Clarence and Esther


ClarenceEstherWedding1937

Clarence and Esther's Wedding Day, November 25, 1937.

WeddingAnnouncement

Wedding Announcement.

ClarenceConfirmation1929

Clarence's Confirmation Class, 1929, Congregational Church, Sterling, Colorado.Back: (L-R): AAron Walter, John Sterkel, Henry Schuman. Helen Bauer, Maria Sorch, John Weber, Albert Sinner.Front: J. …

Esther's Confirmation Class, 1931, at Peace Lutheran Church in Stering, Colorado.Esther is first girl on left, back row. Boy left of her is a Kautz. Girl to the right of her is Lydia Sinner, and next to her is Theresa Hettinger. …

ClarenceBelgianPatca1935

Clarence with Belgian colt "Pat", about 1936 or 1937.

ClarenceManureLoader1935

Clarence designed and built a manure loader onto their Oliver 80 tractor in 1935.

ClarenceManureLoader1935 2

Another view of the power take-off gearing for the manure loader.

ClarenceManureLoaderOliver80 1935

Manure loader in action, 1935.

ClarenceManureLoading1935

Manure loader, built by Clarence, in action, 1935. The common practice was to spread cattle and sheep manure on the crop lands as fertilizer.

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Clarence using Oliver 70 tractor to "V" a ditch, 1935 or 1936. Boy on tractor is probably nephew Robert Lebsack.

HH040 EstherHS1935 copy

Esther's senior photo, 1935.

EstherTennis1935

Esther, 1935. Tennis, anyone?

ClarenceHS 1932 1

Clarence's senior photograph, 1932.

ClarenceHS 1932 2

Clarence's high school graduation, 1932.

HH056 EstherClothingStore1937 copy

Esther working at Hagadorn's Clothing Store, 1937.

Esther1936

Esther, 1936.

Esther1936

Esther, 1937.

Clarence1936

Clarence, 1937.

ClarenceEstherSummer1937

Clarence and Esther, 1937.

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L-R: Robert Hettinger, Leona Lebsack, Emma Lebsack, Clarence Lebsack, Esther Hettinger.

ClarenceEsther1938

Esther and Clarence, in front of Henry and Alice Hettinger's home, 228 West Main St., Sterling, Colorado.

EstherLyle1939

Esther and Lyle, 1939.

ClarenceLyle1941

Clarence and Lyle, 1940.

ClarenceEstherKids1941

Clarence, Lyle, Esther and Sharon, 1941

ClarenceEstherKids1942 2

Esther and Clarence with Sharon and Lyle, 1942.

ClarenceEstherKids1942

Clarence and Esther with Lyle and Sharon, 1942.

ClarenceHaroldLyle1944

Clarence and Lyle with Harold Hettinger, Esther's youngest brother, 1943.

ClarenceEstherLeota1944

Esther and Clarence with Leota Broman (Hank Hettinger's future wife), 1944.

ClarenceEstherKids1946

Clarence, holding Tom, with Esther, Lyle and Sharon, 1946.

ClarenceTom1946

Clarence and Tom, 1946.

AliceEstherTom1947

Alice Hettinger, Esther and Tom, 1947.

EstherTom1947

Esther and Tom, 1947.

ClarenceHaroldWinter1947

Clarence and Harold Hettinger at home west of Sterling near Pawnee Pass, 1947.

L046 ClarenceTractor1949

Clarence on 1948 John Deere BN tractor, harvesting sugar beets with the John Deere 54-A beet harvester, 1949.

L082 ClarenceLoader1949

Clarence operating loader mounted to the 1948 Ferguson TE20 tractor, 1949.

L026 Harvest 1949

Harvest at North Place, Proctor, 1949.

ClarenceEstherShow

Esther and Clarence at gardening trade show, mid-1950's.

Christmas1956

Christmas, 1956.

EstherSteve1956

Steve and Esther at home on 331 McKinley St., Sterling, 1957.

L077 Esther 1957

Esther ironing in the kitchen at home, 331 McKinley Street, Sterling, 1957.

L075 Esther 1957

Esther in living room at 331 McKinley Street, Sterling, 1957.

