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Xavier I was one of the founders of St Raphael Church (1846 to 1864). After the church burned, it was rebuilt and renamed Saints Peter and Paul Church. Xavier I passed away at the age of 73 years, 1 month, and 8 days on February 20, 1872 Theresa died at the age of 80 years, 5 months, and 3 days on August 8, 1884. Both are buried in Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery. Naperville, Illinois. Xavier Drendel II was born April 7, 1829 in Herbsheim, Alsace, France. At the age of 17 he emigrated with his parents to this country and made Naperville and vicinity his home. He lived at home with his parents until he was twenty-five when he went to California and lived there for two years. He followed mining, and met with fair success; he went via Panama, and returned by the Nicaragua route. Returning to Naperville in 1856, he married Elizabeth Winckler on November 4, 1856 at St. Raphael Church, now Saints Peter and Paul Church. Her parents, the Xavier Wincklers, also natives of Herbsheim, Alsace, France, emigrated to America in 1845 and settled in Will County, Illinois. There were eight children by their marriage: Martin (Louisa Bapst) (1857-1917), Theresa (1869-1888), John (1863-1869), Mary (1867-1923), Elonora (Oscar Stephens) (1870-1972), Albert (Lozetta Bierman) (1872-1898), Andrew (1876-1889), and August (Anna Meyer) (1880-1959). After their marriage, they lived on the old homestead, and in 1869 bought 200 acres of land located two miles west of Naperville at Route 65 and Route 59. They spent thirty-five years there. In 1904 they retired from active life and moved to 12 East Franklin Avenue, Naperville. Here one of the epochs of their lives was celebrated when they passed their fiftieth anniversary of wedded life in 1906. Xavier II passed away on May 22, 1913. and Elizabeth died on November 9, 1926. Burials are in Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Naperville, Illinois. Martin Drendel, the eldest son of Xavier II and Elizabeth Drendel, was born May 30, 1857. At the age of 29, Martin married Louisa Bapst (daughter of Anton and Caroline Bapst) on June 1, 1886 at SS Peter & Paul Church, Naperville. They first lived on North Aurora Road, west of Route 59, on the Simpson farm, for six years where children Myron (1887-1890), Laura (1888-1977), and Oscar (1890-1941) were born. The next farm was on Chicago Avenue. This acreage was Sleight Street to the east side of the present Naperville Country Club and the Burlington Railroad tracks to Chicago Avenue. The house at 721 E. Chicago Avenue is still standing. The family lived here for eleven years and during this time four more children were born. These being: Ralph (1892-1982), Leo (1894-1969), Julian (1895), and Paul (1897-1965). In 1903 the family moved to the Knickerbocker farm on Washington Street, across the street from the present Edward Hospital. Martin bought the 140 acres in 1906 for $21,000. He had dairy cows from which the milk was sold to customers in town from a two-horse drawn wagon, driven by sons Ralph and Paul. On January 2, 1917 Martin died and his widow moved to the house she purchased at 118 N. Washington Street in town. Ralph worked the farm while his four brothers were in the Army. The farm was sold in 1920 to Fred Meisinger Oscar was an electrician and died in February. 1941, and mother Louisa passed away on July 12 the same year Laura married Paul Meier of North Dakota on January 14, 1938 and they lived in Naperville until 1946 when they moved to a small farm in Green Forest, Arkansas. Paul died and is buried in Berryville, Arkansas. Laura died August 28, 1977 and is laid to rest beside her husband. The Ralph Drendel family history is recorded separately. Leo married Frances Earnest of Chicago in 1924 and they lived in that city until 1946 when they moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His trade was carpentry until his death July 12, 1969, with burial in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His widow “Earnie” moved back to Chicago in 1981. There were no children from Laura’s or Leo’s marriages. Julian is 87 and resides in Naperville. After his stint in the army, he worked for a time at