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| Nancy Jean {Wolf} Ostrander (#46862375)
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THIS PICTURE IS OF MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND, I LOVE YOU JERRY BENNETT OSTRANDER............notice he is standing next to a headstone. We spent a lot of time, together, in cemeteries.
I haven't done much on Find a Grave for quite a while. My husband, Jerry, and I have been crafting bird feeders and attending craft shows. That in its self takes up a lot of a persons time.
Last year in May (2011) we went to California, Colorado & Oregon for two months. Our granddaughter was getting married in Ft. Bragg CA. After the wedding we had family and friends, we hadn't seen in a very long time, to visit. We have a son and his wife in Oregon, another son who just happened to be visiting in Oregon while we were there, one daughter and husband, three grandchildren and two g-grandchildren in CA, youngest daughter and husband and two grandsons in Colorado. It was the most wonderful trip we had every taken together, every thing was perfect. I think this trip was a gift from God so that we would all have wonderful memories of each other. And I thank You God for that.
You see my husband of, not quite 47 years, died on 12 May 2012. We were tearing down an old house and the front porch roof came down sooner than it was suppose to and fell on my Jerry. There was a friend of ours who was, also, trapped under the roof but, thanks to God, he was spared. God wasn't ready for our friend yet, but he needed Jerry. I sure hope he needed my husband more than I did, because I needed that man of mine a whole lot, God knows I wasn't ready to let Jerry go, but we are on God's time table not ours. There were a lot of things we still had in our minds to do yet.
Please, please don't waited to realize how important your loved ones are to you. Once they are gone you cannot bring them back to tell them how you feel about them. Tell them now and tell them every day how much you love them and how much you depend on them.
Jerry and I were lucky, we were together 51 years, high school sweethearts. Jerry knew how I felt about him because I told him I love many times a day. For no reason, at all, I would just go up to him, give him a kiss and a hug just because of who he was and what he ment to me. My arms are so empty now. What hurts the most is that I had no idea how much I depended on him until he was gone from my life. He made our crafts, I decorated them. We went on long rides around our county, together. We talked to each other every day. We cooked together, we cleaned house together (he was a much better housewife than I am), we researched and took pictures of cemeteries and stone for Find a Grave together, everything we did was together.
Now people tell me I have to learn to do all of this by myself. I'm not at that point yet, I don't even know how to tackle all of these things without Jerry. It's like starting a new life all over again, but alone. I wasn't ready for this I don't know if I ever will be.
The only thing I am doing for Find a Grave right now is corrections. I can't make myself go out right now without Jerry to do the research and take pictures. Maybe someday I will be able to start taking pictures again.
I'm really glad I‘m not writing on paper, it would be so full of tear stains and hard to read. This was really hard to write to all of you. In Gods name, I love all of you. Thank you for being my friends.
18 Sep 2012
Clark County, Missouri
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Margaret Ellen
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Thank you for the photo you posted to William Madison Burford's site (Little Monticello Cemetery. I had been unable to get a good shot of the inscription. Bad camera, bad sun angle, bad photographer?? Regardless, I thank you for getting such a good photo and adding it.
If you decide to restart your hobby, I am looking for someone to go to a cornfield when there is no corn to look for a gravesite that is supposed to be there. I have GPS coordinates but could not get in due to all the corn. This is in Maywood. Let me know if you are interested.
I read your lovely story. I am so sorry for your loss. It is never easy and under such circumstances, even worse. I pray you are getting stronger each day.
Thank you again.
Kind regards,
Margaret Ellen
| | | Janet Marie
 | Philander Sweet
Thanks, Nancy, for transferring this memorial. | | | Janet Marie
| Sweet transfers
Thank you so much for transfering the three wives of Philander Sweet and his infant daughter to me. It is greatly appreciated.
Somehow Philander's memorial (#39516750) did not get transferred. Would you please transfer that one as well? Thanks again.
| | | Marla M. from MO.
 | Memorial transfer please.
Will you consider transfering the memorial for William J. Shouse to me as I would like to link him to his mother, Elizabeth Ann (Rice) Shouse #85176016 and add other info. If you do not wish to do a transfer please at least link William to his mother and add William's middle name: James.
Thank you so much, Marla M. from MO. | | | Dave & Kristi Bruner
| Margaret Dunn Edlen
Thank you so much for the transfer! Much appreciated!
| | | Gail Davis
| Shaffers in Peaksville Cemetery
Could you please transfer all the Shaffer's and related memorials to me, they are my husbsnds family. I have lots of information to add. My # is 47627375. Thanks
Gail Davis | | | Carla Nash
| Thomas Wilson II
I was sorry to read about the loss of your beloved husband, Jerry, last year and do sincerely hope you are doing better each day. I can only imagine your great loss - I'm lucky and after almost 52 years together I still have my great husband. My heart and prayers go out for you.
I started this message simply to say a big thanks for the memorial you created of Thomas Wilson II #38223191. He was my 4th great grandfather. I was a nice surprise to find him already on the list of memorials. I do appreciate you folks who are able to take the time to walk cemeteries and take these photos and create the memorials.
Carla Nash 47658428 | | | Marcia Haworth
 | Lenna Baker
I don't know what happened above, but thank you for the transfer. Take care...~Marcia | | | Marcia Haworth
| Lenna Baker
| | | Marcia Haworth
| Henry Baker
Hi Nancy...
Thanks for transferring Henry to me. Take care.
~Marcia | | | | [View all messages...] |
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