Profile Text
Birth Name: Janice Lynn Kuehnemund
Date of Birth: November 18, 1953
Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: October 10, 2013
Place of Death: Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Ethnicity: *50% German *25% Dutch Frisian *25% likely Slavic, possibly German
Jan Kuehnemund was an American rock musician. She was the lead guitarist and co-founder of all-female glam metal/hard rock band Vixen, initially Lemon Pepper. Other members of the band are/were Janet Gardner , Roxy Petrucci, and Share Ross .
She was the daughter of Betty Ann and Carl Otto Kuehnemund, who was a roadie for her band.
Jan’s paternal grandfather was Carl Albert Kuehnemund (the son of George Kuehnemund and Katherine A. Rupp). Carl was born in Minnesota, to German parents.
Jan’s paternal grandmother was Anna H. Kohls (the daughter of Wilhelm August Kohls and Emilie Manke). Anna was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to German parents. Wilhelm was the son of Frederick Kohls, and of a woman surnamed Taves. Emilie was the daughter of William Manke and Ulricka Klease.
Jan’s maternal grandfather was John Theodore Kozer (the son of Carl Kozert and Louise Freiman). John was born in either Minnesota or the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, now between Latvia and Estonia. The surname Kozer is mostly of Slavic origin.
Jan’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Dyke/Dike (the daughter of Wybe/Wiebe Libbe/Libbes Dyke/Dijk and Anna Dykstra). Margaret was born in Lynn Township, Iowa, the daughter of Dutch emigrants, from Wolvega, Friesland. Wybe was the son of Libbe Wybes/Wijbes Dijk and Geeske/Geiske Theunis/Teunis Wynia/Wijnia. Anna was the daughter of Gerben Wopkes Dykstra/Dijkstra and Styntje Klazes Dijk.
Sources: Genealogies of Jan Kuehnemund – https://www.familysearch.org https://www.wikitree.com