 1925

Independence, Missouri

3

Harry Robert Smilie

b. March __, 1913

m. May __, 1946

M. Helen ?

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Currently reside _ 1725 Waukesa, Independence, Missouri, 64052. Harry is retired from the Air Force.

4

Scott Smilie

b. April __, 1947

Baumholden, Germany

m. ______________ __, _____

Betty ?

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Scott is a civilian engineer working for the U.S. Army.

5

? (son)

b. ______________ __, _____

5

? (son)

b. ______________ __, _____

__________

2

Edward Louis Prasse

b. June 2, 1889

Spirit Lake, Iowa

d. September 14, 1958

Council Bluffs, Iowa

m. April 24, 1916 Ellen

Marie Kronquist

b. September 14, 1892

Malmo, Sweden

NOTES: Ellen and Edward both worked for Grenville M. Dodge, the builder of the Union Pacific Rail Road. Edward was an auto mechanic. Ellen now lives at 3303 Avenue A, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 51501.

3

Elizabeth A. Prasse

b. February 18, 1918

m. February 6, 1943

Randolph Field, Texas

Donald V. Capron

b. July 22, 1920

Manilla, Iowa

d. September 13, 1951

Near K_2 Airfield, South Korea

NOTES: Elizabeth now resides _ 3317 Avenue A, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 51501. Don enlisted in the Army Air Force on July 9, 1940 at Ft Crook (now Offutt AFB), Nebraska. He was stationed at Randolph Field from July 1940 to May 1944 as a field lighting specialist and then as an aircraft sheet metal fabricator. He took civilian flight training at Randolph in a J_3 Cub and soloed on March 3, 1941. Elizabeth kept the "furlough money" of Don's unmarried friends in the white Bible that she carried in her wedding. He was transferred to Gieger Field in Spokane, Washington and stayed there until November 1944. He then went to the South Pacific and served in New Guinea, the Philippines, Okinawa and Japan. On October 4, 1945 he was rated as a Flight Engineer in C_47s (the venerable DC_3 or Gooney Bird). He participated in aerial troop deployments for the Philippine liberation. Don was also on the crew of one of the first three A.A.F. planes to land in mainland Japan after the Japanese surrender. He was honorably discharged as a Technical Sergeant on January 3, 1946. He reenlisted on May 29, 1948 and was stationed at Lowry AFB, Connally AFB, Chanute Field, Randolph Field, Forbes AFB, and then in August 1951 he went to Korea. Don was a Flight Engineer on B_29s (Boeing Superfortress). He was with the 372 Bombardment Squadron, 307 Bombardment Wing Medium (Combat Echelon). Don was on a night bombing mission the evening of September 12, 1951. The aircraft was returning from the mission low on fuel and diverted to K_2 Airfield (now Osan AB). On final approach at 0410 hours, September 13, 1951, the B_29 crashed for unknown reasons. The were no survivors of the crash. In the words of Don's commanding officer, "He was an excellent airman who performed all assigned tasks in a cheerful and efficient manner, thereby winning the commendation of his superiors and the respect of his comrades." Don would have sewn on Master Sergeant stripes in 30 more days.

4

Bruce Craig Capron

b. November 27, 1949

Waco, Texas

m. June 27, 1970

Linda Lee Johnson

b. ______________ __, _____

5

Kristen Lee Capron

b. June 16, 1974

5

Kelly Ann Capron

b. February 3, 1978

__________

4

Kathleen Ann Capron

b. March 24, 1951

Seguin, Texas

m. September 25, 1976

James Edward Buckalew

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: James is in the U.S. Navy and currently stationed at NAS Barber's Point, Hawaii. Kathleen works in the housing office at Hickam AFB, Hawaii.

__________

3

Pauline E. Prasse

b. February 17, 1921

m. April 21, 1946

? Zuhlke

b. ______________ __, _____

4

Robert Wayne Zuhlke

b. March 13, 1947

m. August 28, 1976

Kathryn Hanah

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Robert is a computer programmer for Northwestern Bell.

5

Jaime Zuhlke

b. April 4, 1976

5

Eric Zuhlke

b. August 24, 1981

__________

4

Marilyn Marie Zuhlke

b. December 25, 1950

m. November 7, 1972

Dean Potter

b. ______________ __, _____

5

Kevin Potter

b. February 18, 1973

5

Scott Potter

b. September 17, 1976

__________

3

Margaret Marie Prasse

b. July 17, 1923

m. May 18, 1946

Donald Friedrich

b. ______________ __, _____

4

Susan M. Friedrich

b. November 15, 1946

m. ______________ __, _____

David Richter

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: David has been a Pottawattamie County attorney for 10 years. Susan was Mrs. Iowa, 1982.

5

Jodie Lynn Richter

b. March 23, 1968

5

Jeffrey Louis Richter

b. December 9, 1969

5

David Richter

b. May 24, 1974

__________

4

Sandra Jo Friedrich

b. December 12, 1950

m. May __, 1972

Rick Damgaard

b. ______________ __, _____

5

Carie Damgaard

b. May 20, 1974

5

Jeremy Damgaard

b. November 10, 1975

__________

2

Wilbur R. Prasse

b. April 13, 1894

Council Bluffs, Iowa

d. May __, 1957

Council Bluffs, Iowa

m. ______________ __, 1941

Dorothy M. ?

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Dorothy M. Prasse of 229 N. Hancock Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903, is possibly Wilbur's widow. This is the hypothesis of Elizabeth Capron.