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TRANSITIONS and CELEBRATIONS
September 2007 Dorothy moved from the Northridge Assisted Living in Kearney, NE to Tiffany Square in Grand Island at age 91 years.
2007 Her 91st birthday celebrated.
Trinity Lutheran Church photo taken with daughter Mary Ann and niece Shirley Ann. Shirley had put a red Pasadena Tournament of Roses rose on her Aunt Dorothy's blouse. The cousins visited the Underhill home in Riverdale the same day in June and saw a home still much like it was when their mothers had lived there 1920-1923. The beautiful chandeliers in the dining room and the living room had been...
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TRANSITIONS and CELEBRATIONS
September 2007 Dorothy moved from the Northridge Assisted Living in Kearney, NE to Tiffany Square in Grand Island at age 91 years.
2007 Her 91st birthday celebrated.
Trinity Lutheran Church photo taken with daughter Mary Ann and niece Shirley Ann. Shirley had put a red Pasadena Tournament of Roses rose on her Aunt Dorothy's blouse. The cousins visited the Underhill home in Riverdale the same day in June and saw a home still much like it was when their mothers had lived there 1920-1923. The beautiful chandeliers in the dining room and the living room had been installed by their Great Uncle John Juhl.
2006 Dorothy's 90th birthday celebrated.
2002 May 12th Mother's Day celebrated at "Ridge" with family including her niece and godchild Shirley Spencer with husband Otis.
2001 November 1st. She reluctantly left living at the homestead farm and was moved to Northridge Assisted Living in Kearney, NE. A week later, she exclaimed "whatever was I thinking!" as she embraced her new lifestyle.
1996 Her 80th Birthday was celebrated at Trinity Lutheran Church, Amherst, NE. She received her guests so graciously.
1996 Fall -- Farm address changed from Rural Route# to 20790 190th Road, Riverdale, NE. 68870
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"The Grand Island Independent" Published March 13, 2013
Dorothy A. Carmann, 96, formerly of Riverdale died Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Tiffany Square in Grand Island. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst, with Vicar William Heermann and the Rev. Dean Hanson officiating. Burial will be in the Riverdale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney.
Mrs. Carmann was born June 12, 1916, in Kearney to Alexander and Evalena (Henderson) Juhl. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolf Carmann.
Survivors of the immediate family include three sons and a daughter-in-law, Glen M. Carmann, Kenneth W. and Kathy Carmann, and Larry M. Carmann and fiance, Elaine Hibbeler; two daughters and a son-in-law, Dorene R. Carmann and Mary Ann and John Levi.
Also surviving include a sister-in-law, Wilma Carmann; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; plus several nieces and nephews.
She graduated from Amherst High School in 1933 and attended Normal School at Kearney State Teachers College before teaching at rural schools in the Sandhills south of Mullen and Districts 90 and 80 near Amherst. She was united in marriage to Rudolf Carmann in Peake St. Paul's Lutheran Church north of Riverdale on May 24, 1936. The couple farmed their entire married life north of Riverdale with their family. Her husband preceded her in death on May 24, 1977.
Since 1954, Dorothy was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst, and was active in several church organizations including Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Ladies Aid, Lutheran Women's Missionary League, and quilting groups. She greatly enjoyed extending hospitality through meals with family and friends in her home and by sharing her baked pies, cakes, brownies, and cookies. She had a passion for writing letters and articles, playing piano, singing songs and hymns, visiting the elderly, and giving her quilts for baby and wedding gifts.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Howard Juhl and Harold Juhl; sisters, Romona Hadwiger, Virginia Nelson, and Dolores Scott; and daughter-in-law, Marcia Carmann.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst.
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HYMN OLD RUGGED CROSS
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suff'ring and shame,
And I love that old cross where the Dearest and Best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.
Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above,
To bear it to dark Calvary.
In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see;
For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.
