Bedö-Zollner, Anton
Banat Writer, Researcher, Historian and Web Publisher
Anton Bedö-Zollner was born 13 March 1935 in Lippa, Banat, and died 01 Jan 2009. Anton grew up in Temeschburg where he was also educated. He began his professional career as a telecommunications technician in Kronstadt (Transylvania) and Reschitz (Banat) and completed it in Temeschburg. Anton married Gerlinde Hengelmann from Rekasch in 1968 and they have two daughters, Gerlinde and Gabriele. He ended his professional career at the German Federal Postal Administration in Munich.
The DVHH will remember Anton Bedö-Zollner
Anton, one of the first contributors to the DVHH website, granted permission to translate and republish any of his village reports from “The End of the German Banat Villages” on the DVHH websites. These reports allowed researchers to discover more about their ancestral villages; providing a little history, general-to-specific facts and finds, pertinent news and information about the last Germans residing in the villages. When I first published the Mercydorf website, there was little to publish; I was ecstatic to read Brad’s translation of Anton’s Mercydorf report; which is an example of his findings, translated into English: www.dvhh.org/mercydorf/history
Anton’s contributions to the DVHH will always be remembered. (Goodbye Anton, -Jody McKim Pharr, DVHH Founder)
Works by Anton Zollner; translated into English, published at DVHH.org:
Journey Into The Unknown, 1983; Translated by Diana Lambing
Our Mail in the Changing World (until November 1983) © 1990; Translated by Brad Schwebler, 2004. (German version)
The End of the German Banat Villages (Introduction) “Anton Zollner Series” “Danube Swabian Heimat Pages” Translated by Diana Lambing
Temeschburg in the Battle Against the Turkish Yoke Translated by Brad Schwebler
The Last of the German Village Mercydorf Translated by Brad Schwebler
The Last of the German Village Blumenthal Translated by John Frey
The Last of the German Village of Alexanderhausen Translated by Diana Lambing
The Last of the German Villages of Fibisch Translated by Jody McKim
The Last of the German Village Neu-Beschenowa Translated by Erwin Deininger
The Last of the German Village of Uihei Translated by Diana Lambing
For a complete listing of Anton’s works, see Anton Bedö-Zollner website: Die donauschwäbischen Heimatseiten “Banater Aktualität” which is still maintained by family. (published in German) http://www.banater-aktualitaet.de/inhalt.htm
Last updated: 07/18/2025