Kroehler’s Manufacturing Co. In 1928 he went to New York where he was caddie master and starter for five golf courses until 1936. At that time he returned to Naperville and was again employed at Kroehlers, retiring after 26 years. Paul married Lilian Otterpohl, daughter of Herman and Eva, on Nov. 24,1921 at SS Peter & Paul Church, Naperville. They made their home at 22 S. Ellsworth St. and Lil’s parents lived with them. Paul went to work for his father-in-law at the Otterpohl Dairy on the alley behind 12S. Ellsworth Street. On August 29, 1931 Paul bought the property at 16 S. Ellsworth Street. During this time Paul was a volunteer fireman, becoming Assistant Chief in 1931. He was appointed Fire Chief in 1947 and retired in 1952. When the dairy was sold in 1947, Paul went to work at Kroehler’s until he retired. Lillian died August 6, 1956 and Paul died on December 18, 1965, they were buried in SS Peter & Paul Cemetery. They were blessed with five children: Mary lives in Naperville. Dolores is married to James Ebbesen of DeKalb and they live in that city. They had five children. Their son Michael and his wife Shirley (Heath) of Worner Robbins Georgia have two sons, Chris and Thomas, and reside in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Daughter Kim died on June 24, 1966. Laurie and Vic Koenig live in Seattle, Washington. Mary and Jim Davis are residents of Wheaton. Jeff lives in DeKaIb. Ruth and Wilbert Hageman live in Naperville and have four children. Their history is included DRENDEL, XAVIER (Continued) with the Hagemann family. Marjorie died suddenly on November 25, 1948 at the age of 18. John (Jack) and wife Martha (Jurzena) have three children: Renee, Denise and John, and they are residents of Naperville. Ralph L. Drendel was born on July 4, 1892 in the big white house on East Chicago Avenue in Naperville. He married Coletta Wehrli on May 23, 1917 in SS Peter and Paul Church. They started their married life on his father’s farm on South Washington Street. Here they had dairy cows and raised the usual grain crops common to maintain a dairy herd. Vincent, their first child, was born on April 4, 1918 and Helen was born the following year on December 31. When the Drendel farm was sold in 1920, the family moved to and rented the Wehrli farm farther south on Washington Street. This farm was owned by Coletta’s parents, Andrew and Eva Wehrli, who lived in town on Center Street. They farmed here until Vincent, recently home from World War II, joined his father in a farming partnership. Ralph, his sons and a succession of hired hands worked the farm which had dairy cows, pigs and sheep. They raised corn, oats and soybeans. Another son, Martin, and three more daughters, Rosemary, Peggy and Shirley were born on the farm. Like many families, they weathered the depression, but in 1939 the Wehrli farm was sold to H.W Rurnsfeld. Ralph and Coletta continued to farm there until 1950, when they built a new house on land where the original Hobson School stood. Vincent and Esther (Molitor) lived in the farmhouse until 1960, when the farm was again sold and is now Maplebrook I. Ralph and his sons were active in the Lisle Opportunity 4-H club and he managed their baseball team which went downstate in 1936 and placed second in the state. Coletta and her girls were very active in both the Snappy Stitchers 4-H club and the Lisle Opportunity club. Coletta died shortly after their 49th wedding anniversary and Ralph died on August 9, 1982. Vincent and Esther live on a farm at Evansville, Wisconsin and have four children: Connie Dickert, whose husband, Chris and her brother Ronnie are in farming with Vin, Diane Sollsberg and Rosemary. Helen and Rex Norris live in Ft Lauderdale, Florida and have four daughters: Shirley Lee Lake, Jerry Lee Schmidt, Patty Benninger and Peggy. Marty and Loane (Handell) farm on Bliss Road in Sugar Grove. Their children are: Ralph, Lee Alan, Dawn and Mary Beth. Rosemary (deceased) and Frank Cozzoni have three boys: Peter, Michael and Joseph. The Cozzoni family lives in Aurora, Illinois. Peggy and Donald Kames live in West Chicago and had six children. Their oldest son, Marty was killed in 1955. The other children are: Donald Jr, Stephen, Louise, Eileen and