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Aunt Dorothy Adele Juhl Carmann on "POVERTY OF SPIRIT"
I'd like to start a little war on "poverty of spirit" myself. But I sure wouldn't start by commending "good" folks who squander away their worship opportunities when they should be studying and preparing
for the great tasks of life. Then they go out untrained, unequipped, unfit, to try to hold responsible positions in working America but want high salaries, to be well thought of as parents, and their children to be great and good.
Actually life is a ministry of faith and a labor of love against poverty, ignorance and lack of training, and we have always had some people with talents, dedication, vision, and submerging selfish interests, for the good of the spiritual side of living.
But I must say after all these years helping in a household and holding membership in a Christian congregation, the difficulty of getting honest, willing, dedicated, God-fearing people be active in the congregation in the Lord's work is greater than ever before. There are so many eager to put anything else ahead of their spiritual commitments--they don't seem to appreciate being a Christian and the job it entails to share Christ and the good news.
It has been an ongoing effort to do a measure of work which was required of me for this day, and to put first the things of the Kingdom to help choose priorities, and make wise choices of this kind with time and money to keep this good news shared.
And incidental to this effort, I am truly grateful to the pay checks that come along the way and it seems the "cruet of oil" does not empty and the "flour bin" does not run dry. This does call for some "midnight" oil to be burned to accomplish some tasks, and I don't like food to be wasted, or raw materials not used but stored in a safe place. I like having the family up for breakfast and having devotions to start the day with a spiritual uplift and a prayer.
I like families to plan every Sunday to attend the House of Worship and be glad to take part in the service organizations of the Church (congregation).
It is a little difficult for me to tolerate with unlimited patience good people who have no time for God, who have numerous excuses why they cannot occupy a church pew in worship services, who are wont to criticize ministers and Sunday School teachers and materials, and go to funerals to turn a deaf ear for the gospel message and pretend they will never die.
What has happened to our conscientious people who want to see our nation prosper and the churches to be filled, so they, too, might share in spiritual wealth?
Our Amherst congregations have been established for years and afforded only one son as a pastor and very few as teachers?
Most people are always figuring what the Church, or Christ, or the Pastor or the Congregation will do for them if they make the big sacrifice to be a member of the congregation, and then proceed to harden their hearing to shut out or squeeze the Holy Spirit. The search for social acceptance is often more pronounced than the search for spiritual knowledge and service to the Lord and others.
There isn't a thing wrong with this country that some good old fashioned hard work will not cure when hand in hand with the Ten Commandments
as a curb, a rule and a mirror, and God's love as a guide, comfort and sustain us.
I had an interview with a neighbor lady. She said she loved God, that she had raised six fine children, and if that was not enough for God - she and her husband were too old to sin (they were in their late sixties). Maybe you think this is an extreme case of people having no time for God? Somehow I can't blame these poor souls in their poverty of spirit-- perhaps I have not let my light shine enough to share my faith with them. Sometimes it is their parents
who have handed down prejudices, grudges, and petty grievances about a church, or a pastor, or some traditional practices in a congregation, or that old adage: "you must get before you give."
Discipline of soul is the greatest love a parent can share with children. Many people bluff their way thru childhood, marriage and even to grandpas and grandmas, and even the point of dying, still ignorant of God's promise, the ten Commandments, that Christ died for their sins and offers them a place in heaven as a gift
Enough faith and believing and trusting in Jesus alone, but expecting God to let them in heaven because they have been good people and spent even some Sunday's at a service of worship and said "Lord, Lord" with their lips. They never opened their hearts to appreciate that God love them enough to send his only Son to die for them on a cross and rise again to conquer even death for us that we know the promise of eternal life for believers and forgiveness of sins throughout our sinful lives gives a Christian joy and comfort in all earthly living.
How little time we have to let our light shine and make our footprints on the sands of time!
Any inspired person of the Spirit who actually ties to train people rigidly and lovingly in such matters of spiritual discipline and spiritual hard work is often criticized, cajoled,called a religious nut, and met with indifference and
carelessness!
