[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] meaning of occupation, "Kirchenjungster"

[Nelson Itterman]

My Collins German English Dictionary  "jungst" adverb, recently, lately.
der~verstorbene. my interpretation is that he is recently dead.
Nelson Itterman


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Claudia Kittel" <dougclau at cybertime.net>
To: "'Miles Ertman'" <milesertman at shaw.ca>
Cc: "Volhynia List" <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 12:33 AM
Subject: RE: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] meaning of occupation, "Kirchenjungster"


> It could be that this man had only been in that church in the latter
> half or decade of his life.
>
> Just a guess.
>
> Claudia Kittel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org
> [mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org] On Behalf Of
> Miles Ertman
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 2:33 PM
> To: SGGEE
> Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] meaning of occupation, "Kirchenjungster"
>
>
> Could someone tell me what a "Kirchenjungster" is?  A young Church
> person as opposed to a Church elder?
>
> This appeared on the Lutheran death record of someone who was 65 years
> old when he died. The record states that he was a "Schneidermeister
> [Master Taylor] und Kirchenjungster".
>
> Thanks,
> Miles Ertman
>
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