The 10 children of Bernard Joseph (known as Ben) Anstoetter and Lidwina (known as Lydia) Kramer, their 36 grandchildren, their more than 70 great grandchildren and dozens of great great grandchildren remain a close knit bunch even after the deaths of Ben in 1989 and Lydia in 1995. Ben was the youngest son of John Herman Anstoetter and his second wife Gertrude Erdmann. John Herman arrived in the U.S. from Hummeldorf near Salzbergen, Hannover, Germany around 1870. John Herman apparently came to Iowa with his brother Gerhard Heinrich, but I have been able to discover almost nothing about these two men and their German roots. 
Ben and Lydia (Kramer) Anstoetter's 25th Wedding Anniversary |
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Ethel Asntoetter aka Sister Rose Mary with her parents on the occasion of her vows to the Order of the Sisters of Mercy |
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Alice Anstoetter before her marriage to Eugene Leo Wieser |
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Alice Bertha Anstoetter and Eugene Leo Wieser on the occasion of their marriage in Farley, Dubuque County, Iowa, 1949 |
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Alic and Gene and their attendants, Gene's brother Andy and Alice's sister Mildred. |
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Eugene Wieser and Alice (Anstoetter) Wieser wedding attendants |
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