Wilhelm-Kriessmann-Obituary

Wilhelm Kriessmann

Hillsborough, California

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Wilhelm Ludwig Kriessmann (Willi) passed peacefully at his home in Hillsborough on December 18, 2012. A series of strokes over the past 6 months proved too much even for his indomitable spirit to overcome. He was 93.Willi was born October 11, 1919 in the small town of Feistritz in the province of...

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Our hearts go out to you dear Gail and the entire beautiful Kriessmann family ! Willi was like a father to me as his love for Austria and family history was equal to my father Hermans, as well as mine. He translated my Grandfather Peter Kraighers diary written in typical Carinthian dialect long-hand German from 1907. He also translated many documents of important Kraigher history. He graciously invited my parents and I to visit San Francisco and took us to many beautiful sights there. His...

I am very glad and fortunate to have met you and Gail. I will always look back fondly on that time. Fly high and long Willi, mein guter Freund. Ed

Dear Willi, R.I.P. we will miss you... a long and distant friend from Innsbruck / San Francisco,

Toni Fuchs

Our mentor and roll model - he will always be with us--- in the mountains snow or shine
Much love to the family