6017 Ruswil - February 1978 No. 4
Dear members and patrons of our family association
On May 15, 1977 you elected me President of the Association of the Stirnimann Families. I thank you most sincerely for the trust you have shown me by making this election. Special thanks also go to my predecessor, Mr. Hans Stirnimann-Haupt, for his selfless commitment in the service of our family association. Thanks to his straightforward and purposeful leadership, the association is now on healthy feet. I extend a warm welcome to the new members of the board and the association.
The last family conference in Werthenstein and Geiss, which was very positive and encouraging, confirmed that our work is on the right track. The aim of the board in the next few years will be to further strengthen and deepen our association. Our association already has 172 members. The board is proud of this number. But we hope that the number of members will continue to grow from man to man thanks to your help and promotion. The board thanks you in advance for your membership fee for 1978. But I don't want to forget the loyal donors, who each increase their annual contribution to 15 or even 50 francs. Included in this thank you is the generous "sympathy donation" of CHF 1000 .-- which Mr. Franz Stirnimann, industrialist, Basel, transferred to our cash register.
Every club not only has its material basis but also its spiritual one. The spiritual foundations of a family group include the knowledge of the common origin, the origin from the same ancestors, the roots in the same homeland, which has formed whole rows of generations. Our family chronicle "The Stirnimann families in the cantons of Lucerne and Aargau" aroused interest among our members and namesake in the past of our family, its various tribes and branches, and promoted the merging of the association. Our chronicle can still be obtained from our material manager, Mr. Josef Stirnimann, Eintracht, 6017 Ruswil. You can find another contribution to our family history by Prof. Dr. Josef Stirnimann in this newsletter. This includes our warmest thanks to our genealogist for his tireless and selfless work in the service of our association.
The President:
Josef Stirnimann
Family conference in Werthenstein and Geiss
A family association like ours, whose members are spread across most of the cantons in German-speaking Switzerland, would be overwhelmed by an annual general assembly. We were certainly well advised when founding the association when we decided to convene our family meetings, which fulfill the function of the general assembly, "at appropriate intervals" - one thought of an interval of three to four years. In the opinion of the board of directors, the first statutory family meeting since the founding meeting was due last year. It took place on Sunday, May 15, 1977 in Werthenstein and Geiss and was a beautiful and lasting experience for around 120 participants.
The reasons for the choice of the two conference locations were outlined in the invitation and presented in more detail at the conference: Werthenstein and Geiss are closely connected to the history of our family. In the parish of Geiss from 1730 to 1880 there are seven families of our name from Ruswil. In Werthenstein lived from 1781-1787 on the farm "in der Ei" Adam Stirnimann-Grüter, who moved from here via Beromünster to Ohmstal and became the progenitor of the widespread family there.
Finally, with the visit to Werthenstein we wanted to give the foreigners the opportunity to get to know an art monument in the immediate vicinity of Ruswil, which is known to everyone in Ruswil; a piece of home in the best sense of the word and, since its restoration, a landmark of Swiss standing. And who knew that one of our family was also a monk of the former Franciscan monastery in Werthenstein, namely Fortunat Stirnimann (t1808).
The participants, who arrived in Werthenstein at 1.30 p.m., had the opportunity to attend a short blessing service in the monastery church, in which the impressive intercession of Pope Gelasius from the 5th century was performed. Prof. Dr. Heinrich Delb-Stirnimann, Horw, sang, accompanied by his wife Lotty on the organ, the wonderful chorale hymn "Adoro te devote latens Deitas" composed by Thomas Aquinas.
Then we listened to the remarks by Pastor Adolf Iten, who reported on the eventful history of Werthenstein and explained the monastery church, which had been rebuilt to a new beauty, and its sights. This was followed by a tour of the halls and chapels surrounding the inner courtyard, we stepped out onto the terrace, looked down into the gorges from which the rock with the monastery buildings protruded, and enjoyed the unique panoramic view.
A hall of the former monastery was available to us for the first greeting and contact (unfortunately not the festive and bright refectory that we had stipulated). The old acquaintances who had already attended the early meeting were joined by many new ones. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the donor of the aperitif once again.
