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Question: My mom was adopted her parents names were lilija stupans and anthony patnaude does anyone know them!?
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Could they be in/near Minneapolis MN or Des Moines IA and somewhere around 70 years old!?

I found Lilija Stupans born abt 1942 in Latvia who came to the US in 1950 with her father Boleslavs and sibling Janis!. They were headed to Gettysburg SD!. Boleslavs died in Lincoln NE in 1988!.

There was a second Stupans family that came over from Latvia!. Their parents were Antone and Filicija!. They first went to a Catholic Charities facility in Evansville, Indiana before permanently settling in St!. Paul MN!. They died in St!. Paul!. They are clearly related and were in a refugee status coming out of Bremerhaven after the war and after Latvia fell to the Communists!.

There aren't many records on Lilija after that time!.

Anthony Patnaude's name comes up in Des Moines IA and Minneapolis MN!.

They were clearly in the Midwest and from what I see, there are only two lines of Stupans in the US, both going back to the two groups above!. If you match the town to what you know, it would take about 5 minutes to find someone in the family!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Try and google them as a couple, Lilija Stupans & Anthony Patnaude!. And see what comes up, some times like I did I hit pay load big time with my family members!.Www@QuestionHome@Com