It seems society and government subsidizes ignorance, supports laziness(I can listen to radio or tv instead of attending services has all manners of free prizes, sweepstakes, gambling, uplifts athletics, and movie star heroes and encourages wanton waste of raw material, money, goods, talents, and time.
Where is a nation's pride in being Christian?
Any young person of United States of America can make good, if he has grit, intestinal fortitude, industry to throw himself into labors of love and hope and pride in well doing under God's Power and Promise. As President Kennedy advocated that we should put "muscles" back into our young people's physical bodies, I advocate that we should start putting "muscles" back into their souls, minds, hearts and visions. I would start it right in the churches, schools, and homes of our nation. I would fight for a "Homefront" to save our youth from the corruption of which they are rapidly being sent by people who are supposed to be leading, teaching, and guiding them, but who do not have the spiritual moral courage or the intellectual honesty to do the job alone.
We certainly have had a poverty of spirit on the political front lately in the news. Truly, the war on poverty is very big, but let it start with every Christian with the Holy Spirit afire in his soul, and light a little candle where you are.
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Dust If You Must
by Rose Milligan
Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be better
To paint a picture, or write a letter,
Bake a cake, or plant a seed;
Ponder the difference between want and need?
Dust if you must, but there's not much time,
With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb;
Music to hear, and books to read;
Friends to cherish, and life to lead.
Dust if you must, but the world's out there
With the sun in your eyes, and the wind in your hair;
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain,
This day will not come around again.
Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it's not kind.
And when you go (and go you must)
You, yourself, will make more dust.
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Dorothy was recognized in June 1968 as a Dynamic Homemaker in "The Electric Farmer" after being nominated by Mrs. Ross Croissant. The article notes that the Carmann's own 480 acres and rent 200 more acres. It is a wonderful article with a picture of Dorothy in front of family pictures.
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KEN CARMANN'S Poem dated Tuesday, March 12, 2013
I took the call the other day
Sad to hear what it had to say
The news it hit me like a bomb
No more letters to my MOM.
Age is on collision course with time.
In early years -- all seems fine
when they come together -- it all goes wrong
No more letters to my MOM.
Youth, space, grace in JOY excelling.
Reading 'n Learning in Teacher Dwelling
All has ended -- growth is gone!
No more letters to my MOM.
This story's not moving very well
Not much motion -- tough to tell
Mail Box is empty -- what is wrong?
No more letters to my MOM.
She used to writ'em -- filled with JOY
Penned excitment -- Boy oh Boy!
Her pen is silent -- a darkened dawn.
No more letters FROM my MOM.
No place to send words from the heart
The address keeps it at 'the start'
My heart is heavy. My thoughts are GONE.
No more letters to my MOM.
On the back of Calendars she would write
through the eve -- into the night
the air is barren--the hours long
No more letters FROM my MOM.
Late, tired, lonely feeling BAD
Goodbye to Mom is really SAD.
Tough to accept she's really gone
No more letters to my MOM.
She lived with JOY -- her life was Great
What a model to emulate
Highlight her memory -- perhaps a song?
No more letters to my MOM.
In loving memory of Mom Dorothy.
Dorothy Carmann, formerly of Riverdale passed on Sunday, March 10, 2013
Tiffany Square Care Center Room 401
Grand Island, NE
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March 20, 2016 (first full day of spring)
MOM DOROTHY
Three years ago you left us
twas a sad and mourn-filled day
We miss your JOY and LAUGHTER
as we move along life's way
All the things you taught us
have LIFTED US ALL UP!!
as we strive to live like you did
with an OVERFLOWING CUP
You'd smile when you'd greet us
always GRATEFUL for WHATEVER
today we'll have FRIED CHICKEN!!! You're
'''CAUGHT IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER!!!!!!'''
