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The name Wilhelmina Oehlke in your earlier posting caught my eye. My greatgrandmother's married name was Wilhemana Oehlke -- and she too lived in Milwaukee before moving across the lake to Manistee. On the off chance that there's some connection, here's what I have:
Gustaf Oehlke (b. Germany ?-1928 d. Manistee)
Wilhemana Bruman (b. Germany 1871-1935 d.Mansitee)
They had 7 childen Louise, Charles, Hildegard, Otto, Robert, Emil, and Henry.
Charles was my grandfather (b. Milwaukee 1894-1966 d. Petoskey, MI) I'm not sure when the family moved to Manistee.
I have the married names of two of Wilhemena's sisters from her obituary: Mrs. Olga Ronan and Mrs. August Ronan
A Manistee newspaper article listing Fred Elke -- with a note that this was Charles' cousin.
A wedding announcement for Miss Elizabeth Oehlke -- with a note that this was Charles' second cousin.
The change in spelling from Oehlke to Oelke seems to be common. My father and uncle dropped the "h" about 50 years ago -- my grandparents continued to use the "h".
If these match up with anything you have, please contact me. Thanks.
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