News from the Misfeldts

 I had a phone call from Elaine Misfeldt this morning telling me that LeRoy is in the hospital and will be having some stents put in on Monday. LeRoy is in his upper 80s, about the same age that so many of our former Magnolia friends are. There were quite a few men in the park at one time who were all right around the same age. Elaine asked that you keep LeRoy in your thoughts and prayers. She told me that she will let me know how it goes, but probably not until Tuesday. Stents are fairly common these days, it seems that we know quite a few people who have had them for years with no problems. I know we all wish LeRoy the very best and hope he has a speedy recovery.

Nelson Zoet Obituary

I have so many good memories of working with Nelson when he sang in Magnolia Park. It was always a pleasure to play for him. It was so much fun to listen to him do the "Auctioneer Song" and we all enjoyed it. He always just sang the song with no accompaniment and he didn't need any. I know he will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. 

Nelson Jay Zoet, age 87, of Wyoming went to be with his Lord on Friday, October 15, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Dena Zoet; siblings, Harold Zoet, Donald Zoet, Angeline Anderson, Russell Zoet, Lois Freeland, and nieces and nephews. 

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 68 years, Mabel; children, Lawrence (Attorney) and Jane Zoet, Shelly Zoet, Darlene Putans and David Vail; grandchildren, Amy and Jason Klein, Ryan Putans and Ashley Tittle, Rebecca Putans and Adam Schmidt; sister, Shirley and Dave Schutter; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Benjamin Kruithoff, Eleanor and Mike Swiech, Kenneth Kruithoff, David and Sherry Kruithoff, Rose Kruithoff; extended family and friends.

 Nelson proudly served in the US Army National Guard and he was an auctioneer for many years. Memorial services will be held Friday, October 22, 2021, 12 noon at Carlisle United Methodist Church, 1084 76th St. SW, Byron Center, with Pastor Gary Zinger officiating. Relatives and friends may meet the family Friday from 11 am - 12 pm at the church prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make memorial contributions to Faith Hospice. Condolences may be sent online at www.mkdfuneralhome.com.

Sad News

 I just received a message from Mabel Zoet  telling me that Nelson passed yesterday. He had been in the hospital for a while with Covid even though they were vaccinated. It does happen. I will post more information and hopefully an obituary as soon as I have it.

News from Mabel Zoet

 I had a message from Mabel tonight telling me that even though both she and Nelson had their shot they still got the virus. She is doing okay and is at home but Nelson is not doing so well and is in the hospital. She asks for prayers and as they say over at Trophy Gardens where we spent one winter, get the prayer wheel spinning.

It brings home the fact that we just can't be too careful, even though we are fully vaccinated and have gotten the booster for Pfizer a week ago yesterday it is still possible to get Covid and get very ill with it. We have become complacent over the months and really should be more careful. As I understand it from folks who have already arrived down in Texas almost everyone is wearing masks which is certainly different from how it is around here. 

Please, be careful, stay safe and if you are on the road, safe travels.

Linda Rogers Obituary Updated

 

Linda's son sent me her obituary which I am sharing with you.  I have included a few photos showing her singing with Deral which is how I will always remember her.

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Linda M. Rogers, age 65 of Sioux City, IA passed away in her sleep at home on Monday, October 4, 2021.  She passed after a long journey through a cancer related illness. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM Saturday, October 9, 2021 at St Therese Catholic Church in Sioux Falls.  

Linda M. Rogers, age 65 of Sioux City, IA passed away in her sleep at home on Monday, October 4, 2021.  She passed after a long journey through a cancer related illness. Memorial Services are pending, please check back.

Linda Marie Rogers, born April 15th 1956 in Sioux Falls, SD to Ronald and Elaine (Varns) Wingert, she graduated from Pipestone Tech in Pipestone, MN, Linda became a talented tailor, building Linda’s Tailoring Service into a pinnacle of the industry in Sioux City, IA. Along with her staff, she made a wonderful impact on people around the city, from teens needing things from homecoming to prom making and altering dozens of dresses every year to making costumes for theaters in schools across Sioux Land and the Sioux City Community theater.

She and her husband loved to play music, going to their frequent “jam sessions” in Sioux City, Lemars, and even Texas, playing guitar and singing with their friends. Linda and Deral were excellent together and would steal the spotlight wherever they sang.

Linda was a fantastic mother and loving wife, always finding a way to bring a smile to her loved ones' faces. She will always be loved, and she will never be forgotten.

Linda is survived by her husband, Deral Rogers; children, James (Jenn) Graves, Carrie (Drew) Valenta, and Robert (Keo) Graves; her four grandchildren; Matthew, Emily, William, and Thomas; her parents; Ron and Elaine Wingert; two brothers; eight sisters; and a host of many other relatives and friends.

