My Life on the Triple Dates

Katherine Fleischhacker (1922-2018) kept a variety of diaries. One series of handwritten notebooks chronicle her prayer life. Other sets of papers detail her travels.

This teeny notepad (2″ x 4.25″) holds six entries:

My Life on the Triple Dates.¹Katherine Flesichhacker Blees. Notepad. My Life on the Triple Dates. Original owned and transcribed by Karrie Blees, March 2023. Spelling and parenthetical notes as in the original, editorial notes in brackets [ ].

2/2/22

In bed. 2 wks old. Tony Wis.

3/3/33

In school – Tony Wisc.
7th Grade
Mr. Androski – teacher
11 years old

Katherine and Marie Fleischhacker, Tony WI, 1933²Karrie Blees made digital copies of all photos used in this blog post, March 2023.

4/4/44

Working as a Bookkeeper at the Terminal Agency, Inc. 1954 University Ave., St. Paul.
Thinking of Eddie, my sweetheart, who is in England.
22 years old

Betty Sjoberg, unnamed coworker and Kitty Fleischhacker, Terminal Insurance Agency

5/5/55

Mrs. Ed (Katherine) Blees
Now a happy wife and mother of 3 wonderful boys. Jimmy (almost 7), Bobby (5 1/2), Tommy (3 1/2).
Happily married to Ed, my sweetheart, for almost 8 years now.
Living upstairs at 524 Van Buren Ave.
33 years old

Ed and Kitty Blees, 1955

6/6/66

Still a very happy wife and mother, now of 6 wonderful children
Jim – 18 – Graduate – N. HS [Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary]
Bob – 16 – To be Senior – Hill [High School]
Tom – 14 – To be Freshman – Naz. Hall
Dave – 10 – To be 5th Grade
Mary – 8 – To be 3rd Grade
Patrick – 6 – To be 1st Grade
Still happily married almost 19 years now.
Living in our big, beautiful home at 2887 No. Lake Blvd., North St. Paul, Minn.
Age 44

7/7/77

Still a very happy and active wife, mother and grandmother
1) Jim (29) Married to Joanie (Travis) – 2 boys – Dave (5), Johnny (2) Living in Anchorage, Alaska
2) Bob (27) Married to Gracia (Dyrud) – 2 little girls – Maria (1 1/2), Elisabeth (almost 2 mo.) Living at Honey Rock Camp Three Lakes, Wisconsin
3) Tom (25) Adventurer Salmon fishing Alaska for the summer
4) Dave (21) Living in St. Paul. Keyboard man, presently with Herman Jones’ band
5) Mary (19) Will be Sophomore at St Catherine’s. Working at Honey Rock Camp (Beehive)
6) Pat (17) Will be Senior at Hill-Murray. Working at Honey Rock Camp for summer
Still very happily married, almost 30 years. Still living at 2887 No. Lake Blvd. in No. St. Paul. 
Mom Blees living with us.
Very quiet summer.
Ed and I enjoying playing a lot of golf.
My second hobby – flower gardening, especially roses.
age 55

No More Entries

Why was July 7, 1977 her last entry?
Did she misplace the notepad?
Was she too busy, because she worked full time at the MN Public Utilities Commission beginning at age 65?

1988 with grandson, Daniel

SOURCES

• 1
  Katherine Flesichhacker Blees. Notepad. My Life on the Triple Dates. Original owned and transcribed by Karrie Blees, March 2023. Spelling and parenthetical notes as in the original, editorial notes in brackets [ ].
• 2
  Karrie Blees made digital copies of all photos used in this blog post, March 2023.