My name is Betty Garcia Thompson (dob 4-11-1946 in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines) married to Bruce Jay Bretschneider (dob 10-5-1940 in Cleveland, Ohio) in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 4, 1995 sealed in the Hawaii Temple on May 29, 1976 and divorced in March 1998 in New Hampshire. Our children are

Kanani Sunshine Bretschneider, 12/5/77, Honolulu, Hawaii and Brian James Palani Bretschneider, 8/20/82, Boulder, Co. Kanani is married to Kevin Edwards of Sandown, NH on June 21, 2001 in Londonderry, NH. Their children are Gabriel, 5, Christian, 4, and Milla, 2. They are currently living in Kissimmee, Fl while Brian is living in Manchester, NH.

My mother is Manuela Ramil Garcia, b 19 Dec 1919, parents are Alejandro Garcia and Paula Castillo Ramil of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

I used to attend the Thompson family reunion until about 1994. I stopped because of the bitter divorce and lost all records and contacts.

My father is Lester Arnold Thompson
(b. 27 March 1921, Conneaut, Ohio,
d. 5 July 1984, Highlands, Fl) whose parents are
James Thompson
(b 14 June 1887,
d 26 Aug 1923, Brown Memorial Hosp, Conneaut, Ohio)and Lillian Thornton
(b 23 Aug 1882, of Conneaut, Ohio
d 21 June 1951, Conneaut, Ohio).

My father's siblings are

James,

Leonard Earl
b 5 June 1908 conneat Ohio
d 5 Dec. 1967 Gainsville Fl.
burial 7 Dec. 1967 Conneatu Cemetery Furnace Rd. Conneaut Ohio,

Leon
b 8 June 1913 Conneat Ashtabula Ohio
d 9 Dec 1985,

Leslie b 27 March 1921 Conneaut Ohio
d 1975,

Lorel,

Irene,

Geraldine,

Richard,

Frank and

Mary.

I was born in the Philippines and lived in Hawaii from 2/73 to 1978 and moved to Denver, Colorado from 1978 to 1984 and then moved to Londonderry, NH from 1984 to the present. My mom is Manuela R. Garcia, born on 12/19/1919, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines and has been living with me since 1980. Her parents are Alejandro Garcia and Paula Ramil both of Bacarra, Ilocos, Norte. My dad died in 1984 in Florida while crossing the street and he had a stroke. I have a half sister who lives in Geneva, Ohio. Her name is Barbara married to Richard Soltis. She has no contact with any of the Thompson family. I still live in Londonderry, NH.

Please contact me with any information you have regarding the Garcia family and I will do the same. My email address is Bettybret1@yahoo.com and my mobile phone number is 603-264-1464.
I am new at this and I don't know what to say. I hope that somebody will contact me.

Betty Thompson Bretschneider