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The Podulke's of The Americas and Netherlands.

Olga Marie "Maya" Podulke born on the 19th of August, 1896 in Lesjaskog,Oppland,Norway to father Niklas Endresen Lotten and mother Oliene Olsdatter. When Maya was thirteen, her mother died; and four years later she emigrated to the U.S. She settled in St Paul, Minnesota. (And/or Mazeppa, Minnesota.); and later made two trips back to Norway. She was twice married. she met her first husband; a professionalblacksmith. Stanislaw Joseph Podulke born on the 8th of May, 1888 in Grabownica Starzeńska,Poland; to father Jendrich Joseph Podulka and mother Kataryna Pilzak. He had one brother named Pjotr. He grew up in south east Poland, close to the Ukraine border from a village called Grabownica. His brother Pjotr’s descendants still live there and his parents are in the cemetery. She married him ; and together they have five children: Sophia, Bernadine Helena, Bernard Michael, Michael Francis, and Ambrose Walter, in Mazeppa as the first Podulke family in the world. Stanislaw died January 20, 1926; from improper ventilation in his blacksmith shop. leaving her with their three young children (that survived to adulthood). She struggled to take care of her family during the crisis in 1929. The 1930 Census lists Olga Marie as age 33 and children Bernadine (age 9) Michael (age 7) and Ambrose (age 6) at the household in Mazeppa, Minnesota that was lost due to the actions of the banker who stole her monthly payments and had fled to Canada; taking all the savings from the village people, and the catholic church didnt pay back a loan that Stanislaw had loaned them. It appears that her second husband had the name Henry Burton. Olga died on the 18th of March, 1971.

Bernadine Helena had three sons and two daughters with Paul Carl Plasencia between 1942 and 1960. thus starting the Plasencia clan She died on December 25, 2012 she was the mother of Steve Plasenciaa former American long-distance runner and the head cross-country and track and field coach at the University of Minnesota.

Michael Francis Podulke, was an American painter and graphic artist, who worked in his last years, especially in East Frisia. He had five sons and two daughters between 1941 and 1960. he had Stephen with Margaret, thus starting the Lake City clan. then Had Michael Joseph and Peter with Elizabeth, thus starting the Rochester & St. Paul clans. then had His son Erik Michael born on January 4, 1948. Next had His daughter Nancy Annette born on March 15, 1952. Then had Stanislau and Olga with Eugenie, thus starting the Dutch clan.

Ambrose Walter was a paratrooper during the Second World War. He married married Lorna Jean Ketcham They had one child during together Terry Stanley Podulke Sr. thus starting the East St Paul Podulke clan. He died on August 12, 1986.