"I remember"
Nov. 1959
Incidents In my life,facts and dates etc:
Edith Louise (Schaller) Jorgensen.
I was born in North Dakota, Feb 11 - 1896. My Father was George Schaller born in Alsace France Mar 18, 1864. Came to U.S.A. about 1882. My Mother was Louise (born Sherbinski in Kulm N. Dak. March 19, 1872. Married in N. Dak Jan 17, 1892
We lived on the farm, in N. Dakota in (Dicky County) Ellendale, N. Dak. My father sold the farm in 1902 to a "Mr. Juity" and when Emma and I visited in N. Dakota in 1952 and went to see the old farm, it hadn't changed much in all those years, and the same man still owned it, was renting it out. He was retired and lived in Ellendale. My parent shipped several car loads of effects and moved to Irvine, Alberta, papa went with the settlers effects in the cars. Mamma and "us kids" came by train and arrived in Irvine Nov. 2, 1902. It was dark when we arrived at this little town. I just remember getting off the train, onto a cinder path. And then on home.
Papa had bought a house. The house in which we lived in Irvine many years, in which we all grew up, and Emma was married in Nov 22 1914 (big wedding) from that home. And I was married at Med. Hat June 14 - 1920. (Chris and I, Linda and Dremling) drove to Me. Hat to be married, and we came back to Irvine for a small family reception.
Papa was a sick man. (Cancer), on this day, he made his last trip to his office, He sat at the head of the table and asked a Blessing on our marriage and on us all. He was a very good Christian man, who, although he died young, had done a lot of good to a lot of people, and who left a good Heritage and example to his children. For "My father" I thank God all my life, for the lessons he taught us. My Father died of Cancer, in this home. On Aug 3, 1920. Was buried from the little Baptist church, he founded, in Irvine. The church was too small to hold all the friends and neighbors so the largest funeral ever to be held in Irvine was held outside on a lovely fall day Aug 6 - 1920.
And a few years later, Linda married the "Student Minister" who conducted this funeral service. Several ministers were helping conduct this funeral.
From this home in Irvine our Grandmother, Grandfather, (Mamma's parents) they lived with us a few years. Both died in this home. Our Mother died in this home (very suddenly) with a heart condition, had had this condition many years, All the family were home for Mamma's funeral - she died May 3 - 1927.
Emma lived then out on the farm. Chris and I and Earl and Marjorie lived at Shaunavon. We motored home (very bad roads) were stuck in the mud several times, Linda came from Portland Oregon. Hilda couldn't come from N. York. Alyce, and George and Esther were at home. And that was our last link in the old Irvine home gone, "from 1902 to 1927".
And a lot of happy living and many memories and changes went into those 25 years.
There, foundations were built, and characters formed that will go on through the years. In this little town of Irvine we grew up, we had a happy congenial home life. At "our house" it was "open house" at all times. Our Father brought meal guests "unexpected" at all times. And often it caused a lot of inconvenience. My Father was in Business in Irvine from the day he arrived there in 1902 till his death in 1920 when he died. He was in grain buying and feed store business. He made a lot of money. In our home, there was always plenty. But we were all taught to "Waste not". What a lot of patience it took to teach us "all 7" the lessons of life. Now that we are older we appreciate them more than we did then.
What a lot of incidents I could add to the memories of our home life in the days "when our heats were young and gay" If one could roll back time to those days, How would we live them? Maybe one would not want to change them; they were "our years" for that age. We loved and laughed, had many children's parties at our home. "Taffy pulls", Easter egg dying parties. (what fun we did have). No shows, no "T.V.", no radio. No cars in the earlier years, all self made, good wholesome fun.
In our "teens" our boy friends often called on a Sun afternoon, with 2 saddle horses and we'd go for long rides through the lanes and hillsides, often a group of 6 or more would go in a party. We all were fond of riding; all had riding outfits, big wide divided skirts. One or 2 of the girls still had sidesaddles but that was soon "outmoded". We were Western (and low) and so we rode Western Style. There were a lot of small rodeos and sports days and everybody went. Horse racing was a high light and little cart racing. We owned a little 2 wheeled cart with 1 horse and traveled many many miles on that cart. (Mainly Emma and I) Why we are alive to-day is a miracle. When I think how we traveled on those roads at all hours, sometimes in pitch Black nite. We couldn't see a road or anything ahead of us. So we would just let the horse choose the way and get us home safely. We were thrown off saddle horses many many times. Sometime the horses would run away and maybe gallop through barb wire fences. But we were never seriously hurt. I can't recall that one of us ever needed a Dr.
