Dear Trauntwein and Myrna
I.m writing this to let you know that mother is dying. She would not let the doctors take more of her leg, she wanted to go home and she will. It is a little hart on everybody to se her laying there just waiting for here to die We take turns being with her night and day. She does not communicate but we think that she knows we are there and she likes to here us talking. She sleeps most of the time. She does not get any dialyses anymore. The doctor says it will be better for her to dye X-Hotmail-From: from a kidneystop than from the “koldbrand” in her leg. They keep her out of pain. Will you leave a message for Strates at the Manti temple. So he knows. This is hart on everybody, please put her name on the prayerroll. I don’t know when I have a chance to go.
Love Else
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Directions to Fabuloso Kirsten's
Take I-70 East (about 435.5 miles)
Exit onto C470 East toward Colorado Springs (you'll go about 30 miles on this road)
Exit onto I-25 South toward Colorado Springs (you'll go about 40 miles on I-25)
Take the Interquest exit and head East (I believe the off-ramp wraps you in a circle over the Freeway)
Turn Left onto Voyager Pkwy (I believe it's the first stop light; on the corner there will be a huge church that says "World Prayer Center")
Stay on Voyager, you'll see a housing development on your left called "Trail Ridge South"
From Voyager, take your second left (entrance-wise) into the development onto Longs Peak Trail
Take your first right onto Lookout Springs Dr.; we're second from the end (1312) on your right hand side.
(total miles = +/- 560 miles)
Let me know if any of this is confusing.
Love you guys! Can't wait to see you Friday!
Kirsten
Help!
Dear Myrna,
I'm not sure what the problem is. I'll phone you this afternoon and talk
about why you can't open them.
Donnette
Saturday, May 28, 2005
From Melanie
I didn't know that I could rub off on you from clear out here, but it seems like I have sent my witchery to you.. I had an interesting day too. I am sure that there are more to come just like them. You know what your mother always said, "It could be worse." To which you always replied, "Yeah, right." :)
Melanie
Melanie
We really do love you!
Myrna: To all of the children in the family. You each have a unique part in this family that is ever evolving. We do know that you are each important to the family. Some of you think that you can be less than essential, but that is not true.
We love our daughter Melanie and we are sorry that she is so far away. She is far away in miles but not in love.
It is time to do the temple work for Edna. By a happy chance, the Grundvigs have made it possible to do that work. Unfortunately, not everyone could be present. This excerpt from a note sent by Melanie lets us know that she was sorry to not be there but still was gracious enough to want the work done right away.
From Melanie: I am not even close enough to do anything with any of you. I would love to live near the rest of you. I know it was important to have Edna's work done. I didn't want you to wait until the summer, Edna didn't want it to wait this long as many of you have had the impressions about her that you she has wanted the work done. I wish that I could help with David, with Julie with AnnMarie and even with Siovhan. I feel alone when the family gets together. You can't stop getting together--the family needs that and I need to know that you are all so close.
From Mom: Melanie, you are always gracious and you are always helpful. We know that you feel frustrated at times because you are miles away. We love you. We wish that you lived next door but, for whatever reason, that is not where Heavenly Father wants you.
We know that you wish that you could be closer in distance so that you would feel closer in being a part of the family. However, you are the one who is always working to make certain that everyone is included. No matter how far away you are, you think of all of the family. You are ever the "big sister" who wants all the younger siblings to be happy. You work to make my life, as mom, easier and happier. I am grateful for you. Yes, I would like to have you close enough to hug you, physically, but I can hug you mentally and I do.
You are a good daughter. Your sisters idolize you. Your brothers admire the woman you are. Dad thinks that he is lucky to have you. It is OK. The next time we have an important temple name to do, we will make certain that we wait for you. I few months will not make that much difference in the eternal scheme of things.
We love our daughter Melanie and we are sorry that she is so far away. She is far away in miles but not in love.
It is time to do the temple work for Edna. By a happy chance, the Grundvigs have made it possible to do that work. Unfortunately, not everyone could be present. This excerpt from a note sent by Melanie lets us know that she was sorry to not be there but still was gracious enough to want the work done right away.
From Melanie: I am not even close enough to do anything with any of you. I would love to live near the rest of you. I know it was important to have Edna's work done. I didn't want you to wait until the summer, Edna didn't want it to wait this long as many of you have had the impressions about her that you she has wanted the work done. I wish that I could help with David, with Julie with AnnMarie and even with Siovhan. I feel alone when the family gets together. You can't stop getting together--the family needs that and I need to know that you are all so close.
From Mom: Melanie, you are always gracious and you are always helpful. We know that you feel frustrated at times because you are miles away. We love you. We wish that you lived next door but, for whatever reason, that is not where Heavenly Father wants you.
