Irma Elizabeth Kuchenbecker was born in Bloomington CA, a small southern California farming community at the time, and was my grandmother. Daughter of Minnie (nee Doescher) and Charles Henry Kuchenbecker. She met John A. Kroeger and fell in love. They were married May 17th 1930. I was fortunate enough to be born on their 30th wedding anniversary.
Irma had 4 children. Joan Marie (Ducker), Joyce Lorraine (Martinsen), Jean Louise (Ober), and John Carl Kroeger.
Irma was devoted to her family and was an avid gardener. She was the matriarch of a growing family and as the generations grew she was delighted. She nearly saw the birth of her first great granddaughter. Each grandchild that has a girl of their own has included a portion of G'ma's name into their daughters name. She knew the first great-granddaughter was to carry the Beth from her Elizabeth and she was pleased by that. The next grandaughter carries Irma and another carries Elizabeth. So her name, in many facets, is alive and well and carried forward into the next generation. That would make her smile.
She was a homemaker and also watched the real estate market and was quite a good investor when it came to that. Had Gma been born today, I think she could have been a formidable force in business had she chosen that route. But she was born when most women did not work outside of the home and so her path was very traditional.
I used to spend part of the summer at their house in Visalia, California as I was growing up. I never understood why they lived in such a hot place but Gma knew how to work the day. Up early and out in the garden working till about 9 and then inside to take care of things. There were her soaps to watch. On especially hot days we would walk out the back gate and across the field (now a home center is there) to the mall and window shop while we soaked up the air conditioning.
Back home we would start dinner as it was very punctual. There was always dessert and lemonade. We would usually make the dessert first thing in the morning and was usually something like a mousse desserty thing or jello or on occasion a pie. That was fun because I got to help roll out the crust.
Gma taught me about canning fruits and veggies. She always had a cupboard full of canned yummy things. In later years, when I would stop by with my friends to get the keys to the cabin, she would let us raid her cupboard and take whatever we wanted. We would usually each take a jar of preserves and some then add to that some tomatoes and veggies and we were in hog heaven for our week of vacation.
My g'parents were great and my friends were always surprised by how interested they were in what was going on and how many questions they would ask us about things when we were visting. They were truly curious and just down home. Especially G'ma. Everyone just loved my Gma.
Her brother Carl died much too young.
Irma had 4 children. Joan Marie (Ducker), Joyce Lorraine (Martinsen), Jean Louise (Ober), and John Carl Kroeger.
Irma was devoted to her family and was an avid gardener. She was the matriarch of a growing family and as the generations grew she was delighted. She nearly saw the birth of her first great granddaughter. Each grandchild that has a girl of their own has included a portion of G'ma's name into their daughters name. She knew the first great-granddaughter was to carry the Beth from her Elizabeth and she was pleased by that. The next grandaughter carries Irma and another carries Elizabeth. So her name, in many facets, is alive and well and carried forward into the next generation. That would make her smile.
She was a homemaker and also watched the real estate market and was quite a good investor when it came to that. Had Gma been born today, I think she could have been a formidable force in business had she chosen that route. But she was born when most women did not work outside of the home and so her path was very traditional.
I used to spend part of the summer at their house in Visalia, California as I was growing up. I never understood why they lived in such a hot place but Gma knew how to work the day. Up early and out in the garden working till about 9 and then inside to take care of things. There were her soaps to watch. On especially hot days we would walk out the back gate and across the field (now a home center is there) to the mall and window shop while we soaked up the air conditioning.
Back home we would start dinner as it was very punctual. There was always dessert and lemonade. We would usually make the dessert first thing in the morning and was usually something like a mousse desserty thing or jello or on occasion a pie. That was fun because I got to help roll out the crust.
Gma taught me about canning fruits and veggies. She always had a cupboard full of canned yummy things. In later years, when I would stop by with my friends to get the keys to the cabin, she would let us raid her cupboard and take whatever we wanted. We would usually each take a jar of preserves and some then add to that some tomatoes and veggies and we were in hog heaven for our week of vacation.
My g'parents were great and my friends were always surprised by how interested they were in what was going on and how many questions they would ask us about things when we were visting. They were truly curious and just down home. Especially G'ma. Everyone just loved my Gma.
Her brother Carl died much too young.
