Will the Circle Be Unbroken

 

One Last Time - The Video

 

 

Some Photos From our "One Last Time" Get-together at the Groner Farm, 6-27-2026

 Most of these photos from Lisa Groner.  Thank!  The rainbow photo  was taken by her as she arrived home, almost as a "sign" from  our ancestors that they were pleased that we got together one last time to remember and honor their legacy.

Memories of Helping Grandma Getting Lunch to the Field

Memories of Helping Grandma Getting Lunch to the Field

by Donna Fennewald

"In the summer, mom  would send me "over the hill"  to Grandma's to help her with house work.  Uncle Paul and Uncle Hubert spent many hours in the fields, using "horsepower" and manual labor.  Hard work necessitated people ate 3 main meals (breakfast, dinner, and supper) and a mid-morning and mid-afternoon lunch.  For lunch, Grandma would pack up lard sandwiches,  sprinkled with cinnamon & sugar - on fresh slices of home-made bread, and send them out to the field where the men were working.  She also sent a glass jar of coffee and her soft cookies to round out the lunch. I would walk the lunch pail out to the field where they would be working, and they would stop work to eat lunch.  When I wasn't there, Uncle Hubert would come to the house and get the lunch.  

It seems Clara Sidney may have helped me with getting the lunch out to the field on some occasions."

Donna

 

Groner Family Info from AI

 

Paul Groner Family info from AI Search:

Paul John Groner (born May 1883 in Missouri, often listed as circa 1883–1884; died 1957) was from the St. Elizabeth / Saint Anthony area in Miller County, Missouri. He married Clara Mary Evers (1886–1973), and they raised a large family there, with children born in places like Teal and Saint Anthony in Miller County (e.g., Theresa in 1908, Caroline in 1919, and a son Paul Jr. in 1925). 

The family relocated to the Berger / Etlah / Boeuf Township area in Franklin County, Missouri, in 1936. This is documented in local histories and family accounts: Paul Jr. (born 1925 in St. Elizabeth) moved with his parents (Paul Sr. and Clara) and most siblings to Etlah in Franklin County that year. The family is later associated with Berger in Franklin County (e.g., burials in Saint Pauls Catholic Cemetery). 

This fits census patterns showing the family in Miller County earlier (e.g., 1910–1930) and in Franklin County (Boeuf Township) by 1940. 

Note that there were multiple Paul Groners across generations in the family, but the 1883 birth date matches the patriarch who moved with the family. Exact details like the precise month/day in 1936 aren’t widely published in public sources.

One Last Gathering at the Groner Homestead

 

One Last Gathering at the Groner Homestead

 

Who doesn’t remember family gatherings at Grandma and Grandpa Groner’s place, when we were kids, on a Saturday or Sunday?  Life is full of change, and we all grow up, and some move away, have our own families, and grow old.  Yet no one can take those good memories from us.

Let’s meet for one last time at the Groner homestead, while we still can.

When:  Saturday, June 27, 2026   Come early and stay late.  Will eat by 1 P.M.

We will have grilled hamburgers, hotdogs, and fried fish.  Bring a side dish if you want, or not…….

Drinks (lemonade and water) will be provided, and all table-ware will be provided.  Bring a chair or use the straw bales provided.

RSVP to Donna Fennewald at (502) 553-0251