In Memoriam: Summer 2021

We regret to announce that, this past summer, we lost the following members our family tree:

See below for further details:


Arville James Bunting (1939-2021)

Read Arville’s obituary

Arville was the widower of our cousin Carolin Bunting, son-in-law of Alvin Zinnel, grandson-in-law of Elizabeth (Eisler) Zinnel, great-grandson-in-law of Balthasar “Henry” Eisler, 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.


Frances Rose (Benjamin) Dodson Westerland (1935-2021)

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Frances was the mother of our cousins, Lynette and Keith Dodson, who were the children of Lonnie Dodson Jr., grandchildren of Leona (Fiebelkorn) Dodson Piatt, great grandchildren of Clara (Bohn) Fiebelkorn, 2xgreat grandchildren of Balthasar Bohn, 3xgreat grandchildren of Anna Barbara (Schmidt) Bohn, 4xgreat grandchildren of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 5xgreat grandchildren of Friedrich Schmidt, 6xgreat grandchildren of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 7xgreat grandchildren of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 8xgreat grandchildren of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 9xgreat grandchildren of Hans Schmidt.


Becky Sue (Bleuer) Prentice (1957-2021)

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Becky was the wife of Jay Prentice, daughter-in-law of Mary (Krug) Prentice, granddaughter-in-law of Annie (Schmidt) Krug, great-granddaughter-in-law of Karl Schmidt, 2xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Dietrich Schmidt Jr., 3xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 4xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Friedrich Schmidt, 5xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 6xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 7xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 8xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Hans Schmidt.


Jodie Ann (Howrey) Sarchet (1972-2021)

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Jodie was the wife of our cousin Randy Sarchet, daughter-in-law of Mary (Jergens) Sarchet, granddaughter-in-law of George Jergens, great-granddaughter-in-law of Anna (Schmidt) Jergens, 2xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Conrad Schmidt, 3xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 4xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Friedrich Schmidt, 5xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 6xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 7xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 8xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Hans Schmidt.


Julie Ramsey (Adams) Schafer (1948-2021)

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Julie was the wife of Bill Schafer, daughter-in-law of Ernest Schafer, granddaughter-in-law of Elizabeth (Schmidt) Schafer, great-granddaughter-in-law of Karl Schmidt, 2xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Dietrich Schmidt Jr., 3xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 4xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Friedrich Schmidt, 5xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Johannes Schmidt Jr., 6xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Johannes Schmidt Sr., 7xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 8xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Hans Schmidt.


Rita Bertilla (Steffensmeier) Zinnel (1939-2021)

Read Rita’s obituary

Rita was the wife of our cousin Eugene Zinnel, daughter-in-law of Harold Zinnel, granddaughter-in-law of Minnie (Eisler) Zinnel, great-granddaughter-in-law of Balthasar “Henry” Eisler, 2xgreat granddaughter-in-law of Anna (Lindemann) Eisler, 3xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Anna (Bomm) Lindemann, 4xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Anna (Sänger) Bomm, 5xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Johann George Sänger, 6xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Elisabeth Schmidt, 7xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Johann George Schmidt, 8xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Hans Heinrich Schmidt, and 9xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Hans Schmidt.

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