Unfortunately, a small number of participants had to say goodbye to us in Werthenstein. For the others, the village of Geiss ob Menznau was the next and actual destination of the day. The friendly hall of the stately Gasthaus zum Ochsen was just able to accommodate around 120 participants. President Hans Stirnimann-Haupt ordered relatives, cousins and association members welcomed and opened the meeting. It had participants from the cantons of Aargau, Bern and Zurich, even a couple from Geneva was there. The prelude to the various dar- The one founded by high school teacher Josef Stirnimann, Ruswil, gave offers directed school choir of the Young Singers; the fresh songs, accompanied by musical instruments and drums, called enthusiastic applause. At the beginning of the business part, teacher Willy Stirnimann, Schüpfheim, read out the original minutes of the founding meeting of September 8, 1974, which he had written. Treasurer Anton Stirnimann-Schöb, Lucerne, gave an account of the financial budget. The most important business concerned the elections. President Hans Stirnimann-Haupt recalled that he would only take over the management of the association on the condition that a successor would be elected at the next meeting; According to his recommendation, this should be a representative of the younger generation. Prof. Josef Stirnimann, Lucerne, paid tribute to the great merits of the resigning President, who, thanks to his talent for leadership and prudence, has made the main contribution to founding and strengthening the association. The assembly owed the assurance of the resigning President that the association and board could continue to count on his advice with loud applause. High school teacher Josef Stirnimann, Ruswil, was proposed as the new president and elected unanimously. He was the right man for this task, he helped prepare the conference of 1970 and has been its vice-president since the association was founded. With sympathetic words the elected thanked him for the confidence he had shown and promised to work for the association. The position on the board that became vacant through this election was filled by Ms. Maria Stirnimann-Schenkermayr, Ruswil. The agenda also provided for the expansion of the board from 9 to 11 members in order to enable the Neuenkirch-Rothenburg and Zurich regions to be represented on the board. The proposal met with approval. Josef Stirnimann-Greber, community clerk in Rothenburg, was elected for the Neuenkirch-Rothenburg region, and Josef Stirnimann, an electrical specialist, a native of Ruswil (von Etzenerlen), Zurich, was chosen for the Zurich region.
Prof. Josef Stirnimann had attentive listeners when he shared the latest findings and considerations concerning the early occurrence of our family in the 15th century in southern Aargau and their most likely origins in Lucerne. The question needs further clarification.
The guest of honor at our conference was Pastor Anton Frei von Geiss. He addressed the congregation and presented his parish and its sights in an instructive way.
Further highlights of the afternoon were the yodelling songs performed with perfect skill by Hans Stirnimann, Winikon-Triengen, and his friend Hochuli von Reitnau, and the funny and imaginative songs by the talented young Hans Stirnimann von Worblaufen, which were written and set to music and accompanied by the lute.
Anyone who was there in Werthenstein and Geiss will certainly keep fond memories of the hours spent there and the reunion or perhaps the first encounter with relatives and namesakes of our extensive family association. The large number of participants and the conference, which was in a good mood and to everyone's satisfaction, proved the viability of the association and once again convinced us of the values it can offer its members.
Mr. old editor Hans Kurmann-Lanz, Lucerne, a loyal friend of our family, was already the reporter of our conferences of 1970 and 1974. He was also there in Werthenstein and Geiss as guest of honor and reporter and reported on the conference in his expert and witty way in "Vaterland" (May 20th, 1977), Luzerner Tagblatt / Zuger Tagblatt (May 20th, 1977) and in the "Anzeiger vom Rottal" (May 27th, 1977). We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the editor Kurmann. To our surprise, the editorial staff of "Vaterland", to which many of our families are subscribers, has cut Mr. Kurmann's excellent report in half, while the Luzerner Tagblatt published it in full.