Ken Carmann
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(Her son Ken was a March 1967 NFL draft for San Francisco 49ers as a Defensive Tackle while enrolled in college at Kearney, NE)
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Dorothy's grandfather, Ferdinand Juhl, homesteaded the land in 1879. In 1979 the Carmanns received the AK-SAR-BEN Award for land being in the same family one hundred years.
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MOTHER-IN-LAW GRACE M. THADEN CARMANN
Find A Grave Memorial 24418458
Nov 28, 1877 - May 18, 1973
Grandma Carmann lived with Dorothy and Rudy for five years in her old age before going to a nursing home. She had previously stayed with her two daughters who were neighbors to their brother Rudy.
FATHER-IN-LAW WILLIAM CARMANN
Find A Grave Memorial 24418457
Feb 13, 1872 - May 23, 1964
Both of his parents were born in Germany and came to the United States as children.
William and a Grace were married in 1897 in Valley, Polk County, Nebraska.
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Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located on section 18 of Loup Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska. Take Hwy. 10 north from Pleasanton for 3 1/2 miles to 355th Rd. Turn west and go 4 1/2 miles. The cemetery is on a hill on the south side of the road.
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DAUGHTER IN LAW
Marcia Lynne Carmann, 61, of Grand Island died Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, at St. Francis Medical Center, with her family at her side.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Sylvia High Karlsson will officiate.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at All Faiths Funeral Home in Grand Island.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 39 years, Larry Carmann; a daughter and son-in-law Julia Carmann Herickhoff and John Herickhoff of Arlington, Va.; a son, Timothy Carmann of Wilmington, Del.; and a brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Colleen Gulleen of Johnston, Iowa.
She is also survived by her two nieces and a nephew, Elizabeth, Kathryn and Matthew; two brothers-in-law, Glen Carmann and Ken (Kathy) Carmann; two sisters-in-law, Dorene Carmann and Mary Ann (John) Levi; and her mother-in-law; Dorothy Carmann.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Milford and Arline (Hanson) Gulleen.
Marcia was born July 13, 1950, in Kearney. She grew up in Kearney and received a bachelor of science degree in education from Kearney State College. She also received a master of arts degree in education from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2005.
Marcia was united in marriage to Larry M. Carmann on May 27, 1972. The couple made Grand Island their home. Marcia was employed by the Grand Island Public Schools as a mathematics teacher for 28 years. She then worked with the Educational Service Unit 10 as a professional development coordinator for three years.
She was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church and a former organist with the church. Her interests and hobbies included quilting, playing the piano and organ, reading, traveling in the United States and Europe, researching her Swedish heritage, and especially spending time with her family and friends.
Memorials are suggested to the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Organ Fund or the Grand Island Education Foundation.
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Week after Memorial Day 2014 ..from her son Ken...
The Last Things I'll Remember by Joyce Sutphen
The partly open hay barn door, white frame around the darkness,
the broken board, small enough for a child to slip through.
Walking in the cornfields in late July, green tassels overhead,
the slap of flat leaves as we pass, silent and invisible from any road.
Hollyhocks leaning against the house, peonies heavy as fruit, drooping their deep heads on the dog house roof.
Lilac bushes between the lawn and the woods, a tractor shifting from one gear into the next, the throttle opened,
the smell of cut hay, rain coming across the river, the drone of the hammer mill, milk machines at dawn.
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Father of Dorothy's son-in-law John T. Levi, Jr.:
John T. Levi (Charging Buffalo)
Born: June 14, 1898 – Bridgeport, OK
Died: January 22, 1946 – Denver, CO
Burial: Geary, Blaine County, Oklahoma
Parents Tom and Good Killer Levi are also buried in Geary Cemetery.
Member of the Athletic World All-American football team
NY Yankees signed Levi before they had ever seen him play.
