Wife (until 1993)

Elvira
photo taken in 1997

Wife (1993-present)

Louise
Photo taken in 2009

Ancestors of Duane

Parents:
Melvin William Bretzke 1907
Irene K. 1903

Grandparents
Herman Albert Bretzke 1877
Mary Elizabeth Looman

Great. Grandparents
Wilhelm August Bretzke 1846
Matilda Schmidt 1851

G.G. Grandparents:
Ernst Friederick Bretzke 1822
Charlotte Miller 1825

G.G.G. Grandparents:
Johann Bretzke
Dorothea Louise Hellern

G.G.G.G. Grandparents:
Wilhelm Bretzke 1761
Henrietta Ladewich

Rosanne

Richard

Argent; three stars gules, placed two and one.

Argent (white or silver) signifies Peace and Sincerity. Gules (red denotes Military Fortitude and Magnanimity. It is also the "martyr's colour". Stars represent Constancy in Service to the King.

Three ostrich plumes argent. Ostrich plumes denote Nobility.

Germany