Roethlisberger-Haldiman Album

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Simon Roethlisberger (1867 - 1930) in his Swiss army uniform. Born in Langnau, Switzerland, near the village of Zollbruck. He was the youngest boy in a family of 12 children and the only one to emigrate to the United States. 
1
 Wedding photo of Simon Roethlisberger and Elise Mueller, circa 1897. Elise, born on April 23, 1876 in Canton Berne, Switzerland, was the daughter of Fridolin and Magdalena Beesche Mueller. 
2
 Simon Roethlisberger in 1914. He was a cheesemaker in many area factories 
3
 The farm, now owned by the Buehl family, is on Marshall Bluff Rd. next to the old Woolen Mill property. 
4
 Simon Roethlisberger's Chalmers touring car. Besides Simon and Elise the occupants are their children Fred, William, Carl and Emma. 
5
Silo filling at the Roethlisberger farm. 
6
 The Roethlisberger farm home. 
7
 Emma Roethlisberger, age 11, circa 1915. She married Conrad Stauffacher. 
8
 Emma and Helen Roethlisberger picking corn. Emma, born in 1904, was 13 years older than Helen. 
9
 Helen Roethlisberger, age 11, circa 1928. 
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Helen Roethlisberger's confirmation photograph. 
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 1935 high school seniors. Front: Ralph Strasser, Ruth Disch, Don Knobel. Middle: Helen Roethlisberger, Catherine Deininger, Florence Voegeli, Ruth Benkert. Rear: Elaine Yaussi, Freda Hefty, Teacher John Richards, Helen Schuler, Anna Diem. 
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 Helen Roethlisberger's high school graduation photograph, circa 1935. 
13
 William Roethlisberger, his mother Elise and son Bill Jr. 
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 elise billjr bob jim 
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4 generations. Mother Elise Roethlisberger, her daughter Emma Stauffacher, Emma's daughter Dorothy Halverson with her little daughter, Heidi. 
16
 Elise Roethlisberger, Helen Roethlisberger, Fred and Anna Stauffacher, 1943. 
17
 Elise Roethlisberger and neighbor Mrs. (John) Elise Zeller. 
18
 1949 homecome parade 
19
 1950homecomeparade 
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Helen Haldiman (L) and Ruth Zentner taught this 1963 grade school class. 
21
 The Orrin Bacon house on Railroad Ave. Railroad Ave. was renamed E. Lake Ave. This house was originally located at the intersection of Railroad Ave and S. Main St., about 6 blocks west of its current location and was moved here to clear a lot for a new house being built for Edw. Wittwer 
22
 Monticello grade school basketball team, undated. 
23
 Jack Stenbroten and Bob Haldiman 
24
 "We owned a beautiful cutter – shiny black and the seats were covered with red velvet." 
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1947 - Harold Ott, Fritz Haldiman and Elroy Durst. Highest milk producers of Northside Cheese factory. 
26
 Emma and Conrad Stauffacher. 
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 Emma Stauffacher-Roethlisberger 
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 Conrad Stauffacher portrait. 
29
 Dorothy was Emma and Conrad Stauffacher's daughter. 
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cub scouts 
31
 dairy days 1956 
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 emma helen porch 
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 Fritz Haldiman's farmstead. Located across Hwy. 69 from the Stauffacher farm. Nothing visible today except the embankment along the front yard. 
34
 Stauffacher and Haldiman families, 1957. 
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heidi stauffacher farm 
36
 helen classroom 
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 helen emma sleigh 
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 231 S. Garfield St., Monticello. Helen and Fritz Haldiman's first home. 
39
 Zentner school students. One of these pictured is Helen Roethlisberger, circa 1928. 
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india minster 
41
 Jim Haldiman with John Deere tractor. 
42
 Don Knobel's are the couple on the right. 
43
 monticello teachers 
44
 Oswald and Edith Zentner wedding photograph. 
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old school building 
46
 picnic wwii news 
47
 The old Bacon house is on the far left of the image. 
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 roll of honor wwii 
49
 wwii wall 
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Helen Roethlisberger and Fritz Haldiman. 
51
 Fritz Haldiman. He served in Alaska during WW-2. 
52
 Erwin Spring and Edna Haldiman. 
53
 wwii newpaper 
54
 Stauffacher farm hay stacks. 
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stauffacher farm postcard 
56
 Stauffacher farmhouse. 
57
 Unidentified Stauffacher neighbors. 
58
 stauffacher tractor 
59
 The Stauffacher brothers were some of the earliest proponents of strip cropping. 
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streiff nett fritz 
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 voegeli school 1 
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 voegeli school class 1941 
63
 voegeli school class 
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 voegeli school 
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Helen Haldiman taught here in 1961. 
66
 zenter country school 
67
 Zentner farm. 
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 zentner school picnic 1926 
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