We ate what was put before us. No vitamins, or allergy's or diets were known in them days. We all had lots of chores to do, always owned "a cow" and milked and delivered many many qts of milk all over Irvine. 5 cts a qt delivered by our unwilling feet. And so we lived there in Irvine and grew up.
Our family were Emma, Born Oct. 22, 1893 in Ellendale N. Dak. Married in Irvine Nov. 22 1914 to Emanuel Weiss. They now live at Med. Hat.
Myself, Born Feb 11 -1896 in Ellendale N. Dak. Married in Med. Hat. Reception at Irvine to Chris. We went from there home to the farm at Snipe Lake Sask. And then we took a motor trip up into the North Country: N. Battleford and Turtleford. Very interesting trip
Linda Born Sept 29 - 1899 in Ellendale. Married May 17 1923 in Rochester N. York to Gus Rutsch
Hilda Born Apr 2 - 1902 in Ellendale married Nov 4 - 1924 in Rochester N. York to Russell Minier.
Alyce Born June 20, 1904 in Irvine Alberta married Nov 10 - 1928 in Salem Oregon to Walter Willecke
George Born July 11 - 1911 in Medicine Hat Hospital married July 1946 in Williamson N. York. At the time George was married Emma and Dora Hillenberg were visiting here in Nelson. Also Alyce and Walter.
Esther born in Irvine Mar 18 - 1916 married May 31 1946 to Lawrence Bogenreif in Portland Oregon. Now live in Denver Colorado.
We were all raised in the Baptist church. We all were active in church life; at Sunday School teachin, playing the organ, choir, young peoples, etc! (Sunday was a day to go to church) "and no fooling about that!" As we grew up we worked a little in stores at Irvine, Walsh and Hatlen. But our Father didn't much believe in girls going out to work. So we learned to house keep at home. We all could bake bread before we were very old. There were no cook books (we just learned).
In the Fall of 1913 Daisy Blakely and I went as cooks with a thrashing outfit, Daisy's father's outfit. We went to Yellowgrass, Sask. We got the fabulous sum of $6.00 a day each as cooks which was a fortune int hem days, for "maids" were st8ill working for $20.00 a month then. We had a great experience at this cooking. Had a big cook car and from 20 to 30 men to cook for. We baked all the Bread needed and many many pies. In fact I think we baked pie every day. It was mostly dried apples, raisin, and prune pie (no mixes in them days) Mr. Blakely helped us a lot and kept and eagle eye on us. He slept beneath the cook car to guard our welfare. He was a fine man. When we finished our jobs (about 6 weeks) Daisy and I went to town and we blew ourselves to new clothes. Very modern, slit skirts and Hobble skirts and very modern winter coats. Mine was a very nice heavy grey tweed, big Collar trimmed in purple. Very nice coat. I wore it a long time, then had it re-modeled.
We sure did cause a sensation in the little town of Irvine when we came back. Had been to "foreign lands" and were back safe and sound with lots of stories to tell of our adventures "our hearts were young and gay" to have ventured out like that in the 1st place "was a great wonder" we were only 17 years old and I was by far the most experienced cook of the two and that's not saying too much but we managed. (and no one got sick or died) and now Daisy has been dead many years. I've lost track of all the Blakely's.
I had daring and adventure in my Blood and wanted to venture out. I was born 30 years too soon for in a later age one would have traveled far afield and maybe got into some interesting job. But in them days it was just not the thing for girls to do.
However in 1918 I went to Moose Jaw to work and while there I answered an ad to come to Eston Sask. To work in a store.
This man, "Walter Johnson" wrote and said he'd meet me at such and such a place and I went bravely forth to meet this strange man and go to a completely strange place. Iin those days, people were taken at face value and "everybody trusted everybody" very little drinking was known among average people. And people were kind and considerate of each other) I enjoyed life at Eston. Was a small,(young town) lots of young people. We had many good times, dances and parties etc. I boarded at a "Mrs Dean" she had 6 girls in board, 2 of these girls I still keep in touch with. One Dora Bird lives in Van and I visited in her home with here family in June 1959. First time I had seen her since we were both boarding at Mrs Dean's in 1919.
