Bernice's Birthday Book, Mar & Apr

As a continuation of the prior post on sharing Bernice's Birthday Book, explore below the March & April birthdays captured half a century ago.

March 2 & 3, friend & Mann: Mildred Goede & John Mann

Mildred Goede, I believe, was a friend of Bernice.

The March 3 reference "Dad" was Bernice's father, John Mann, who was born in 1892.

March 4, Untiedt: Carolee Untiedt

Carolee was a niece of Bernice's husband, Paul Untiedt. Paul's eldest brother, Henry Untiedt, was Carolee's father. Carolee was born in 1939.

March 12, Krabbenhoft: Freda Mann & Mrs. Geo. Woodrich

"Mother" refers to Bernice's mother, Freda (Krabbenhoft) Mann. She shared a birth date with her sister, Martha (Krabbenhoft) Woodrich. The sisters were three years apart in age, born in 1892 and 1895. In 1917, Martha married George Woodrich.

March 13, Untiedt: Lloyd Untiedt & Mrs. Clarence Untiedt

Lloyd Untiedt was Bernice's brother-in-law and the best man at Bernice & Paul's wedding. Of Paul's five brothers, Lloyd and Paul were closest in age, but still six years apart.

Clarence Untiedt was also a brother-in-law of Bernice and the second eldest of Paul's brothers. Clarence's wife, Bea Trunnell, was born in 1908. Though Clarence & Bea raised their family in Rock Island, Illinois, they tried to make annual trips to see all the Untiedt cousins. Bea is one of only a few people listed in the book who lived outside the Rock County or Minnesota area.

March 19 & 21: Untiedt & Krabbenhoft: Elmer & Lavonne Untiedt, Olga Krabbenhoft

Elmer Untiedt was another brother-in-law of Bernice. Elmer was the third son of Emma (Schwager) and Paul C.S. Untiedt.

Lavonne Joyce Untiedt was Bernice's eldest daughter. She married Robert (Bob) Schardin and had three sons.

Olga Krabbenhoft was Bernice's aunt, sibling of Bernice's mother, Freda (Krabbenhoft) Mann.

March 26, Mann: Ervan Sherwood

Ervan (Slim) Sherwood was the husband of Bernice's first cousin, Alice Mann. While visiting with Alice around the year 2000, she mentioned how Paul & Bernice would join her and Slim playing cards in the early years of their marriage.

April 2, Untiedt: Joyce & Lawrence Untiedt

Joyce (Untiedt) Levey was a niece of Bernice's husband, Paul Untiedt. Paul's eldest brother, Henry Untiedt, was Joyce's father. Joyce was born in 1927.

Lawrence Untiedt was a nephew of Bernice's husband, Paul Untiedt. Paul's brother, Clarence Untiedt, was Lawrence's father. Lawrence was born in 1929.

April 3, Untiedt: Loree Jean Untiedt

Loree Jean (Untiedt) Davis was the great-niece of Bernice's husband, Paul Untiedt. Paul's brother, Henry Untiedt, was Loree's grandfather; her father was Wayne Untiedt. 

April 7, Mann: Alice Iveland

Alice Iveland married Robert Mann in April 1945, 13-months after Bernice's marriage. Robert Mann was a first cousin of Bernice. Robert's father, Harry, was the brother of Bernice's father, John Mann.

April 16, Untiedt: Wayne Untiedt

Wayne Untiedt was a nephew of Bernice's husband, Paul Untiedt. Paul's brother, Henry Untiedt, was Wayne's father. Wayne was born in 1925 and married Catherine Bofenkamp; they had two daughters, Loree & Jan.

April 22 & 23, ?Mann & Untiedt: Ricket? & Mrs. Art Hickman (Ann)

The April 22 entry is one a few in this book that appears to have been not been written by Bernice. I suspect this could be Rich Mann, the eldest child of Bernice's brother, Verlyn Mann. Rich was born in 1953, which aligns with the time period where Bernice appears to have been maintaining this book.

Mrs. Art Hickman, Ann Untiedt, was the sister of Bernice's husband, Paul Valentine. Ann passed away in 1946, two years after Bernice & Paul were married.

April 26, Mann: Charles Mann

Charles Mann was a cousin of Bernice. Bernice's father, John Mann, was the brother of Charles' father, Louis Mann. Charles married his wife, Verna Ahrendt, the year after Bernice was married. Verna was a third cousin of Bernice's, both sharing the same great-great-grandparents, Jochim Christian Ahrendt & Catharina Maria Liese Jastram.

April 28 & 29, Mann: Emil Hemme & Lorene Mann

Emil Hemme married Verna Schneekloth, first cousin of Bernice. Verna's mother, Emma Mann, was the sister of Bernice's father, John Mann. Emil and Verna were married in Luverne the same year that Bernice married Paul.

Lorene Mann married Jack Busby. She's one of a handful of people listed in this book that I've had the pleasure of meeting as we both lived in Dallas, Texas. Lorene's married name also happens to be the same as the maiden name of my first mother-in-law, Joan Busby Mathis.

May to December birthdays

Throughout 2025 I will be sharing the remaining months in the Birthday Book. At the top of this post, use the Search box to view all "Birthday Book" posts to date.

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