My grandfather was Weert Asche who was born in October 1914 & was killed in a car crash in 1940; he had a brother named Martin & a sister named Selma (who lived in Rock Rapids, IA) & another sister named Jenny (who also lived in Rock Rapids, IA). Weert's & Martin's father was, indeed, named Ludwig -- I saw Ludwig's headstone.

Weert married Leona Rasmussen & they had 3 children: Martha Idyll Asche Van Antwerp (b. 2/1937), John Alfred Asche (b. 9/1939), & Norma Ann Asche Craft (b. 9/28/1940, shortly after Weert was killed in a car crash). Norma is my mother.

She married my father, Ross Cecil Craft, in 1958; they had 4 children: Ralph Allen Craft (b. 2/11/1959), Deborah Lynn Craft-Marks (b. 4/17/1960, Deborah is writing this), Ronald Joseph Craft (b. 1/9/1962), Rosalie Ann Craft-Andersen (b. 11/25/1963). Ross, nicknamed "Butch," died of a heart attack in 1994.

Leona Asche married again, to Glen Sheets. Leona died 12/1/2008, & is buried next to Weert in Custer, SD.

Is your father, Martin, deceased? We saw quite a lot of him in the mid-1970s. In fact, my family went with him to visit Selma & Jenny in Rock Rapids; I believe that is where I saw Ludwig's headstone. One of Martin's daughters would occasionally visit us, but right now I'm blanking on her name -- could it be Terri?

Can you please help me out? I'd love to know more about the Asches.

Thanks,
Deborah Craft-Marks