Mother & Dad’s Photos - Album 10 Mother worked for Lutheran Social Services during the 1960 & 1970’s caring for foster children. Although this was a family affair, I think it would be safe to say that mother did 90% of the work. During this time, mother cared for 87 foster children, several more than once. Mother had as many as four children at the same time. Mother is now 91 years old and lives in an assisted living facility in Apple Valley, MN. Mother kept a photo album with notes on each child. I have included her notes below each photo. At the end you will see several family photos that mother included in her album. Album 1 Album 2 Album 3 Album 4 Album 5 Album 6 Album 7 Album 8 Album 9 Album 10 Album 11 Album 12 Album 13 Album 14
Danny, our 1st child, 8 days, February 15, 1966.
James “Jimmy”, our 2nd child. 8 days.
Julie, our 3rd child, 8 days.
Michael our 4th child, 8 days.
Scott, our 6th child, 12 days.
Virginia, our 7th child, 8 days.
Angela, our 8th child, 1 month.
Valerie, our 9th child, 8 days.
Ann, our 10th child, 4 months.
Lynn Marie, our 11th child, 1 month.
Dawn Edith, our 12th child, 2 weeks, we named her.
Mathew, our 13th child, two weeks.
Kevin, our 14th child, 10 days.
Michael, out 15th child, 5 days.
Steven, our 17th child, 5 weeks.
Bonnie, our 18th child, 8 days.
Martha, our 19th child, 10 weeks.
Edward, our 20th child, 10 days.
Russell, our 21st child, 3 weeks.
Judy Fran, our 22nd child, 10 days.
Mary Kathryn, our 23rd child, 8 days.
Johnny, our 24th child, 4 months
Jodi Marie, our 25th child, 6 weeks.
Kathy, our 26th child, 3 weeks.
Pamela Jean, our 27th child, 2 months.
Donnie Matthew, our 28th child, 2 months.
. Jony Allen, our 29th child, 12 days.
Jimmy James, our 30th child, 12 days.
Todd David, our 31st child, 8 days.
Morgana, our 32nd child, 2 months
Jimmy, our 33rd child, 12 days.
James, our 34th child, 1 month.
Jamie, our 35th child, 14 weeks.
Michael, our 36th, first toddler, 11 months.
Erika, our 37th child, 1 month.
Shane, our 38th child, 10 months.
Jeanne Marie, our 39th child, 2 weeks.
Christopher, our 40th child, 2 weeks.
Patrick, our 41st child, 8 months.
Nathan, our 42nd child, 10 weeks.
Kris, our 43rd child, 5 years, sister>
<Dawn, our 44th child, 3 years, <sister
Steve, our 45th child, 2 weeks.
Margaret Ann, our 46th child, 2 weeks.
Christopher Dana, our 47th child, 2 weeks.
Jonathan, our 48th child, 1 year.
Christopher David, our 49th child, 2 weeks.
Marty, our 50th child, 3.5 years.
Malissa, our 51st child, 9 months.
Consualo, our 52nd child, 2 months.
Christopher Dana, our 53rd child, 3 mths.
Lisa, our 54th child, 2 months.
Melissa Rae, our 55th child, 2 weeks.
Jennifer, our 56th child, 1 week. The only child I forgot to take a picture of. She left so soon.
Christopher, our 57th child, 10 months.
Dawn Marie, our 58th child, 8 days.
Elizabeth, our 59th child, 3.5 months.
Eric James, our 60th child, 2 weeks.
Todd, our 61st child, 4 years.
Melissa, our 62nd child, 10 months.
Jimmy, our 63rd child, 3 years.
Jason, our 64th child, 2 weeks.
Troy Allen, our 65th child, 1 month.
Shawn Michael, our 66th child, 3 weeks.
Johnny, our 67th child, 5 months.
Steven, our 68th child, 2 weeks.
Joey, our 69th child, 8.5 months.
Shawn Michael, our 70 child, 5 months.
Johnny, our 67th & 71st child, 2 years
Dean William, our 72nd child, 3 weeks.
Farrah, our 73rd child, 2 weeks.
Joel Michael, our 74th child, 2 weeks.
Angela Marie, our 75th child, 1 week.
Melinda, our 76th child, 2 years
Molly, our 79th child, 4 years, sister>
Sarah, our 78th child, 5 years, <sister
Shari, our 77th child, 4 years.
Dennis, our 80th child, 3 weeks.
Sarah, our 81st child, 5 days.
Benjamin, our 82nd child, 3 days.
Michael, our 83rd child, 3.5 years
The following family photos were taken throughout the time that mother provided foster care. As you can this was a family affair.
First Baby
Second Baby
Third Baby
Fourth Baby
Steven
Hattie & Floyd with one of the kids.
Tom & Gunhild with one of the kids.
Fourth Baby
82nd Baby
82nd Baby
Sherry H. family friend.
Mary Katherine
Tod & Timmy
Gunhild with a crew of kids
Sarah & Molly, sisters.
We even had four at one time.
Maureen our 5th child, 4 1/2 months.
Billy, our 16th child, 2 months.