Box 2

Mitchell, Emma's son-in-law, had a mild heart attack. Andrew passes away. Emma tapes Andrew's obituary onto one of her diary pages. It stated that he was 75 years old. He was born in Denmark and was a veteran of the Spanish-American war. Emma and her family attended the funeral on January 21, 1959. Emma notes twice in her writings that she is having some confusion.

Emma spends some time visiting her sister Bertha and also her friend Nellie. Bertha is hospitalized and then recuperates in a convalescent home.

Emma celebrates her 90th birthday. Twelve people attend her birthday dinner. She is feeling in better health and spends more time taking short day trips to Turlock and Modesto.

Emma continues to keep up on current events. She mentions that Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt died in November 1962 and the Asian flu epidemic was going on in the Eastern and Midwestern states during February 1963.

If Mildred or Dick were not going to be home for long hours or at night, then Emma goes over to her sister's place. Her daily entries are usually focused on her daughter and grandson.

In the month of August 1967, Emma mentions that she is not feeling well and receives shots from her doctor on at least two different visits. Emma's last entry that is found in this collection is on August 31, 1967. The year of Emma's death was determined to be in 1968.