Comments on: Advent 2009: “Christmas Carol,” Willy Reske

By: Hanna Wiemer Curzon

Hanna Wiemer Curzon — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:19:57 +0000

Willy Reske was my Uncle…He was married to my dad.. Paul Wiemer.. sister Martha.. There are 4 songs in our Mormon Church song book written by him…I went to his funeral in NY in 1991 and it was nice to meet up with his children and grandchildren….had not seen them in many years. I have fond memories of visiting Uncle Reske and Tante Martha in NY as a child..It was great to find his name and find out more things about him…

By: Valerie Luke Lane

Valerie Luke Lane — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:57:13 +0000

Dear Mr. Ardis,
Happened to google “Willie Reske”, he was my great uncle, his wife Tante Martha was my Grandfather, Paul Gerhard Wiemers sister.
We visited Uncle Willy and Tante Martha in upstate New York during our trip to the 1964 New York Worlds Fair.
So interesting to see more of his work here.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:20:44 +0000

Christopher, some of us have started a sort of informal Willy Reske fan club behind the scenes here at Keepa — we really like his music and the few personal bits we’re learning about him. It’s wonderful to hear that he has living family, and to have you comment here!

By: Christopher Shayne

Christopher Shayne — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:28:18 +0000

Dear Ardis,

Willy Reske was my Great Grandfather, it is wonderful to see that his music is still appreciated to this day. Our family had ties to Utah early on after immigrating to NY in 1926. Thank you all for celebrating his work! If I remember correctly, the Leviathon was the ship that took my family to the USA from East Prussia which is more thank likely where my Grandfather met Cyril Cornwall. I have a photograph of my family holding the life preserver on the ship in 1926.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:25:07 +0000

Willy Reske FTW!

By: Maurine

Maurine — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:28:08 +0000

This is very enjoyable. Ardis, I’m glad that you included it, and Phantom, it is nice to have you aboard.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:39:17 +0000

This is one of my favorites. I debated “wasting” it on a Saturday but thought that anyone who is enjoying this series would probably catch up next week.

By: Researcher

Researcher — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:45:33 +0000

That’s a nice little piece of music. It would undoubtedly sound charming sung as a female trio, as is noted under the third line.

Thanks, Ardis and Phantom!