Elizabeth Bauer Heckenbecker was born on 8 June 1912 in Kernei /Gernei /Krnjaja, Hungary - Now called Kljajićevo, Sombor, West Baćka, Serbia. The youngest of nine children of Wendelin Bauer Sr. (1868–1938) and Elisabeth Dörner (1871–1945). On 3 MAY 1932 in Krnjaja, Banat, Serbia she married Konrad Heckenberger born 24 Apr 1910. They had five children: 1. Jakob Heckenberger, B. 1933 married R. Radajka 2. Katharina Heckenberger B. 1934 married L. Braun 3. Elisabeth Heckenberg B. 1937 married D. Sesevic 4. Wendelin Heckenberger B. 1938 married J. Jovanov 5. Hermann Heckenberger (29 Apr 1943-29 Jul 1943) Her husband Konrad died somewhere in Russia during WWII in the year 1945. Elisabeth died after WWII at Gakowa Concentration Camp on 11 June 1946.