Happy Birthday Aunt Evelyn !!!
This picture was taken in 1929 and is one of the very few pictures I have of Aunt Ev when she was young - this seems to be a normal phenomenon the further down the line from the oldest son or daughter the less pictures there are - check your own 'files'
Aunt Evelyn had a rather eventful arrival - when born she was not expected to survive - THANK GOD she did !!! From best I could tell from hearing a few stories she was a 'blue' baby.
Evelyn was the second to last child of Frank and Amelia Lorbetske that survived to adulthood - her one 'little' sister was Earlyne - the two of them had a bond that lasts to this day - even though Aunt Earlyne is no longer with us - I bet there isn't a day, heck an hour, goes by that Aunt Ev and Aunt Earlyne are 'together'.
Aunt Evelyn met her future husband Dale Wendorf - thanks to the 'efforts' of Tony Delonay - Omar's son. Tony introduced a lot of our future Uncles to our Aunts...I swear he was on retainer from Grandpa Frank to get those girl's married off !!! So welcome Uncle Joe, Uncle John and Uncle Dale.
Ev and Dale married in Schofield Wisconsin in 1950 and then moved to Milwaukee where they lived and worked until they moved to the Hartford area. Shortly after their new home was finished they gave us two of our youngest cousins Dean and Kim.
Aunt Ev holds a very special place in my heart she was and is one of the most generous people I have ever known. From when a 12 year old kid would sell her the school fundraising candy bars that got caught in the spokes of his bike, to the lending of the money to buy his first car, she was always there. But money was nothing compared to what she 'gives' everyday to her children and family. She gives her all in selfless devotion.
As I write she is living with my Mom - words can't describe what she does for her and the tears make typing this impossible....Aunt Evelyn is Love - pure and simple.
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