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statements. She would tell Bible stories while her children paged through Eger-

meier’s Bible Story book, or read it aloud even after the pages began to fall out.

Later in life, Rosa was concerned about the welfare of her 23 grandchildren for

whom she must have said many prayers.

As the family matured, all of the daughters

moved away and lived elsewhere. Eugene, the

seventh of the nine children born to Emil, settled

with his wife, Maxine, on a farm just a mile east of

the home place. He and Maxine have four chil-

dren. The families of the daughters who moved

away would often come to visit during the sum-

mer. With the constant flood of family coming to

visit in the summer, Emil would often say, “I can’t

get in a word edgewise, crosswise, or other-

wise.” Many happy times were spent in the sum-

mers when the children and grandchildren came

home to visit. Emil and Rosa now have 23 grand-

children and 21 great-grandchildren which are

spread all over the nation. The family likes to re-

turn to the “Grotelueschen Motel”, as it is some-

times called, whenever an opportunity arises.

written by Edna Grotelueschen, daughter of Emil (with additions by all members of

their family through a round-robin correspondence)

from left to right:

Middle: Anna (Boch)

Evelyn (Mueller)

Rose Marie (Graft)

Emil Grotelueschen Family

Rosa and Emil—1958

Golden Wedding Anniversary