Graduated: Chilocco (OK) Indian School, 1917
Haskell (KS) Institute, 1924
Overview
Called by Jim Thorpe, “the greatest athlete I have ever seen,” John “Skee” Levi won more letters at Haskell Institute than any student who attended the school. Jim Thorpe was born May 28, 1888 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. Jim Thorpe died in Lomita CA on March 28, 1953 at the age of 64 years.
John Levi was born in Arapaho Indian country (Bridgeport Territory) in Oklahoma and he attended Indian boarding schools and Phillips (OK) University before coming to Haskell in 1921. He was honored as a member of the Athletic World All-American football team in 1923 and was named Walter Camp All-American fullback in 1924. He averaged 55 yards a punt and could throw a football 75 yards in the air.
But one of Levi’s greatest contributions to Haskell was his adherence to all rules and regulations. He was the idol of the younger students and a definite influence on their characters.
Professional & Coaching Career
Recognized as one of the best all-around athletes in the country, Levi had Olympic potential in the decathlon in 1924; following a football game in Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees signed Levi to a baseball contract even though they had never seen him play the sport.
Levi was one of the leading hitters for the Yankees’ Harrisburg (PA) farm team, batting over .300, leading the league in doubles and was second in homeruns, but he became homesick for his people and returned to Kansas.
He coached football at Haskell for 10 years (1926-36) and was a player/coach for the highly-successful Hominy Indian professional team. This team is featured in a 58 minute docudrama PLAYGROUND of the NATIVE SON (2013) which is about the World Champion New York Giants Football Team playing the Hominy Indian Football Team on December 26, 1927 in Oklahoma. The New York Giants lost the game 13-6 thanks to the skillful playing of John Levi. The New York Giants got back on the train and continued on their journey to the Los Angeles area for more games.
Honors
John T. Levi Sr. was inducted into the American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame 1972 and the Oklahoma Athletic Hall of Fame, 1973.
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Dorothy as Teacher in the Sandhills
1934 -- Clayton Schroeder, Fifth Grade Student at Werner School in the Sandhills of Nebraska, Thedford, Thomas County.
Dorothy boarded with the Schroeder family in 1934 in a sod house built in 1916 by Grandfather William D. Paul. Years later she gave Clayton a quilt which his daughter Lisa said he treasured.
In the year 1887 the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad made it to the little settlement of Thedford. Many hopeful settlers arrived hoping to claim 160 acres of free land. This quickly proved to be inadequate in the semi-arid regions of the Sandhills, which was not suitable for cultivation. When the Kinkaid Act passed in 1904, 640 acres was allowed. By 1914, when Thedford was incorporated, the population was 138.
"Guarantee of a job" brought many school teachers to the county. Little did they know that the job meant they would go out into the hills where they would stay for the entire school term with a family, eat with them, and sometimes sleep with some of the children. In the end, most married local cowboys and stayed on in the community. Dorthy Juhl did not do that. She did write weekly letters to her grandparents in Yuba City, California. Tom and Anna Henderson shared those letters with their grandson George Herr.
George visited his Aunt Evalena Henderson Juhl in 1936 and gifted his cousin, the new bride Dorothy Juhl Carmann, with a summer cook stove.
She was living on the Juhl homestead with husband Rudy.
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LAUREL — Clayton Dale Schroeder, 88, of Laurel died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at Hillcrest Care Center in Laurel.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Laurel with burial in the Laurel Cemetery and the Rev. William Engebretsen officiating.
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Clayton was born Oct. 7, 1925, in Allen to George and Rena (Paul) Schroeder.
At the age of 3, he moved with his family to a ranch at Thedford, which was homesteaded by his grandfather, W.D. Paul.
In 1935, they moved to a farm by Concord, and Clayton graduated from Concord High School in 1942.
On Nov. 22, 1946, he married Darlene Wacker of Laurel. Clayton was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on March 31, 1947.
