We regret to report the death of our cousin, Chuck Schmidt of West Bend, Iowa, who died last Tuesday at the age of 78. Chuck was the son of Earnest “Bud” Schmidt, grandson of Henry Schmidt Sr., great grandson of Conrad Schmidt, 2xgreat grandson of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 3xgreat grandson of Friedrich Schmidt, 4xgreat grandson […]
It is with much sorrow that we report the death of our relative, Lavonne Krug (1933-2015), which took place about a week and a half ago, on September 18th, 2015. Lavonne was 81 years old, just several days shy of her 82nd birthday. She was the wife of our late cousin Johnny Krug Jr., and she […]
When we hold our record-breaking Schmidt Family Reunion in Spencer, Iowa next summer, from July 30-31, 2016, all of the invitees will be descendants of Hans Heinrich Schmidt and Barbara (Rimbach) Schmidt. But just who is this ancestor of ours named Hans Heinrich Schmidt? Hans Heinrich Schmidt baptism record, 8 December 1656, Blankenbach Hans Heinrich Schmidt was […]
With sadness we report that our cousin, Mary Jane (Jergens) Hanselman (1935-2015), has passed away. Jane was born on April 9th, 1935, the daughter of Howard and Emaline (Walsh) Jergens. She married Richard Harvey Hanselman on October 24th, 1959. He preceded her in death earlier this year. Jane and Richard had four children: Patricia (Mrs. […]