We regret to announce that, this past spring, we lost the following members of our family tree:
- Bruce Ray Andersen (1953-2025)
- Larry Dean Berninghaus (1937-2025)
- Herbert Gus Kaiser (1946-2025)
- Mary Ann (Schmidt) Thiem (1926-2025)
See below for further details:
Bruce Ray Andersen (1953-2025)
Bruce was a son of Ruth (Wilson) Andersen, grandson of Lydia (Schmidt) Wilson, great grandson of Henry Schmidt Sr., 2xgreat grandson of Conrad Schmidt, 3xgreat grandson of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 4xgreat grandson of Friedrich Schmidt, 5xgreat grandson of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 6xgreat grandson of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 7xgreat grandson of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 8xgreat grandson of Hans Schmidt.
Larry Dean Berninghaus (1937-2025)
Larry was a son of Eleanor (Zinnel) Berninghaus, grandson of Lizzie (Eisler) Zinnel, great grandson of Balthasar “Henry” Eisler, 2xgreat grandson of Anna (Lindemann) Eisler, 3xgreat grandson of Anna (Bomm) Lindemann, 4xgreat grandson of Anna (Sänger) Bomm, 5xgreat grandson of Johann George Sänger, 6xgreat grandson of Elisabeth Schmidt, 7xgreat grandson of Johann George Schmidt, 8xgreat grandson of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 9xgreat grandson of Hans Schmidt.
Herbert Gus Kaiser (1946-2025)
Herbert was the husband of our cousin Rebecca Kaiser, son-in-law of Ruth Henriksen, grandson-in-law of Arthur Ernst, great-grandson-in-law of Minnie (Eisler) Ernst, 2xgreat-grandson-in-law of Anna (Lindemann) Eisler, 3xgreat-grandson-in-law of Anna (Bomm) Lindemann, 4xgreat-grandson-in-law of Anna (Sänger) Bomm, 5xgreat-grandson-in-law of Johann George Sänger, 6xgreat-grandson-in-law of Elisabeth Schmidt, 7xgreat-grandson-in-law of Johann George Schmidt, 8xgreat-grandson-in-law of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 9xgreat-grandson-in-law of Hans Schmidt.
Mary Ann (Schmidt) Thiem (1926-2025)
Mary Ann was a daughter of Henry Schmidt Jr., granddaughter of Henry Schmidt Sr., great granddaughter of Conrad Schmidt, 2xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 3xgreat granddaughter of Friedrich Schmidt, 4xgreat granddaughter of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 5xgreat granddaughter of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 6xgreat granddaughter of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 7xgreat granddaughter of Hans Schmidt.