THANK YOU to our relative Louise Schafer of Ridgeville, SC for her very generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund! Join Louise and make history. Louise is the widow of our late cousin Kenneth Schafer, daughter-in-law of Robert Schafer, granddaughter-in-law of Lizzie (Schmidt) Schafer, great-granddaughter-in-law of Karl Schmidt, 2xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Dietrich Schmidt Jr., 3xgreat-granddaughter-in-law of Dietrich Schmidt […]
Congratulations to our cousin, Robert Schafer, and his wife Michelle of Port Jefferson Station, New York, on the announcement of an upcoming addition to their family! Robert and Michelle will be having their second child in May of this year! Robert is the son of Kenneth Schafer, grandson of Robert Schafer, great grandson of Lizzie […]
We have lost another dear cousin. Janet Mary (Schafer) Welter (1948-2015) of Ottosen, Iowa died at 6:30 am this morning. Janet is survived by her husband David Welter, children Jesse (husband of Shawn) Welter, Jillian (wife of James) Hansen, Justin (husband of Allison) Welter; grandchildren Kayla, Cassidy, Alexis, and Ryker Welter, Tyler and Cooper Hansen, and Emma Welter; and […]
THANK YOU to our cousin Pamela Sande of Humboldt, IA for her very generous donation to the 2016 Schmidt Family Reunion fund! Join her and make history! Pam is the daughter of Otto Schafer, granddaughter of Lizzie (Schmidt) Schafer, great granddaughter of Karl Schmidt, 2xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt Jr., 3xgreat granddaughter of Dietrich Schmidt Sr., 4xgreat granddaughter of Johann Friedrich Schmidt, 5xgreat granddaughter of Johannes […]
Congrats to our cousin, Elizabeth Schafer, on the birth of the newest member of our family tree: JaKhai Schafer, who was born on October 30th! JaKhai Schafer is the son of Elizabeth Schafer, grandson of Jon Schafer, great grandson of Francis Schafer, 2xgreat grandson of Carl Schafer, 3xgreat grandson of Lizzie (Schmidt) Schafer, 4xgreat grandson […]