And there at Eston I met Chris and we chummed around and when I decided to go home in Fall 1919 Chris gave me my diamond and at Xmas 1919 he came to Irvine to visit and then Linda and I and Chris went by train to Banff for a week. We had a very happy time there and when we came back to Irvine the young people gave us a "chiv-ere" for they thought we got married. A "chiv-ere" is unknown of now. But then a gang of young people got together outside and made a lot of noise: horns, tin cans, etc till they were either invited in for eats, or often the wedding party gave them money (5.00 or 10.00) to go off and have their own party somewhere. It was just a custom in those days and often got quite wild. In our case Papa went outside and told the gang there had been no wedding and they might as well go home.
Chris went back to the farm in Snip Lake Sask and we were married June 14, 1920. Had a family gathering in our home in Irvine. And Chris and I left that evening and went as far as Maple Creek, Sask stayed there in a hotel and went the rest of the way to Snipe Lake the next day. There on the farm I was often very very lonely and also there were a lot of new experiences and interesting adventures.
Papa died in Aug 1920. Chris was at Turtleford at the time, I wired him there he drove home. And we drove home to Irvine for the funeral, then we went back to the farm. And in Early Dec. I went again to Irvine by train and stayed 2 weeks went back to Snipe Lake for Xmas, but in many ways it was a very lonely Xmas for me, away from home "for my 1st time" and I never again missed a Xmas at home in Irvine "while Mamma lived" She died in 1927 very suddenly. Alyce was home.
At Snipe, we had a small house and always couple of hired men and a few hangers on, especially in the winter time. The men had a bunk house they lived in. It was strictly a grain farm. No cow, no pigs, no chickens, so one time we went home in the car. Mamma had bought 2 little pigs put them in crate for us to take home in the car. We raised them and killed one for meat in the fall of 1921 and the other bore a litter of 13 pigs which we butchered and sold. Made good money on that venture.
Also one time when we went home to Irvine Mamma gave me 2 hens in a crate which I set and raised a good flock of chickens and it was fun and interesting to have some live stock like that. I remember one of the little chicks broke one leg and I put splints on it. And it grew up, "it limped" but it always limped after the others, into the grain fields. It was my favorite of the Flock. And so after many years one remembers these little everyday chores. I can so well "now" recall the yard, the barn, the house, the pump that often wouldn't work, the grain fields that came right to the door, the visits to town, the many kind neighbors. Linda was away in Chicago going to the Moody Bible School she came home in 1921 and she came home in 1921 and she came to visit us. We went to Swift Currant to meet her in the old Lizzie. Was an adventure to meet her and drive home that nite.
We had a happy visit there in Snipe Lake, And chris and I took her back to Irvine in the car. Both Linda and Hilda were with us at Snipe Lake in the late summer 1921, and then that fall Hilda worked in Eston. I think we went to Irvine for xmas in 1921 (but I can't really remember) Anyway Hilda worked in Eston in the spring. Earl was born Mar 12, 1922 in the Eston Hospital and Hilda came home with us to Snipe lake when I went home from the Hospital. She stayed a couple of weeks and then her and Lind went to Rochester N. York that summer to work (made very big money there) and Linda worked till "May 17, 1923" when she married Gus there in Rochester. Hilda was Bridesmaid.
The summer of 1922 was pleasant in many ways there on the farm. But times were tough,; no money, not much crop. So Chris decided to Salvage off the farm what he could and let it all go for old debts so we sold wheat and stuff for about $600.00 and loaded a few things into the old "Model T" and we drove off the "old Homestead" that had been Chris's home since 1907. We shipped a few trunks and boxes of things to Irvine, and sold most of our furniture and now we were at "loose ends", "No Job" nothing in sight.
We went to Irvine, stored our stuff and Chris went to Med. Hat to look for a job. He got on with an Ice plant, $85.00 a month. So we rented a partly furnished flat "up the hill" in Med. Hat. $20.00 a month (not a bad place) "was upstairs. So in the spring we looked for a house. We found one on 4th St.; a nice place, 3 bedrooms, a good yard, big garden. We had to buy furniture. So I went to an auction sale. Bought stove, 2 dressers, dining room table, and some chairs, all for about $25.00. I bought a rug and library table from Emma. Mamma gave us a few things and once again it was home and we were very comfortable.
We hadn't been in this place 2 months when Marge was born May 14, 1923. I was very well "before and after". Marge was borne at home in Med Hat. Alyce was going to High School at M. Hat and she was staying with us. And Chris went to Irvine to get Mamma (when I got labor pains) He rushed off to Irvine to get Mamma at 5 a.m. and I was there alone with the baby (Earl) I was up and moved Earl's crib into a little bedroom all my himself. And so there Marge was born early in the morning, Mon. Morning, May 14, 1923. Mamma stayed a few days, then we got a hired girl (20.00 a month) Martha Pudwill (I knew her all her life). Her dad worked for my father in Irvine for many many years. I was soon up and around. And about May 23 (or so) Linda and Gus came. Were on their Honeymoon. We ad some happy visits and they went from Irvine to their 1st home in Ebenezer, Sask. (Gus' 1st church).
