Kenny Bettermann

 



Here I am in Panama City Beach, Florida in 2012. I have stayed here for the past two winters…January-February-March.



My sister, Janet on the right, across the table is her husband, Jim.  I’m at the far end of the table along with friends from Minneapolis in Panama City Beach.

 

This is a trip to Door County:  Harry & Kenny Bettermann, Willie & Hilda Bettermann, Jim and Janet (Bettermann) Slater with Floyd & Frannie Foslien.

 

This is my wife, Bobbie and I in 1982 at Don Ho’s Restaurant on Oahu, Hawaii.  Bobbie passed away September 11, 2010.

 

Here we are in Augsburg, Germany while visiting our son Brian while he was stationed there with the Army in 1981.



 

This is my son, Brian and I in the Augsburg area.

 

One of my favorite fall enjoyments ... with a successful deer hunting  season in 1986.

 

 

This is my front yard where I built this raised flower bed.

My granddaughters, Brittney and Tiffany, who are both planning to go into nursing.  They are attending Anoka High School.

 



This Bettermann family photo was featured in the Park Region Echo for Veterans Day 1959. Front row:  Donald, Mom--Irene, Dad--Henry, Lester.  Back row:  Willie, Harry, Kenny.



 

Jim & Dorothy Anderson Family

It sure is nice to be able to continue to work after a tough year.  It all started Thanksgiving 2011 when I had a ruptured appendix and spent a week in the hospital.  A week after returning home had to go back to the hospital for a few more days. 

Then in February 2012 had surgery on my back in Saint Cloud and in April I had a total hip replacement.  Then in May I guess, my wife Dorothy thought it was time I took care of her.  She fell at Target Field at a Twins game.  She had surgery at HCMC for a broken leg and dislocated ankle, so the summer was spent recuperating for both of us.

 

I still do some plumbing and heating.

 

I like to keep busy with my scrap iron business and do some backhoe work. 

Our son, Jimmy and daughter, Sandy with their children.  It’s nice to spend time with the four grandkids, especially teaching the grandsons to run the backhoe and skid loader.

We do much traveling for family gatherings to stay connected with them.

Dave & Betty Wettstein share family photos

Our son, David, his wife Karlen, and our granddaughter, Melina. We are on a hike in the Cascades of WA. David works for Boeing in Seattle, Karlen works via the internet for a firm in Florida, and Melina is in the seventh grade.

Our son Jeffrey, wife Natorea, and three grandchildren, Jeffrey, Scott, and Daisy. Son Jeffrey works for a an east coast bank from Ventura,CA and the grandson Jeffrey is a senior, Scott is a sophomore, and Daisy a freshman. Grandson Jeff will be attending U. of CA at Berkeley in the fall.

The three CA grandchildren on their way to a school dance.

Betty and I are still in Palm Springs until the middle of June so we can attend our grandson's graduation.  I hear you still have snow, so will not be in a hurry for our trip to MN.

Looking forward to seeing old friends,   Dave Wettstein

 

Arlene (Schjei) & Romie Klimek Family

 

1945 to 1946 - First grade in Brandon.  If I remember right, Chris, we were in a senior class play as twins?  Following years of grade school were in District 82 south of Brandon.

 

 

 

High School in Brandon, my graduation picture from 1956. 

 

Romuald Klimek and I were married October 30, 1956.

 

We farmed near Alexandria, Nelson and now in Glenwood, Minnesota.

 

We had five children, our first two sons passed away. 

My hobbies are crocheting, decorating all kinds of cakes, flowers, bowling and I just learned how to make Hardanger doilies and things.

 

I worked at Pete’s County Market as a meat wrapper and demoing meat samples from 1986 to 2000. 

 

We celebrated our 50^th wedding anniversary in 2006 at the Lakeside Ballroom. 

 

We celebrated with our family:

-- Kevin & Connie

        Katie & Brian  (Jackson born on 8/2/12)

        Alicia & Dustin

        Jacob

 

-- Gerald & Denise

        Jason & Lindsey with Carly (4 yrs old)

        Ryan & Vanessa

        Jon & Jordan

-- Barbara & Craig

        Mitchell & Morgan (15 yr old twins)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I take care of Carly every Monday and half day on Friday and Jackson, off-and-on. 

We did a lot of travelling: Costa Rica, Hawaii, Germany, Alaska, Canada and many of our states and still do, if it works out at the farm.

The Long Lake Lodge, where we are holding our 2013 class reunion, is my birthplace and home until I was married.

Class of 56-57 in 1952 Yearbook

Wonder who wrote all over this page in the yearbook?

Denny & Irma (Hopfner) Roers

After graduation, I worked for the Millerville Coop Creamery for about a year and a half.  I married Irma Hopfner in October of 1959.  We lived in Alexandria for 13 years where I began my banking career starting with the First National Bank.  I was transferred to LaCrosse, Wisconsin in 1973 and worked at a First Bank until we moved to Fergus Falls in 1979.  I worked for the First National Bank for 13 years and in 1992, I began working for Ottertail Power Company as an economic development consultant until my retirement in 2002.

 

 

We are winter residences of Sun City, Arizona from October to April and then return to Minnesota.  We love the bugs and taxes in Minnesota, and the snow (sometimes).

 

I still do some consulting work but mostly play golf and enjoy my LazyBoy in both places. 

We have four sons, the oldest, Jeff in Lake Zurich, near Chicago, Bob in Moorhead, Steve in Sioux Falls and Brian in Aviano, Italy.  All sons are married and have families, 13 grandkids to prove it.  So far, no great grandkids.

 We are in good health and have been very lucky.  We celebrated our 50^th wedding anniversary two years ago and as long as we are able, will continue to make the journey to Arizona each fall.

Brandon High School Basketball B - Team 1952