Washington Co., WI – Born and raised an only child in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Esther Peck was blessed with many friends and loved ones in her life. She fondly remembers her neighbor Charlie, who was six years older, and who was like a big brother to her. He took her under his wing—teaching her to play catch, baseball, and basketball. She recalls always feeling loved and cared for.
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Her aunt doted on her and her mother even made many of her pretty clothes.
Esther’s family raised produce and sold it to local grocery stores. She remembers helping with the gardening, loading her red wagon to sell vegetables in the neighborhood. It was during the Depression, Esther recalls, when her grandparents came from Bloomington, Indiana, and brought two chickens. One became dinner and the other, she named Mary—a pet she kept in the basement that eventually became very domesticated (housebroken even!).
CLICK HERE to read the rest of Esther Peck’s story in Cedar Community’s Autumn edition of Live More magazine.
