1999 Family

Historical Calendar

Prepared By

Mary Lou Bockert 8535 Eulalie

Saint Louis, Missouri

63144

(314) 961-1705

Volume VI

Ralph

Dorr

Mitchell

Ralph

Dorr

Mitchell

Laura Frieda

Dorothy Zander

Mitchell

Laura Frieda

Dorothy

Zander

Ralph and Laura Mitchell

The Mitchell Home

2003 Third Avenue North

Fort Dodge, Iowa

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Surprise Birthday Party for Laura

1. Agda Anderson

2. Laura Mitchell

3. Ralph D. Mitchell

4. Carolyn Anderson

5. Carl Anderson

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Ralph Dorr Mitchell was born September

19, 1887 in Chicago, Illinois. He was one

of five sons of Walter Benjamin Mitchell

and Catharine Willard Gore. He graduated

from Hyde Park High School in 1908 and

attended Chicago University.

Laura Frieda Dorothy Zander was born

February 28, 1888. She was one of six

children of William August Zander and

Caroline "Carrie" Meyer of Peotone,

Illinois. Laura, a pianist, often

accompanied the Philadelphia Symphony

Orchestra during practice sessions while

they were in Chicago. Laura was educated

through the eighth grade and became a

music teacher.

While in their teens, Ralph and Laura met

while spending the summer at Lake

Beulah, Wisconsin.

They were married on April 5, 1913 in the

family home at 2014 Sheffield Avenue in

Chicago,

Illinois. They made their home in Fort

Dodge, Iowa.

Weddings and Engagements

What did I tell you girls?

The wedding of Sister Laura Zander to Brother Ralph Mitchell took place Saturday April 5,

1913, at her home 2014 Sheffield Ave. A reception was held after the ceremony to which Alpha

Chapter were invited and if I may express the feeling of the whole Sorority we never enjoyed a

wedding so much before.

Sister Laura made a beautiful bride. Her gown was of white charmuese trimmed with chantilly

lace and pearl motifs from the wedding gown of her Mother-in-Law Mrs. Mitchell. She carried a

bouquet of white sweet peas and lilies of the valley which Sister Florence King caught,

designating her the next bride.

The happy couple left for Waterloo, Ia., amid a shower of rice and old shoes for a long

Honeymoon. A telegram from the Sorority preceded them and we hope they had a nice reception

on their arrival.

The Sorority wedding gift was a chafing dish complete with fork and spoon. We have not lost a

Sister but gained a Brother and we wish them every success and happiness in the world.

The Whisper published by the Delta Phi Chi

Sorority, May 1913

Ralph and Laura Mitchell

The Children of Fredrik & Elisa Magnusdotter Hall

Anna Oliva Hall ----- Augusta (Agda) Hall ----- Mathilda Fredrika Hall ----- Maria Hall

Ov parish, Dalsland, Sweden

Grandma Anderson (Agda)

Above: Agda Anderson holding James Webster, Ralph & Laura Mitchell, Astrid Anderson,

Marguerite Anderson holding Judy Webster, Carolyn Anderson, Mildred Webster, Vivian Lauth,

Susan Anderson, Ernie Anderson, Dale Webster, Carol Jane Anderson, Dick Lauth Circa 1947

Below: Ernie, Eva, Signa, Agda, Greta, Vivian, Sis and Millie

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Ernest

Mauritz

Waldemar

Anderson

Ernest Mauritz

Waldemar

Anderson

Ernest

Mauritz

Waldemar

Anderson

Carolyn Catherine

Mitchell

Carolyn

Catherine

Mitchell

Carolyn

Catherine

Mitchell

Above and Right:

1933 High School Graduation

1935

Ernie and

Carolyn

June 2, 1935

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Above: Carrie Zander with Myrtle Trunk, Laura Mitchell,

John Schon, Myrtle Trunk (daughter) and Carolyn Mitchell,

Lake Beulah, WI

Below: Bob and Myrtle Trunk family & friends

July 26, 1928 Pike's Peak

Above: Myrtle Trunk

The Bockert Family

Daniel Keith Bockert May 23, 1998

Nida Yusuf,

Pam & Dennis

Bockert,

Becky & Jim

Swedzinski,

Jerry & Nancy

Flesch,

Dan, Mary

Lou & Emily

Bockert

May 23, 1998

Chad Mitchell Bockert

and Nida Yusuf,

engaged to be

married on

May 29th, 1999

Emily Kathryn Bockert, Camp Cheeley,

Estes Park, CO June 9th - August 12, 1998

Bethany House "Come Apart and Rest Awhile"

Mark 6:31

Carol Joselyn

December 25, 1997

Present location: 1024 6th Avenue North, Fort Dodge, Iowa

Above: Dan Block and Father Joe Nooney

Prior location: 1602 13th Ave. North, Fort Dodge, Iowa

October 17, 1998

10th Anniversary

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Thanks!

Right: Isaac Peter Patrick,

Elizabeth Ann Joselyn and

Peter Nelson Svebakken

Joselyn-Svebakken

A Semester in Patagonia is about learning and expanding your horizons.