Linda was preceded in death by one brother, John Wingert.

Linda Rogers has passed.

 Deral Rogers notified me through others that Linda passed away this morning. Deral's email address is

Deral Rogers

deral5649@gmail.com

Deral and Linda were well known and well connected in Magnolia Park. 

Please share a memory of Linda with Deral. When I heard the news my mind flashed a picture

 of the two of them singing on stage in Allen Hall. 

Barb B.

News

 I had a message from Marty Harper this morning telling me that she had heard from Reggie Holland who told her that her son had died Thursday night. Our condolences to Reggie and her family. 

Marty also told me that Larry Ergen had a hip replaced and I know we all wish him well. Take it easy Larry and don't overdo!

Don and Marty are on a Fantasy tour  - Bemidji Minnesota, New Orleans and I don't know where else. Thirty-four days and then on over to Texas. She didn't know when they would get to Weslaco.

Booster shots are available for the Pfizer Vaccine which is what we got and it has been more than six months since we had the second one so when we find a place that is giving them we will get ours and then later in October the flu shot. We are looking forward to traveling south and want to stay safe and healthy if we possibly can.

We are enjoying some beautiful fall-like weather although we had the furnace on for the first time yesterday morning and then again this morning. Today it warmed up nicely and almost the whole week is supposed to be nice. Fall is such a nice time of the year as there are fewer bugs flying around and it's not humid. Enjoy!!

From 2016

 

From 2010

 

Reminiscent

 From Barb:

I was looking back at pictures for a class reunion slideshow I am putting together and ran across some photos to share with my Magnolia friends. The more I think of it I should plan to put together a slide show for this blog. I have loads of pictures from many years. But here are a couple to wet your whistles.

Fires and Rugs

 I received a note from Mabel Zoot yesterday and she told me she had made one of these rugs and it had taken her about two weeks working on it around four hours/day. It's so pretty!! I looked up how they are made and it looks pretty tedious to me. This one is made from fabric triangles as opposed to what some of these rugs are made out of.

I also heard from Peggy and she sent me a photo of the sky now where they live. It is very much better than a week or so ago that's for sure. Everyone out there is grateful to the firefighters for all they have done. Those of us who have never experienced fire, or floods either really have no idea how awful it must really be when it's your property and lives that are in danger.

Scams and This and That

 Just a heads up. If you should get a phone call asking if you still have the old red, white and blue Medicare card and someone wants to send you the new gold card, please don't fall for it. They want you to read your number to them and then they will send you the "new" gold card. DON'T DO THAT!!

The scammers keep trying all these various tricks trying to get you to bite. I've gotten numerous phone calls and emails about my so-called Amazon order or PayPal or some other scheme and they just want to scam me out of something. They like to especially pounce on senior citizens and we have to stay vigilant.

I joined a group on Facebook and it appears that where Peggy and Donn Gordon live the fire situation is better than it was last week. The people living out in that area are posting about the firefighters and what a great job they are doing and the residents are so thankful for their service.

Our weather has turned fall-like here in Central Wisconsin and it feels great although this weekend it is supposed to be quite warm and humid again but only for a day or two. We have pretty much finally got our bathroom project almost done after numerous problems. Now I can get back to my quilting and knitting. We will have to mow probably a couple of times more but as the weather turns cooler the grass doesn't grow nearly as fast as earlier in the season.

I see a few people are headed south already and more will be soon. Safe travels to everyone who does head to Texas or, as a matter of fact, wherever you may be going.

Saturday is the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, a day which I'm sure none of us will ever forget. It was a time when political differences were put aside and the nation came together to mourn the lives of those lost that day and the events that took place. Let us remember those things and pray nothing like that ever happens again.

Stay Safe.

Fires out West

 I had a short note from Peggy Gordon today and I told her I would share it tonight on the blog. She sent me a link which I couldn't make work but there is plenty of information out there. Peggy and Donn live in Carson City Nevada and she told me that the smoke, along with the ash, from the  Lake Tahoe and Caldor fires is absolutely terrible. I looked it up and it looks very scary to me. The evacuation centers in Carson City are full and I would imagine the situation is only going to get worse. We complain up here in Wisconsin or anywhere actually in the mid-west when it is a bit too dry or a bit too wet but in all reality our weather is nothing compared to the raging fires out west and the hurricane down south. Keep Peggy and Donn in your thoughts and prayers as well as all those hundreds of thousands of other people who are dealing with the results of fire, wind, flooding as well as no power. 

Stay SAFE!!

This and That

 It's been ages since I've put anything on the blog but frankly, there just isn't much to put on. I have not heard much from former Magnolia residents and I hate to keep writing about just our projects, which by the way we are STILL struggling with. This bathroom remodel has turned into a never ending series of problems but the end is finally in sight, - maybe! The last thing was stain that wouldn't dry - ever! Quite annoying to say the least.

