This is our family history, part 3
as told in our family album:
International
Germany, near Frankfurt
Thomas Burmeister, born 1950, Carsten's brother
and his family: wife Doris, daughters Sabine and Julia
Doris and Elly 'Nanni' Burmeister
Doris, Elly 'Nanni' and Thomas Burmeister
Sabine und Julia ... Julia died at age 18 or 19 from MERRF syndrome
(myoklonic epilepsy with ragged red fibres)
Sabine visited with Olaf in 2014
and we took this family photo
(click for an enlargement)
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more family in Germany
Simon Metzner, Simon is Carsten's cousin,
the son of Irmi - Elly's (Nanni's) sister
Elly Burmeister and Irma (Irmi) Metzner
Elly Burmeister, Simon Metzner and his mother Irma (Irmi)
Simon Metzner and his mother Irma (Irmi)
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more international family in Germany, USA, Switzerland
my cousin Harald Burmeister and his father Carl Hein, my dad's brother
Harald used to live and work in Washington USA
at the World Bank, before he moved back to Europe
the last I heard was that Harld's daughters live in Dubai,
his wife Silvia died of cancer; he married again
and they live in Graz, Austria
cousin Harald and brother Thomas in 2012
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Burmeister family in America
Bruce Burmeister and his sisters Fran and Char
Bruce is about 5 years older than me
we are still in touch, writing emails
Bruce's children died in a car-crash
Bruce Burmeister visiting when he was in the US army,
stationed in Germany ... I was about 13
Fred Burmeister visiting, Carsten's uncle in Chicago, USA
with aunt Herta, Carl Hein's wife, Harald's mother,
Elly 'Nanni' Burmeister and Carsten
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Burmeister family in South Africa
the Burmeister family in South Africa runs a hardware store
Paul Burmeister is the brother of my grandfather Wilhelm Burmeister ...
I have no contact with that part of the family