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Kunigunda Wolf^1,2,3

Photo of Kunigunda Wolf Laucella taken in 1959. (Photo: robsgenealogy.net)

Facts and Notes

• Name:⁴
• Religious Affiliation: Catholic
• Occupation: Between 26 February and 31 May 1959; Kaufhof A.G, Erlangen, Bavaria, GermanyBG; Saleswoman⁵
• Occupation: Between 1 June and 14 September 1938; Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; Hausjahrmädchen for Wilhelm Müller^5,6
• Occupation: Between 1 October and 24 December 1958; Kaufhof A.G, Erlangen, Bavaria, GermanyBG; Saleswoman⁵
• Birth: 13 June 1924; Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO^1,2,3,7,8
• Residence: 11 September 1927
• Graduation: 12 June 1938; Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; High School⁹
• Occupation: Between 15 September 1938 and 30 May 1939; Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; Hausjahrmädchen for her father, Christoph Wolf^5,6
• Occupation: Between 1 June 1939 and 31 May 1942; Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; Lehrmädchen-Verkäuferin (female sales apprentice); Albert Krannich, Adolf Hitlerstrasse 65 (today Hauptstrasse 65^5,6,10
• Graduation: 20 March 1940; Stadt Berufsschule Forchheim, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBG; She graduated from the "Handelsabteilung," which translates to "commercial department" or "business department"¹¹
• Military: Between 26 October 1942 and 31 March 1945; See notes section^5,6,12
• Occupation: Between 15 October 1946 and 20 April 1947; Bäckerei Wöfel, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBG; She helped with cleaning and kitchen work in the bakery⁵
• Occupation: Between 16 August 1948 and 13 January 1949; Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; Househhold helper for Dr. Mielke⁵
• Occupation: Between 12 March 1951 and 14 September 1954; Kaufhaus Merkur-Horten, Nürnberg, Bavaria, GermanyBG; Saleswoman^5,13
• Marriage: 2 May 1953; Jean Vincent Laucella; Pfarrkirche St. Martin, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBG⁴
• Occupation: Between 18 December 1954 and 12 February 1955; Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO; Saleswoman at Kaufhaus (department store) "Krumiey"⁵
• Occupation: Between 28 June 1955 and 29 March 1958; Weber and Ott, Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBG; Factory worker in the textile plant that employed her father, Christoph Wolf⁵
• Arrival: 29 May 1959; Suffolk County, New York, USABGO^5,14
• Naturalization: 3 June 1966; Suffolk County, New York, USABGO; Certificate of Naturalization¹⁵
• Residence: 3 June 1966; 46 Sarah Drive, Lake Grove, Suffolk, New York, USABG¹⁵
• Occupation: Before 1976; Suffolk County, New York, USABGO; Operating Room Technician¹⁶
• Divorce: 18 November 1977; Jean Vincent Laucella; Suffolk County, New York, USABGO; The divorce decree entitled Kunigunda to change her name back to "Wolf," but she continued to use Laucella the rest of her life¹⁶
• Occupation: Before 2010; Operating Room Nurse⁷
• Death: 8 October 2010; Salinas, Monterey County, California, USABGO; Age: 86^2,3,7,8
• Burial: May 2011; Friedhof Forchheim an der Birkenfelderstr (Old Cemetery), Forchheim, Bavaria, GermanyBGO

• Note: In October 1942, Kunigunda (Gunda) Wolf began working as a “Schwesternhelferin” (assistant nurse) in the German Red Cross. After a two-week training course, she was assigned to a reserve hospital in Franzensbad (now Františkovy Lázně, Czech Republic), a renowned spa town in the German-annexed Sudetenland. There, she cared for wounded soldiers, assisted in rehabilitation, provided emotional support, and handled administrative duties. She remained in Franzensbad until May 1943, when she was transferred to a hospital in Waldsassen, Germany. In May 1944, she was reassigned to Forchheim, where she remained for the duration of the war.

• Related Pages: Forchheim Town Cemetery List of People; Veterans

Citations

1. [S762] Personal Recollection, Marianne Bauer Reyes provided this information to Robert Reyes in the late 1990s.
2. [S404] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=88400723&indiv=try, Issue State: New York; Issue Date: 1959-1960, Record for Kunigunda Laucella
3. [S690] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2015, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USCemFuneral&h=4921439&indiv=try, Publication Place: Salinas, California, USA, Record for Kunigunda Laucella
4. [S771] Official Records, Standesamt Forchheim (Forchheim Registry Office), Heiratskunde (Marriage Certificate), Nr 51/1953, Certificate for Kunigunda Wolf and Jean Vincent Laucella, Enclosed in a the "Familienstammbuch Der Familie Jean Laucella."
5. [S818] Personal Notes/Notations, Kunigunda Wolf (later Laucella), handwritten work history, undated., These notes were written to help Kunigunda complete a form, likely for her Social Security annuity.
6. [S788] Official Document, Arbeitsbuch (Work Record) (Arbeitsamt, Bamberg, Deutsches Reich), Nr 287/53497, issued on 30 Jun 1938. Record for Kunigunda Wolf.
7. [S36] Newspapers and Periodicals, The Californian (Salinas, California), 12 October 2010, Obituary for Kunigunda "Gunda" Laucella. Print edition
8. [S883] Vital Records, State of California, Monterey County Department of Health, Certificate of Death, Number 3201027001680, 10 Oct 2010. Record for Kunigunda Laucella.
9. [S788] Official Document, Forchheim High School, Grauation Certificate, 12 Jun 1938. Kunigunda Wolf.
10. [S765] Official Correspondence, Letter, Albert Krannich Employer Reference for Gunda Laucella, 31 May 1942.
11. [S788] Official Document, Stadt Befurfsscule (Vocational School) Forchheim, Grauation Certificate, 20 Mar 1940. Kunigunda Wolf.
12. [S788] Official Document, Red Cross Passport for Kunigunda Wolf, Date/Place of Issue: 25 Jun 1942/Forchheim, Germany.
13. [S765] Official Correspondence, Letter, Kaufhaus Merkur Employer Reference for Gunda Laucella, 14 Sep 1954.
14. [S788] Official Document, Passport, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Nr B 1982137, Issued to Kunigunda Laucella in Forchheim on 5 Mar 1959.
15. [S771] Official Records, US Department of Justice, Certificate of Naturalization, No. 8830683, 3 Jun 1966. Record for Kunigunda Laucella
16. [S788] Official Document, Supreme Courtof New York, County of Suffolk; Divorce Decree, Index No. 77-18051, 18 Nov 1977. Kunigunda Laucella (Plantiff) vs. Jean V. Laucella (Defendant)