Recent generations
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Back to the Dennis reunion
I finally took Mom back to the Dennis reunion, if only by means of a four-generation picture with her mother Marie Fisher Kidder, grandmother Idell Dennis Fisher, and great-grandmother Rachel Powell Dennis. I…
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A brief reunion remembrance
Verda’s reunion lives on. We had a nice gathering of Grandma Olsen’s great big family on Sunday, continuing a tradition that dates back at least to the 1950s. Edwin and Loretta Case’s family…
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Remembering Mom
Our memorial service for Mom, Lois Joan Springsteen, brought people from many walks of life: family, Montcalm Community College, quilting, church, and a wide circle of friends. Mom liked lists, so it was…
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Until we meet again
We celebrated Mom’s 90th birthday on January 1 with a rose bowl, a nod to her long-time desire to go to the game in Pasadena. Two months ago we celebrated my birthday with…
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Happy anniversary, Aden and Verda!
Aden Loyal Springsteen and Goldie Verda Case were married one hundred years ago today on her nineteenth birthday. They were married at her family home in Titus.
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Carrying on
Members of Verda Case Springsteen Olsen’s family shared a bit of time together again on Sunday at our annual family reunion in Belding. We missed many who have been among us in the…
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John L.D. Springsteen, 1919-1934
Aden and Verda Springsteen’s oldest child, John L.D., died at the age of fourteen after a farming accident. I was tempted to title this article Johnny, we hardly knew ye, which is probably…
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L.D. and Aggie’s boys
Loyal Davis Springsteen and Katherine Agatha Keck were married March 2, 1892 at her parents’ home south of Gunnisonville in Clinton County, Michigan. The daughter of immigrants, she was always called by her…
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Eddie the Elder
Ninety-two years and eight days; that was the span of Dad’s life in this realm. He left us a year ago, but he will always be in our hearts. Eddie Springsteen, Aden and…
