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Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab Photo Album

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Strasburg All School Reunion [2002]
Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab graduated with the class of 1947. The nametag features her high school graduation photo.
Grandma Schwab's 80th Birthday
Back Row (left to right): Clara, Antonia, Grandma Lennie Schwab, Laverine, Irene, Florence
Front Row (left to right): Clarence, James, Jon, Larry, Joseph "Juddy" Schwab [Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab's husband]
John Schwab
John played his accordion at many weddings in Strasburg and surrounding towns in North Dakota
[January 1967]
Moving Time
Joseph "Juddy" Schwab (left), his sisters Toni and Clara Schwab (right), and Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab (lower right) moving Joseph's parents into Strasburg, North Dakota
Family Gathering
Held in the Blue Room in Strasburg, North Dakota one week before it burned down.
Back Row (left to right): Larry, Evelyn, John Schwab, James Schwab, Edna Schwab, Florence, Irene Lipp, Jim Lipp, Vern Feist, and Jim Feist
Front Row (left to right): Joseph Schwab, Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab, Toni Baumgartner, Grandma Lennie (Baumgartner) Schwab, Clara Huber, and Jim Huber
25th Anniversary
Joseph and Imogene celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in the Blue Room in Strasburg, ND.
Back Row (left to right): Dennis Schwab, John Schwab, Daryl Schwab, Duane Schwab, and Daniel Schwab
Middle Row (left to right): Mary Jo (Schwab) Stanislao, and Cheryl (Schwab) Swiatek
Front Row (left to right): Lanette (Schwab) Wald, Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab, Joseph Schwab Jr. [son], Joseph "Juddy" Schwab [father], and Charlene (Schwab) Durski
Sister Mary Myles #1
Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab's younger sister, Sister Mary Myles, has been a nun for 56 years. This photograph was taken at Aunt Cecilia Paul's home in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Sister Mary Myles #2
(left to right) Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab's younger sister, Sister Mary Myles, and Sister Cerella Baumgartner.

Sister Mary Myles #3
(left to right) Martina Baumgartner [mother of Sister Cerella Barmgartner], Sister Cerella Baumgartner, Sister Mary Myles Schwahn, Katie Schwahn [mother of Sister Mary Myles and Imogene (Schwan) Schwab], and Leopold Schwahn [father of Sister Mary Myles and Imogene (Schwan) Schwab]

Grandma Schwahn's 80th Birthday
(left to right) Deacon Dominic, Grandma Schwahn, Father Jerry Kautzman
Queen for a Day
Grandma Schwahn crowned queen of the Coronation on Valentine's Day at Strasburg Care Center
Family Fun
Katie Schwahn dancing with her grandson Joey Schwahn [Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab's mother and son]
Kathryn Schwahn's Funeral #1
Father Leonard Eckroth and Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab at her mother's Kathryn Schwahn's funeral on 11 May 1991 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Strasburg, North Dakota
Kathryn Schwahn's Funeral #2
Back Row (left to right): Duane Schwab, Joey Schwab, Daryl Schwab, Dennis Schwab, John Schwab, and Daniel Schwab
Front Row (left to right): Mary Jo (Schwab) Stanislao, Joseph "Juddy" Schwab, Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab, Cheryl (Schwab) Swialek, Charlene (Schwab) Durski, and Lanette (Schwab) Wald

Schwab Farm
Photographed here: granary, barn, chicken coup, sod house, and a sod summer kitchen

Brotherly Love
(left to right) Dennis Schwab, Duane Schwab, and Daryl Schwab in 1955 having fun
4th of July
The photo shows the Blue Room (right) before it burnt down
Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab's grandparents
(left to right) Grandpa Melichor Nicholas, Magdalina Nicholas [daughter], Jonas Nicholas [son], and Grandma Barbara Nicholas
Schwabs and Schweitzers
Back Row (left to right): Mary Schweitzer, and Katie (Nicholas) Schwahn [Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab's mother]
Front Row (left to right): Mike Schweitzer, and Leopold Schwahn [Imogene (Schwahn) Schwab's father]
Schwab House
Joey Schwab III shoveling snow outside the Schwab house in Strasburg, North Dakota
A Night in the Sod House
Back Row (left to right): Cheryl (Schwab) Swialek, and cousin Michele Schwab
Front Row (left to right): Duane Schwab, Dennis Schwab, Daryl Schwab, Daniel Schwab, and John Myles Schwab

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