This year we fed only 74 jars of jelly unlike last year when we managed to use up 104 jars. We had more Baltimore Orioles last year and the last of them have left although we did see one stop in briefly this morning. We brought the jelly feeders in until next year as the honey bees had decided they like grape jelly too. The yellow jackets like the hummingbird feeders but I hate to bring them in as there are still a few hummers flitting around. As far as the birds go the last few days have been very quiet. The Rose-breasted Grosbeaks have been gone for maybe three weeks already and the Red-headed Woodpeckers have headed south too. Right now we don't even have sparrows which is perfectly fine with us. All we've seen the last few days are Blue Jays, a few Woodpeckers and several doves. Last week a Cooper's Hawk visited and managed to snatch a Mourning Dove and two hawks flew over this morning so they perhaps have frightened away the littler birds. As I understand it, doves are the Cooper's Hawk favorite food.

We live in Clark County Wisconsin and it has the lowest vaccination rate of any county in Wisconsin, not sure just why but perhaps the fact that we also have a large Amish population contributes to that. Neillsville right now has many people who are ill with covid and some are on ventilators in hospitals in the larger cities around us. Masks are once again becoming required in some businesses and I'm guessing will soon be necessary everywhere. We always have ours in the car or in my purse wherever we go.

I know for some people their thoughts are already turning south. We are looking forward to returning to Trails End in Weslaco but we usually don't leave until mid-November. Trails End is now an Encore park so there have been many changes made with the new ownership and some of the long-time park residents are having a hard time dealing with them but to us, it is run very much as is Trophy Gardens where we did spend a year and probably like most corporation owned parks. Change is always difficult but our feeling is that it will be for the better. Encore and Wilder (Trophy Gardens) both have good reputations from everything I've ready and we are looking forward to returning. Butch and Barb Brooker will be returning to Trophy (I'm relatively certain about that) which they enjoy. Trails End has lots of former Magnolia residents including Chet & Irma so it's a good fit for us.

I'm still toying with the idea of making a Magnolia directory, no photos, just current contact information. It would not go on the blog but I would email you a PDF copy if you would want one. It would be a fair amount of work so as I said, I'm still thinking about it. When I had mentioned it earlier in the summer I did have several people tell me they would like to be included. If I decided to do it I will post here on the blog the information that I would need and you could email me with it if you would want to be included. I had thought I would have time this summer but it really hasn't worked out that way.

If you have info you would like put on the blog, please let me know. It's always fun to see pictures of any of the Magnolia "family" so if you have something you could share, send it to me.

Stay safe!

Warmed My Heart

 It warmed my heart to see all these happy and healthy Magnolia Angels!

Dave & Mary Bruun onVacation

 Mary Bruun sent me a couple of photos to share. She and Dave were attending a Bruun reunion and while out and about were able to visit some Magnolia friends. I'm so glad she shared these as it's nice to see faces from all our good Magnolia years. If anyone else has something to share, please send me the info and I would be happy to put it on.

Dave and Mary with Kay Stilson

Back:  Mary and Donna Bruun

Front:  Dave, Jon Larson and  Wayne Bruun

All of these people lived in Magnolia at one time or another, Dave & Mary were over on Rose, Kay & Bill Stilson (deceased) lived on the corner of Peach and Center, Dave's brother Wayne and Donna were in a motor home across from Dave & Mary on the northwest corner of Rose and Center. Jon and Edy (deceased) Larson lived in a couple of different spots but ended up on Pecos over near Cherry Street.

It's nice to see these familiar faces!

True for me!

 

One More Bleess Photo

 I received this picture from Linda this morning and thought I would share it. If you haven't read the original post which is a couple below this one, scroll down to find it and see other photos from their celebration.

62 Years for Barb & Butch

 Today was also Barb and Butch Brooker's 62nd Anniversary. She made note of it on her blog and I went to her Facebook Page and stole a photo. Ever since I first saw this picture I've liked it as it shows both of them enjoying life and each other. Happy Anniversary to both of you from all of us!!

50th Anniversary for Joe and Linda Bleess

 Thanks to Elaine Misfeldt for sending me the information and some pictures from the celebration for Joe and Linda on their 50th wedding anniversary. She sent a couple of photos, one is of Winter Texans who attended and the other is part of Joe's family which consists of 20 brothers and sisters with 15 in attendance. Joe and Linda now reside in Siesta Village in Weslaco during the winter months which is not very far from where we spend the winter in Trails End. I always think they look like a couple of kids and was surprised it was their 50th. I just received more info from Linda and one more picture. There actual anniversary is December 4 and their kids planned this celebration when everyone could come which I think is a great idea.

Congratulations on 50 years Joe & Linda