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Family Crest
My Dad had an official crest fashioned based on the Munker family traits.
Represented are a plow for farming, and a shoe in recognition of a shoemaker.
The colors red and white are those of the region of Frankonia in Southern Germany.
We have an extensive Family Tree my dad has researched about the origins and heritage of the Munker and Seitz relatives. I have copies, documents and photos we hope to pass on to the next generations. I am also working on an electronic record of our families with MyHeritage.
In the links on this page I have attempted to preserve my personal memories of some of our family members.
Cindy and I
We met in 1995 as seminary students.
Finding our soul mate and marrying across continents was not anything either of us would have ever dreamt about (actually that's not true, I did, it's still pretty incredible). But we feel that it not only makes for a good story but has turned out to be a witness to God's wonderful possibilities.
We have been married since 1997.
Get the scoop about us
Cindy and IChristmas Letter 2023Read our 2023 Christmas Letter
Other Family Members
Continuing to be updatedMy Background
Papa Max Munker (DEU)
Mama Hannelore Munker
My Brother
My Grandparents
Opa Günther Förster (ENG) and Oma Anna
Laufer Oma Käthe Munker (ENG) and Opa August
Family gathered when I came home from the hospital as a newborn baby in my mother's arms (1972).
Read about Cindy
A forthcoming Collection of StoriesCindy's Relatives
Our Michigan Connection: Jack Rasschaert and Lois Oset
The Nadolski Family of Cindy's Sister Sue
Those I knew: In + Memory of Grama Paul, Sarah, Ed, and Pam
A Rasschaert and Kachelries story of Emigrants
The Nadolskis (1918) with Cindy's sister Sue, her husband Tom, adopted daughters Nikki (with Justin) and Caitie.
Cindy and I have a printed copy of Bill Rasschaert's biographical anthology of the family's experience as immigrants in 20th century Detroit, MI.
Dexter
... other Cats, Dogs, and one Fish
Cindy and I are cat people and have been around other pets in our families of origin. Each of us had cats before we met, and have shared our home with two cats during our marriage before we adopted Dexter in 2023.
Meet our Pets:
Dexter and other PetsCindy and I enjoy vacation trips. But we often travel to visit family or friends. We specially value time with relatives in Germany.
See our favorite people and places
Coming in the FutureSlideshow
Maps: World, US, and Europe/Germany
Cindy and I got connected between two contiments across the Atlantic.
We live in the Midwest of the US, in the central area of the state of Illinois.
Stefan's family lives in the South-Western part of Germany in Europe.
Distance: Flight duration Chicago - Frankfurt: 8.5 hours
Time Difference: 7+ hours.
Germany: 7th largest country in Europe, slightly smaller than Montana. Population of 83,2 million (2020); Capital Berlin, with about 3.3 million.
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