When Arthur Frank Vanek and Mona Inez Leeson wed on August 31, 1949 they linked the following family trees, [Maternal ~ Muench and Leeson] [Paternal ~ Vanek and Gremaux].
You'll find pages 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 of the Muench family photographs in the archives at the right. Some of the photos were in Ottillie "Tillie" Leeson's estate, and others were copied from collections shared by her siblings and nieces and nephews who lived in Canada.
OLGA LYDIA was born June 27, 1920 at the Muench homestead near Bigford, Saskatchewan, about 16 miles southeast of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, in the Bigford District, eastward a few miles on the S.E 1/4 of Section 34, Township 13, Range 11.
You'll find pages 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 of the Muench family photographs in the archives at the right. Some of the photos were in Ottillie "Tillie" Leeson's estate, and others were copied from collections shared by her siblings and nieces and nephews who lived in Canada.
OLGA LYDIA was born June 27, 1920 at the Muench homestead near Bigford, Saskatchewan, about 16 miles southeast of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, in the Bigford District, eastward a few miles on the S.E 1/4 of Section 34, Township 13, Range 11.
In 1928 she moved with her parents to Chester, Washington, near Spokane. In 1931 her parents traded their farm there for a farm at Trochu, Alberta, about 100 miles northeast of Calgary and Olga moved there with them and her brother, Reinhold and sister, Emma. She missed her mother dreadfully, when her parents retired and moved, in 1944 to Abbotsford, B.C., and later to Chilliwack, B.C.
Olga married Max Reichel and they farmed near Trochu on land including the quarter section of her parents farm deeded to her by Emil Muench. Their children, Gail, Maxine, Byron, Shelby and Angela were all born there. Olga was always active in her church and community, raised huge gardens, and was close with her children, no matter how far away they moved. She loved to collect bells and family pictures, carefully compiling the photographs into many albums.
She and Max enjoyed traveling after their family were raised, and went to several countries besides the United States. In 2001, just before a planned cruise, Olga suffered an apparent slight stroke while planting her garden, so she was unable to accompany Max on the vacation they'd dreamed of. As small strokes affected her balance, making it necessary for assistance Olga moved into assisted living wing of the hospital in Trochu, where she died.
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| Olga Muench ca 1940s |
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Olga (L) with her eldest sister, Martha, and six of Martha's
ten children.
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Olga and Max Reichel's wedding party with bridesmaid, Emma
Muench, and uknown groomsman
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Max Reichel, Rosalie Muench, Olga holding baby, Gail, and
Emil Muench, 1948
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| Proud Papa, Max Reichel balancing daughter Gail on prize cow, 1949 |
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