Regina Lucille Lorbetske
Aunt Lucille was born on November 9, 1913 in Bevent Wisconsin - she was the fifth child born to Frank and Amelia and the fourth daughter.
Like most of the children of farmers - as soon as she was old enough to help on the farm she did so....probably helping with chickens and the garden - maybe with the cleaning and laundry - farm kids learned how to work at an early age.
Lucille and Clara
By 1933 Lucille and her older sister Clara were working at the Hotel Wausau and living at 911 6th Street. In 1930 Lucille's older sister Bertha married Omar Delonay - and it is rather likely that it was through Bertha that Lucille met Omar's younger brother Milton.
February 12, 1934
Lucille and Milton were married at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Wausau Wisconsin - it was in Wausau where they remained for the rest of their lives. Milton worked and Lucille raised their family - which quickly grew to 8 children - one of Milton and Lucille's daughters - Anne died in infancy.
Taken at Christmas in 1949 - this photo does not include their youngest son - Milton yet to be born
Neupert Avenue must have been a busy place !!!
In later years after Lucille 'married off' all those kids - she found a new passion - she served as a crossing guard for the neighbor children and not only was she diligent in her duties - she was darn proud of how she protected the kids on their way to and from school.
Grandpa and Grandpa Lorbetske lived a short walk to the east of Milton and Lucille - they lived in a big house which they no longer needed in their older years. So Frank and Amelia wanted to build a smaller, more functional home to live in - they 'found' a spot of land that was owned by Milton and Lucille and they built their new home there - on Delonay Street !!
For us that didn't live in Schofield we don't know what it was like - but with Grandpa and Grandma, Lucille and Milton, Carl and Esther, Emmy and Joe and Lucille's daughter Yvonne and husband Norman all living within a stone's throw of each other it must have been cool !!!
Aunt Lucille died in 2001 and is buried in St Joseph's Cemetery in Wausau Wisconsin.