Irma Elizabeth Kuchenbecker was born in Bloomington CA, a small southern California farming community at the time, and was my grandmother. Daughter of Minnie (nee Doescher) and Charles Henry Kuchenbecker. She met John A. Kroeger and fell in love. They were married May 17th 1930. I was fortunate enough to be born on their 30th wedding anniversary.
Irma had 4 children. Joan Marie (Ducker), Joyce Lorraine (Martinsen), Jean Louise (Ober), and John Carl Kroeger.
Irma was devoted to her family and was an avid gardener. She was the matriarch of a growing family and as the generations grew she was delighted. She nearly saw the birth of her first great granddaughter. Each grandchild that has a girl of their own has included a portion of G'ma's name into their daughters name. She knew the first great-granddaughter was to carry the Beth from her Elizabeth and she was pleased by that. The next grandaughter carries Irma and another carries Elizabeth. So her name, in many facets, is alive and well and carried forward into the next generation. That would make her smile.
She was a homemaker and also watched the real estate market and was quite a good investor when it came to that. Had Gma been born today, I think she could have been a formidable force in business had she chosen that route. But she was born when most women did not work outside of the home and so her path was very traditional.
I used to spend part of the summer at their house in Visalia, California as I was growing up. I never understood why they lived in such a hot place but Gma knew how to work the day. Up early and out in the garden working till about 9 and then inside to take care of things. There were her soaps to watch. On especially hot days we would walk out the back gate and across the field (now a home center is there) to the mall and window shop while we soaked up the air conditioning.
Back home we would start dinner as it was very punctual. There was always dessert and lemonade. We would usually make the dessert first thing in the morning and was usually something like a mousse desserty thing or jello or on occasion a pie. That was fun because I got to help roll out the crust.
Gma taught me about canning fruits and veggies. She always had a cupboard full of canned yummy things. In later years, when I would stop by with my friends to get the keys to the cabin, she would let us raid her cupboard and take whatever we wanted. We would usually each take a jar of preserves and some then add to that some tomatoes and veggies and we were in hog heaven for our week of vacation.
My g'parents were great and my friends were always surprised by how interested they were in what was going on and how many questions they would ask us about things when we were visting. They were truly curious and just down home. Especially G'ma. Everyone just loved my Gma.
Her brother Carl died much too young.
Irma had 4 children. Joan Marie (Ducker), Joyce Lorraine (Martinsen), Jean Louise (Ober), and John Carl Kroeger.
Irma was devoted to her family and was an avid gardener. She was the matriarch of a growing family and as the generations grew she was delighted. She nearly saw the birth of her first great granddaughter. Each grandchild that has a girl of their own has included a portion of G'ma's name into their daughters name. She knew the first great-granddaughter was to carry the Beth from her Elizabeth and she was pleased by that. The next grandaughter carries Irma and another carries Elizabeth. So her name, in many facets, is alive and well and carried forward into the next generation. That would make her smile.
She was a homemaker and also watched the real estate market and was quite a good investor when it came to that. Had Gma been born today, I think she could have been a formidable force in business had she chosen that route. But she was born when most women did not work outside of the home and so her path was very traditional.
I used to spend part of the summer at their house in Visalia, California as I was growing up. I never understood why they lived in such a hot place but Gma knew how to work the day. Up early and out in the garden working till about 9 and then inside to take care of things. There were her soaps to watch. On especially hot days we would walk out the back gate and across the field (now a home center is there) to the mall and window shop while we soaked up the air conditioning.
Back home we would start dinner as it was very punctual. There was always dessert and lemonade. We would usually make the dessert first thing in the morning and was usually something like a mousse desserty thing or jello or on occasion a pie. That was fun because I got to help roll out the crust.
Gma taught me about canning fruits and veggies. She always had a cupboard full of canned yummy things. In later years, when I would stop by with my friends to get the keys to the cabin, she would let us raid her cupboard and take whatever we wanted. We would usually each take a jar of preserves and some then add to that some tomatoes and veggies and we were in hog heaven for our week of vacation.
My g'parents were great and my friends were always surprised by how interested they were in what was going on and how many questions they would ask us about things when we were visting. They were truly curious and just down home. Especially G'ma. Everyone just loved my Gma.
Her brother Carl died much too young.
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Next to the family cabin, beside a tree. Near the patio, a source of comings and goings and hub of conversations.
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