The former family Stirnimann from Saal
Ruswil The farm named Saal
The Salhof, also Fronhof, i.e. Herrenhof, formed the center of the early or high medieval economic self-management of a manor. The other farms that were dependent on them and on which the rear-seaters worked were grouped around the Fronhof, which was managed by the rulers themselves. Salland belonged to the Fronhof, mostly in a scattered position, and the rear occupants had the hooves (from which the field name Hube, to which 30-50 Jucharten belonged), where they farmed independently; but they were obliged to pay taxes and work to the landlord.
Sal is one of the older field names and sometimes goes back to the early Middle Ages. The field name Sal has been written on the north side of the Ruswil mountain since around 1800 - but it was probably from the High Middle Ages, i.e. the 11th / 12th. Century, belong. At that time the land in our area was for the most part fiefdom from the hand of a spiritual monastery or a secular landlord, starting with the ministerials (servants or noblemen as the lowest level of the nobility) to the counts and dukes up to the king as supreme fiefdom.
Our Saalhof was since the 11th / 12th. Century very likely property of a ministerial family, as there were in Soppensee, Gattwil and Luternau. There are other traces in the area around the Ruswiler Saalhof that are reminiscent of long extinct knightly families. In neighboring Hinter-Etzenerlen, a piece of land is called the Morgengabmatte, today erroneously called Morgarten. According to Germanic-German law, the morning gift was the usual gift, especially among the nobility, which the husband gave to his wife when they got married. On the northern slope of Etzenerlen, a mat is called Burst. This field name, which is quite common in our area, is an abrasion of the word Burgstall or Burgstelle, so it is reminiscent of a former castle. Grissenegg, located between Etzenerlen and Roth, was almost certainly the location of a castle after which the von Grissenegg family named themselves; The old Knutwil yearbook contains the names of several founders of this long-extinct family.
The name of our Saalhof appears in the old manuscripts, especially in the land registers (= lists of goods and income) in different spellings: Sal, Sall, Sahl, Sahll. The official spelling has been Saal since around 1800.
From the past of the Saalhof
The Saal or Saalhof on the Ruswiler Berg has been owned by our family almost continuously since 1700. The official Peter Stirnimann-Brunner (1660-1709), who inherited what is now HinterEtzenerlen from his father Sebastian Stirnimann-Helfenstein, bought the neighboring farm Saal from Andres Imbach on March 26, 1700 for 5,900 guilders and a tip of 4 talers. At that time the farm had an extent of 98 Jucharten land, all adjacent to one another, and 10 Jucharten forest. Johann Augustin Stirnimann-Bucher took over the Saal from the sons of Peter Stirnimann in 1725, but exchanged it for the Kastlergut in the village of Ruswil in 1734. Not long afterwards, Johann Augustin's brother, the official wife Jakob Stirnimann, Eggenschwiler, farmer in Hinter-Etzenerlen, acquired the Saal, because when he died in 1754, the farm and Hinter-Etzenerlen were shown as his property and he inherited the son Sebastian Stirnimann-Bühler, while the other son, the official ensign Josef Stirnimann-Hüsler, received Hinter-Etzenerlen.
The descendants of Sebastian Stirnimann-Bühler owned the Saal with a short interruption until 1906 and increased their holdings through further land purchases, especially through the acquisition of the neighboring Grissenmatt. In 1906, both properties with a total of approx. 140 Jucharten land and forest passed into other hands. The Saal was divided into the two courtyards Saal (the old Saal) and Saal Neuhof (the new Saal) and a second house and a second barn were built. After repeated changes of ownership, the brothers Hans and Niklaus Stirnimann of Hinter Etzenerlen bought the old farm Saal in 1914, which was later taken over by Church Councilor Hans Stirnimann-Brun, the second son of Niklaus Stirnimann-Felder, and which is now managed by his son Church Councilor Hans Stirnimann-Roos. Today's owners of the new Saal farm: the Hans Galliker-Krummenacher family. Each of the two farms has around 70 Jucharten land, the old farm 9 and the new 10 Jucharten forest.
The former Stirnimann family from the Saal
In the following we will deal with the former Stirnimann family, who owned the Saal from 1754 to 1906. Their family tree, comprising a total of 4 generations, can be found in the printed chronicle "The Stirnimann Family in the Cantons of Lucerne and Aargau", Plate VI. The letters of purchase and especially the division protocols contain a wealth of information and communications that provide information about the economic and social position of this branch of our family, about success and misfortune and even about the attitudes of individual people.
