Marie Quinzer Peters
The woman on the left is Marie Quinzer (maiden name), my
great grandmother, and my niece's and nephew's great, great grandmother.
Marie is the mother of Helen Peters Scully (on the right), my
grandmother, and my niece's and nephew's great grandmother.
Both of these women must have been very special. I didn't know my
great grandmother at all, but believe it or not -- she helped me through
my own father's passing.
I have rosary beads from Marie, that my parents gave to me. I held
them the whole time that Dad was dying. I didn't know it, but when the
whole experience was over, meaning Dad's death, she spoke to me.
No, not with words, but I knew she was there. And she let me know that
Dad was happy.
Marie is pictured in the very old painting that hangs in my Mom's
living room. She was just a little girl then, sitting with her
brother Carl Quinzer.
Marie
is also photographed on the left, with her husband and my great
grandfather Charles S. Peters.
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