My Grandma Bernette (or "B") and Grandpa Joe are my Dad's parents. They raised their family in the town of Oil City, Pennsylvania. They had three children: my Dad Robert, David, and Linda. Recently on a trip back to Pennsylvania I asked my Grandma how she came to meet my Grandpa Joe.Grandma's mom, Regina Eilers Frommelt, came from a large family in Guttenberg, Iowa. Regina was the second of ten children and her younger brother Greg was the eighth.
Grandpa Joe came from a large family, as well - fourteen in all. His older sister Ann was a twin and the seventh or eigth in line. Grandpa Joe was also a twin and the eleventh or twelfth in line. So, after that explanation my Great-Great Uncle Greg Eilers married my Great Aunt Ann Stanish in Pennsylvania. They travelled to Iowa after their wedding and my Grandpa J
oe tagged along. That's where he met my Grandma.So, Grandma went back with this travelling group to spend the summer in Pennsylvania before her senior year in high school. She was hooked, but had decided to go back to Iowa to finish out her schooling with her classmates. After high school she went back to Pennsylvania, but Grandpa Joe and Grandma didn't get married until a couple years later. I'll have to ask more questions on that one. But, look at those photos of the two - no wonder they were smitten...a cutie patootie and a handsome devil.
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