We still were well acquainted with Great Grandma Peters' family in Muscatine, as proven by the following photos, taken on the trip I remember, which sticks in my mind as the same 1948 as embossed on the narrow photo of Leo Maher. What I certainly remember is the long, narrow, scary bridge over the Mississippi, clearly evident in the background. Mom was driving, as usual, and it even unnerved her. My other memory is that Grandma's cousins lived on high river bluffs.
Grandma Koftan (Fern Peters, daughter of Mary Maher Peters) stands with Miles and Stella Maher individually. Miles Edward Maher (b. 24 September 1901-d. 4 December 1967) was the son of Peter W. Maher (b. 30 December 1864-d. 5 July 1939), a younger brother of Great Grandma Mary Maher Peters.
The final photo from that family seems to be a high school graduation picture of Joseph Glen Maher's daughter, Frances Joanne (b. 4 November 1932), Tom and Maggie's granddaughter. Because so many of the family are buried in Muscatine's St. Mary's Cemetery, I'm assuming the initials stand for St. Mary's High School.
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