The Schallan family in the 1940s. From left, Opal (Schallan) Winfrey, 1920-1991; Chester William Schallan, 1909-1983; mother, Mary Louise (Wagner) Schallan, 1883-1978; Eugene "Chip" Schallan, 1924-1996; Lillian (Schallan) Plantz, 1914-present; and Rose (Schallan) Leigh, 1911-1962. Opal, Chet, Chip, Lillian, and Rose are the five Schallan children who survived to adulthood. The photo was taken on a trip to the Catholic grotto in West Bend, Iowa; the scan was taken from the original owned by Joseph B. Schallan, son of Chester William.



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