Minnie married William Adolph Winter 5 June 1923. They had one son, Earl. William Winter died Oct 1937.

Earl married Barbara A. Falck 5 Aug 1948. Barbara was the daughter of Charles John and Stella (Hovey) Falck. Earl and Barbara are the parents of Catherine and Ellen. (Also see: Minnie (McMullen) Winter Weldon story)

Conway, Patrick, and Sally (Koenig)

(Irene Koenig)

Patrick Conway was born to Hugh and Alice Conway of Lansing, IA. He served in the U.S. Army in Viet Nam Jun 1966-Jun 1967. Pat married Sally Koenig 19 Apr 1969 at the Wexford Catholic Church, rural Lansing.

Sally was born at Decorah, the daughter of Orville and Irene (Bachelder) Koenig. She graduated from Postville High School and moved to Cedar Rapids where she was employed.

Pat and Sally lived in Cedar Rapids a short time after their marriage. Then they moved to Winneshiek Co. where they farmed with Sally's parents on a farm in Section 15, Bloomfield Twp. They are the parents of 5 children: Scott, Brian, Todd, Sara and Kristi. Scott was born in Cedar Rapids and the other children in Decorah.

Scott attended school at Postville and after graduation attended Wartburg College in Waverly, IA where he received a B.S. in Education. He is a teacher in Bettendorf, IA.

Pat and Sally Conway's Wedding.

Brian graduated from Postville High School and attended Wartburg College for 2 years. He then attended Loras College in Dubuque where he received a B.S. in Biology. He married Stacy Bruch at Waterloo, IA 12 Aug 1995. Stacy was born 5 Sep 1973 to Steven and Sheryl Bruch. Brian and Stacy live in Oshkosh, Wl where Brian is employed by the Wisconsin Department of Conservation.

Todd graduated from Postville High School and is now attending Loras College.

Sara is a student at Postville High School.

Kristi is attending school in Postville.

Pat and Sally continue to farm. After their 5 children started school Sally began work in a lawyer’s office in Postville where she is still employed. The Conway family are members of St. Bridget Catholic Church in Postville.

Corlett, Earle and Irene (Kishman)

(Irene L. Corlett)

Earle John and Irene Louise Corlett became residents of Bloomfield Twp. in Feb 1941, having been raised in Clayton Co. near Farmersburg, IA. Earle was born 12 Aug 1912 to Hale and Emma (Kaiser) Corlett. He was the oldest of 4 children. His siblings were: Robert (deceased); Hale, Jr.; and Kathryn.

The genealogy of the Corlett family in America would indicate their ancestors came to the frontier of Clayton Co. as early as 1856 and played an important part in the development of eastern Iowa.

Irene was born 7 Jan 1913 in Wagner Twp. near Farmersburg to George and Christine (Borcherding) Kishman. Her parents were farmers all their lives and were responsible for instilling in their children good work habits. Irene’s siblings were: Shirley (deceased), Landry (deceased) and Eunice. Irene’s father was born and raised south of Luana, IA and her mother was of a pioneer Guttenberg family. Earle and Irene purchased a 160 acre farm in Sec. 32 of Bloomfield Twp. south of Castalia; it became their home for 27 years. There they reared their children: Carmen, Wayne and Lowell. They settled in the area because the Castalia Savings Bank advertised farms for sale, and after careful consideration they chose their place — perhaps because of its locale and challenge. This was a most rewarding time in their lives. They gave of themselves in township and county activities, as well as in Zion Lutheran Church, Castalia, where comfort and solace through the years made trials and tribulations more