Recent generations
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Remembering Dad
For the first time in my life, we enter a new year without Dad. He was released to eternal life just a few weeks ago, yet it seems like we’re now in a…
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Edwin Frank Springsteen Sr., 1924-2016
One day after the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, another World War II sailor slipped away. My Dad, Ed Springsteen Sr., passed to eternal life on Thursday, December 8, 2016…
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Sheridan and Horton Cemeteries, Sovereign Family
In the wake of Halloween and All Saints Day, I want to begin a tour of cemeteries and family gravesites. Cemeteries are places for respect and reflection. Gravestones and memorial markers are the…
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Notes from my interview with Verda Olsen
Goldy Verda Case, my paternal grandmother, was born on October 15, 1899 in Sheridan Township, Mecosta County, Michigan. Verda, as she was known, was the daughter of Edwin Case and Cynthia Loretta Green.…
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Mothers and fathers
‘Honour thy father and thy mother.’ That’s an admonition we should all take to heart, that it may be well with us and with those who have given us life in so many…
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Lorna Wolf’s memorial service
Aunt Lorna gave her family wings to live far and wide. I want to share her memorial service here with those who couldn’t come to Lorna’s memorial service on short notice. Thanks to…
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Rest in peace, Lorna Wolf
My Aunt Lorna, Dad’s sister, passed on to her eternal life on Friday, March 18 at the age of 93 years and 6 months. She was an inspiration to her family and friends,…
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Red’s recollections
I’ve been asked for a copy of Uncle Waldo’s brief autobiography. You should be able to download it here: Waldo Fisher recounts his life.
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From the archives—Waldo Fisher recounts his life
I am reposting this entry from my old web site on the occasion of Waldo’s 102nd birthday. Monday, March 11, 2013 Waldo Vaughn Fisher, generally known as Red Fisher, passed from this life…
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Cousinship
Yesterday I met some second cousins from my maternal grandmother’s Fisher family. As I get older, it seems that family reunions increasingly occur in connection with the passing of our elders. Mom’s cousin…
