Monday, May 20, 2024

Memorabilia -- USPS Box 1 -- From Ruth -- Folkerts And Flessners

White envelope:
Flessner Family, circa 1910?
nice photo: Ruth's grandmother Hilka
good: Ruth's grandparents Ole Flessner

White envelope:
"If anything happens to Ruth, mail to Don, if living. Addressed envelope inside."
Letters written by Ruth's grandmother Hilka Flessner
Inside:
letters Mother Reka sent to Ruth
they are Grandma Hilka Flessner's letters

Note of September, 2000:
these are very precious.
writes again: "If anything happens to Ruth, mail to Don, if living. Addressed envelope inside."

White envelope:
Ruth's mother Reka's remembrances" -- funeral

White envelope with cardboard for large photo
photo of Reka, 1915?
4th of July?
Decoration Day?
Group of girls in front of home that Fred and Laura purchased, later, mid 1930s?
photo needs to be scanned

Wedding photo: Donald Flessner, Eleanor Seidoff, May, 1949

Photo: Aunt Edna / Uncle Roland -- killed -- tractor accident early in their marriage

Ruth's parents' home, Storm Lake, Iowa 

White envelope, dated July, 2000:
 mixture of memories
photos of Ekke's paintings
photos of Tony, Frieda, Bertha, Ken -- early years
obituaries

White envelope
Grandma Reka: 3rd third in 3rd row up
George Washington Party at school

White envelope: precious
Ruth's grandmother Flessner Hilka and more!

White envelope: caskets -- photos
Reka Flessner
Ekke Flessner
Aunt Enda

White envelope:
Ruth and Carl
25th wedding anniversary and 35th wedding anniversary
11-4-75

White envelope
Reka and Ekke's 40th wedding anniversary -- have many of these; maybe, get all together gradually
also: photo of Reka, Edna, Fred, Ruth, Waveryly by river
also: photo of Laura, Ella, Mary, Christmas Eve at Jack Quades

White envelope: 9-2000
Ruth's high school class photos
Class prophecy
Class history

White envelope
June 1990
Ruth, Kathy, Anna drove from Columbus, Ohio, to Williston, ND
from there, Kathy on to Tucson
stopped en route at Grandma Reka's home, Storm Lake, IA

Large photo
Grandma Folkerts
family
Grandma Folkert, five sisters, three brothers, and their spouses
nine women; eight men -- one male spouse had died when this photo was taken

White envelope
many photos Reka

White envelope
many photos Don

Two photos, undated, unlabeled
perhaps Reka and Ekke, engagement

Photo of Bruce, Ruth very, very fond of this particular photo
precious note from Ruth remembering her children when Bruce was eight

Classic photo of Bruce, Yvonne, about four and three years old

Multiple copies of Bruce, perhaps age one.

Multiple copies of family picture when Bruce 7 years old; dated September 1958
Five kids; Jan not yet born
Kathy was newborn held in Ruth's lap
photo, Bruce, Craig

Photo: WWI photo of Ekke



Thursday, May 2, 2024