We had a wonderful garden there in M. Hat in 1923. And managed very well on our $85.00 a month. Our rent was only $20.00, and food was cheap. And we were young and life was good. But in the fall, Marge took very sick. Was operated on twice for mastoid, was in the Hospital quite a long time (Dr. Woodland). We payed all that Hospital and Dr. Bills in those days; there was no Hospital Insurance and no Gov. help of any kind. Each one struggled with their own problems. And through the years we had many problems and hard times to face.
*Now it's Jan 1- 1960, and I'll continue on.*
In July 1924 Chris got laid off the ice route. He had never really like M. Hat very much. So he decided we'd leave M. Hat. In just a few days we sold our furniture and shipped some stuff to Irvine. The kids and I went to Irvine and Chris just headed East to see what he could find. Had no particular place in mind. He landed into Shaunavan one day, and started to work. "Carpenter work" for Strickland the next day. And he worked for Strickland till 1935 when Strickland left Shaunavon.
I stayed in Irvine couple of months, then I went to Yorkton "by train" with the w kids, to visit Linda and Gus. There Chris phoned to come on the Shaunavon. He had rented a house and got some furniture. So the kids and I left Yorkton next day, went to Gull Lake, and Chris met us there. And we started our for our new home.
In Sept 1924 we lived in a small house near the rink. We had boarders most of the time. In the fall of 1925, Alyce came to visit us there in Shaunavon. In the summer of 1926 we Schallers all went home to Irvine and Med. Hat to visit. Linda and 2 children came from Portland, Hilda came from N. York, 2 children. Emma lived at M. Hat. Alyce, George and Esther were still home with Mamma in Irvine. While in Irvine Marge too quite sick and I decided to go home. Chris met us in Gull Lake, middle of nite, we drove home. Marge was Very sick; nearly choked to death. On arrival at Shauavon we called the Dr. He immediately took her to Isolation Hospital. It was diptheria.(Dr. Storey).
Next day was July 1. We had to have our house fumigated. So we sat out in the car most all day. Was raining very hard and we watched people coming and going to sports ground. I guess we had as much fun as they didn't, (which was not much)
On her homeward way to N. York, Hilda came to visit us in Shaunavon. Marge was now home from Hospital.
Chris worked out of town most of the time this summer (1926). In the fall, about Oct or Nov. Emma and Mamma wrote and said they were coming to visit. Could only come to G. Lake and no way to get to Shaunavon (only car) Chris was working out of town. I was frantic what to do. So phoned a sort of "Taxi System" to meet them at G. Lake and bring them over which was $10.00 and a fabulous sum at that time. But I was so glad they came. We had a good visit and Chris took them back to G. Lake when they went home. And that was the last time I seen my mother alive for she died suddenly of Heart condition in May 3. 1927.
In early spring 1927 Chris bought lots and decided to build our home. He put up a rough structure and we moved into our new, unfinished home in Mar. 1927. He worked on it pretty steady. I was restless, had a terrible urge to go home to Irvine. So we planned to go in a few days "but before that" Telegram came; Mama died very suddenly, Heart condition. She had had this heart condition for years and very bad asthma. So we went home for the funeral. All were home for funeral, but Hilda. A parcel for "Mother's Day" arrived from Hilda for Mamma after the funeral; a lovely box of Choc (I have the box yet)
In July 1927 I went back (with Marge and Earl) to visit in Irvine with Alyce and K.P. in Irvine, and visit Emma in Med. Hat. While in M. Hat I had my hair cut. 1st time, and got them curled etc: and kids and I had our pictures taken. In 1928, Earl started to School in Shaunavon. I had boarders most of the time to help pay for our new home which was finished about 1929. We were proud of it and very comfortable there. (Life was good in those years; we were young and happy)
In 1929 Marge started to School in Shaunavon, and now also the depression years started. Times were tough, no work, no money. We managed on our own all through those tough years. Food and farm produce was very cheap. And if one had $1.00 you were rich in these hard years. Chris inherited about $500.00 from his fathers estate in Denmark and we pinched that for a long time to make it last. I kept boarders and Chris done a lot of odd jobs for farmers "for food" (So we ate well) Eggs went down to 3 cts a doz. Beef 6 cts a lb. By the quarter. Butter 8 cts a lb. I bought many and many a good "dressed chicken" at the door for 25 cts each. Farmers were so glad to get a little cash money.
