Crazy: The Reisenders

THE REISENDER CLAN

• ›  Great-grandma Reisender, a fine old Christian lady who had been married in a Muslim mosque somewhere in the middle of Asia.
  
• ›  Grandpa Christian Reisender, oldest son of Great-grandma; author of the booklet, “The Complete History of the World.”
  
• ›  Grandma Lydia Reisender, Christian’s wife; maker of the best pfeffernüsse in all Inverness.
  
• ›  Waldo Reisender, oldest son of Christian and Lydia; father of John, Karen, and Judy.
  
• ›  Emma Unruh Reisender, oldest daughter of Jake and Lizzy Unruh; wed to Waldo; mother of John, Karen, and Judy.
  
• ›  Karen Reisender, oldest daughter of Waldo and Emma.
  
• ›  John (“Dutch”) Reisender, the Narrator; only son of Waldo and Emma.
  
• ›  Judy Reisender, youngest daughter of Waldo and Emma.
  
• ›  Tanta Anna Hamm, sister of Christian; tries with no success to keep her
  husband on the straight and narrow.
  
• ›  Onkel Abe Hamm, an in-law whose favorite Bible verse is “Eat, drink, and
  be merry.”
  
• ›  Stan (“Snake”) Hamm, the Hamms’ adopted son, who had been rescued from
  either an orphanage or a reform school.
  
• ›  Uncle Herb Reisender, son of Christian and Lydia; an occasional farmer.
  
• ›  Aunt Lena Reisender, wed to Uncle Herb; the family wit and baby machine.
  
• ›  Uncle Edgar Reisender, son of Christian and Lydia; enjoys strolling the
  sidewalks of the City of Angels passing out tracts and predicting the end of
  the world.
  
• ›  Aunt Marie Reisender, daughter of Christian and Lydia; missionary to a
  tribe in the African jungle.
  
• ›  Tanta Martha, sister of Christian; historian of family recipes.