Pomeranian Adventure Tour Group 2007

The Pomeranian Adventure Tour Group was comprised of 42 individuals, 17 from Wisconsin, 7 from Illinois, 5 from Michigan, 6 from California, 2 from Alabama, 2 from Oregon, 2 from South Dakota, and 1 from Minnesota.  Our tour guide and driver were from Austria.  It was a great group of individuals and we had a great time together.  Many long-term friendships were formed.

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Group Picture


Lyne Ranalter, tour escort and Erich, our driver


Kenneth and Ila Pioch (Michigan)


June Streit (Michigan)


Ruth Ruege (Wisconsin)


James and Cecilia Nass (Illinois)


Duane Bogenschneider (Wisconsin) and two German Fräuleins


Sisters Ardys Serpette and Zelda Hinchee (Illinois)


David & Mary Schleif (Wisconsin) and Robert & Delores Weiss (Wisconsin)


Mother & daughter Jean Carrion (California) and Louise Schwengel (Wisconsin)


June Streit (Michigan), Gerda Beccue (Michigan) and Helen Olson (Illinois)


Alan and Janine Swanson (California)


Mark & Beth Marshall (California)


Beverly Drunasky (Wisconsin)


Louann Zibell & Gary Zmania (Wisconsin)


Kenneth & Linda Lund (Oregon)


Sisters Ruthann Rehberg & Marlene Blaney (Wisconsin)


Sophie & Loren Leitzke (South Dakota)


Richard Schwengel (Wisconsin)


Paul Jaeger (Wisconsin) and Thomas & Margaret Horton (Alabama)


Duane Bogenschneider & James Hopp (Wisconsin)


Sheila Watts (CA), Mark & Beth Marshall (CA), David & Mary Schleif (WI), and James Hoppe (WI)


Robert & Delores Weiss (WI), Beverly Drunasky (WI), Paul Jaeger (WI), Helen Olson (IL), Jean Carrion (CA), Louise and Robert Schwengel (WI)


James & Cecilia Nass (IL), Kenneth and Ila Pioch (MI), Loren and Sophie Leitzke (SD), and Richard Tank (IL)


Ruthann Rehberg (WI), Jane Teschke (MN), Gerda Beccue (MN), June Steit (MI), and Marlene Blaney (WI)


Kenneth & Linda Lund (OR), Gary Zmania & Louann Zibell (WI), Zelda Hincee (IL), and Thomas & Margie Horton (AL)


Kenneth & Carol Baker (MI), Ruth Ruege (WI), Thomas & Mary Strauss (WI), and Alan & Janine Swanson (CA)


James Hopp (WI), Duane Bogenschneider (WI), and Sheila Watts (CA)


Gerda Beccue (Michigan)


Thomas & Mary Strauss (Wisconsin)


Sheila Watts (California)


Thomas & Margaret Horton (Alabama)


Richard Tank (Illinois)


Jim Hopp (Wisconsin) enjoying his lunch at Duke's Castle in Szczecin (Photo courtesy of the Bakers)


Carol & Ken Baker (Michigan) (Photo courtesy of the Bakers)


Ken & Carol Baker enjoy lunch at Pommern Duke's castle in Szczecin (Photo courtesy of the Bakers)


Sheila Watts, Beth Marshall, and Erich our bus driver. Photo courtesy of the Marshalls.


The group always respectfully listened to the guides


Louise Schwengel complains about aching feet to husband Robert


The happy group on the bus after our farewell dinner (Photo courtesy of Zibell & Zmania)


Gary Zmania at Checkpoint Charlie. He had been here in 1963 (Photo courtesy of Zibell & Zmania)


Part of the group having lunch at Cafe Oesterreich, Alexander Platz, Berlin (Photo courtesy of Zibell & Zmania)