Dad finds genealogical records!

Yesterday Dad spoke at the funeral of Daniel (Dan) Diehl, husband of Barbara Diehl. Br. Diehl's blessings were restored and he got to give priesthood blessings to his family just a day or so before he passed through the veil. Elder Dalin Oaks interceded the very day with the First Presidency that he got a call from Dianna Diehl's parents who knew him from his days in the Chicago Stake. Dad's talk was on the Plan of Salvation, Resurrection, and the Atonement. Mom and I also went to Wisconsin Memorial Park and to the family dinner at our chapel.

Today Br. Adam Diehl and Barbara's brother, Br. Dresen, attended our High Priest Group and shared beautiful memories with us...

Today I found a file folder I had forgotten about which contained naturalization papers, certified birth, death, and marriage certificates for Bennetts and Jakerles and other Jakerle documents in Czech... also some untranslated Twelmeyer material which may take us back one more (or 2) generations! I will try to get Sr. Frida Kindt (Hans Kindt's wife) to work on the German for me and I will try to use Google Translate for the Czech... Exciting!

Tonight Mom will ask Aunt Susie to work for her at Celestial..HR and Medical Coding. I will take care of Grandma Twelmeyer at our house if Susie says yes. Changes, changes, changes.

Tomorrow I will see Mike Corenthal about buying more records and old "paper" which he is "picking" for us. He is very happy being our picker... When he finds something he usually calls at 8 AM to let me know about it... Just like Uncle Bill, I know who is calling before I pick up!

My father's cousin, Leon Tritt, died a few days ago. He was Helen Flicek Tritt White's son. Helen was my grandmother Mae's sister.

That's it for now.

Love, Dad