Third Generation  

4. John Albert KUTZ, son of Harper KUTZ and Rosina "Rose" or "Rosa" HANEY, was born on 23 Jul 1894 in LeSueur, MN and died on 14 Jan 1956 in Seattle, King County, WA at age 61. Another name for John was Johann Albert.

General Notes: Shown on the 1900 Federal Census for LeSeur, MN
under the name of "Bert", age 4.

Household Members: Name Age
Harper Kutz 34
Rosa Kutz 44
Frank Dietz 24
Ernest Dietz 21
Ella Dietz 22
Alfred Kutz 13
Lillie Kutz 11
Lizzie Kutz 9
Cora Kutz 7
Bert Kutz 4
Arthur Kutz 2
Lewis Kutz 2

John married Ellen Victoria "Helen" HAMMER in 1918 in Seattle, King County, WA. Ellen was born on 21 Aug 1891 in Vancourver, BC, Canada and died on 1 May 1986 in Seattle, King County, WA at age 94.

Children from this marriage were:

2         i.  Captain Ronald Joseph KUTZ (born on 2 Feb 1928 in Seattle, King County, WA - died on 9 Jul 2002 in Seattle, King County, WA)

         ii.  Living

        iii.  Living

         iv.  Living

          v.  Living

5. Ellen Victoria "Helen" HAMMER, daughter of Joseph Christiansen HAMMER and Alma Bernadine JOHNSON, was born on 21 Aug 1891 in Vancourver, BC, Canada and died on 1 May 1986 in Seattle, King County, WA at age 94.

General Notes: Helen Kutz's genealogy shows her birth name as Ella Victoria, however it was legally registered as Ellen Victoria in B.C.

Ellen married John Albert KUTZ in 1918 in Seattle, King County, WA. John was born on 23 Jul 1894 in LeSueur, MN and died on 14 Jan 1956 in Seattle, King County, WA at age 61. Another name for John was Johann Albert.

6. Kermit Benjamin HEINISCH, son of Gustav Otto HEINISCH and Josephine JAGGER, was born on 28 May 1906 in Kansas, died on 27 Apr 1939 in Kellerton, Ringgold Co., IA at age 32, and was buried in Kellerton, Ringgold Co., IA. The cause of his death was Bright's Disease.

Medical Notes: While working on the Bonneville Dam in Washington State, Kermit had a bad fall that injured his kidneys (this according to his sister, Marietta). His health deteriorated after that. Though some notes say it was Bright's Disease, his sister Marietta said that it was more likely the fall that damaged the kidneys. Brights Disease is an archaic disease name which included many diseases that are now known to cause kidney failure.

Noted events in his life were:

• Cemetery: Maple Row Cemetery, Kellerton, Ringgold Co., IA. Location 15-F

Kermit married Ruth Marjorie WILLIAMS on 24 Nov 1927 in Caldwell, Canyon, ID.¹ Ruth was born on 14 Nov 1911 in Beloit, Wisconsin and died on 6 Jul 1977 in Seattle, King County, WA at age 65. The cause of her death was Cancer of the lung and liver.

Children from this marriage were:

3         i.  Living

         ii.  Marjorie Ellen HEINISCH (born on 26 Oct 1928 in Boise, Ada Co., Idaho - died on 1 May 2006 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA)

7. Ruth Marjorie WILLIAMS, daughter of Alfred Edward WILLIAMS and Sylvia Pearl HOLLAND, was born on 14 Nov 1911 in Beloit, Wisconsin and died on 6 Jul 1977 in Seattle, King County, WA at age 65. The cause of her death was Cancer of the lung and liver.

Noted events in her life were:

• Cemetery: Port Blakely Cemetery, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, WA.

Ruth married Kermit Benjamin HEINISCH on 24 Nov 1927 in Caldwell, Canyon, ID.¹ Kermit was born on 28 May 1906 in Kansas, died on 27 Apr 1939 in Kellerton, Ringgold Co., IA at age 32, and was buried in Kellerton, Ringgold Co., IA. The cause of his death was Bright's Disease.

Ruth next married Living

The child from this marriage was:

          i.  Living

1. Western States Marriage Index, Record of Marriage Kermit Heinisch and Ruth Williams.