The above-mentioned Sebastian Stirnimann-Bühler, who inherited the farm Saal from his father Jakob Stirnimann-Eggenschwiler, was the most important and best-known representative of his family in the Ruswil office of his time. Like several other of his relatives, he first served the public as a tax fighter, was a judge and then, for decades until his death, an official father, i.e. poor worker. He is constantly encountered in the validity and purchase letters, children's bailiffs and, above all, division protocols as an official appraiser of land, judge, witness, guardian, poor man and brotherhood nurse. In 1781 Sebastian Stirnimann was appointed by the parish to the committee of four, which prepared the new building of today's Ruswil parish church, which was built between 1782-93 and brought Niklaus Purtschert of Pfaffnau, the most important church architect at the time in Lucerne and Central Switzerland, to Ruswil. Sebastian Stirnimann (whose baptism the pastor forgot to enter in the baptismal register) had been married to Anna Maria Bühler (Bühler}, who very much probably came from Menznau. The couple had the following 7 children (first name underlined):
Anna Maria (1754-1829) m. Niklaus Schmidli, Ammann, Sigigen
Maria Barbara (1756-1817) m. 1784 Jakob Müller, Rieden
Anna Katharina (1761-1823) m. 1782 Johann Schmidli, Kirchmeier, Ziswil
Anna Maria Jakobea (1764)
Anna Maria (1768)
Maria Anna Regina (1769-1830)
Sebastian Xaver (1771-1832) m. I. 1794 Anna M. Schmidli
m. II. 1797 Anna M. Stocker
In 1793, three years before his death, Sebastian Stirnimann-Bühler built the stately Lucerne-style house on his farm. On its gable he put the following inscription:
17 t 93
I H S
Jesus * Maria * Joseph
Make this house
Happy those who often speak.
A • TA Sebastian Stirnemann 1973
The abbreviation A • VA means: official father, i.e. poor carer.
Sebastian Stirnimann died on October 22nd, 1796. On January 19th, 1797 the division authorities took up his legacy. The farm Saal was estimated at 12,000 guilders. In addition there was the driving property worth 2,4000 guilders. The securities (32 Gülten) and numerous assets reached the considerable sum of 24,469 guilders. From the list of the division authorities it can be seen that the interest of numerous Gülten had not been paid for 3 and 4 years, the owner of the neighboring Grissenmatt had not paid any interest on his property since 1788. Many Gülten were for small homes. The wealthy farmer in the Saal had obviously helped many small farmers who were in debt or in some other way, perhaps due to illness or the buying out of a child, into financial difficulties by setting up a farm and was indulgent towards defaulting interesters. Perhaps he acted according to the familiar saying: charity also brings interest.
The widow's share, who obviously came from a very wealthy family, was 12,688 guilders. Each of the 4 daughters received 5'470 guilders from their father's fortune, the mother immediately gave each 500 guilders. 230 guilders were donated for one year.
The son Sebastian took over the father's farm. He too had the trust of his fellow citizens. In 1810 he was a member of the community court, in 1812 its vice-president. From 1815 to 1821 he was a member of the court in the judicial district of Ruswil, which included Ruswil, Werthenstein, Wolhusen, Menznau, Geiss, Statenbach and Roth bei Grosswangen, Buttisholz and Schachen bei Malters.
Sebastian's first wife, Anna Maria Schmidli, died in 1795 giving birth to their first child. The second wife, Anna Maria Stocker, of Neuenkirch, whom he married in 1797, gave her husband 16 children:
Joseph Sebastian (1797-1857) m. 1. 1828 Maria A. Wüest
m. II. 1840 Maria Peter
Anna Maria Kath. (1799-?) m. Franz Bühler, Buttisholz
Maria Anna (1801-1885) m. Augustin Küng, Elischwand
Joseph Sebastian Alois (1803-?) Anna Maria Katharina (1805-?)
