Darlene Marxen Ewers

Brendon is married to Maria, has two daughters, Gretchen and Eliana, and is a physician's assistant with the Veteran's Administration in Marquette, MI.

Sheldon is married to Ellen, has one daughter, Christen, and one son, Caleb, and is a licensed practical nurse with the Veterans Administration, Jackson, MI. Christen has three daughters, Rylee, Haylee, and Savannah and is engaged to Cody Libert. Caleb is engaged to Jessica Cook.

Landon is married to Jennifer and is the percussion instructor for Byron Center Middle and High School at Byron Center, MI, and Jen is one of two band directors at Hastings Middle and High School, Hastings, MI.

Jordon is married to Susan, has one son, Sinjin, and is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army and is currently attending the War College at Carlisle, PA, awaiting promotion to Colonel.

I graduated from the eighth grade from the last one-room school in the State of Kansas. Island Creek School of Piper, KS is now preserved at the Agricultural Hall of Fame near Kansas City, KS. My two younger sisters and I graduated from Island Creek School and Washington High School.

I graduated with honors as a member of the National Honor Society, a member of the A Capella Choir, German Club, Girls' Glee Club, and the Pep Club.

I attended St. John's Lutheran College, Winfield, KS, to be trained as a parish worker for the Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod, which assigned me to Trinity Lutheran Church, Jackson, MI where I met James Byron Ewers. We were married a year later on June 29, 1968, and have now been married 56 years.