Friedrich Alexander Wacker
The Rev. Friedrich Alexander Wacker was born in Kamyshin on April 8, 1886, the son of Volga German colonist Georg W. Wacker and Dorothea Reisich. He died after 1938. He married Clara (surname unknown) and attended high school and college in Astrakhan. From 1909 to 1912, he was a theology student at the seminary in Dorpat, Estonia. He was ordained on November 3, 1913 and served the Norka parish from then until 1925. He became dean of the parishes of the Bergseite colonies and theological director of the pastor’s seminary in Leningrad. In 1930, he was exiled to Martyskino, near Oranienbaum until 1934 and not permitted to serve as a pastor during that time. According to Schnurr, he was still alive in 1938.
Rev. Wacker was the pastor in Norka during the severe famine that occured in the early 1920s. Below are links to letters written by Rev. Wacker that were subsequently published in German language newspaper, Die Welt Post, during this time period.
Letter from Rev. Wacker published January 12, 1922
Letter from Rev. Wacker published February 2, 1922
Letter from Rev. Wacker published February 9, 1922
Letter from Rev. Wacker published April 20, 1922
Letter from Rev. Wacker published April 27, 1922
Letter from Rev. Wacker, Elisabeth Aschenbrenner and Johannes Aschenbrenner published July 6, 1922
Letter from Rev. Wacker published August 24, 1922
Letter from Rev. Wacker published December 21, 1922
Letter from Pastor Kluck mentioning Rev. Wacker's participation at a conference in Hussenbach