Arnold Leroy Howse (1941-2016)

Arnold Leroy Howse
Dad
Born:	5 Dec 1941 Harbor Springs, Michigan
Died:	18 Jun 2016 Orem, Utah
Father:	Clifford Leroy Howse
Mother:	Gertrude Caroline Catob
Siblings:	Gertrude Joanne Howse Karlene Joyce Howse Arnold Leroy Howse
Married:	18 Sep 1959 Harbor Springs, Michigan
Spouse:	Joanne Marie Heinz
Children:	Bethany Anne Howse Darby Lee Howse Annette Marie Howse Clifford Leroy Howse Carey Lizabeth Howse Christopher Heinz Howse Arnold Price Howse Jody Jeffrey Howse Daniel Leslie Howse David Andrus Howse Andrew Michael Howse Timothy Donald Howse

Obituary:

Arnold Leroy Howse, loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, completed his mortal probation Saturday, June 18, 2016 at his home in Orem, Utah surrounded by half of his twelve children. He won the battle against a fast-growing glioblastoma, surpassing the doctor's expectations by five months.

Arnold was born Friday, December 5, 1941 at his parent's house on Third street in Harbor Springs, Michigan, the youngest of three children and only son of Clifford Leroy Howse and Gertrude Caroline Catob.

As a youth, Dad quickly showed his musical aptitude, taking up the trumpet at the suggestion of the band director, Joseph Jezisek. He played in a dance band and marched in parades as a band member for most of his life. In high school he also played football and was active in other school activities.

It was at High School in band class that he met his future wife, Joanne Marie Heinz. They were married in the Presbyterian Church at Harbor Springs on Friday, September 18, 1959. Together they shared their love of music with their children and community.

Arnold became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1963 shortly before his graduation from college. He became a biology teacher at Carrollton High School in Saginaw and later taught at  East Jordan High School. He and mom nurtured the gospel in Northern Michigan, where he eventually became Branch President and then the first Bishop of the Petoskey ward.

During the summer, Arnold worked as a fudge maker at Crump's Candies in Harbor Springs. In 1974 Arnold became the owner of the candy store and changed the name to Howse's Candy Haus. He retired from teaching and introduced Northern Michigan style fudge around the country, eventually opening shops in Provo, Utah, DelRay Beach, Florida and finally in Park City, Utah. His son Christopher, now runs the candy store in Harbor.

Joanne passed away in 2006.

Arnold married Janis Heiner on February 6, 2009 in Orem, Utah. Together they adopted Janis' grandson, Taygan.

Frank Gottlieb Heinz, Jr. (1884-1921)

Frank Gottlieb Heinz, Jr.
Frank Heinz
Born:	4 April 1884 Superior, Wisconsin
Died:	14 November 1921 Matchwood, Michigan
Father:	Gottlieb (Frank Sr.) Heinz
Mother:	Selina Salzman
Siblings:	Margaret Heinz Frank Gottlieb Heinz Jr. Harriet Barbara Heinz Henry L. Heinz Clara Bertha Heinz Isabel A. Heinz George Frederick Heinz
Married:	1914 Superior, Wisconsin
Spouse:	Mary Louise Higgins
Children:	Floyd Leonard Heinz Inez Marie Heinz Carol June Heinz Leslie Eugene Heinz Lyle Kenneth Heinz

Frank Gottlieb Heinz, Jr. was born the 4th of April, 1884 in Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin to Gottlieb (Frank Sr.) Heinz and Selina Salzman.

He was the second of seven children: Margaret, Frank, Harriet Barbara, Henry L., Clara Bertha, Isabel A. and George Frederick Heinz.

Frank met Mary Louise Higgins in the Five & Dime Store where she worked. He was a Railroad Engineer. Sometimes he did farming and logging also.

He played violin and he would sing to her.

She was almost eighteen and he was thirty when they married. They were together seven years and had five children together: Floyd Leonard, Inez Marie, Carol June, Leslie Eugene and Lyle Kenneth.

Frank was killed by his best friend in a hunting accident. Frank was wearing a fur coat and his friend thought he was a bear.

