In 1960 I met my first husband in Hutchinson, Kansas. He and 3 of his brothers lived over on 2nd street in a small house beside the foundry. Virgil was the oldest and he had a wife and 2 sons in Germany, or so I heard. Delvin was not involved. The same with Duane and Larry. Larry was the youngest. Duane, I married in 1960 and Larry and Maudie married a year later. At the time the men were working for a man named Bean who owned a tree trimming business. At some point the men decided that it would be better to move from city to city and trim trees and move on. So that is what we did.
The next few years are a tad bit hazy in my mind, but I do know Maudie and Larry had a daughter. When I became pregnant with Debbie we decided that we should settle down and be more stable, so we decided on Hutchinson. Soon after I had Debbie, the men decided they wanted to move to Garden City. Maudie's family was there and her daughter was now 1 one year old. So the Seeger families moved west. And then came the fruitful years where we had our babies and filled our families.
Maudie and I remained friends and sister-in-laws through the years. Sometimes we were not in touch, but sometimes we were. Our kids spent their youngest years as cousins and remain cousins to this day. I am still Aunt Louella. This makes a long story short.
Having given you a bit of a background, I now want to say to the family, I am so sorry for your loss. Your mother was a unique individual and I regret that I never stayed in closer touch with her, but know I will always remember our younger days together. Your mother was a unique individual! I will never think of "Aunt Maudie" wearing her hair in anything but a "bee hive" and know that her bee hive was always the highest and fullest bee hive that could be achieved. I do not know when she changed her hair style, but I am sure she did.
Maudie was a very strong willed woman and I am sure that never changed. I admired most the marriage she had with your father, "Uncle Larry." They remained together through thick and thin and back in the early days, there were a lot of "thin" days. Family was very important to her and I am sure that she was important to her family.
The Maudie I knew surely mellowed over the years. There are stories I could tell that would curl your hair, but I shall keep those and only take them out and look at them from time to time.
So mourn your loss and then get back to the business of living, because that is what we all must do. I shall mourn the young woman with the high, high beehive and the red fingernails.
God be with you at this time.
Aunt Lou
The next few years are a tad bit hazy in my mind, but I do know Maudie and Larry had a daughter. When I became pregnant with Debbie we decided that we should settle down and be more stable, so we decided on Hutchinson. Soon after I had Debbie, the men decided they wanted to move to Garden City. Maudie's family was there and her daughter was now 1 one year old. So the Seeger families moved west. And then came the fruitful years where we had our babies and filled our families.
Maudie and I remained friends and sister-in-laws through the years. Sometimes we were not in touch, but sometimes we were. Our kids spent their youngest years as cousins and remain cousins to this day. I am still Aunt Louella. This makes a long story short.
Having given you a bit of a background, I now want to say to the family, I am so sorry for your loss. Your mother was a unique individual and I regret that I never stayed in closer touch with her, but know I will always remember our younger days together. Your mother was a unique individual! I will never think of "Aunt Maudie" wearing her hair in anything but a "bee hive" and know that her bee hive was always the highest and fullest bee hive that could be achieved. I do not know when she changed her hair style, but I am sure she did.
Maudie was a very strong willed woman and I am sure that never changed. I admired most the marriage she had with your father, "Uncle Larry." They remained together through thick and thin and back in the early days, there were a lot of "thin" days. Family was very important to her and I am sure that she was important to her family.
The Maudie I knew surely mellowed over the years. There are stories I could tell that would curl your hair, but I shall keep those and only take them out and look at them from time to time.
So mourn your loss and then get back to the business of living, because that is what we all must do. I shall mourn the young woman with the high, high beehive and the red fingernails.
God be with you at this time.
Aunt Lou
