Lorbetske Family Tree

Aunt Clara the fourth child born to Frank and Amelia was born on Oct 16 1911.  1911 – the Model A was 3 years old and the Titanic wouldn’t sink until the following spring – Women wouldn’t be allowed to vote until Clara was 8 years old – well except maybe in Chicago where voting laws were always just advisory.  Terese Clara was 17 years old when the world was thrown into the Great Depression. 

In the middle of that Depression Aunt Clara married Edwin Nehring; the day after Christmas in 1935 they exchanged vows at St James Church in Rhinelander. 

By the time World War II began they were living in Wausau – both working at the Wausau Hotel.  They had four children – all born in Wausau.  Eventually they moved to Three Lakes, at first in town just as County A comes into town from the west, and then out on Hwy 32 – past the Northernaire (they both worked there) – I do not know the address – but what I do know is that this house was OUR DISNEYWORLD.

We weren’t lucky enough to be able to travel when we were kids.  There weren’t trips to the Dells and certainly not to Disney or the beach, but we went ‘up north’ a lot and I wouldn’t exchange those trips to the cottage for anywhere else.  The wonders of the lake and the woods and the family we visited while we were kids is cherished to this day.  The treks to the many weddings when we were kids – well those were our always anticipated.

But, on top of all that, the day we would visit Aunt Clara was a treat – the deer and then the opportunity to ride the horses was very special.  Cousin Frank was in his glory showing us the horses and getting them ready for us ‘city slickers’ to ride – a trip to Dairy Queen was usually on the agenda as Frank would always want to take us there. 

Aunt Clara was always sweet and kind – and always made us feel special.  Aunt Clara died in 1996.