More Uncle John and Marie

 This picture is of my Aunt Marie. She and Uncle John were married in Astoria Oregon on 19 April 1918. She is holding their first child, Charles. Charles was born on St. Patrick's Day and for years the family called him "Pat". I corresponded with him shortly before his death, and he remarked that I was the only one who remembered his nickname.

Aunt Beth Carlson introduced Uncle John to Aunt Marie. Aunt
Marie was her teacher and she told her teacher all about her brother John. When Uncle John came home she made sure that she met him. She said to her brother, "Isn't she pretty"? He said, "She has pretty teeth".

This is Uncle John and Marie in later years. They lived on a farm in Woodburn Oregon and sold produce. I spent a great deal of time with them when I was small. Since all my grandparents were deceased, I think of them as grandparents. Uncle John died on 25 Nov 1968 in Woodburn and is buried at the Bel Pasi Cemetery there. Aunt Marie married Fred Muller on 1 Mar 1971 in Salem and died 23 Jan 1985 in Salem. She also is Buried in the Bel Pasi Cemetery in Woodburn.