We fully paid for our house in the fall 1929.
Shaunavon Sask. 1930
Life just went on from day to day. Dry, dusty years. No crops, no money, no work. Nearly everybody was on Gov. relief. "Bennett Buggies" came into being instead of cars. We never went on relief but (pickings were slim) food was plentiful and cheap. We always ate well. I always managed to work a little here and there for the odd $1.0 to buy some things and clothes for the kids and Chris always managed to earn a few $1.00 here and there. Many people moved out. Many went north in caravans to Meadow lake (Many came back) Some went to B.C.
1931
In the spring of 1931, Safeway built a new store and Chris worked on that. When the job was finished about June and he had a little money we decided to go on a trip to Med. Hat and Oregon. So we took camping stuff, and a tent, stove, food etc and started out. Stopped in Med. Hat. We had a very enjoyable trip and visit in Oregon. This was almost the nicest trip we ever had (all 4 together) Earl was 9 years old and Marge was 8. Were just a good age to enjoy it all. Esther lived at Linda's in Salem. We all went to the beach a few days. (3 tents and camping) Linda's family, us 4, Alyce and Walter and Esther, we were young. And our hearts were young and carefree.
And so back to Shaunavon.
Of the years 1932, 1933, and 1934 I have no special recollection. Just dry, dusty, depression years, still many many people moved out.
Shaunavon 1935
In 1935 Chris got 2 Gov. contracts to build Custom houses near Climax and Orkney. So he got a cook car on the job and a crew of men varying from 10 to 20 and I went to cook for them. Marge and Earl stayed in town alone. (age Earl 13, Marge 12) They got their own meals and went to School. Ina Domey stayed with them part time. Every Sat. nite we came to town (60 to 80 miles) I always brought baked stuff and cooked food for the kids and left a big Groc. Shopping list for them to order and have sent to our house for Sat. for us to pick up and take out on Sun. On Sun in Shaunavon I washed and done a lot of work and late in the afternoon we started out again. Kids didn't mind staying alone. And managed very well. They had Tommy the Cat and Spud the dog.
When School was out end of June, we all moved down on the border into the big old cook car. Just sitting on the bald headed prairie. The wind blew all the time, from every direction. The old cook car rocked to and fro. The old stove I had often didn't work so good. But I cooked and baked 100's and 100's of muffins and dozens of big loaves of fresh bread. I served lunch to the men at 10 am and again in the afternoon. No time to feel sorry for myself. We had Tommy the cat and "Spud". He was so happy there with all his family and busy chasing Russian thistles and gophers of which there were plenty. I kept track of all our food costs, and I served good meals to those men at an average of 3 cts per meal. We got all the milk we wanted for nothing, and potatoes 50 cts a 100 lb. bag. Flour was $1.49 / 100 lb. bag, butter 8 cts, eggs, 3, and lots of good meat at 8 cts a lb. I started shopping in Climax after the kids came out. Was a very good butcher shop there. I got very good meat there.
While we were there on our Canadian line, "Harroums" American Custom Officer lived across the road. We became very good friends with them and she was very good and so generous with her home. We had the use of their fridge. Sometimes on a real hot day she'd bring over Ice-cream or a big Frozen dessert for all the men for dinner. Our crew was smaller now, only 6-8 men.
In July Alyce wrote and said she's coming on her way home from N. York. So we wired we'd meet her in Swift Currant. We left Orkney for Swift Currant over 100 miles (bad country roads) after supper. Her train arrived about mid-nite (we were there) so we just bundled her up, went and had something to eat and then started back again. Over dry dusty thistle blown roads. Back into no man's land. Marge and Alyce slept on cots under the cook car! I think the wind finally drove them indoors. Alyce stayed there a few days. Then on the weekend we went to Shaunavon and Alyce and Marge left for Med. Hat. We took them to Gull Lake 35 miles North of Shaunavon.
