Gale, yes, I wrote the Luthern Church at that address. My great Grandmother was Wilhelmina Offermann & her parents in Ihlienworth were Johann C. Offermann & (I believe) Maria C. Mingst. I know that my Great Great Grandparents were still in Ihlienworth during the early part of World War II, when they wrote & said communications were becoming more difficult. Then, contact was lost.
I found A Handbook of German Genealogical Research online, or else I would not have known about the Civil Registry. I'm thinking if the Luthern Church in Ihlienworth won't help, perhaps the Civil Registry has information. Does anyone on this list have an address for the Civil Registry for Ihlienworth?
Joy
Here some Offermann addresses, the places are close to Ihlienworth:
Offermann, Erhard
Höring 14
21775 Steinau
Offermann, Heino
21775 Steinau
Offermann, Hinrich
Zum Hörner Moor 3
21775 Steinau
Offermann, Ralf u. Sabine
21775 Steinau
Offermann, Heinz - Landwirt(farmer)
Hauptstr. 19
21772 Stinstedt
Offermann, Hartmut
Landesstr. 74
21776 Wanna
Offermann, Werner
Landesstr. 74
21776 Wanna
Maybe they can help.
Good luck,
Werner Honkomp