Niklaus Sebastian Xaver (1807-1866) m. I. 1833 Anna M. Wyss
m. II. 1848 Maria Estermannn
Anna Maria Kath. Aloisia (1809-1883) m. 1833 Mos. Müller, moss
Anna Maria Rosa Kath. (1811-1879)
1833 Ludwig Häfliger, Reiden
1855 Sebastian Stirnimann,
Maria Anna Elisabeth Kath. (1813-1890) Leonz Furrer, Halters
Anna Maria Josepha Aloisia (1813-1883) Johann Grüter,
Sonnhalden Alois Xaver (1815-1841) m. Maria Küng, from Elischwand
Ludwig (1817-1841)
Alois Sebastian (1819-1895) m. Verena Imgrüth
Anna Maria Agatha (1819-1888) m. Johann Wüest, Pfaffenschwand
Matthias Sebastian (1822-1880) m. I. 1851 Barbara Imgrüth
m. II. 1864 Anna M. Müller
Anna Maria Franziska (1825-1841)
Of these 16 children, 14 grew up, 6 sons and 8 daughters, 10 of them reached old age. A very healthy extended family! Five of the six sons were farmers, one named Sebastian, born in 1807, worked as a turner in the village of Ruswil, where his father bought the Manighaus for him. Two sons were chief drill masters, Joseph the eldest, from 1818 to 1829, and the aforementioned Sebastian from 1829 to 1844. The drill masters were entrusted with training the soldiers.
Sebastian Stirnimann-Stocker died on April 6, 1832 at the age of 61. The estate to be distributed among the 6 sons and 8 daughters amounted to 17,200 guilders. After buying out his brothers over the years, Xaver took over (00 Maria Küng) 1840 the Saal. He and his wife couldn't enjoy their property for long. In October 1841 they both died within a week after losing their two children. The young couple had probably worn themselves out prematurely in the management of the large farm.
On December 28, 1841, the Saal in Ruswil was publicly auctioned. Alois and Matthias Stirnimann, two brothers of the late Xaver, were among those interested. But they were outbid by Anton Näf of Ohmstal and Niederwil, to whom the farm was awarded for 23,400 guilders. What the two brothers did not succeed in 1841, they should achieve after ten years. On December 29, 1851, the Saal, which had passed to his sons after the death of Anton Näf (on July 20, 1844), was auctioned again and became the property of the brothers Alois and Matthias Stirnimann for 20,574 guilders. They managed the Saal together and on January 1st, 1872 also acquired the neighboring, Grissenmatt homes holding 16 Jucharten for 4,700 guilders or 8,952.38 francs.
While Alois Stirnimann (00 Verena Imgrüth) had no male offspring, the second marriage of his brother Matthias to Anna Maria Müller, from Moos, the following 11 children:
Aloisia (1865)
Katharina Verena (1866)
Matthias (1867-1868)
Matthias Rudolf (1869-1938) 00 1906 Louise Schwander
Alois (1870-1879)
Maria (1871-1930) co 1894 Josef Augustin Küng,
Kropfmatt Joseph (1873-1823) 00 1907 Elisabeth Bucher
Maria Josepha (1874-1906)
Jakob (1875-1876)
Jacob (1876)
Elisabeth (1878-?) 00 1908 Joseph Achermann, Alberswil.
Alois Stirnimann, who survived his brother Matthias, and the latter's widow sold the property in Saal and Grissenmatt on March 29, 1889 to Matthias and Joseph, Matthias Stirnimann-Müller's sons. Joseph Stirnimann, who was still a minor, was represented by his guardian Alois Stirnimann from the Holzhof in Emmen.
In 1906 the two brothers Matthias (00 Louise Schwan-der) and Joseph (00 Elisabeth Bucher) decided to sell their property. Matthias acquired the Obere Schwärzi in Ruswil, Joseph moved to Emmen (Gersag) and later to Ebikon.