The challenge takes all forms. For you, it might be keeping a smile on your face while

bushwhacking through bamboo in the rain. For some the group dynamic is the most

difficult aspect. Living and sharing yourself with a group of people for 75 days can be

more demanding than the hardest day with a pack on your back or more frustrating than

waiting for a break in the storm that will let you paddle to the next island. This is why the

group depends on the strengths of all the individual members. There is a saying "the

group is only as strong as its weakest member," yet it is also as strong as the sum of all its

parts. It is these challenges that are the basis of learning about the wonder of living in

nature and with others. There are three sections: mountain travel in the rugged Patagonia

Andes, sea kayaking in the fjords and archipelago of the southern region, and a small

group expedition.

•Hiking routes vary between 125 to 175 kilometers during the Mountain

Section.

•Sea Kayaking routes between 150 to 225 kilometers.

•Rocky shoreline and swift currents.

•Frequent off trail travel and bushwhacking.

•Snow and ice mountaineering, glacier travel.

Semester in Patagonia (per http://www.nols.edu/)

Patagonia is a geographical region as far to the south as British

Columbia is to the north. The varied topography of ice caps,

mountains, volcanoes, temperate rain forest, tundra, pampas and

coastal fjords make up the southern-most tip of Latin America,

Patagonia. Patagonia, a mythical land of fire and ice, is closer to

Antarctica that it is to Santiago, the capital of Chile.

Above: David Charles Huntley

David completed this course and

returned home

December 11, 1998

The Huntley Family

Above: Lynn and Emily (cousins) in Estes Park, CO July 1998

This is

what it's

all about

Right: Grandma Carol Joselyn,

Madison Joselyn and

Great Grandma Carol 1998

Above: Tim Joselyn with daughters Abigail, Madison, and

Aunt Mary Lou, Colorado Springs, CO August 1998

Above: Christmas at Grandma's (Carolyn's) David, Phil, Charles & Lynn,

Chad, Chuck and Dan, December 1997

In Memory Of

Eva Doris Cornelia

Anderson Malmborg

1/11/04 - 4/7/98

Mildred Constance Hildegard

Anderson Webster

8/10/15 - 8/16/98

"Eva" "Millie"

After the tempest -- calm,

After the shadow -- light,

And the golden dawn breaks clearly

After the long, long night,

After the rain, the sunshine,

After the tears, the laughter --

And when this life is over,

Life eternal follows after.

Gerald Donald & Nancy

Ann Bockert Flesch;

Thomas Kenneth & Sheilah

Christine Nolan Flesch and

children Sarah Elizabeth

Nolan, Samuel Donald

Nolan, & Joseph Gerald;

Todd Gerald & Pamela Sue

Ventling Flesch and children

Michael Todd (not

pictured) & Jessica Marie;

Tracy Donald & Anna Floyd

Fleming Flesch;

Thomas John & Kelly Ann

Flesch Goldsmith and

children Emma Elizabeth &

Allyson MacKenzie

October 1997

The

Flesch

Family

Above: Dennis Lee & Pamela

Kathleen Mattice Bockert;

Dennis Lee, Jr. & Laura

Kathleen Spencer Bockert,

Lauren Elizabeth and

Alexandra Rose born May 4,

1998; John David & Stephanie

Kathleen Bockert Meyer and

children John Dennis, Brittany

Bockert, Seth David &

Samantha Kathleen born June

7, 1998

Right: Seth, Brittany holding

baby Samantha & Johnny

(standing),

Lauren holding baby Alexandra

Above: Laura holding baby Alexandra,

Lauren and Denny

Above: Alexandra Rose Bockert

My First Halloween!

The Dennis Bockert Family

Above: Pam, Jessica & Todd Flesch

Right: Michael Flesch

Below: Tom & Sheilah, Sarah, Samuel & Joseph Flesch

Right & Above:

Tracy & Anna

Flesch

Right: Tom & Kelly,

Emma & Allyson

Goldsmith

Flesch & Goldsmith

Above: John and Seth, Stephanie and Samantha,

Johnny and Brittany Bockert 1998

Below: Denny & Laura Bockert, married May 24, 1997

Above: Denny, Laura, Alexandra & Cleopatra Bockert 1998

Bockert & Meyer

Swedzinski & Flesch

Above: Becky & Jim Swedzinski, Nancy & Jerry Flesch,

Kauai, Hawaii January 1998

Right: Becky Above: Rebecca "Becky" Regina Bockert & James Paul

Swedzinski May 1998

Above: Patrick James & Tara Weins

Swedzinski, September 27, 1997

Above: Jason Lee & Tammy Linda

Kraviecki Swedzinski, August 17, 1996

Right: Pat & Tara, August, 1996

Right: Tammy,

Becky, Jason,

Pat & Tara Christmas, 1997

Above: Pat Swedzinski playing in his

band "TMPR", September, 1998

The Swedzinski Families

Mrs. Ernest W.

Anderson

October 27, 1939