CLEAS
IONE VUAGNIAUX KAVEN
Aunt Cleas, who was called Judy by her husband, was
born in Co. B. in 1915 on the 19th of Jan. She married August
Kaven. He was known to us as Gus. He was a mortician and they later moved to
California.
He was living there in 1948 when a friend and I visited them in their home
above the mortuary. I believe they were living in Santa Monica at that time.
Later, they moved to Phoenix, AZ. and he did the same kind of work there.
Mother, and my wife and I visited them there in 1957 and spent several
days in their home.
Gus died in 1963 and Cleas
took her own life two months later by gunshot. They had no children. They were
a devoted couple and she was unable to cope after he died.
RUTH RAE VUAGNIAUX
MADISON
Aunt Ruth had a hard life.
Her mother died when she was only four. Her sisters and father raised her.
When Ruth was about 19 in 1943, she did baby sitting while Mom worked nights
at the telephone company. Ruth did this for several years and would come to
our house and spend the night.
At some time, I don’t
know when, Ruth married Don Madison. He died young and left Ruth well off
financially. Ruth died at the age of 49 on Oct. 24, 1973. I never knew Don and
hadn’t seen Ruth since I was about 20 years old.
This
picture of Ruth was taken in the 1940's
Portrait of Ruth taken when she was eighteen years old.
Leslie Vuagniaux
Leslie was born in 1899 and was the second child born into the family. The
first child died as an infant. Leck, as he was known in the family was a
railroad man. He and his family lived in Boone, Iowa for a number of years and
then came back to Council Bluffs, Iowa where he worked for the Chicago and
Northwestern RR. His two sons served in the navy during WWII. One son, Leslie,
is deceased and the other son, Warren, is a retired postman living in
Minnesota. There was also a daughter Doris who married a man named Brown but I
know nothing more about her. Both Leck and his wife Lillian are deceased.
The picture of Leck in a uniform, was made in 1933 when he was 34 years old.
He was in the Civilian Conservation Corp organized by Roosevelt during the
depression years to put men to work working to build facilities in National
Parks.
An Article appeared in the Council Bluffs, Iowa newspaper on July 21,1946
about Leck's life as a boxer, baseball player and other interests. Click on
this link to see this article and picture. News
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