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"A man's children and his garden both reflect the amount of weeding done during the growing season."

This quote from an unknown person tells much about our Dad.
Leslie Mutziger, born in 1917 in South Dakota, USA, raised his family on a modest farm -- he always had a healthy garden and we wish to share the story with you!

He generously gave of himself to assure that his children had the essentials, basic schooling and nourishment. Equally important, he was an honest and hard-working farmer, Decency and Integrity werethe cornerstones in his life

Dad’s serene demeanor (a trait more often found in a Buddhist Temple, rather than on a farm on these vast prairies) was obvious to everyone ~ and many remember him with these words; “Another beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky”!

PDF download ~ 4 mega

We wrote a book about Dad when he was living his 97th year. Dad was an inspiration to everyone that knew him, we are proud of him,

Here (click on picture), you will find all of the pages from the book about Leslie Mutziger. This can be downloaded, it is 24 page in PDF format (4 MB)

If you have an iPad, the book can be opened and viewed in iBooks.

Addendum: Leslie Mutziger died on 26 June 2014
We were sad that Dad left us, however, we felt that he wanted to return to God's Garden:

God's Garden
God looked around His garden,
And he found an empty place.
He then looked down upon this earth,
And saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you,
And lifted you to rest;
God's garden must be beautiful,
He takes only the best.
…For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.

PDF download ~ 2 mega

This genealogy chart shows that our family heritage comes from various parts of Europe:

Dad’s grand-parents from Alsace-Lorraine, France and Limerick, Ireland
Mom’s family from Prussia.

Here (click), you can download the Genealogy: Mutziger - Sullivan & Wermers - Weber.

PDF download ~ 2 mega

This is the Leslie & Rita Mutziger family tree.
As is obvious, there are now four generations that Mom & Dad can celebrate.

Here (click), you can download the Leslie & Rita Mutziger family tree

PDF download 180 kbite

Anton Wermers (born Prussia) and Sophia Geraths were Mom’s grand-parents; they are further interlinked with Mom & Dad’s family through Della (Dad’s sister).

Anton & Sophia had 14 children and the last of those children, Louis, died in 2013 (he was 100 years old).

There are almost 400 people, direct descendants of Anton & Sophia on this chart – and we do not even have the names of everyone! There are many more distant cousins unknown to us.

Here you can download the Wermers - Weber Family Tree in PDF.

IF you want to expand upon this base for your family tree, send an email to Sheba.Asia@gmail.com and I will send you this same information in “Word” format.

Serenade for Mom (4.20 minutes)

The Mutziger-family has had quite an amazing journey. Their start was on a small homestead in the middle of South Dakota. Their first-priority was survival, and later they found the courage and curiosity to travel to many countries (more about their adventures in the travel albums on this website). Here is a video that was made in 2018. Rita's brother Virgil (80 years) wanted to take Rita (94 years)for a spin on his HarleyDavidson! Keep in mind that the largest motorcycle festival in the world takes place each summer in Sturgis, South Dakota (Virgil's home).
Click on the picture to see the video.

Youtube video 20 Min

A short story/video about the life of Mom & Dad was made to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on 7 May 1996.
The original cassette has made many transformations; first to DVD, then USB and now as a youTube video. Click on the wedding picture and the video can be viewed.

PDF download ~ 9 mega

In May 2016, we created a photo-essay about our family, to honour the 70th wedding anniversary of Mom & Dad. More information about this can be found on the following page, also PDF downloads about both families married on 7 May 1946 can be found. At the time of this wedding anniversary:

• Mom is still in good health and living in their beautiful home in Mitchell, South Dakota

• Judy Mutziger: Swiss citizen, living in Thailand, author of books about the Indo-China Peninsula; Pen-name: Sheba Suphannahong (www.indochinapeninsula.org)

• James Mutziger: retired/manager of the cooperative elevator in Salem, South Dakota (jkmutziger@triotel.net)

• Sue Mutziger; professional health-care provider in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (smutziger@hotmail.com)

• Lois Thuringer (Mutziger); fashion coordinator and seamstress in Madison, South Dakota (lois.thuringer@gmail.com)

Youtube video 5 Min

Dad studied to become a veterinary, and has always loved animals and nature. Here is a short video showing the integration of a baby Bengal cat into my home in Thailand. Dad enjoyed this video, perhaps it also expresses the loving and light-hearted nature of Dad's character. Tiger ~ the Baby Bengal!

We love our parents and they continue to be an inspiration for us. We hope that this information will keep memories of them alive.