Lenerl

Mom wrote that Lenerl died last month. She and Mom were cousins--Lenerl in Bavaria, Mom in the US. It was always a treat visiting Weilheim because Lenerl welcomed us with such open arms.

I wanted to look in my journal at what I'd written about her when I was 16, in Germany for the first time and unable to speak any German. On the second day, I noted a "conversation" I had with Lenerl:
"Eis?" asked Lenerl.
"Ja," I answered. I had nine cookies in addition because, as I wrote, "Lenerl wasn't done with her ice cream, and I didn't know what to say, so I stuffed my mouth." The ice cream, I noted, was delicious: 2 scoops Italian strawberry, 2 of nut, 2 of chocolate ripple and 2 wafers.

Seems I was more interested in the ice cream than in writing a character sketch of my 50-year old "Tante."

I can't believe there is nothing about Lenerl's (Maria Magdalena Graf geb. Sellmaier) death in the Internet, not that she was famous, but seems as though if there is an obituary these days, it's electronic as well. When I receive a death announcement, I'll put the information here for posterity, even though she didn't have any children.