Mary Louise Higgins (1897-1932)

Mary Louise "May" Higgins Heinz Weyenberg
May Heinz
Born:	21 Aug 1897 Superior, Wisconsin
Died:	18 Jan 1932 Petoskey, Michigan
Father:	Elisha Albion Higgins
Mother:	Susan Mable Davis
Siblings:	Cora May Higgins Joseph Davis Higgins Eliza Higgins Augustus Higgins Susannah Higgins Richard David Higgins Dorothy Mable Higgins John Henry Higgins Lottie Lora Higgins Mary Louise Higgins Bertha Edna Higgins Charles Higgins Jessie Higgins Raymond Otto Higgins
Married:	1914 Superior, Wisconsin
Spouse:	Frank Gottlieb Heinz Jr.
Children:	Floyd Leonard Heinz Inez Marie Heinz Carol June Heinz Leslie Eugene Heinz Lyle Kenneth Heinz
Married:	5 Sep 1923 Ontonagon, Michigan
Spouse:	George John Weyenberg
Children:	George John Weyenberg, Jr.

Mary Louise Higgins was born 21 August 1897 in Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin.

Her parents are Elisha Albion Higgins and Susan Mable Davis.

She was a blue baby, which means she was born with a bad heart. It was twice its natural size with a leakage of the valve. Uncle Joe, her older brother would carry her around all the time to save her strength. She went to school four years and passed the eighth grade.

Mary Louise met Frank Heinz in the Five & Dime Store where she worked. He played violin and he would sing to her the song, "I Found A Million Dollar Baby in the Five and Ten Cent Store".

She was eighteen and he was thirty one when they married in 1914 in Superior, Wisconsin.

They were together seven years and had five children: Floyd Leonard, Inez Marie, Carol June, Leslie Eugene and Lyle Kenneth Heinz.

Leslie always said he was born in a barn: Mary climbed up into a hayloft after a hen and began the child-bearing process right there.

When Lyle was just a toddler, Mary's husband Frank Jr. was killed in a hunting accident. After Frank died, Mary had to go to work once again to support her children, leaving her children in the care of family.

Two years after Frank died Mary met George John Weyenberg and they were married.

George and Mary heard from relatives that "good farm land" was available near Harbor Springs, so in 1931 they moved to the lower Peninsula. For a while they lived on Spring Street in a house across from Fred Main's house. The Heinz family next moved out to a fruit farm on a road towards Cross Village.

Edith Stanley Andrus (1872-1950)

Edith Stanley Andrus Crane
Grandmother Edith Crane
Born:	1 Apr 1872 Brookline, New York
Died:	26 Sep 1950 Grand Rapids, Michigan
Father:	Roderic Kinsey Andrus
Mother:	Katherine Elizabeth Leinweber
Siblings	Edith Stanley Andrus Elizabeth Helen Crane
Married:	19 May 1897 Cincinnati, Ohio
Spouse:	Guy Gilman Crane
Children:	Gladys Faith Crane Dorothy Andrus Crane Roderic Dwight Crane Baby boy Crane Elizabeth Helen Crane

Obituary

Grand Rapids Press, Wednesday, September 27, 1950:

Illness Is Fatal

To Mrs. Crane

Mrs. Edith Stanley Crane, 78, longtime resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, who had resided with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Houser of 359 Bristol rd., NW, since the death of her husband last April, died Tuesday in Butterworth hospital after a two-day illness.

Mrs. Crane was the widow of Guy G. Crane, a former utilities executive in Michigan, Ohio and Maine. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Walnut Hills, Cincinnati suburb, and was active in music circles in Cincinnati many years.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Houser, Mrs. Donald Price of Petoskey and Mrs. Alonzo Boothe of Cincinnati; one son, Roderick Crane of Battle Creek, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Helen Andrus of Cincinnati.

Funeral services and burial will be at Cincinnati.

Article

Grand Rapids Press, ca May 1947:

Four-in-One

There'll be Celebrating at the Houser Home

Clifford Leroy Howse (1915-1957)

Clifford LeRoy Howse
Cliff Howse
Born:	19 Mar 1915 Harbor Springs, Michigan
Died:	22 Aug 1957 Petoskey, Michigan
Father:	James Milton Howse
Mother:	Sarah Ellen Phillips
Siblings	Raymond Leslie House Annie Overholt Eisey May Howse Melvin Earl Howse Myrtle Sena House Charles Adelbert Howse Sylvia Pauline Howse Clifford Leroy Howse
Married:	21 Dec 1935 Harbor Springs, Michigan
Spouse:	Gertrude Caroline Catob
Children:	Gertrude Joanne Howse Karlene Joyce Howse Arnold Leroy Howse

Clifford Leroy Howse, or Cliff as he was called by most, was a much loved last child of Sarah Ellen Phillips and James Milton Howse. He was born, raised and lived all of his life in Harbor Springs. He had two toys which he said were the only store-bought toys he had ever owned. Nevertheless, he and his siblings found many fun things to do and play with. Mel, Jr., who spent a summer living with Sarah's family, said that Cliff taught him to swim. Took him out on a raft or dock and pushed him off!  A good natured boy, he seemed to be able to get away with most anything and still remain adored.

