Gerhard Thiessen and his second wife Helena -

There is a family story that she was the classic wicked stepmother. When Katharina came home on her wedding day, her stepmother told her to "take off that dress and feed the pigs". But it all turned out for the good, because other women in the family profited from her example and determined to be GOOD stepmothers when life gave them stepchildren. Even the black sheep have something to teach us....