Edrie married Eddie when she was young. We kids always thought it neat to refer to them as "Uncle Eddie and Aunt Edrie." Edrie's second husband was, as he referred to himself, "a Portagee," I think from Rhode Island, though they made their home on the Oregon coast. Late in her life, Edrie married a preacher. In their final years, she and the preacher had an RV in which they travelled all over the country. The last time I saw them they were visiting Indiana in their RV.
Aunt Edrie, when I was eight years old, gave me a copy of the book Pinocchio. Not a comic book, mind you, but a real book, the original story of Pinocchio. When she was about the same age I was when I received it, I passed the book along to granddaughter, Elizabeth. I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did.
Edrie Morrell Rasbach Maderos Jarvis 1916 - 1997 RIP
(Took a while to find an image that Disney hadn't screwed up.)
4 comments:
She sounds like a terrific woman. Anyone born on Feb. 29 must have had loads of good stories to tell. And, she had great taste in books.
I remember Mom reading that book aloud to me, but mostly the lesson it taught.
Your Auntie sounds like a nifty lady...I like her!
Shelly, she was a wonderful lady. She once caught and landed a marlin. Wish I could remember the statistics, but suffice it to say, It was huge!
Vee, I hated to part with that book, but I have so many good things just sitting unused on the shelves. Time to share!
Grace, you would have like her!
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