Born and raised on the Ernst family farm in Schleswig, Edna was the youngest of seven children born to Christorf and Dorathea (Kortum) Ernst.
She was baptized on October 13, 1895.
Edna married Wilhelm "Willie" Stender October 1, 1914 in Schleswig.
They were the parents of one daughter, LaVanna.
They retired from farming in 1944 and moved to Davenport, Iowa.
When Willie died in 1956, Edna made her home with her daughter and son-in-law in rural Cambridge, IL., enabling her to have an ever constant eye on her three grandsons as they grew into young men.
Edna never lost the feeling that Schleswig was her home. She and her daughter would make a couple trips there a year to visit relatives and she received the Schleswig Leader every week.
Her final visit was on January 18, 1991 and what a gorgeous January day it was when we drove into Morgan Cemetery in rural Schleswig.
A heavy fog the previous night had frozen onto the trees, pure white snow blanketed the earth and the sun was shining ever so brightly. We all (almost in unison) made the same comment
"It looks like we're driving into Heaven!"
She was baptized on October 13, 1895.
Edna married Wilhelm "Willie" Stender October 1, 1914 in Schleswig.
They were the parents of one daughter, LaVanna.
They retired from farming in 1944 and moved to Davenport, Iowa.
When Willie died in 1956, Edna made her home with her daughter and son-in-law in rural Cambridge, IL., enabling her to have an ever constant eye on her three grandsons as they grew into young men.
Edna never lost the feeling that Schleswig was her home. She and her daughter would make a couple trips there a year to visit relatives and she received the Schleswig Leader every week.
Her final visit was on January 18, 1991 and what a gorgeous January day it was when we drove into Morgan Cemetery in rural Schleswig.
A heavy fog the previous night had frozen onto the trees, pure white snow blanketed the earth and the sun was shining ever so brightly. We all (almost in unison) made the same comment
"It looks like we're driving into Heaven!"
Born and raised on the Ernst family farm in Schleswig, Edna was the youngest of seven children born to Christorf and Dorathea (Kortum) Ernst.
She was baptized on October 13, 1895.
Edna married Wilhelm "Willie" Stender October 1, 1914 in Schleswig.
They were the parents of one daughter, LaVanna.
They retired from farming in 1944 and moved to Davenport, Iowa.
When Willie died in 1956, Edna made her home with her daughter and son-in-law in rural Cambridge, IL., enabling her to have an ever constant eye on her three grandsons as they grew into young men.
Edna never lost the feeling that Schleswig was her home. She and her daughter would make a couple trips there a year to visit relatives and she received the Schleswig Leader every week.
Her final visit was on January 18, 1991 and what a gorgeous January day it was when we drove into Morgan Cemetery in rural Schleswig.
A heavy fog the previous night had frozen onto the trees, pure white snow blanketed the earth and the sun was shining ever so brightly. We all (almost in unison) made the same comment
"It looks like we're driving into Heaven!"
She was baptized on October 13, 1895.
Edna married Wilhelm "Willie" Stender October 1, 1914 in Schleswig.
They were the parents of one daughter, LaVanna.
They retired from farming in 1944 and moved to Davenport, Iowa.
When Willie died in 1956, Edna made her home with her daughter and son-in-law in rural Cambridge, IL., enabling her to have an ever constant eye on her three grandsons as they grew into young men.
Edna never lost the feeling that Schleswig was her home. She and her daughter would make a couple trips there a year to visit relatives and she received the Schleswig Leader every week.
Her final visit was on January 18, 1991 and what a gorgeous January day it was when we drove into Morgan Cemetery in rural Schleswig.
A heavy fog the previous night had frozen onto the trees, pure white snow blanketed the earth and the sun was shining ever so brightly. We all (almost in unison) made the same comment
"It looks like we're driving into Heaven!"
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