Joanne H. Howse remembers his mother often speaking of him in glowing terms. He was her baby, after all.

After marrying his high-school sweetheart, Gertrude Caroline Catob, Cliff and Gert had 3 children, Joanne, Karlene and Arnold. The couple has been often described as being very close, loving each other more than most anyone, each adoring the other. Karl Catob, Jr. said that he loved to be in their home as there was so much love and so little contention there.

Hard working, Cliff had several jobs and was said to never let any time pass without one. He worked in Renolda Greenhouse, one summer, with Leslie Heinz who said he was a hard worker. After marriage he worked for the tannery on the Harbor-Petoskey Road for several years. His son, Arnold, recalls taking a bus to the tannery and playing baseball with his Dad and others during their lunch break and then riding home with Cliff.

When the tannery closed, Cliff had a temporary job working at the Bar Harbor. This was followed by several years of working at the Perm Alum factory in Harbor Springs  He was eventually made the foreman, there. Hiring and firing people was part of his job but he said that firing was very hard for him. One case that made him feel especially bad was when he had to turn down a black fellow who had applied to work there. This because it was the company policy!

Patricia Ellen Price (1925-2012)

Patricia Ellen Price Duvernay
Aunt Pat
Born:	8 Sep 1925 Miami, Florida
Died:	27 Dec 2012 Petoskey, Michigan
Father:	Donald Arthur Price
Mother:	Dorothy Andrus Crane
Siblings	Donna Joanne Price Patricia Ellen Price Baby girl Price James Douglas Price Dorothy Elaine Price
Married:	19 May 1945 Petoskey, Michigan
Spouse:	John Elmer Duvernay
Children:	John Arthur Duvernay Lee Ann Duvernay Wendy Alain Duvernay Thomas Alan Duvernay

Obituary

Stone Funeral Home:

Patricia Ellen Duvernay

(September 8, 1925 - December 27, 2012)

Patricia Ellen Duvernay, 87 of Little Traverse Township, died December 27, 2012 at the McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey.

Patricia was born on September 8, 1925 in Miami, FL, the daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Crane) Price. At a young age, her family moved to Harbor Springs and in 1943 moved to Petoskey, where Patricia graduated from High School in 1944.

She played in the Harbor Springs Marching Band and was involved in various musical productions. While working on the Petoskey High School production of HMS Pinafore, Patricia met John Duvernay and they were married on May 19, 1945 in Petoskey.

She went to work for Michigan Bell Telephone Company and in 1977, retired after a career spanning 35 years. She was a Life Member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and CWA Local 4106.

Her love for music and theater continued for the rest of her life. She sang in the church choir for over 60 years, and was a member of the Little Traverse Civic Theater for 30 years. Patricia was an early member of the Northern Michigan Chorale and played the trombone in the Harbor Springs Community Band until just a few years ago.

She loved gardening and was a lifelong Detroit Tigers fan.

Dorothy Andrus Crane (1902-2002)

Dorothy Andrus Crane Price
Grandma Price
Born:	4 Feb 1902 Congo, Ohio
Died:	11 Nov 2002 Petoskey, Michigan
Father:	Guy Gilman Crane
Mother:	Edith Stanley Andrus
Siblings:	Gladys Faith Crane Dorothy Andrus Crane Roderic Dwight Crane Baby boy Crane Elizabeth Helen Crane
Married:	9 Feb 1922 Lansing, Michigan
Spouse:	Donald Arthur Price
Children:	Donna Joanne Price Patricia Ellen Price Baby girl Price James Douglas Price Dorothy Elaine Price

Obituary

Petoskey News-Review, Thursday, 14 Nov 2002, p. A2:

Dorothy Price, 100 

Dorothy Price, 100, of Petoskey, died Nov. 11, 2002, at Sunnybank Assisted Living. She was born in Congo, Ohio, on Feb. 4, 1902, the daughter of Guy and Edith (Andrus) Crane.

Her family lived in several towns in Ohio and Illinois before moving to Michigan. She graduated from Lansing High School in 1921, and on Feb. 9, 1922, she married Donald Price in Lansing.

