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Mrs. Anna Kretschmer quietly observed her 88th birthday anniversary on Wednesday, February 23 at her home in Genesee. Many friends and neighbors called on her during the day to offer congratulations, and at the noon hour, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Gehrke brought in dinner, and spent the afternoon with her. Other callers included the Rev. Fr. B. C. McCarthy, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flerchinger, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Trautman, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bielenberg, and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bielenberg and daughter, Lisa.
On Sunday, a dinner was held in her honor at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mary Smithwick in Moscow. Besides Mrs. Kretschmer, other guests included Mr. and Mrs. William Bendel and Archie and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flerchinger. A birthday cake, baked and decorated by Mrs. Flerchinger highlighted the meal.
Mrs. Kretschmer, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian (Agnes Sneider) Baldus, was born in Eisern, Germany, February 23, 1878. She was oldest in a family of six sisters and one brother. She immigrated from Germany in 1885 and settled with her parents on a farm east of Genesee.
On August 10, 1889, Otto Kretschmer and Anna Baldus were married at St. Mary's Church in Genesee. They set up housekeeping on what is now known as the Charles Grieser farm east of town, and farmed there until October of 1920, when they retired and moved to her present home in Genesee. Mr. Kretschmer passed away in March of 1956.
Mrs. Kretschmer has two sisters, Sister Emmelia, of St. Josephs Home in Spokane and Mrs. Mary Smithwick, in Moscow, besides several nieces and nephews.
Transcribed by Jill Leonard Nock, from an unidentified newspaper clipping with a handwritten date of 1966
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