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. Return to the
main Schallau page Last updated on May 15, 2005