Dorothy and Donald also lived in Florida, and during the Great Depression, homesteaded in the mountains of Northern California. There they built and lived in a log cabin, enduring many hardships. In 1933, they moved to Bangor, Maine, and finally returned to Michigan, where they cared for Donald's great-uncle, Fred Main, Harbor Springs' last Civil War veteran. In 1941, they moved to Petoskey. There they became members of the First Presbyterian Church and its choir, where Dorothy sang for 48 years. She also was active in the Women's Association and Guild. She was a member of the Petoskey Little Theatre, appearing in "Life With Father" in 1949. She provided props for Little Traverse Civic Theatre as recently as its October production.

Her most fulfilling role was homemaker for Donald and their four children, Donna (Leslie ) Heinz and Patricia (John) Duvernay of Harbor Springs, James (Iola) Price of Bakersfield, Calif., and Dorothy (Robert) Dennis of Petoskey.

Donald preceded her in death in 1974.

She had 12 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 40 great-great-grandchildren, and was happy to hear there is a great-great-great-grandchild due in March. She also had four step-grandchildren and many step-greats- and great-greats.

Dorothy Andrus Crane (1902-2002) Interview

Video-taped interview 

Dorothy Andrus Crane Price

by Donna Joanne Price Heinz, 1984

G. PRICE:  Mother (Edith Stanley Andrus Crane) was telling me years ago about when she played in the little string band, that they had formed at her church. And she played the violin, and she had a banjo too, but mostly the violin. And uh, my dad (Guy Gilman Crane), who wasn' t the least bit musical uh, missed taking her home from church. So, he bought himself a little banjo, and she taught him the few notes on it, chords, so he could be in the stringed instrument band, too. And uh, that's how they started really going together seriously. Well, he was an electrician at the time when the mines were just first being electrified, if that's the right word. Anyway, he had to go out of town quite a bit. And uh, he had been going steady with mother for almost a year, off and on, on his different trips, when he'd come back. And he was in Columbus, Ohio. And she was getting just a little bit tired of waiting for him; just to see him when he comes home between the jobs he was on. So, when he was in Columbus, I don't know if she wrote him a letter, or if someone in the little string band told him, wrote to him, and said that she was getting very interested in a young man that had been taking her home after the practices. And that was enough to inspire my dad to buy a ring and send it home to her, and said, "Now, we're engaged." So, they were married shortly after that. But uh, that's a little story mother that told about how she urged him to get married. She was very shy, of course. And he didn't know that she was playing a trick on him, but it did the business anyway. After that, that was in Columbus, Ohio, that was um, his last job. Then, they moved to, they were married, and moved to Shawnee for his next job in the mine, and uh, that was where my sister Gladys was born. And uh, about two years later, after he finished that job, he went to Congo, Ohio. That was a big mining place. I mean, it had a big mine, but it only had one street in it. There was a church at one end of the street and a saloon at the other. And the miners lived in little mining shacks on either side of the street. And uh, that was where I was born. And when that job was finished, he uh, had to go to Delaware, Ohio. And uh, while he was there my brother, Bud was born. And uh, shortly after that, he uh, he had to go way to Illinois, to Joliet, Illinois, where they had a big penitentiary. And uh, he, he and his crew were putting electricity in that great big prison. And that was where my brother was born, that didn't live. And uh, after that job was done, he was um, first, he was uh, sitting, well, it was kind of the water and electric department in Rockford, Illinois. And uh, we were there just a very short time when my sister Betty was born. And uh, that's where all of our birth places were. (Now you can turn it off.....)

G. HEINZ:  Mom, would you tell a little bit about your own mother's life, before she became a Crane, when she was an Andrus?

Donald Arthur Price (1900-1974)

Donald Arthur Price
Denver Don
Born:	29 Oct 1900 Denver, Colorado
Died:	30 May 1974 Petoskey, Michigan
Father:	James Lincoln Price
Mother:	Minnie Pearl Main
Siblings:	Isadora Minerva Price Donald Arthur Price
Married:	9 Feb 1922 Lansing, Michigan
Spouse:	Dorothy Andrus Crane
Children:	Donna Joanne Price Patricia Ellen Price Baby girl Price James Douglas Price Dorothy Elaine Price

Obituary

 Petoskey News Review, Friday, May 31, 1974:

Donald A. Price Rites

Saturday Services for Donald A. Price, 73, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday from the Stone Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Kyser, of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate and interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. He died yesterday at his Petoskey home.