Clayton is survived by his wife of 67 years, Darlene Schroeder of Laurel; seven children, Connie (Dave) Schutte of Laurel, John (Sally) Schroeder of Yankton, S.D., Jerry (Diane) Schroeder of Laurel, Jim (Susan) Schroeder of Laurel, George (Kris) Schroeder of Belden, Susan (Jerry) Richards of Fremont and Lisa (Randy) Papenhausen of Coleridge; 30 grandchildren, Julie (Tim) Schmidt, John (Stacie) Schutte, Kyle (Stephanie) Schutte, Lana (Jake) Bartos, Ben (Erin) Schroeder, Clayton (Kelly) Schroeder, Holly (Paul) Wintz, Leslie (Justin) Noehren, Seth Schroeder, Shelby (Colin) Churchill, Holli (Bennie) Surber, Jennifer and Kari Schroeder, Lukas, Timothy, Mindee and Adam Schroeder, Rebecca (Jason) Carr, Laurie Schroeder, Matthew (Melyssa) Schroeder, Emily (Dustin) Jones, Spencer, Alec, McCaffrey and Nathan (Emily) Richards, Christina (Troy) Nelson, Kendra (John) Meuret, Rachel (Nick) Hanson, Lindsay (Ryan) Schmuecker and Marcus (Mandy) Papenhausen; 45 great-grandchildren; one sister, Bonnie Haakenstad of Norfolk; two sisters-in-law, Virginia Schroeder of Fremont and Susy Wacker of Laurel; and many nieces and nephews.
Clayton was preceded in death by his parents; brother Cleo Schroeder; and three brothers-in-law, Sydney Haakenstad, Darryl (Ruth) Wacker and Kenneth Wacker.
Pallbearers are his grandsons, and honorary pallbearers are his granddaughters.
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March 5, 2015
Two years after the passing of Aunt Dorothy and remembering the many kindnesses extended to others by Aunt Dorothy.
Shirley Spencer called Darlene Dorothea Riley Kepner, Costa Mesa, CA. It was the first conversation since 1953 and was very warm and enjoyable.
Darlene spent the summer of 1953 with her mother Hazel's cousin, Dorothy Carmann. (This was just a year before the Carmann's moved a lovely large home onto the farm.) Darlene was the city girl out on the farm. The old farmhouse had two large bedrooms upstairs. The three girls slept in one and the three brothers slept in the other bedroom.
Did she wonder if chickens laid eggs on Sunday? Did she join in with corn detassling crews?
Dorothy's cousin Hazel returned to Kearney to visit her Juhl sisters when Darlene was 18 years old in 1958. Alice and Milt Issler had the Bar "X" Tavern in Kearney. It was the meeting place for Juhl family members when they were in Kearney.
March 10, 2015
Shirley Spencer shared memories in telecon of the George Juhls with Jan Crocker, also a great granddaughter of Ferdinand and Sophia Juhl. They had lunch at Cameron's Seafood Restaurant in Pasadena on March 30th.
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March 10, 2015 by Son Ken Carmann, emailed to all, in the gully, CO
MOM D
has been a while since you've been gone
your smile and joy still missed
the stories, letters, essays
we read'em with the risk
of tearful memory coming back
to renew and warm our spirit
as we read.... 'with passion written'
sure seems like we can hear it!!!
those letters to the editor....
the Elm Creek Beacon News...
Roger Welch's 'Mud Porch' to
'Jesus----- King of the Jews'!!!!
found your cookie recipe
and we are gonna bake 'em
and like you did in your rich life
to other folks we'll take'em
Mom D, you blazed a trail wide
and far of laughter, joy and clever....
seems right to use your so oft said....
'YOU'RE CAUGHT IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER'!!!
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The living room of the old house built by Ferdinand was built by whom?
By Alexander?
Where did the freighters sleepover?
The living room and a second small room were an add-on to the west of the kitchen and master bedrom. It included the opening to the cellar which was a great storage area for canned goods and roomy enough to enter when there were tornado storm warnings.
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