The official records of St John Evangelical and Reformed Church, of Hebron, North Dakota, show that Friedrich Philipp Maas was born June 17, 1906, the son of Gottlieb and Carolina Maas and was baptized June 17, 1906, by Rev. A. Debna. Recorded in Book I, Page 63, Entry No. 488. Fred was not expected to live, having been born premature. He was born in a sod house on the homsteaded farm of his father. Hebron was the nearest town.

Obituary Notice

A private service was held Saturday, September 11, 1993, for Frederick P. Maas of Vancouver, Washington. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Vancouver. Section: Garden of Love

Mr. Maas died of causes related to age. Wednesday, September 08, 1993, in a Vancouver nursing home. He was 87 years old.

Born Jun 17, 1906 in Farmers Valley Township, near Herbron, North Dakota. Mr. Maas was an aircraft assembler for several year's for the McDonnell Douglas Corp. in Long Beach, California. He had lived in Clark County since 1967.

Survivors include sons, Eugene and Bruce, both of Vancouver, Leonard of La Mirada, Calif. and Melvin of Brookings, Ore; daughters , Gladys Stephens of Moses Lake, Wash. and Betty Parks and Delliah Jessop, both of Vancouver. Fred leaves behind five brothers; two sisters; seven children; 22 Grandchildren; and 28 Great-grandchildren.

Maas Family Tree of North Dakota

Gottlieb Friedrich Maas - b. December 20, 1875 in Russia; - d. January 24, 1939, Farmers Valley, ND;

Carolina Meier - b. November 18, 1885 in Russia; - d. November 27, 1973 in Elgin, ND;

Children of Gottlieb Friedrich Maas & Carolina (Meier): married March 13, 1904 in Hebron, ND; (born to this union were 13 children, 2 died as infants)

• Christina Magdelina Maas - b. January 13, 1905 in Farmers Valley, ND; - d. March 15, 1960 in Dickinson, ND; married Jacob (George) Treiber and had 4 children;

• Frederick Phillip Maas - b. June 17, 1906 in Farmers Valley, ND; - d. September 8, 1993 in Vancouver, WA; married to Emma Herrmann moved to Oregon and had 7 children;

• Theodore Heinrich Adam Maas - b. December 24, 1907 in Farmers Valley, ND Township 140, Range 91; - d. August 16, 1909 in Farmers Valley, ND near Richardton, ND;

• Reinhold Christian Maas - b. June 7, 1909 in Farmers Valley, ND; - d. July 17, 1978 in Richardton, ND; married Elsie Marie Hoerauf and had 4 children;

• Theodore (Ted) Richard Henry Maas - b. May 22, 1911 in Farmers Valley, ND; - d. January 3, 2011 in Richardton, ND; married to Genevieve G Hunke and had 8 children;

• Henry Robert Maas - b. March 14, 1913 Farmers Valley, ND; - d. August 5, 1998 in Woodland, CA; Married with first wife with 2 children; Later moved to California and remarried to second wife and child;

• Louise Christine Maas - b. March 24, 1914 in Farmers Valley, ND; - d. March 25, 1998 in Elgin, ND; married to Otto Henry Ottmar and had 2 children;

• Sophia Justina Maas - b. May 2, 1915 in Farmers Valley, ND; - d. January 15, 1990 in Elgin, ND; married to Alvin George Redman; and had 2 children;

• Margaret Maas - b. March, 1916 in Farmers Valley, ND Township 140, Range 91; - d. March, 1916 in Farmers Valley, ND near Richardton, ND;

• Ida Catherine Maas b. June 17, 1917 in Farmers Valley, ND; - d. March 23, 1996 in Richmond, CA; moved to California married Frank Edward Nickells and had 2 children;

• Harry Walter Maas - b. May 21, 1919 in Farmers Valley, ND; - d. April 10, 2006 in Hebron, ND; married and had 5 children; Harry served in US Army Air Corp during World War II;

• Elsie Teresa Maas - b. October 14, 1921 in Farmers Valley, ND; - d. March 3, 1989 in Bismarck, ND;

• Esther Paline Maas - b. October 18, 1922 in Farmers Valley, ND; - d. July 5, 1993 in Crescent City, CA; moved to Oregon married to Alfred K Abbott; than married to Mescal Franklin Johnson; Esther served as a nurse in US Marine Corp during World War II;

• Gilbert Gustav Maas - b. March 11, 1924 in Farmers Valley, ND; - d. June 14, 2007 in Fargo, ND; married to Irene Staiger; Gilbert served in US Army during World War II;

• Clarence Armin Maas - b: January 30, 1928 in Farmers Valley, ND - d: November 8, 2017 in Fountain Valley, CA; moved to California married to Pauline E. Ondercin and had 2 children;

* In Loving Memory *

04/09/2020 Joke Diender Maas - Daughter In Law
03/06/2019 Melvin Maas - Son
08/10/2018 Gladys Maas Stephens - Daughter
09/02/2016 Dennis Maas - Grandson
11/14/2015 Tammie Stephens Cochran - Granddaughter
08/10/2015 Helen Kerr Maas - Daughter In Law
04/24/2012 Linda Thomas Maas - Daughter In Law
07/15/2008 Madeline Trigueiro Maas - Daughter In Law
03/15/2008 Ezra Parks - Son In Law
10/11/2003 Penny Sanderson Maas - Daughter In Law
08/25/1990 Sean Stephens - Grandson
12/23/1988 Emma Herrmann Maas - Wife
10/31/1965 Diane Maas - Grandaughter