On October 29, 1900 he was born in Denver, Colorado and moved to Lansing at the age of six. He attended Lansing schools and graduated from Lansing High School in 1920. On February 9, 1922, he married the former Dorothy Crane in Lansing. After a period of moving the couple settled in Harbor Springs in 1934 and in 1941 they moved to Petoskey where they had resided since.

Mr. Price was a retail salesman for Montgomery Ward and Co. from 1942-1964. He was manager of the Petoskey branch of the Secretary of State's License Bureau from September, 1964 until 1969 when he retired. He was active in the Democratic Party in Emmet county; was president of the Petoskey Softball League and was active in barbershop quartets for many years. For 31 years he was an active member of the choir of the First Presbyterian Church. For two years he served as secretary of the Harbor Springs Chamber of Commerce

Besides his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Leslie (Donna) Heinz, of Harbor Springs, Mrs. John (Pat) Duvernay and Mrs. Robert (Dorothy) Dennis, of Petoskey; a son, James Price, of Los Gatos, Calif; 12 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; 13 great step-grandchildren and a sister , Mrs. Frank (Isadora) Sallows, of Harbor Springs.

Donna Joanne Price (1922-2011)

Donna Joanne Price Heinz
Donna Heinz
Born:	22 Oct 1922 Lansing, Michigan
Died:	15 Feb 2011 Harbor Springs, Michigan
Father:	Donald Arthur Price
Mother:	Dorothy Andrus Crane
Siblings:	Donna Joanne Price Patricia Ellen Price Baby girl Price James Douglas Price Dorothy Elaine Price
Married:	13 Jun 1941 Harbor Springs, Michigan
Spouse:	Leslie Eugene Heinz
Children:	Joanne Marie Heinz Donald Leslie Heinz Katherine Eileen Heinz Debra Elizabeth Heinz

Obituary

Stone Funeral Home, Thursday, February 17, 2011:

Donna J. Heinz

(October 22, 1922 - February 15, 2011)

Donna Joanne Price Heinz, 88, of Harbor Springs passed away Feb. 15, 2011 at Bay Bluffs Medical Care Facility.

A funeral service will take place on Tues. Feb. 22nd at 11:00 AM at Schiller Funeral Home in Harbor Springs. Interment will take place in the spring at Lakeview Cemetery.

Donna was born Oct. 22, 1922 in Lansing, Mi. to Donald Arthur and Dorothy Andrus (Crane) Price. She moved to Harbor Springs with her family in 1933 and has made her home here since.

On June 13, 1941 she married Leslie Eugene Heinz and they made their home in Harbor Springs and have lived at their Lake St. home since 1949.

Donna was a gifted musician and artist, singing in the First Presbyterian Church choir for almost 50 years as well as the bell choir and Sweet Adeline barber shop quartet. She was an active Harbor Springs schools sports booster for many years. She enjoyed bowling on a local league and was also on a womens golf league. Donna was active in the University Club for over 30 years.

Les and Donna had four children Joanne Marie Howse now deceased, Donald Leslie and his wife Vickie of Harbor Springs, Katherine Eileen Brown and her husband A. Jeff of Arlinton, WA. and Debra Elizabeth Timpani and her husband Sal of Henrietta, NY. Donna was blessed with 24 grandchildren, 69 great grandchildren and 15 great great grandchildren.

Leslie Eugene Heinz (1920-1974)

Leslie Eugene Heinz
Les Heinz
Born:	8 Mar 1920 Matchwood, Michigan
Died:	30 Sep 1974 Petoskey, Michigan
Father:	Frank Gottlieb Heinz Jr.
Mother:	Mary Louise Higgins
Siblings:	Floyd Leonard Heinz Inez Marie Heinz Carol June Heinz Leslie Eugene Heinz Lyle Kenneth Heinz George John Weyenberg, Jr.
Married:	13 Jun 1941 Harbor Springs, Michigan
Spouse:	Donna Joanne Price
Children:	Joanne Marie Heinz Donald Leslie Heinz Katherine Eileen Heinz Debra Elizabeth Heinz

Leslie Eugene Heinz was born 8 March 1920 in Matchwood, Ontonagon, Michigan.

His parents are Frank Heinz, Jr. and Mary Louise Higgins.

His siblings are Floyd Leonard, Inez Marie, Carol June and Lyle Lyle Heinz. He also had a half-brother George John Weyenberg, Jr.

