Super Sister Sunday: The Engel Sisters

Helen, Kathryn, Alice, and Myrtle Engel

Christian Engel and Edith Gibson Engel had 5 children. - 4 girls and 1 baby brother.  These 4 girls and the little brother Johnny, although born in Ness Kansas, grew up in the early part of the 20th century in Long Beach California....each went on to marry and have between 2 and 3 children. Johnny, the baby brother, maried but he and his Mary did not have any children.  He was the ultimate Uncle Johnny to all the nieces and nephews.  We honor this great family who stayed close until the end. I've always felt so proud to be a part of this extended family.  What a loving family they are. 

Mary Post Warren

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Treasure Chest Thursday: Johnny and Mary Engel



1920ish Johnny Engel



1920ish Mary Engel

 Johnny was the only boy of the five children born to Christian and Edith (Burgess) Engel.  Mary, his wife, was born in 1913 and is 98 years old.  I do not have full information on them....as in birth dates, wedding date, Johnny's death date.  I do know they lived their married life in Long Beach CA.  Johnny was the brother of my mother-in-law, Myrtle Engel Warren.  The poem below fits the time-frame of the pictures posted.  it was written by my hub's cousin, whose mother was also Johnny and Myrtle's sister.

One of my fondest memories of Uncle Johnny was how he called me everyday towards the end of my pregnancies asking "are you still around?".....I laugh at that now but I probably didn't think so much of it when I was pregnant and just wanting to get it over.



Mary Post Warren

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Wordless Wedneday (Almost)

Engel, Christian and daughter Alice (about 1909)

Christian Engel was the hubs grandfather and my mother-in-law's father.  Alice was one of 4 daughters and 1 son born to Christian and Edith (Gibson) Engel.  Alice Clare Engel born January 25, 1906, died September 11, 2000; Christian Engel born May 28, 1847, died January 18, 1932.

Mary Post Warren

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Birthday Wishes

Myrtle Frances Warren

Today would have been my mother-in-law's 102nd birthday.





Born: December 21, 1909

Died: September 9, 2001

Long Beach, California

Thank you for being an awesome mother, wife, mother-in-law, grandmother. You were the best!

Mary Post Warren

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Wordless Wednesday

                                                  Manuel 'Howard' Warren (1905 - 1965)

Myrtle Frances Engel Warren (1905 - 2001)

Taken in about 1928 in Long Beach California

Howard was in the navy at the time of this photo,

Myrtle is wearing her brother's Army uniform.

Mary Post Warren

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Myrtle Frances Engel Warren



AKA Grandma Warren

12.21.1908 - 09.09.2001

Mary Post Warren

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