Richard Michael Balza &
Charlotte Kay Streit

Richard M. BALZA* was born in the town of Green Bay, Brown county, Wisconsin.  He and his identical twin brother Robert were the second and third sons of Gall Anton (Tony) BALZA and Grace Mary ANGST.

Charlotte Kay STREIT* was born in the city of Denver, Denver county Colorado the only daughter of John Henry STREIT and Irene Catherine WESCHE..

Richard and Charlotte met in college at Colorado State University, and were married on June 10th, 1978. Their wedding photo is shown below.

Scott Lee BIRDSELLScott Lee BIRDSELL

Richard Balza & Charlotte Streit Wedding Party
(Left to right: John Balza, Ann Balza, Charlotte Streit/Balza, Richard Balza, Susan West, Robert Balza)

Richard and Charlotte have four daughters:

• Brooke Allison BALZA* who married Tristan John Everett RHODES*.        
• Caron Marie BALZA* who married Christopher Cody ISAKSON had one child Abigail Quinn, divorced and partnered with Mac Eugene GILL. They had a child Celeste Charlotte,     
• Megan Elisabeth BALZA* who married Michael Jonathon DOSS and hhad one child Amelia MACKenna.      
• Julie Antoinette BALZA* who married  Scott Lee BIRDSELL.     

Currently Eichard and Charlotte reside in the city of Renton, Washington.

BALZA Ancestry 

The surname BALZA is a derivation (Belzer, Balzac, Balzer, etc.) of  the ancient name "BALTHAZAR" (one of the three wise men).  The country of origin for this Balza family is Belgium more specifically Sart-Walhain in Namur Province where we've traced our earliest known ancestors.  At this time the earliest known family group with the Balza surname is Jean BALSA who married  Adele (?) DE GLIMES ( Jean and Adele had at least one child Jean BALSA (1626 - ?) who married Marie HODY (1654 - ?) and Catherine BRASSEUR.  Jean had one child Jacques BALSA (1685 - 1762) who married  Marie Francoise SCAMPART (? - 1727) and had four children.  The First born was Francois Joseph BALSA (1715 - 1792) who married Therese TOISON (? - 1754) had four children then married Jeanne HUBERT and had two children the first of which was Philippe Francois BALSA (1775 - 1804) who married Marie Catherine HENRY (1754 - 1822). Phillippe and Marie had eight children the second of which was Jean Joseph BALZA (1778 - 1836) who married Marie Therese BRABANT (1778 - 1851) see (Jean Joseph Balza Sr. Family History). They had at eight children the second of which was Jean Joseph Balza (1804 - 1889) who married Virginie BERO (1807 - 1882) and they where blessed with eight children (Jean Joseph Balza Family History).  The youngest of these was Antoine BALZA (1845 - 1927) who married Marie Antoinette FLAHAUT (1845 - 1927). Antoine and Marie Antoinette had ten children  (Antoine Balza Family History) six of which were born in Belgium. s Jean Joseph BALZA who married Marie Therese BRABANT.  Very little is known about this family - it is still a subject for on-going research (Jean Joseph Balza Sr. Family History). They had at least one son Jean Joseph Balza (1804 - 1889) who married Virginie BERO (1807 - 1872) and they where blessed with eight children (Jean Joseph Balza Family History).  The youngest of these was Antoine BALZA (1845 - 1927) who married Marie Antoinette FLAHAUT (1845 - 1927).  Antoine and Antoinette had six children while living in Belgium. They and five of their six children immigrated to Duval, Door County Wisconsin in 1880 and became U.S. Citizens. They had four more children in Duval (Antoine Balza Family History). Their sixth foreign born child was Theophile Antoine Joseph BALZA (1878 - 1941) who first married Mathilda FINENDAEL (1882 - 1917) and later Mary Louise LEURQUIN Boncher  ( 1894 - 1967) (Theophile Antoine Joseph Balza Family History).  The seccond child of Theophile's second marriage was  Gall Anton (G. Tony) BALZA who married Grace Mary ANGST and whose family is described in the (Gall Anton Balza Family History): . Richard's family is described above.

ANGST Ancestry 

The ANGST (literally "fear" in German) surname appears to originate in Wil, Canton Zurich, Switzerland.  The earliest identified Angst ancestor in our research is John Joseph ANGST who married (Mary) Anna WIDMER (1819 - ?).  This family is the current focus of our research, and very little is known about them (John Joseph Angst Family History).  They did, however, have at least one child John ANGST (1850 - 1916) who married Mary Forena JAGGLI (1864 - 1920).  They were blessed with three children (John Angst Family History) the first of which was Joseph Valentine ANGST (1895 - 1965) who married Mary Ann (Marion) VAN LANEN. Joseph and Mary Ann had seven children (Joseph Valentine Angst Family History) the second of which was Grace Mary ANGST who married Gall Anton (G. Tony) BALZA.   Tony and Grace had five children (Gall Anton (Tony) Balza Family)  four surviving) the second and third were identical twins (Richard and Robert). Richard's family is described above. 

STREIT Ancestry 

The STREIT surname originates in Germany (Prussia) in the town of Erdorf.  The eldest STREIT ancestor currently known is Peter STREIT (1779-1845) who married Elizabeth BEWINKEID (1777-1845). Peter and Elizabeth had at least one son (Peter Streit Family History) Michael STREIT (1815-1900) who married Helena STRAUT (1820-1900). They had four children in Germany and then emigrated to the United States in 1857, settled  in Kenosha county, Wisconsin and had two more children (Michael Streit Family History).  The last of their children was Anton STREIT (1858-1947) who married Mary M. JOHANNES (1858-1885).  Anton and Mary had three children (Anton Streit Family History), the second of these was Michael Anthony STREIT (1883-1958) who married Katherine SCHEMMER (1884-1920). Michael and Katherine raised six children (Michael Anthony Streit Family History) the fifth born was John Henry STREIT (1918-1967) whose family is describedin the John and Irene Streit Family History.  John and Irrene had three children James Anton STREIT who married Ann  Marie RALSTEN; John Edward STREIT; and Charoltte Kay STREIT who married Richard Micahel BALZA they are described above. 

WESCHE Ancestry 

The earliest WESCHE ancestors are from Erdorf, (Prussia) Germany, a small town in the Eiffel region (near Tier). The earliest known Wesche ancestor is Johann Albrecht WESCHE (1720-1756) who married Katherine WEIHE (1722-1751). Johann and Katherine had at least one son Henning Andreas WESCHE ( 1754-1805) who married Anna FRIEDERICHS (1753-1815).  Henning and Anna had three children.  Their third son was Andreas Friederich WESCHE (1795-1873) who married Johanne Lucie F. BRANDES (1798-1887).  Andreas and Johanne had five children (Andreas Friederich Wesche Family History), and immigrated to the United States in 1858 with their children.  Their fourth child was Johann Friederich WESCHE (1839-1925) who married Carolina Fredericka MARTENS (1848-1894).  Johann and Carolina had fifteen children (Johann Friederich Wesche Family History).  Their eleventh child was Carl John William WESCHE (1884-1946) who married Emma Renetta BREININGER (1886-1964). Carl and Emma had eight children (Carl John William Wesche Family History).  The fifth of these was Irene Catherine WESCHE (1918 - 2020 ) who's family history is found in the John and Irene Streit Family History.  John and Irrene had three children James Anton STREIT who married Ann  Marie RALSTEN; John Edward STREIT; and Charoltte Kay STREIT who married Richard Michael BALZA the family described above.

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Last updated: November 18th, 2020.
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