LEONA WEAVER CRITES PTA CLIPPING

Leona Weaver Crites - Minot PTA - date unknown

A clipping sent to Mildred Fecht shows Leona Weaver Crites (left in the front row) with the presidents of Minot, North Dakota's area Parent Teachers Association. Leona felt it was her "civic responsibility" to be involved in her children's schools. This clipping refers to her being president of Lincoln School PTA. It is likely the school attended by her younger children.

KARI LEIGH JENSEN

Congratulations to our kinswoman Kari Leigh Jenson, December 2007 graduate of Western Washington University. Kari earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and plans on a career in teaching. Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington.
Kari Jensen is the great -great - great - grand daughter of Mary Ann (Secrist) and Josiah Crites

Kari is a member of the John Franklin Crites Family

ROBERT FECHT, SONS and MOTHER

Left to Right: Robert W. Fecht, Martin Fecht, Mildred Fecht, Ronald Fecht, Todd Fecht and in front Derek Fecht.

Robert Fecht is the great grandson of Margaret (Bost) and Jacob Fecht. Mildred Fecht was the grand daughter of Mary Ann (Secrist) and Josiah Crites. She is Robert Fecht's mother. The young men in the photo are his sons. Bob's son Chris Louis Fecht is deceased.

PATRIOTIC FLAG MADE BY LEONA CRITES

To see a World War II military service flag made by Leona Belle (Weaver) Crites, go to the blog of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley

http://museumsanfernandovalley.blogspot.com/2007/12/world-war-ii-family-window-flag.html

Etta Mae (Crites) and Jess Larimer

Etta Mae Crites (B-2217113) (c-50) was the third child and eldest daughter of Leona Belle (Weaver) and John Franklin Crites. She was born on the 16th of April, 1900, in North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Mae Crites Larimer died in 1970.

JESSE ______________ LARIMER (B-2217113-S ) (c-51)
born: 7 October, 1886 in North Judson, Green County, Indiana
mother: Lorina (ROBERTS) --- father: Joe LARIMER
married: 30 August, 1919 to Etta Mae CRITES (B-2217113) (c-50)
in Minot, Ward County, North Dakota
died: _________ in ____________, _________ Co., California
buried: ________ in ___________ Cemetery, in ________, __________

Etta Mae Crites Larimer (called Mae) attended Minot School at Minot, Ward County, North Dakota and Live Oak School at Live Oak, California. She went as far as the 8th. grade.
As a child she was happy and loved to sing. However, at the age of 15 she was badly injured when a horse lunged throwing her at the base of a hayrack. Mae was knocked unconscious, then awoke only to lapse into unconscious again. She had rib injuries but many in the family believed that she suffered a skull fracture or sever concussion as well. According to general family belief was never the same after the accident.

Mae Crites married Jess Larimer, a railroad man, in the parsonage of the Minot Methodist Christian church.

Mae is buried next to her daughter Bonnie McDougal at Loma Vista Cemetery in Fullerton, California. The graves are in an old part of the cemetery near a tiled roof building.

JERRY AND JANNE FECHT

Janne Fecht, wife of Gerald Fecht distributes ice cold orange slices to AIDS Life Cycle riders who are preparing for their San Francisco to Los Angeles ride in June.
Jerry Fecht gives directions to AIDS Life Cycle riders during their Day On The Ride 80 mile practice ride. April 2008
Gerald Fecht is the great grandson of Mary Ann (Secrist) and Josiah Crites. Jerry will be a "roadie" on the big bicycle ride in June. Janne works as a volunteer for just about everything to support the ride (when it's not tax season).

HENRIETTA WEAVER HIRE

Henrietta Weaver Hire in old age.
Aside from photographs and information about John Franklin Crites, his siblings and ancestors, photos and stories about his wife's family (Leona Belle Weaver Crites) will also be posted.
This is one of the Weaver Family postings.

Henrietta Weaver (c-301) was the daughter of Louisa (Strombeck) (c-821) and John S. Weaver (IV) (c-178). One family photograph indicates that Henrietta may have been called Etta as a nickname. Henrietta’s mother Louisa died while she was a young woman. Henrietta’s father then remarried to Elizabeth Ann Paugh, who much loved her step-daughter.
Henrietta was the half-sister of Leona Weaver Crites.