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Kroetch and Barrett Family, 1957

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Kroetch and Barrett Family, 1957
Photo taken Christmas day at the Frank Kroetch home in Cupertino, CA. From left to right: Chuck Barrett, niece Kathy Kroetch (with mouse ears), Anne Calkin Kroetch, Fred Kroetch, Frank Kroetch with his sister Norma Kroetch Erickson on lap, Uncle Bill Erickson with neices and nephews in front: Pam Kroetch (with mouse ears) Brent Kroetch and Wendy Lee 'Brandi' Kroetch.
Date & Place: at Kroetch Home in Cupertino, California USA
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Merry Christmas from our family to yours! This is the AncientFaces family in Cupertino CA at Christmas in 1957. Two of the founders were little girls and the Founder and Creator was born decades later. Hope your day is full of love however you gather.
This was a great time for us kids. Uncle Chuck lived with us, Uncle Fred, Aunt Ann, and their children lived nearby in Cupertino, and Aunt Norma and Uncle Bill lived in the adjacent city to us, in Santa Clara. Pam and I couldn't get up Christmas morning until sunrise so when it got light, we'd jump out of bed and get Mom and Dad and Uncle Chuck. Dad would call Aunt Norma and they would come right over. We would be excited and the adults would be bleary eyed. They would begin the day with screwdrivers (!orange juice & vodka) while we opened presents. Then around miday, Uncle Fred and family would come over and we'd eat and party all day 😁😁 Chrstmas was a dawn to after dusk affair and the more people, the merrier. Lots of family and a stream of neighbors dropping by. Uncle Bill came from a small family and he and Aunt Norma didn't have kids. I think he loved the chaos!
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Wilbur Adrian Erickson
Wilbur "Bill" Adrian Erickson was born to Wilbur Albert Erickson (1908 - 1971) and Florence Katherine Slama (1914 - 1970. He had one brother. Bill Erickson married Norma (Kroetch) Erickson on September 20, 1953 in San Jose, California. Their reception was at the St. Claire hotel in San Jose. They remained married until Bill unexpectedly died. They never had any children.

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Norma (Kroetch) Erickson
Norma was adopted when she was 3 years old by the Dahlquist family but she always saw her sister and brothers. The siblings were close all of their lives.
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Hollis Frederick Kroetch
Uncle Fred was an interesting person : born in Washington, he was "adopted" by his Aunt Wea in Whatcom county - his mother's eldest sister -after his mother died. When he was a teenager, and his father remarried, he showed up at his father's house in West Seattle. His stepmother didn't know that her husband had any children (he had 4 - and a few years ago - due to DNA - we found out that there was a 5th half-sibling, conceived between marriages). When Uncle Fred called up his younger brother (my father) and said "I have a good thing going here. Join me", my father showed up. That was too much for the step-mother, their father took them to sign up for the Navy (per their stepmother). It was WW2, their dad signed them up (they were young teens) and they joined and served as teens for most of WW2 After WW2, Dad got a college degree (he hadn't finished high school) and Uncle Fred got a Masters in Math. He spent most of his career (I believe) working in the aeronautics industry. His sister (my aunt) used to joke that she was the only one without a degree or more. That was quite an accomplishment in the 40's and 50's. Uncle Fred loved to joke around. For instance, he said "how am I" when he greeted you. Truthfully, I didn't like that - I was too serious.

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Charles Henry Barrett Jr.
Charles Henry Barrett Jr. was born on April 16, 1928 in Missoula, Missoula County, Montana United States to Charles Henry "Heine" Barrett and Ann Barrett. He was in a relationship with Maryalys Barrett, and had children Mark Barrett, Susan Barrett, Stacy Barrett, and Greg Barrett. Charles Barrett died at age 81 years old on April 29, 2009 in Campbell, Santa Clara County, CA, and was buried on May 6, 2009 at Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park in San Jose.
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