We know that you wish that you could be closer in distance so that you would feel closer in being a part of the family. However, you are the one who is always working to make certain that everyone is included. No matter how far away you are, you think of all of the family. You are ever the "big sister" who wants all the younger siblings to be happy. You work to make my life, as mom, easier and happier. I am grateful for you. Yes, I would like to have you close enough to hug you, physically, but I can hug you mentally and I do.
You are a good daughter. Your sisters idolize you. Your brothers admire the woman you are. Dad thinks that he is lucky to have you. It is OK. The next time we have an important temple name to do, we will make certain that we wait for you. I few months will not make that much difference in the eternal scheme of things.
Helping Kirsten Leave Texas
I am fine. Howard is in town for the next few weeks. It should be okay. I haven't done anything on my own for a few years now, and it might give me a chance to get away and do something to help for a change. I always hear how everyone needs help, but can't help. Now that the children are old enough, I can leave them, and they can do some projects and homework until Howard gets home in the afternoon. It would be nice for me if Siovhan were closer, just so she could drop by, but the children will be fine. You know how that goes, you left children for weeks at a time to come and help me with my babies when they were born, and some of them not much older than the ones that I have now. They will survive. The Lord will protect them.
Howard is trying to get me a flight for Friday. That way I will have a half day Friday, all day Saturday, as well as Monday, Tuesday and then fly home on Wednesday. Jared will be there on Thursday and they will leave Friday. I hope that Kirsten can do a lot this week and then we will break things down and put them in the garage until Jared and his brother can load the van.
I wasn't trying to make you feel guilty. I told you that I knew you liked to help and you have moved so many of the kids that you had become a pro. I also know that you can help with the girls in a way that only Grandmas can--that is why I asked you. I was aware that there might not be a possibility for you to help, so I told you I would see if I could help. Moving is always so stressful. I am grateful that AnnMarie thought enough to help Kirsten fly. That way it makes it so that I can go and help. AnnMarie is always so good to her siblings. She seems to be the go to girl.
Take care. I will let you know when I get the flights and would you let me know if AnnMarie is going to take her cell phone with her on your trip? That way Kirsten can call with questions and ease her mind, if she needs. Thank you.
Love, Mel
Howard is trying to get me a flight for Friday. That way I will have a half day Friday, all day Saturday, as well as Monday, Tuesday and then fly home on Wednesday. Jared will be there on Thursday and they will leave Friday. I hope that Kirsten can do a lot this week and then we will break things down and put them in the garage until Jared and his brother can load the van.
I wasn't trying to make you feel guilty. I told you that I knew you liked to help and you have moved so many of the kids that you had become a pro. I also know that you can help with the girls in a way that only Grandmas can--that is why I asked you. I was aware that there might not be a possibility for you to help, so I told you I would see if I could help. Moving is always so stressful. I am grateful that AnnMarie thought enough to help Kirsten fly. That way it makes it so that I can go and help. AnnMarie is always so good to her siblings. She seems to be the go to girl.
Take care. I will let you know when I get the flights and would you let me know if AnnMarie is going to take her cell phone with her on your trip? That way Kirsten can call with questions and ease her mind, if she needs. Thank you.
Love, Mel
Sunday, May 22, 2005
1959 Winning Kenilworth Baseball Team
The names of the players are:
Front row: Ron Jewkes, Eugene Crocco, Larry Regis, Tom Conover, Willy Muskgrave
Back row: Dick (Don) Trauntvein, Paul Montoya, Paul Johnson, Floyd Zimlock, Carlyle Berensen, Louie Crocco, Frank Vendetti
Here is the information you requested about the Carbon County Historical Society. I have attached a file of the Kenilworth team.
There are indexes to all of the Carbon County Historical Society journals here:
http://www.lofthouse.com/USA/Utah/carbon/cchs.html
The last journal will be going to press on Monday and will be available in a week or two.
One more thing. I did a search for Trauntvein on this webpage http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/unews/ and found a couple interesting items. If you haven't searched on it yet - try it out.
Have a good evening.
Kathy Hamaker
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Donnette Smith and Myrna Work to Share Photos With BYU
Dear Myrna,
I hate to have you send anymore pictures today or this address will be shut down, too. But I think having the ?? in the name of Claude's picture has stopped the picture from being opened here. Could you send it without the question marks.
Later:I had had that picture you called Claude and ?? - but I had thought it was Ray. I put it as Ray in the Smith FamilyHistoryCD - but I'm glad you knew who it was. Did it say on it? (Note from Myrna--yes, on the back.)You sent a picture of a CCC Camp. How did that figure in the story? Thanks for all your help. That picture of the group with the flag must have been taken when they signed up because the clothes of Claude and Ray are identical.
In the picture - Smiths in cavalry - the men in two rows in front of a tent. Is Ray 4th from right in front?
Donnette
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