It’s all relative: Some in Oktoberfest’s Royal Families have nuclear family connections

Being named an Oktoberfest Royal family member is an honor. And for some, it’s family tradition.

Here are the Royal Family members over the fest’s first six decades who have biological and nuptial family connections (as of 2025):

  • 1964 Festmaster Roy Kumm, father-in-law/father | 1984 Maple Leaf PM & 1989 Festmaster Russ Cleary, son-in-law/father | 2022 Mrs. O Sandy Cleary, granddaughter/daughter
  • 1969 Mrs. O Liesel Peterslie, mother | 1996 Maple Leaf PM TJ Peterslie, son
  • 1971 Maple Leaf PM Ed Quillin, father | 1983 Maple Leaf PM Phil Quillin, son/brother | 2000 Festmaster Lyle Quillin, son/brother
  • 1974 Maple Leaf PM Charlie Kearns, father | 2002 Maple Leaf PM Mike Kearns, son
  • 1978 Maple Leaf PM Dale Rudy, father | 2017 Maple Leaf PM Gary Rudy, son
  • 1979 Festmaster George Frost, father | 1991 Mrs. O Kathy Vehrenkamp, daughter
  • 1979 Mrs. O Ruth Rebhan, wife | 1985 Festmaster Cully Rebhan, husband
  • 1981 Festmaster Bob Mullally, father | 1983 Miss La Crosse-Oktoberfest Barb Mullally, daughter
  • 1984 Torchlight PM Terry Erickson, brother | 2006 Torchlight PM Scott Erickson, brother
  • 1985 Mrs. O Kay Taylor, wife | 1999 Festmaster Rollo Taylor, husband
  • 1986 Mrs. O Carol Tabel, wife | 1990 Festmaster Duane Tabel, husband
  • 1990 Mrs. O Marita Smith, wife | 2008 Maple Leaf PM George Smith, husband
  • 1992 Mrs. O Jan Moore, wife/mother | 1997 Festmaster Duane Moore, husband/father | 2015 Maple Leaf PM Chuck Moore, son
  • 1994 Maple Leaf PM Bob Marck, husband | 2000 Mrs. O Jean Marck, wife
  • 1996 Mrs. O Sandra Mc Cormick, sister | 2007 Maple Leaf PM Dave Clements, brother
  • 2001 Torchlight Parade Marshal Ken Wing, father | 2016 Mrs. O Sue Weidemann, daughter

The Moores are one of the numerous families who have biological and nuptial family connections in Oktoberfest’s Royal families. The Moores and their titles, from left, 2015 Maple Leaf Parade Marshal Chuck Moore; wife Susan; 1992 Mrs. Oktoberfest Jan Moore, wife and mother; and 1997 Festmaster Duane Moore, husband and father.