Listed
below are excerpts from transcriptions of audio tapes of
two meetings with different combinations of the people
shown here. They occurred on May 28 and September 25,
1995. For the entire script,
Click Here.
Wilma, Jeannie, Wm, Helma and Marie were
children of Wm
Carl Heiden
Mildred was married to
Arthur Heiden
and was mother of Ralph Heiden
Helen was wife of Wm Frank and they were
parents of Dianne
Ralph, Dianne, Pat and Mary Lou were
first cousins
Ralph Heiden - How many of the 13 kids
were around the house at the same time during those early years?
Norma "Jeanie" Heiden - When I was born, I already had nephews.
Walter (left) and
Lavern Berns (right) were born before I was.
Helma (Heiden) Nickel - She was an Aunt when she was born.
Norma "Jeanie" Heiden -
Bob was born in May after I was born in
April.
Lila and Ma were pregnant at the same time.
Helma (Heiden) Nickel -
Hilda,
Mildred and
Leo all got married in
1928. Jeanie was born in 1927.
Mildred - That’s
the way with Gail. She really never considered Harold as a
brother because he was married and out of the house long before
she was born.