What a lot of miles that old Lizzie4 rambled and Chris and I and Earl and the cat and dog (both traveled in the car). Went South to the Border again. The job was finished there before school opened in the fall. Chris had made real well on those 2 contracts. So we blew ourselves to a chesterfield and 2 chairs, table and chairs. I still have the table and chairs and the chesterfield and chairs I sold with the house 815 Cedar St. in 1956. And also that fall Chris went to the Sask bonspeil in Regina. Him and Chris Jensen and 2 other guys. I don't remember who they were. He bought me a nice rust silk dress that I wore for years and years and also our 1st floor lamp we ever had. Marge still has it (with a different shade) It had a lovely shade when new. And that about winds up 1935.
1936
Domey's had moved out to Nelson B.C. in the fall of 1934. And wrote to us to come to Nelson. Lots of Carpenter work and a nice place to live. And here it "rains and rains" which, to dry prairie folk (no rain for years.) seemed like heaven. So in 1936 we decided to take a trip out to Nelson. We stopped at Domey's had a good visit and seemed to like the mountains and all was green and lots of water "seemed wonderful".
From Nelson we motored to Edmonton and Stony Plain. Linda and Gus lived at Stony Plain then. We had a visit there and then started out for home. Stopped in Calgary a day and nite. Stayed at "Sunshine cabins". We went and visited "Auntie Mauch" then we went on to Med. Hat. Stayed there couple of days and on home again, in time for kids to start to School.
1937 "The year it didn't rain",
was dryer and dustier than ever. Only those people that lived through 1937 could believe how dry and dusty a country could be. Dust e fence posts in many places. One could drive miles and not see one green spear of grass or grain. The farm lands drifting, till there were little mounds of fine dust everywhere. Cattle were shipped out by the 100's. No feed and water.
So in June, Chris decided to go West to BC. He went to Nelson and got work right away and it rained and it rained and it rained and he though that was heaven. In July, Hilda and 2 youngsters and George came to Shaunavon for a visit from N. York. What dust storm we experienced while she was there. She just couldn't believe it could be so. I remember on July 1, Hilda and I went to the rink in the evening where our Ladies Aid served coffee and pie at a dance. When a terrific dust storm came up we all rushed madly to cover and save our pies. But people were quite used to eating dust with their food, by now. Then Hilda and I went home. And our poor kids were asleep with the window open and the bed and them and bed clothes were black with dust. We took the kids up, shook them off, shook all the bedding, shoveled up the dust in pails full. And got the kids to bed again. And this routine went on more or less daily. One stuffed rags into the door ledge. And every morning one swept up pails of dust before anyone had breakfast. Many people were getting sick of a dust condition and had to move out. Hilda was so surprised, why anyone would continue to live in such a place. But we were there, and it was our home. And people don't easily give up. We had our own home, and were comfortable in it, and we liked Shaunavon. Had many good friends there. But in July and Aug. Chris kept writing to sell the furniture and move out to Nelson. I worried about it, didn't know what to do. Always Chris went on ahead and I was left to wind up the affairs and follow.
POST SCRIPT:
The above is the end of Edith's memoirs. She never got back to finish them! However, in Aug. 1937, she along with Earl and Marge, packed up and moved out to Nelson. Furniture etc. was crated and loaded onto one end of a CPR box car. The other end of the car had the effects of another family who also decided to move to Nelson. They were friends of ours and 2 of their daughters still live in Nelson. We stopped off in Medicine Hat, of course, and then continued on by train to Nelson. Date of arrival unknown.
Edith wrote about her anxiety about the moving, but she had little choice. Both she and Marge shed tears at leaving friends and house. In Sept., Marge entered a Jr. Hi. School (gr. 9) that was new and exciting. She never looked back. Earl entered the Sr. Hi. Gr. 10. Both schools within 3 blocks of where we lived (806 Mill St.)
It was a 2 story house, older than our Shaunavon house. 3 br. And a bath up, and kitchen, dr and lr and entrance hall and stairs on main floor. The only improvement over our Shaunavon house was it had indoor plumbing. We were in that house about 11 years.
By then Marge and family lived elsewhere, Earl was at UBC and soon married (1950). Chris died 1951 and Edith was now on her own, but her children and Gr. Children were always close at hand. She lived comfortably and would travel to visit her sisters. She bought a little house just 4 doors from Earl and Family. She died 1970, while walking home from church with Dorothy, having collapsed on the sidewalk and died immediately.
Note: 1970 was a sad year in the Schaller family; the sisters Emma, Hilda, and Edith, plus "inlaws" Walter and Russell all died that year.
Earl Jorgensen
Stanley's attestation documents list that he is fair with blueish eyes and brown hair. He was the youngest child, the son who's birth was accompanied by the death of his mother and his twin. I imagine it would have been hard to let him go.
