We regret to announce that, this past winter, we lost the following members of our family tree:
- Beth Hoeke (Schlosser) Carpenter (1937-2026)
- Laurie Lee (King) DeWall (1960-2026)
- Marlene Joan (Ohliger) Ims (1934-2026)
- Matthew David Koppen (1992-2026)
- Kurt Jon Krug (1955-2026)
- George Edward Pulford (1939-2026)
- Billy Gene Schafer (1950-2026)
See below for further details:
Beth Hoeke (Schlosser) Carpenter (1937-2026)
Beth was a daughter of Augusta (Hoeke) Schlosser, granddaughter of Emma (Schmidt) Hoeke, great granddaughter of Balthasar “Louis” 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.
Laurie Lee (King) DeWall (1960-2026)
Laurie was the wife of our cousin David DeWall, daughter-in-law of Joan (Schmidt) DeWall, granddaughter-in-law of Michael Schmidt, great granddaughter of Karl Schmidt, 2xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt Jr., 3xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 4xgreat granddaughter of Friedrich Schmidt, 5xgreat granddaughter of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 6xgreat granddaughter of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 7xgreat granddaughter of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 8xgreat granddaughter of Hans Schmidt.
Marlene Joan (Ohliger) Ims (1934-2026)
Marlene was a daughter of Carl Ohliger Sr., granddaughter of Catharina (Koerner) Ohliger, great granddaughter of Martha (Bohn) Koerner, 2xgreat granddaughter of Barbara (Schmidt) Bohn, 3xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 4xgreat granddaughter of Friedrich Schmidt, 5xgreat granddaughter of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 6xgreat granddaughter of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 7xgreat granddaughter of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 8xgreat granddaughter of Hans Schmidt.
Matthew David Koppen (1992-2026)
Matthew was a son of Diane (Anliker) Koppen, grandson of Paul Anliker, great grandson of Elizabeth (Schmidt) Anliker, 2xgreat grandson of Henry Schmidt Sr., 3xgreat grandson of Conrad Schmidt, 4xgreat grandson of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 5xgreat grandson of Friedrich Schmidt, 6xgreat grandson of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 7xgreat grandson of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 8xgreat grandson of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 9xgreat grandson of Hans Schmidt.
Kurt Jon Krug (1955-2026)
Kurt was a son of Clarence Krug, grandson of Anna (Schmidt) Krug, great grandson of Karl Schmidt, 2xgreat grandson of Dietrich Schmidt Jr., 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.
George Edward Pulford (1939-2026)
George was a son of Beulah (Banwart) Pulford, grandson of Agnes (Jergens) Banwart, great grandson of Anna (Schmidt) Jergens, 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.
Billy Gene Schafer (1950-2026)
Billy was a son of Ernest Schafer, grandson of Lizzie (Schmidt) Schafer, great grandson of Karl Schmidt, 2xgreat grandson of Dietrich Schmidt Jr., 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.