THE VOLGA GERMANS IN PORTLAND
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People > Notables

Notables

Portlanders with Volga German ancestry have contributed to a diverse range of fields, including the sciences, arts, politics, military service, sports and business. Their work has enriched the community. 
  • Steve Amen
  • ​Gary Ames
  • Robert Ames
  • Heather Anderson Arndt
  • Edward John Aschenbrenner
  • Stanley Earl Aschenbrenner
  • Karl Wilhelm Aschenbrenner
  • Ed Beach
  • Bob Beall
  • Gene Beall
  • Jim Beall
  • Conrad Brill
  • Monte Brethauer
  • Jack Burbank
  • Melvin W. Cook
  • Jeff Erdman
  • Heinrich Hagelganz
  • Esther Schnell Haggstrom​​
  • Emma Schwabenland Haynes
  • Roy Helser
  • Hank Helser
  • Morrie Helser
  • Elias Hergert
  • Herbert L. Hergert
  • Jacob (Jake) Hergert
  • Jacob E. Hergert
  • Mick Hergert
  • Ronald E. Hergert
  • Phil Hohnstein
  • Philip Hohnstein
  • Heinrich Hölzer
  • John Henry Hopp
  • Frances Kanzler
  • Jacob Kanzler
  • Vern Kindsfather
  • Don Kirsch
  • Jim Kirsch
  • Richard "Walt" Kirsch
  • Ezra Koch
  • Johannes Koch
  • Richard Lawrence "Dick" Kniss
  • Dr. Raymond Koch
  • Dr. Richard Koch
  • Don Krieger
  • Gloria Krieger
  • ​Henry "Fuzzy" Krieger
  • Don Krieger
  • Scott Krieger
  • Marie Trupp Krieger
  • Wayne Krieger
  • William Lind
  • George William Lind, Jr.
  • Raymond Maier
  • Clarolyn Maier
  • Jan Markstaller
  • George E. Miller
  • John W. Miller
  • Karl Miller
  • Richard C. Miller
  • Vern Mueller
  • Jake Pappenheim
  • Elmer Reider
  • Johann Heinrich Reisbich
  • George Repp
  • Art Rossman
  • Cheryl Rudarmel
  • Scott Rueck
  • Vern Ryles
  • Dr. Alexander Schleuning
  • Jon Schleuning
  • Maria Schleuning
  • Cory Schreiber
  • Vernon Schreiber
  • Wanda June Schwabauer
  • John Conrad Schwabenland
  • Dr. William John Sittner
  • Douglas Schmick
  • Edith Spady
  • ​Richard Jack Spady
  • William Spady
  • Billy Starkel
  • The Steinfeld Family
  • Charles J. Swindells
  • Tom Trebelhorn
  • Conrad Heinrich Urbach
  • Fred Volz
  • Jacob Volz, Jr.
  • Jacob H. Wagner
  • John H. Wagner
  • Arnold George Weinmeister
  • Dick Weitzel
  • John Yeager
  • Peter Yost
"People don't rise from nothing. We do owe something to parentage and patronage. The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. It makes a difference where and when we grew up. The culture we belong to and the legacies passed down by our forebears shape the patterns of our achievement in ways we cannot begin to imagine."

- From the book "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
Gloria Krieger
Steve Amen
Roy Helser
Dick Kniss
Cory Schreiber
Dr. Alexander John Schleuning II
Jon Schleuning
Emma Schwabenland Haynes
Heather Arndt Anderson
Doug Schmick
Jacob Kanzler
Jan Markstaller
Frances Kanzler
Maria Schleuning
John W. Miller
George Repp
Conrad Brill
Arnold Weinmeister
Don Kirsch
Don Kirsch
Monte Brethauer
Marie Trupp Krieger
Vern Ryles
Dr. Raymond P. Koch
Clarolyn Maier
Ray Maier
Stanley Aschenbrenner
Jacob Volz
Stanley Aschenbrenner
Vernon Schreiber
Tom Trebelhorn
Don Krieger
Don Krieger
Ed Beach
Dick Weitzel
Last updated October 31,, 2022
Copyright © 1998-2023 Steven H. Schreiber
  • Home
    • About This Website
    • Reviews
  • History
    • Historical Timeline
    • Migration to Russia
    • Emigration from Russia
    • Settlement in America
    • Migration to Portland
    • Little Russia
    • A Short History of Albina
    • World War I
    • The Volga Relief Society >
      • Portland Volga Relief Society Subscribers 1921
    • World War II
    • Assimilation and Dispersion
  • Beliefs
    • Churches >
      • Albina Seventh-day Adventist Church
      • First United Mennonite Baptist Church
      • Ebenezer German Congregational Church
      • Free Evangelical Brethren Church >
        • German Evangelical Congregational Brethren Church
      • Second German Baptist Church
      • St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church
      • Second German Congregational Church >
        • Evangelical Congregational Church
      • Zion German Congregational Church >
        • Rivercrest Community Church
    • Pastors
    • The Brethren
    • Denominations >
      • German Reformed Church
      • German Evangelical Synod of North America
      • Evangelical and Reformed Church
      • German Congregational Church
      • Seventh-day Adventists
      • United Church of Christ
  • People
    • Our People
    • Notables
    • Pioneers 1881-1892
    • Stories
    • Photographs
    • Help Identify These People
  • Community
    • Characteristics
    • Businesses >
      • Bakeries Retailers and Services
      • Garbage Haulers
      • Grocery and Meat Markets
      • Restaurants >
        • Helsers on Alberta
        • McCormick & Schmicks
        • Wildwood
      • Saloons and Taverns
      • Suppliers and Manufacturers
    • Employers
    • Education
    • Sports
    • Maps
    • Documentary
  • Traditions
    • Foods
    • Folk Medicine
    • Expressions
    • Weddings
    • Holidays
    • Folk Music
    • Funerals and Burial Sites
  • Resources
    • Family Research
    • Books and Video
    • Works Cited