[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 174 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF MRS. FRANZISKA HOLZER

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and memory of Mrs. 
Franziska Holzer, a long time and active member of the German-American 
community in the Greater Cleveland area.
  Mrs. Holzer was born on April 15, 1927. After World War II, she met 
her future husband Josef, in Deggendorf, Bavaria. The two were married 
in 1949 and had a daughter, Ilse. In 1952, the Holzer family immigrated 
to Cleveland, Ohio. The couple would eventually settle in North 
Royalton, Ohio, where they enjoyed the rest of their 62 year marriage.
  Upon settling in the Cleveland area, the Holzers became extremely 
active in the German-American community. Mr. Holzer would eventually 
become the Regional President of the National Donauschwaben 
Organization and led the building of the Donauschwaben Society of 
Cleveland's German-American Cultural Center at Lenau Park. Much of his 
success is credited to the support offered by his loving wife, 
Franziska.
  I offer my most sincere condolences to her husband, Josef; daughter, 
Ilse; grandchildren, Lisa, Brian and David; and great-grandchildren, 
Peter and Alexandra.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the memory of 
Mrs. Franziska Holzer, her devotion to her family and Cleveland's 
German-American community will be sorely missed and thoughtfully 
remembered for years to come.

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