This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: swedishdiva1 Surnames: asche, craft Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.asche/46.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello... My grandfather was named Weert Asche (b. 1914, d. 1940), & he was married to Leona Rasmussen. Weert was killed in a traffic accident in February 1940; Leona died 12/1/2008 at the age of 91. After Weert died, Leona remarried; her second husband was Glen Sheets, who died in 1985. Weert had a younger brother named Martin, who would occasionally visit us when I was still living with my parents (we lived in Sioux City, Iowa). The last I heard of Martin, he was living in Florida. The father of Weert & Martin was named Ludwig. If my Great-uncle Martin is your father, then you & my mother are cousins. The children of Weert & Leona (Rasmussen) Asche: Martha (Asche) Van Antwerp John Asche Norma Ann (Asche) Craft Norma is my mother. She was born 9/28/1940, a few months after Weert was killed. On 6/3/1958, my mother married Ross Cecil Craft (nicknamed "Butch") in Hot Springs, SD. They had 4 children: Ralph Allen Craft (b. 2/11/1959) Deborah Lynn Craft-Marks (b. 4/17/1960) Ronald Joseph Craft (b. 1/9/1962) Rosalie Ann Craft-Andersen (b. 11/25/1963) My father died 7/23/1994. One thing I did find out...in the mid-1970s, my parents, siblings, & I visited one of Weert's sisters in Rock Rapids, Iowa (for the life of me I can't remember her name). She told us that the Asche family was 100% German, but that her mother (also the mother of Weert & Martin) was 100% Polish. I realize this post I'm responding to is rather old, but I thought I would pass what info I had to you. If you have any other info please let me know. Deborah Lynn Craft-Marks Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.