This homepage is for information on the history and descendants of Elmer William Runge.

In 1879 Bertha Goetsch and Julius Runge left Germany for the U.S., they were married shortley after arriving.

Bertha and Julius had 8 children. Three died at infancy: Alma,Louise and Hanna. Surviving were :Alma Amelia, William Julius, Freida Helena, Frank and Robert Otto.

Robert Otto Runge married Augusta Caroline Marie Rettke and had 9 children: Julia Augusta, Arthur Herman, Mildred Bertha, Florence Louise, Elmer William, Howard Robert, Charles Julius, Myra Pauline(died at birth) and Eldora Mae.

Elmer is the fifth child of Robert Runge and Augusta Rettke. He married Oral Lauretta Reeves on January 24th 1942 in St. Charles,Mo. He started farming in McLean, IL. where they raised their 5 children: Janice,Sharon,Chuck,Connie and Debbie.
Elmer and Oral along with Elmer's parents and grandparents are buried at the Park Hill Cemetary in Bloomington Il.

• Elmer Runge Family Tree (1 KB)
  
• Descendants of Elmer Runge (4 KB)
  

• Elmer3 (25 KB)
  Elmer Runge
• Elmer and Orals kids (27 KB)
  back Debbie and Chuck front Janice,Connie, spec and Sharon
• Oral4 (26 KB)
  graduation
• Elmer4 (17 KB)
  Elmer Runge
• Chuck and Connie (28 KB)
  Elmers kids Chuck and Connie
• Elmer and Oral kids6 (33 KB)
  Janis,Chuck,Sharon,Connie
• Elmer and Oral (21 KB)
  Elmer and Oral Runge
• Elmer and Orals kids2 (27 KB)
  Chuck,Connie,Sharon,Janice(holding Debbie)
• Oral (20 KB)
  Oral Runge(Reeves)
• Elmer and Oral2 (27 KB)
  Elmer and Oral Runge
• Coffee Shop (14 KB)
  Oral and Elmer with the Alexanders
• Oral2 (16 KB)
  Oral at farmhouse
• Elmer and Orals kids5 (18 KB)
  1952
• Elmer and Orals kids4 (32 KB)
  Connie,Chuck,Sharon and Janice
• Oral3 (27 KB)
  Young Oral
• Elmer5 (24 KB)
  Elmer Runge as a baby
• Elmer and Oral and kids (33 KB)
  Connie,Chuck,Sharon Oral, Debbie,Elmer and Janice
• Orals obituary (79 KB)
  pantagraph
• Elmer6 (20 KB)
  Elmer Runge Christmas
• Elmer and Orals kids3 (39 KB)
  Debbie,Janice,Sharon,Connie,Chuck
• Robert and Augusta Runge (29 KB)
  seated Frank Runge,Augusta(Rettke)Runge,Robert Runge,Minnie(Rettke)Goetsch BACK ROW Frieda(Runge)Giese,ED Giese,Frieda(Goetsch)Thomas,Fred Newbar
• Elmer,Oral and kids2 (22 KB)
  vacation
• Elmer (25 KB)
  Elmer Runge
• Elmer and Orals kids7 (25 KB)
  Sharon,Janice,Connie,Chuck
• Elmer,Oral and kids3 (21 KB)
  home
• Elmer2 (14 KB)
  Elmer on farm
• Robert and Augustas children (24 KB)
  Julia,Arthur,Nildred,Elmer,Howard,Eldora(Tootie)
• Elmers obituary (66 KB)
  pantagraph

Danny Lee Fritcher
863 4th st.
Normal, Illinois 61761
United States
danny.fritch@verizon.net

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