Which Cuz?

Not a great quality pic (from the Winona Newspaper Project) but some of you may be able to figure out who this is.

Pogreba 1990 Picture, Who's missing

Joe & Alvina Konsela

Joe and Alvina Konsela wedding picture Jan.17-1944

left to right Bob Lisowski  Florence Fernholz  Joe and Alvina.

Joe and Alvina Konsela  1998

Aunts & Uncles

Who & Where?

August Konsela

My Dad's First Barn

This picture was taken in August of this year. It's located in Bennet Valley.
  This is what's left of the first farm that August had.

My Favorite Picture of Grandma

This picture was taken at a first cousin's wedding.  Can you identify the newly weds?

What a beautiful woman Olga was!

ST. PETER AND PAUL MISSION CHURCH

These are a scan from the St. Boniface 125th celebration history book.  I believe this may be the church that Robert and Olga got married in. 

Visit Waumandee on Sunday

On Sunday, August 19th, the day after the Konsela Cousins Gathering, St. Boniface Parish in Waumandee will be holding its annual festival.  Mass is at 10:00 a.m. with dinner to follow.  Fun and games all day!  Consider visiting the church cemetery where Grandma and Grandpa are buried.

If you are planning on staying overnight in the area, you might want to consider the Waumandee House for accommodations - 608-626-2371.

THE MARY THOMA FAMILY

Not sure everyone in the family will appreciate me sharing this particular photo but I just found it today.  Back row, Katie, Veronica, Bill, Rosy, Vicky.  Front row:  Beverly, Lambert, Bob (Robert -- named after grandpa), Mary and Sylver.

Lambert & Mary (Konsela) Thoma

Married at Saint Boniface Church in Waumandee on April 26, 1944.  Does Anyone know who their attendants were?  I remember Sokoloski's but not sure of spelling or first names.

Part of a Family

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family.  Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
-Jane Howard

Can you identify this clan?  What year was this photo taken?  I just love those scarves which also doubled as dish towels!

I guess mom, Mary Konsela, was always the photographer. Who's got the chicken on their head?

Who's Missing From This Photo?

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   Marge NicolaiJune 18, 2012 3:31 PM

   I've got this picture in storage! Mom and Dad sat down with me one day when she came to the beauty salon and we sat in the dryer chairs and I wrote down everyones names on the back in order. Grandma was pregnant at the time.

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   Marge NicolaiJune 18, 2012 3:31 PM

   Notice Grandpa's the only one smiling!! LOL

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   Ann MatcheyJuly 1, 2012 8:58 AM

   This is kind of a test to see if I can post,,, Here is who I think they are, back row: Valentine, Olga, Romeo, middle row: Rose, Grandma Olga, Leo (Nick), Grandpa Robert, Lillian, Jennie on Grandma's lap and Joe on Grandpa's lap, Mary would by the gestating baby and August not thought of yet. I think I might be correct about the names but Lillian and Rose just a guess because I went by height and age. Any corrections?

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   Brian KonselaJuly 2, 2012 4:50 PM

   I think August (Dad) was thought of, Grandma is pregnant.

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   Ann MatcheyJuly 2, 2012 4:59 PM
   No I think she was pregnant with Mary, your dad is the youngest. Did you see the picture I posted of Olga and Jennie? It ended up on the main page, don't know how to move to the picture section, maybe Bev can do that.
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   Ann MatcheyJuly 2, 2012 9:16 PM

   Picture was taken June 26, 1923, Olga's wedding day the same day the picture of Olga and Jennie picture was taken, I posted that picture and that is what was written on the back.

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   Brian KonselaJuly 2, 2012 10:07 PM
   I forgot how many kids there were & I don't remember all of the names.
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   Ann MatcheyJuly 2, 2012 10:24 PM
   If you go under the tab "look who's coming" all the siblings are listed and there are 10 with your dad being the youngest. by the way, that is a very nice picture of your mom and dad.
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This is the grave for Rosine/Rosa (Lybeck) Kondziela, Robert's mother. It probably is also the grave for Franz/Frank, Robert's dad. This picture was posted on ancestry.com in 2009 by a descendant of Ignatz "Nick" Konsella, Robert's brother.  This is the description that they posted with it:  

Marker for Rosa Kondsiela in the St. Boniface Catholic Church cemetery in Waumandee, Buffalo County, Wisconsin. Almost completely unreadable, now is it is worn and covered in lichen. Perhaps the two small stones on either side mark the resting places for Rosa and Franz.

 

Directions for Cleaning Stones

Barbara Konsela

This is a photo received some time ago from Anna Konkel.  Please refer to the blog entry sent from Shirley to learn more.

Konsela Family Picture at Lillian's Wedding

Konsela Family at Lillian's wedding.  Will someone identify family members in this photo ?

August Konsela Solemn Communion

Dad on his Solemn Communion with Grandpa and Grandma.

Here’s the picture of Mum & dad’s wedding. The person right next to Mum is her brother Clifton Knutson, the other 3, I don’t know but will find out.  --Brian.

 ("Mum and Dad" in this case are Myrna and August on their wedding day, November 25, 1954.)  When you find out Brian who the other 3 are, we will add their names.  I suspect the one by your dad may be Don Konsela because as I recall, he told me he was your dad's "best man" at his wedding.  Ask your dad about the shivaree... http://www.waywordradio.org/shivaree/   or http://www.shivareehats.com/tradition.htm

I just found this out this morning:  The people in the wedding pic that I sent are from left to right are:  Marian Knutson,  Mum’s sister, Clifton Knutson, Mum’s brother, Mum & Dad, Cousin Donald Konsela and his sister, Cousin Ruth. 

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Here’s another pic of the wedding party at a later date, the same people......just a couple of years older.
 

This a picture of the whole family taken the same time as the second wedding picture. I think this is the last time we all got together for a picture.    Back row from left to right is Tod, Terry, Dean, Becky, Brian, Julie, Carol, Ivan, Dad, Jean and Mum