Published September 27, 2010, 08:53 AM
Klecker brothers’ families reunite in Ellsworth 69 years later
Sixty-nine years later, the children of six brothers who became parents to seven children in one year--1941--assembled for a family reunion Saturday.By: Bill Kirk, Pierce County Herald
- Kleckers today
- Kleckers 1941
The Klecker reunion was held Saturday. From left to right are: Jim Klecker, Beverly Linn, Gerald Klecker, Jeannie Klecker, Janice Haugen, Mary Socha and Max Klecker.
-- Photo submitted
"Six Klecker brothers become parents to seven children in one year,” read a headline in the Herald in the fall of 1941.
The brothers were pictured holding their then-young offspring. The photo was taken at the John Klecker home in the Town of El Paso by their sister, Hilda Wussler.
Sixty-nine years later, the children they held during that ’41 gathering assembled for a family reunion Saturday.
Read more in the print version of the Herald Sept. 29.
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