Christmas Greetings Through The Years


This undated Christmas card depicts the Centennial Road home between Ossian and Frankville where DiAnn grew up and lived until she and Gary married in 1972. It is one of two homes she ever lived in.

Many wonderful memories are connected to this Ehler family farm where DiAnn was raised by her parents, Felix and Bertha, alongside her siblings - Jeanette, Laverna, Marlene and Ronnie. 

To read DiAnn's "Epitome of an Iowa Farm Girl" eulogy that includes wonderful memories from the family farm share at  her June 2021 funeral, click here. 

This photo is likely from from the 1950's or 1960's when it was commonplace for air travel companies to take photos of farms and offer them to farm owners for their personal use. 

What are your favorite Christmas greeting card memories through the years?

Merry Christmas! 



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