When he was about 18 months old, his father died. His mother married George Weyenberg and they heard that "good farm land" was available near Harbor Springs, so they moved to Harbor Springs, Michigan.  They lived on Spring Street in a house across from Fred Main's house. The Heinz family next moved out to a fruit farm on a road towards Cross Village.

When he was eleven his mother passed away. When he was about fifteen, Les joined the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps.), he worked in the Upper Peninsula planting trees during the summer. He sent most his earnings back home to help get through the Depression years.

Les married Donna Joanne Price on her Graduation day from High School, Friday, June 13th, 1941. Being Friday the 13th they did all the things which are supposed to cause bad luck: they walked under a ladder, broke a mirror, walked in front of a black cat and opened an umbrella inside a house.

Their children are: Joanne Marie, Donald L., Katherine Eileen, and Debra Elizabeth Heinz.

Les joined the Army-Air Force in WWII, his job was to string telephone wires in India, and China for the servicemen. In letters to home, Les spoke of the poor Chinese people and of a nice family with twin daughters who adopted him.  His letters always mentioned his love and loyalty to Donna and he wanted to be kept up on his children's progress. He had malaria and became very sick in India.

Joanne Marie Heinz (1942-2006)

Joanne Marie Heinz Howse
Mom
Born:	6 Dec 1942 Petoskey, Michigan
Died:	17 Apr 2006 Orem, Utah
Father:	Leslie Eugene Heinz
Mother:	Donna Joanne Price
Siblings:	Joanne Marie Heinz Donald Leslie Heinz Katherine Eileen Heinz Debra Elizabeth Heinz
Married:	18 Sep 1959 Harbor Springs, Michigan
Spouse:	Arnold Leroy Howse
Children:	Bethany Anne Howse Darby Lee Howse Annette Marie Howse Clifford Leroy Howse Carey Lizabeth Howse Christopher Heinz Howse Arnold Price Howse Jody Jeffrey Howse Daniel Leslie Howse David Andrus Howse Andrew Michael Howse Timothy Donald Howse

Joanne Marie Heinz was born on the 6th of December, 1942, in Little Traverse Hospital in Petoskey. Being the firstborn to her parents, Leslie Eugene and Donna (Price) Heinz she was the first grandchild of Donald Arthur Price and Dorothy Andrus Crane. Grandpa Price came to visit the newborn, in the hospital, and was quoted as saying "Where's the baby, all I can see is the nose!" Years later, he was horrified that this tidbit was passed along, however. Her daddy was quite satisfied with the nose, though, as it very much resembled his.

While still a tiny girl, Leslie was called to serve in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Donna and Joanne moved into Dorothy and Donald's home for the next two years. This was a happy and fun time for Joanne. Here she was given much love and attention by Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Pat, Uncle Jimmy and Deedee. Deedee was only 9 years older, herself. Joanne's mother claims that she never was a child but, during her early years, she was a very busy and inquisitive youngster. Perhaps because of her time with Grandpa and Grandma, she was always an admirer of older people. She soon became acquainted with the senior citizens of any neighborhood that her family moved to. Her main love, as a small person, was her "babies" (dolls) which were just a poor substitute for the real thing! When baby brother Donnie joined Joanne and her Mommy at Grandma Price's house, the world was made perfect!

Immediately after the war, her daddy came home and scooped up his little family to make the move to Flint, Michigan, where he had a job working on the line crew for Michigan Bell Telephone Company. They lived on Lindsey Boulevard in a tiny house. As the situation improved, financially, they moved to the other side of Flint, and lived on Green Street. Many friends were acquired here. However, Donna very much disliked the "dirty city" and longed for her family "up north". So, in the summer of 1949, the four of them jumped into their brand-new '49 Chevy and headed for Petoskey. In December of that year they bought a home at 202 E. Lake Road, in Harbor Springs. This completed a circle for Donna and Leslie, as they had both been raised in Harbor, met, dated and married here. Here, little sisters Kathy and Debbie became Joanne's sisters. Joanne loved the quaint, little town and the freedom that it brought. Her time was pretty much consumed, in the summer, by swimming and sun-bathing at the Harbor Springs bathing beach. Winter was filled with school, friends, ice-skating, Brownie and Girl Scouts, and, most importantly, piano lessons with her dear friend, Jean Louise Mead, and practicing (or really, just enjoying being able to coax songs from the old upright).