Matt...My email address is gr8shotz@sbcglobal.net and, yes, those are my grandfather's parents.

Wilbert married a widow (Laura Silke Naus) with 4 children, the oldest of whom was my father, Irwin Naus. My dad was born in 1917 and his birth father, Paul Naus, died when my dad was about 8 years old. I'm not sure when Grandpa and Grandma were married, but I doubt he legally adopted her children. They were married until he died of a stroke in San Diego in 1964. My dad's siblings were Richard (1918-1971), Evelyn (1920-2002) and Ruth (1922-still living in Minnesota). My dad died in 1975.

Richard and his wife (Annette) had 2 children: Roger (1944-2002) and Dean (1946-still living in Wisconsin). The family history was that Annette didn't want Dean after he was born because he was small and sickly, so my Grandma and Grandpa adopted him and raised him as their son. His full name is Dean Leonard Detienne.

According to a Detienne family website on the internet (someone else's research), Wilbert was married before Rena Druckemiller (although his wife's name is listed as "unknown") and had a son by her named Gordon. This is the only reference I have ever seen to my grandfather having any children of his own.

I hope this information helps in your continuing research. My grandfather was a wonderful man...hardworking, kind, patient, and loved and adored by everyone in our family.

Thanks for your prompt reply, Matt. I look forward to any pix you may have of my grandpa and his family.

..........Nikki