EstherSteveTomSharon1957

Tom, Esther, Steve and Sharon in living room, 331 McKinley St., Sterling, 1957.

ClarenceSteveTom1957

Clarence with Steve and Tom, 331 McKinley St., Sterling, 1957.

L059 Mays' House

The family's 1957 Dodge Sierra station wagon in fron of Fred and Ernie May's home in California, Christmas 1957.

Christmas1958CCH

Christmas at home in Country Club Hills, 1958. L-R: Esther, Alice Hettinger, Molly Lebsack, Leota Hettinger, Virginia Hettinger and Rachel Schuppe.

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CL1959 EstherGrandMesa2
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L008 EstherEttaHuntley 1960

Esther with Etta Huntley (Clarence's cousin), backyard at home in Country Club Hills, 1960.

Clarence1960's

Clarence, mid-1960s

EstherMid1960's

Esther, mid-1960s.

ClarenceCA1970

Clarence, about 1970.

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Katherine, Alice,Clarence etal

Family in Greeley, Colorado, 1971. Steve, Tom Sharon, Lyle Esther with Heidi Ann, Clarence Katherine Lebsack and Alice Hettinger

LindaClarenceEstherWillistonSept1971
ClarenceEsther35thAnn1972

Esther and Clarence, 35th Anniversary, November 25, 1972.

Esther1970s

Esther, about mid-1970s.

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ClarenceEsther40thAnnNov25 1974

Esther and Clarence, 40th Wedding Anniversary, November 25, 1977.

LebsackSchmidtHall

Lebsack-Schmidt Hall on north campus of Northeaster Junior College, Sterling, for auto-farm mechanics curriculum. Named for Clarence Lebsack and Ellis Schmidt, long-term NJC Board members.

EstherChristmas1982

Esther, Christmas 1982.

PicnicDenver1983 2

Picnic in Denver, 1983. Steve, Jessica, Jordan, Clarence, Eliot Alice Hettinger, Esther, Tom, Patti, Sharon

PicnicDenver1983

Picnic in Denver, 1983.

EstherSept1983

Esther, September 1983.

Clarence1983

Clarence, September, 1983.

ClarenceEstherNikkoTrain1984

Esther and Clarence in Japan, 1984. On a train from Tokyo to Nikko.

EstherTomNikko1984C

Clarence, Esther and Tom in Nikko, Japan, Fall 1984.

EstherNikko1984

Esther and Eliot with giant chrysanthemums in Nikko, Japan, Fall 1984.

EstherTomKyoto1984

Esther and Tom in Kyoto, Japan, Fall 1984.

ClarenceEstherChristmas1984

Clarence and Esther, Christmas, 1984.

Clarence Graceland mid 80s
ClarenceEstherSharonMChristmas1986

Esther and Clarence with Sharon Marye at Christmas, 1986.

ClarenceEsther50th

Clarence and Esther's 50th Anniversary party, 1987.

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Clarence, Freda, Ernie, John, Rachel, Leona, Emma, Fred

Scan 50

Standing: Hank, Esther, Clarence, John, Rachel, Fred, Harold Seated: Freda, Ernie, Emma, Leona

ClarenceEsther1987

Clarence and Esther, 1987.

ClarenceEstherFamily1987

Family, 1987.

ClarenceEstherFamily50thAnniversary1987

Family, 1987.

ClarenceEsther1990

Esther and Clarence, 1990.

Christmas1993

Family at Christmas, 1993.

Esther1990's

Esther, 1990s.

Esther1993

Esther, 1993.

EstherFredErnieMayVABeachOct1994

Fred and Ernestine May with Esther in Virginia Beach, October 1994.

Esther79thBirthday1996
FamilyReunion1997

Family at the Lebsack Reunion in Proctor, Colorado, 1997

EstherHarold

Esther and youngest brother Harold, early 1990s.

EstherSharoLyleTomLinda85thBday2002

Tom, Linda, Sharon, and Lyle celebrate Esther's 85th birthday, in Hattiesburg, 2002.

EstherSharonLyleTom85thBday2002

Esther's 85th Birthday, April 25, 2002.