Os and Jennie Christensen on their wedding day, April 4, 1928

 

These photos show Oswald R Christensen (1906-1989) and Jennie Douglas Rait (1908-1994) on their wedding day, April 4, 1928. Os and Jennie farmed and made a family in Iola, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. Their home was the gathering place for their many siblings, nieces, nephews, friends and others. It was a place where people always felt welcome. Photos courtesy of Dana Christensen Zarling, their granddaughter.

Duwe Family Christmas 1947 in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

This photo shows a Christmas gathering in 1947 of the extended family of John and Mayme Duwe. Shown from left to right, front row: Itola Duwe (nee Wolf), baby Barbara Duwe, Barney (surname unknown to me; husband of Itola's sister Delores), Floyd B Knuth (seated), Wallace R Tess (just behind Floyd's shoulder), Ronald R Duwe, Mary Ann "Mayme" Duwe (nee Dier), Nancy Tess, Signe "Cena" Dier (nee Jensen) - the family matriarch in dark dress at focal point of the grouping, William Knuth, Richard Knuth, and Leona Peterson (nee Duwe). back row: Donald M Duwe, "Auntie" (name unknown to me; possibly sister of Mayme Duwe), Mildred Tess (nee Duwe), Helen Knuth (nee Duwe), and Delores (nee Wolf), sister of Itola Duwe.