Posted in Biographical on Nov 28th, 2006
She was born in Detroit in 1904, and she had 9 brothers and sisters. Sisters, mostly, and she was the youngest sister. She always said that no one was glad to see her arrive, as more brothers were really what everyone wanted. So she felt she had to stick up for herself early in life. […]
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Posted in Photos on Nov 25th, 2006
Here’s are the photos from Grandma’s 102nd birthday, March 23rd, 2006. (Click on the image to enlarge further): [myginpage=grandma]
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Posted in Sound files on Nov 25th, 2006
grandma_and_joe_voice017.wav This is a soundfile of Grandma and Joe (and Dan, Mary, and Aaron in spots), just before Thanksgiving, 2004 – Grandma waxes large on Real Estate, Grandpa Thill, marriage, my Grandpa Wolff, the Saint Clair Shores development, the DTCU (Detroit Teacher’s Credit Union), the crash of 1929, today’s society, Whitter, flooded basements, saving (all […]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2006
Grandma left us today about 7:30am. She was 102 – March 23, 1904 – November 24th, 2006. We miss her – she waited until we got here to go. Love, Joe
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