Nov 03

Golden Wedding Anniversary

Time passes so quickly and today I am thinking about how quickly the past fifty years have gone.

Today, November 3, 2023, is a special day for Joe and me. Today is our wedding anniversary.

But it is not just any anniversary. It is our 50th anniversary. Our Golden Wedding Anniversary.

J & K 50th Anniversary, 3 Nov 2023

Fifty years ago today I married my best friend and the love of my life. We were destined to spend our lives together.

J & K Wedding, 3 Nov 1973

We were married at 6:30 p.m. in a candlelight ceremony at Zion Lutheran, Chatt, officiated by Rev. Ralph Hershberger. It was a beautiful fall day, sunny and not cold, much like today’s weather.

J & K Wedding, 3 Nov 1973

Here are a few more photos from our wedding day.

J & K Wedding, 3 Nov 1973

J & K Wedding, 3 Nov 1973

J & K Wedding, 3 Nov 1973

J & K Wedding, 3 Nov 1973

Herb & Florence Miller, Karen & Joe, Louise Bennett, 3 Nov 1973

Cornelius & Hilda Schumm, Karen & Joe, Helen Roesner, 3 Nov 1973

Wedding gown styles were certainly different 50 years ago. Wedding dresses in the 70s were much more modest than they are today. My dress came from the bridal department of Goldstein Department Store in Celina. Harriet Chodash headed their bridal department and dressed many area brides over the years.

Golden Anniversaries are not uncommon in my family. My parents celebrated their Golden Anniversary in 2000 and went on to celebrate eleven more anniversaries. My Miller grandparents (Carl & Gertrude) celebrated 50 years of marriage in in 1969 and my Schumm grandparents (Cornelius and Hilda) celebrated their 50th in 1977.

We celebrated our Golden Anniversary with a family vacation, with our son Jeff and his family a few weeks ago.

Joe and I spent most of this week in Holmes County, Ohio, probably our favorite place to visit. We had a relaxing and enjoyable time in a beautiful part of Ohio.

Anniversary surprise at hotel

The photo below was taken last Sunday. Notice all the red for Reformation Sunday. (I had a red jacket on earlier.)

Karen & Joe, 50th Anniversary, Nov 2023

A couple years ago, on our anniversary, I spoke at an event in Pennsylvania and I mentioned that it was our anniversary. Another couple there said that it was also their anniversary and we learned that they were not only married on the same day as we were, they were married the same year and time of day we were married! And they were also Lutheran. What a coincidence!  

Joe and I count our blessings and are thankful for our years together and look forward to many more happy years together.  

J & K Wedding, 3 Nov 1973

Life is good.

Oct 31

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from Karen’s Chatt!

Halloween PC

Some Halloween decorations around our house and yard.

Halloween

 

Bennett Halloween

Bennett Halloween after dark

Halloween

Halloween

Halloween

Halloween

May you have more Treats than Tricks. Happy Halloween!

Oct 27

Willshire Advertisers In the 1952 Willow Yearbook

Last week I featured advertisers from the Chattanooga, Ohio, area who sponsored Willshire School’s 1952 Willow yearbook. It is a little difficult to make out, but the cover of the 1952 Willow had a western theme, featuring a covered wagon and a cactus.

1952 Willow

This week, the Willshire advertisers from that 1952 Willow. You may remember some of these businesses.

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

Who was Charley? I wonder what his last name was.

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

My mom was the bookkeeper at Willshire Grain & Supply in 1952.

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

1952 Willow Yearbook, Willshire advertisers

I remember some of these businesses, which brings back memories of days gone by.

 

 

Oct 24

Tombstone Tuesday-Infant Son of Adam & Katy Kable (1896)

Infant son of Adam & Catharine (Huffman) Kable, 1896, St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Rockford, Ohio (2023 photo by Karen)

This is the tombstone of the infant son of Adam and Catharine (Huffmann) Kable, located in row 2 of St. Paul UCC Cemetery, Rockford, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Infant Son of
Adam & Katy
Kable
Died
June 19, 1896

This male child was born in Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio, to Adam (1861-1948) and Catharine (Hoffman) (1862-1913) Kable on 19 June 1896. [1] The child was born prematurely and died the same day. [2] Just the year before, Adam and Catharine Kable lost another male child due to a premature birth. Their marble tombstones are identical and include a rose at the top and an arch with open gates and a flying dove below the inscription.

The child’s parents had married 17 December 1890 in Mercer County and this was his father Adam Kable’s second marriage. The mother’s name is spelled several different ways on various documents and grave markers–Katharine, Catharine, Katy, Hoffmann, Hoffman, Huffmann, Huffman. On this tombstone her name is spelled Katy but on her tombstone, in the same cemetery, her name is spelled Catharine.  

His parents and two infant brothers are also buried in St. Paul UCC Cemetery.

This infant son of Adam and K/C Kable had the following siblings:
Charles/Carl E. Kable (1891/2-1973), married Cora Edna Bellows; married Eva Ann Wurster
Hulda K. Kable (1894-1985), married Philip Kerwood; married Leo Andrews
Male Kable (1895-1895)
Male Kable (1898-1898)

He also had a half-brother from his father Adam’s first marriage to Margaret Miller:
Emil Kable (1889-1978), married Agnes A. Loree; married Lillian Weinman

[1] “Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003,” Mercer County, Liberty Township, entry 19, male Kable, son of Adam Kable & Catharine Huffman, 19 Jun 1896; database with images, FamilySearch.org.

[2] “Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001,” Mercer County Deaths, 1888-1908 Vol.2, no.9 (1897 category), Kable, 19 Jun 1896; database with images, FamilySearch.org.

Oct 20

Chatt Advertisers in Willshire’s 1952 Willow

I have some old Willow yearbooks here at home and they are fun to look through. The Willow was the Willshire Public School yearbook. Willshire Public School consolidated with Rockford Public School in 1961 to form Parkway Local Schools. I believe the first Willow yearbook was published in 1948 and I posted advertisers from that book some time ago: Advertisers in Willshire’s 1948 Willow. And for the 1950 Willow, Advertisers in Willshire’s 1950 Willow.

1952 Willow

Today, some of the advertisers in the 1952 Willow. There were a number of advertisers from all over the area, but my focus here is primarily on Chatt and Willshire. And, since there are quite a number of from Willshire and Chatt, I am going to show the businesses from Chatt today and those from Willshire at another time.

Most of those businesses are no longer around, but it is still fun to see who was in business back then and to see if I remember them or remember hearing about them.

1952 Willow

1952 Willow

1952 Willow

1952 Willow

1952 Willow

1952 Willow

1952 Willow

I see HEFFNER CASH STORE in the last scan. That was probably a popular store. I would go to a cash store!

As you read through the list advertisers you realize just how many businesses were in Chatt over the years. Many more than you would think.