Johanna (Falkenstein) Sommer (1906 - aft. 1942)

Born 8 Aug 1906 in Hochneukirch, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Ancestors

Died after 20 Jul 1942 after age 35 in Минск, Беларусь, Советский Союз

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Biography

Johanna was born August 8, 1906 in Hochneukirch, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Her parents were Gustav Falkenstein and Jeanette (Schnitzler) Falkenstein. ^[1]

Johanna lived in Gangelt for a while, then moved back to Hochneukirch December 31, 1937. ^[2]

Johanna married Kurt Sommer in 1939 and they had one child^[1] (see Notes).

The family lived on Beethovenstr in Hochneukirch^[1] until July 20,1942, when they were deported to Minsk, Belorussia, Soviet Union. All three were killed in the Maly Trostenek killing fields, probably within a few days of their arrival. ^[3] A page of testimony about Johanna's death was filed with Yad Vashem by researcher Alex Salm. ^[4] Johanna is listed in the JewishGen Yizkor Book for Jüchen. ^[5]

Notes

Children
Johanna's known children were:

• Bert Sommer, born November 14, 1940 in Köln, Germany, died 1942 in Maly Trostenek, Minsk, Russia, Soviet Union

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Dürener Geschichtswerkstatt, record for Johanna Falkenstein Sommer, includes:

   Sommer

   Vorname: Johanna

   GebName: Falkenstein

   GebDat: 08.08.1906

   GebOrt: Hochneukirch [M.-Gladbach]

   TodOrt: Minsk?

   Vater: Gustav Falkenstein *1876

   Mutter: Jeanette Schnitzler *1872

   Geschwister: Richard *1902, Kurt *1903, Rosalia *1905, Moses Arthur

   Partner: 1939: Kurt Sommer *25.12.1906 Essen

   Kinder: Bert *14.11.1940 Köln

   Wohnorte: Hochneukirch; 20.07.1942: Köln, Beethovenstr.

   Notizen: Am 20.07.1942 (zusammen mit Ehemann Kurt *1906 und Sohn Bert *1940) Deportation von Köln nach Minsk.

2. ↑ JewishGen.org, German Towns Project, record for Johanna FALKENSTEIN, includes:

   Name FALKENSTEIN, Johanna

   Date of Birth 08-Aug-1906

   Place of Birth Hochneukirch

   TownSource Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg

   Comments Resident of Gangelt; moved to Hochneukirch 31-Dec-1937

3. ↑ Gedenkbuch, record for Johanna Sommer nee Falkenstein, includes:

   Sommer, Johanna

   née Falkenstein

   born on 08th August 1906 in Hochneukirch / Grevenbroich / Rheinprovinz

   resident of Gangelt, Hochneukirch and Köln

   Deportation:

   from Köln

   20th July 1942, Minsk

   Maly Trostinec, killing field

4. ↑ Yad Vashem, Page of Testimony for Johanna Falkenstein Sommer, filed by researcher Alex Salm, includes:

   Last Name Sommer

   First Name Johanna

   Maiden Name Falkenstein

   Gender Female

   Date of Birth 1906

   Place of Birth Hochneukirch,Grevenbroich Neuss (Düsseldorf),Rhine Province,Germany

   Father's First Name Gustav

   Mother's First Name Jeanetta

   Marital Status Married

   Spouse's First Name Kurt

   Permanent Place of Residence Hochneukirch,Grevenbroich Neuss (Düsseldorf),Rhine :Province,Germany

   Profession Housewife

   Place during the War Koeln,Köln (Köln),Rhine Province,Germany

   Place of Death Minsk,Minsk City,Minsk,Belorussia (USSR)

   Status according to Source murdered

   Submitter's Last Name Salm

   Submitter's First Name Alex

   Relationship to Victim Researcher

   Source Yad Vashem - Pages of Testimony Names Memorial Collection

   Type of material Page of Testimony

   Item ID 1993027

5. ↑ JewishGen.org, The JewishGen Yizkor Book Necrology Database - Germany, record for Johanna (nee FALKENSTEIN) SOMMER, includes:

   Surname SOMMER

   Given Names Johanna (nee FALKENSTEIN)

   Other Surnames FALKENSTEIN

   Town Juechen