Anna Zehnder – William Feikert
Anna was one of 13 Zehnder children. Her parents were Rudolph and Amanda Hochstetler Zehnder. the grandparents were immigrants from Germany. I think all of Anna’s brothers and sisters were born in the US. I think in Ohio near or around Wooster.
Her two sisters, Ada Zehnder Geisinger and Minnie Zehnder Carbine, both lived and died in Wadsworth, Ohio and I knew them well. Ada was a real go getter and put up her own storm windows on a two story house when she was in her 80’s. The diamond ring that I have was her engagement or wedding ring with her first husband. Geisinger was her second husband. All three are buried in Wadsworth Cemetary. Ada’s husbands were Harrison Eugene “Harry” Wise and Wesley Frank Geisinger.
William was also from a German family from the Wooster area, but he was somewhat separated from the rest of the family. I don’t know the details.
Anna and William had five children. Raymond, Edna, Ruth, Bernice (Betty) and Orrin Kenneth (Dutch).
Raymond Feikert married to Helen Dorn Feikert
They had one daughter, Odetta, who was an accomplished pianist. She was married to Lester Stoffel and had two daughters and one son. She lived to 102. She was born in Uniontown, OH and Died in St. Louis, Mo.
Her children, Carol (John) Allen, Christopher, Jennifer Stoffel (Stephen Phillips); her grandchildren, Leslie Allen, Chad (Chrissy) Allen, Alexander Phillips; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester, in (2012).
To see a copy of her obituary, click here.
Edna Feikert Rees married to Oliver Rees.
They had two children – June and Oliver, Jr. They lived in Pittsburgh, Pa. June was married to a man named Hartman and had one daughter, Judy, who, last I heard lived in southern CA and had five or six children. June moved to Las Vegas after a divorce from Hartman and worked for Howard Hughes, who was sometimes referred to a “the blue goose”. The blue goose ornament on my bookcase came from June via Aunt Betty.
Ollie, Jr. lived in Las Vegas and had two sons. The oldest, I think, was Ollie the third.
Ruth Feikert Hoffman married to Russell Hoffman
Ruth and Russel had one son, Jack. They lived in Akron OH.
Jack and Howdie Hoffman
Jack, who lived in the Cleveland area and was married to Gertrude (Howdy), who was the daughter of an engineer/scientist who was brought to the US from Germany to build the first Zeppelin in the US.
Jack and Howdie had four children – Kenneth, Prudence, Diane, and Annette.
Kenneth Hoffman – married and step-children. They live in Southern CA
Prudence Hoffman – married and lives in the Cleveland OH area
Diane Hoffman – married and lives in the Cleveland OH area
Annette Hoffman Botti married to Michael Botti and live in Florida.
Annette was a water skier at Seaworld in Orlando, Florida where she met and married Mike Botti. They live in Florida and have four daughters – Brittany Lee, Danielle Joy, Jordan Nicole, and Taylor Diane.
Brittany Lee Lerch has two children. A boy, Noah, and a girl, Eva Rose
Danielle Joy Ramersar also has two children. A boy, Michael Jordan, and a girl, Laura Isabelle
Jordan Nicole Greenwood has three children. A boy, Luke Ian, and two girls, Isla Bryna and Emmie Lu (who was adopted). Her husband is a chaplain in the National Guard.
Taylor Diane Daugherty has three daughters, Lola Rose, Charlee Jo, and Parker Reign.
Bernice Amanda Feikert Yoos married to Benjamin Yoos
They had no children
Orrin Kenneth Feikert married to Mabel Mae Brown Feikert
They had three children – Sheryl Ann Feikert Holt, William Hugh Feikert married to Sandra Ethridge, and James Gordon Feikert married to Mary Feikert Eader.
Sheryl Ann Feikert Holt
Richard Scott
William Hugh Feikert – Sandra Ethridge
Linda Sue Feikert Schwoerer Drinkwater
Linda has three children – Kayla Schwoerer Erlich, , Kevin Schwoerer, Kendall Drinkwater Lines
Kayla Schwoerer Ehrlich, has a PhD in Public Administration. She now lives in Amsterdam with her husband, Ryan Ehrlich. She teaches at the University there.
Kevin Schwoerer lives in Phoenix, AZ and is unmarried
Kendall Drinkwater Lines lives in Tempe, AZ. She graduated from Arizona State University and recently married Brannon Lines.
Pamela Jean Feikert
James Gordon Feikert – Mary xxxxx Feikert Eader
Mindy Feikert Wagner married to Keith Wagner
They live in Wadsworth, OH and have three adopted children – sons Sydney, Caleb and a daughter Leslie.
Jefferey Feikert, married to Angie Larson
They live in Wooster, OH and have two boys – Charles and Owen
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