The owners of the Holzhof in Emmen
The Stirnimann at the Holzhof in Emmen also come from the Saal. Their progenitor is Joseph Sebastian Stirnimann (1797-1857), the eldest son of Sebastian Xaver Stirnimann and Anna Maria Stocker, head drill and since 1838 farmer on the Bühl in Werthenstein. His son Alois (1835-1908) was first a herdsman in Willisau-Land and in the Neumühle in Ruswil. In 1887 he acquired the 50 Jucharten woods in Emmen. His wife Katharina Affentranger, von Grossdietwil (1853-1922), whom he married in Willisau in 1876, gave him 7 children:
Alois (1877-1909) 00 1901 Frieda Müller
Joseph Peter (1878-1908) 00 Maria Wolf
Nina (1881-) 00 1910 Alfred Bucher, Menznau
Sophie (1883-1929) 00 1907 Johann Wandeler, Ruswil
Agatha Emilie (1885-1912) 00 1909 Alois Niederberger
Gottfried (1885-1928) 00 Louise Lustenberger
Maria Frieda (1896-) 00 Walter Joller
The current owner of the Holzhof is Alois Stirnimann-Achermann, son of Gottfried and Louise Lustenberger.
J. St.
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Our new president
At our family conference in Geiss we elected a new president: Josef Alois Stirnimann. You want to know more about him. Here is his profile: Born on July 15, 1944 in Ruswil on the Vorder-Strick farm, the third of the seven children (3 sons and 4 daughters) of the farmer Alois Stirnimann and Anna, née Helfenstein. Attended primary and secondary school in Ruswil. 1959-1963 worked on his father’s business, 1963-1967 attendance at the grammar school for those working later in the Klemensheim in Ebikon, 1968-1969 attendance at the agricultural college in Sursee, 1969-1971 teaching course in Lucerne, 1971 acquisition of the teacher certificate, 1971-1974 primary school teacher in Ruswil , since 1974 high school teacher of the 1st and 2nd graduation classes in Ruswil. Language stays in western Switzerland and England, study trips through Great Britain, North America, East Africa and the Middle East. On July 9, 1977 marriage to Hildegard Haas von Marbach.
Josef Stirnimann's personality profile also includes his outstanding talent and successful work as a musician. During six semesters he received thorough training as a clarinetist at the Lucerne Conservatory under the direction of Prof. Giuseppe Mercenati. Today he also teaches clarinet. In 1973 Josef Stirnimann founded one Student choir. The 35 to 40 Young Singers, as they call themselves, cultivate the old and new folk song, the modern sacred song and the hit song, all accompanied by drums and instrumental music. The school choir gave samples of its skills at our founding meeting and in Geiss. For this choir, our teacher also took over the management of the traditional costume choir and introduced a mixed choir of approx. 40 members. Student choir and traditional costume choir have Ruswil's cultural life today their permanent place. The population no longer wants to be without them.
We are pleased and very much appreciate that such a versatile and initiative man, who is deeply rooted in his family and in his native soil, has taken over the management of our young association. We thank the new president and wish him every success.
J. St.
The Africa researcher P. Dr. Hans Stirnimann, von Wolhusen, who researched the mountain people of the Pangwa in Tanzania from 1964 to 1970 and published an important work about it in 1976 ("Livelihoods and traditional crafts of the Pangwa from SW.-Tanzania"), has been in Cologne since October 1977 at the Institute for African Studies in order to acquire the basics for evaluating the linguistic material of that expedition. For this purpose he also learns a second Bantu language. We wish our cousin a successful study visit to Cologne.
We congratulate:
Miss Nina Stirnimann, Saalhof, Ruswil, who turned 80 on August 1st, 1977. The jubilee has lived in the hall since 1914, which her father Niklaus Stirnimann-Felder and his brother Hans bought at the time. She was a loyal support to the family of her brother Hans Stirnimann-Brun all her life;
Mrs. Elisabeth Brun-Stirnimann, Bergen, Ruswil - also a daughter of Niklaus Stirnimann-Felder from Saal - who celebrated her 75th birthday on November 6, 1977 in good health with her family;
Alois Stirnimann-Schuler, Schönegg, Nottwil, who celebrated his 75th birthday with his family on November 3, 1977.
Hans Stirnimann-Helfenstein (eldest son of our first President Hans Stirnimann-Haupt) on his honorable election as community clerk of Neuenkirch. The elected, who is generally valued by the authorities and the population for his professional competence and sociability, has had a thorough training behind him. After attending elementary schools in his home village of Ruswil, he completed an administrative apprenticeship in the Neuenkirch community chancellery, then worked in a company in Lausanne, was elected full-time land registry clerk for the community of Mauensee in 1967, and in 1970 received a certificate from the government council for a position as community clerk, has since worked as a tax collector and later as a substitute to the full satisfaction of his superiors at the Neuenkirch community chancellery.
Andre Stirnimann Wesemlinstrasse 20, Lucerne (son of our cashier Anton
Stirnimann-Schöb) to successfully pass the Matura, Type B, at the Cantonal School of Lucerne. Andrä has been studying at the St. Gallen Commercial College since autumn;
Josef Stirnimann, Rothenburg (son of community clerk Josef Stirnimann-Greber), who successfully passed the Matura, type C, at the Lucerne Cantonal School in Rothen in June 1977 and has been studying at the Poliytechnikum in Zurich since autumn.
Werner Stirnimann, Ruswil (son of Franz Stirnimann-Müller, Schulhaus, Etzenerlen) on his final apprenticeship examination as a carpenter, which he successfully completed in April 1977.
We give our condolences
On March 18, 1977, master gardener Walter Stirnimann-Bitzi died in Eschenbach at the age of 61 after a busy and exemplary life. His father Johann Stirnimann-Feyer moved from Ruswil (OberMerzenberg) to Oberkirch (Frühauf) in 1906.
On August 18, 1977, Fritz Stirnimann-Bühlmann died in Sursee, Alpenstrasse 2, after a rich and full life at the age of 67. His father Josef Stirnimann (t1922) came from Ruswil (Etzenerlen) and was the owner of the town mill in Sursee.
On December 15, 1977, Mrs. Elisabeth Stirnimann-Sager died in Horw at the age of 72. The deceased came from Reiden and was the mother of our member Walter Stirnimann-Bühlmann, Horw.
On December 26, 1977, after a serious illness, Walter Winiger-Stirnimann, electrical manager at CKW, and husband of our member Mrs. Alice Winiger-Stirnimann, died in the Sempach ward.
On February 14, 1978, Mrs. Elisabeth Stirnimannn-Habermacher, wife of our loyal member Josef Stirnimann, old post office owner, died in Grosswangen at the old age of 93. Mr. and Mrs. Stirnimann-Habermacher experienced the great joy of being able to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary on September 29, 1977 with their children and grandchildren.
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Our board of directors
President: Josef Stirnimann-Haas, teacher, Unter-Sonnenbergli, 6017 Ruswil Vice-President: Prof. Dr. Josef Stirnimann, Dreilindenstr. 26, 6006 Luzern Actuary: Miss Heidi Stirnimann, operator and clerk, Acheregg
6362 Stansstad
Treasurer: Anton Stirnimann-Schöb, civil servant, Wesemlinstr. 20, 6006 Lucerne Material manager: Josef Stirnimann-Wächli, Landgasthof Eintracht landlord,
Rüediswil, 6017 Ruswil
Member: Ms. Maria Stirnimann-Schenkermayr, Murgasse 1, 6017 Ruswil
Extended Board:
Roland Stirnemann-Bächi, forest engineer, 6951 Piandera TI
Hans Stirnimann, machine draftsman, Worblaufenstr. 21, 3048 Worblaufen Willy Stirnimann, teacher, 6170 Schüpfheim
Josef Stirnimann-Greber, community clerk, 6023 Rothenburg
Josef Stirnimann, electrical specialist, Schrennengasse 16, 8003 Zurich
Auditors:
Hans Stirnimann-Bucher, Managing Director, Windbühl, 6017 Ruswil Erwin Stirnimann, businessman, Haldenrain 7, 6006 Lucerne
The President asked for contributions, communications and suggestions for the newsletter.
Enclosed: payment slip (annual membership fee: CHF 10)