JoEllen. Shirley and William Avery have four children and live in Plainfleld. They are: Becky Zintak, Bill Jr, Linda and Sheila. At the present time there are eleven great-grandchildren. Joseph I. and Magdalen Drendel were the parents of Henry J. Drendel who was born in Milton Township. In 1905 he married Ottilia Sittler who was also born in that township. They rented and worked the McDowell farm on River Road, which is across the road from McDowell Forest Preserve. In 1919 Henry bought a farm on Chicago Avenue which is now Huntington Subdivision. This was the family home until 1965. All family members still live in the area except son Henry E., who lives in Arizona. The other children are: Clara Lenert, Elmer Henrietta Herman, Oliver, Raymond (deceased), Dorothy Hatch (deceased), Reverend Berthold (deceased), Ethel (deceased) and Edith Bangert. When Elmer Drendel left the farm of his father Henry J. Drendel, he worked at the plumbing trade for a while. Then in 1934 he started to work for the WillDuPage Service Co. as a petroleum salesman with his own truck. In 1935 he married Henrietta Kocher and four children were born to them. Charles (deceased), William and Theodore both live in Chicago, and Mary Adele married and has five children and lives in Naperville.Elmer retired in 1972 and his wife Henrietta died on Dec. 3 of that year. He resides in Naperville with his present wife Helen (Keefe). Emil Drendel was born to Joseph L and Magdalen (Dumoulin) Drendel on January 6, 1889. He was raised on a farm located at Leask Lane and Butterfield Road until his marriage to Frances Schultz on January 30, 1913. They started farming on a farm at the southeast corner of Route 59 and North Aurora Road. In 1919 they bought a farm on Hobson Road where they lived the remaining years of their lives. Together they raised eight children: Bernard (died June 26, 1958), Arthur, Edward, Harold, Magdalen, Louise (Mrs. Robert Schultz), Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph Schmitt) and Bernice (Mrs. Vernon Kinley).Frances passed away August 19, 1974 and Emil died August 2, 1978. Andrew J. Drendel is the son of Joseph Drendel II, grandson of Joseph Drendel I and great grandson of Xavier Drendel I. all of whom farmed in the area of DuPage County. Xavier and his family came here from Herbsheim, Germany formerly Alsasce Lorraire in 1846. It took them six weeks to cross the Atlantic. Andrew was born on his father’s farm on River Road. His own farm was located southeast of Naperville on Hobson Road, ½ mile east of Hobson School. He operated this farm from 1917 when he married Cleo Riedy. He purchased the farm around 1934. He had a dairy until 1953. Alfalfa hay, corn, wheat, oats, barley, and soybeans were among the crops raised on the farm. For many years he raised seed corn for Pfister Associated Growers. When he retired, his son Tom continued to farm until the land was sold for building homes. This area is now known as Huntington Estates. Tom and family remain in the family farm home. Andrew was a member of the DuPage County Farm Bureau and Will DuPage County boards for several years. His family all still reside in this area. They are Kenneth, Harriet Kuhn, Grace Steiningei Thomas and Eugene. Thomas L Drendel is the son of Andrew Drendel, the grandson of Joseph Drendel II, the great grandson of Joseph Drendel I, and the great-great-grandson of Xavier Drendel I. Tom was born on the farm located on Hobson Road, one mile east of Washington Street. He farmed with his father from 1945 until 1970. In 1948 he married Virginia Torn of Naperville and they raised four children. Mike and Lynn Drendel have two girls. Andy and Sue Drendel have two boys and one girl. Dick and Kathy Drendel have one son. Donna and Ed Sagen are the parents of a daughter Tom was a share farmer with his father on the farm, which was a dairy and hog farm until 1953 when the barn was destroyed by fire. Because of economics the barn was not rebuilt, but a pole shed was erected and the farm became a beef and hog operation. The other main income of this farm was growing seed corn for Pfister Associated Growers. Tom also cash rented other farms: 1957 the farms were located on Routes 59 and 34, 1966 to 1967 the Peter Olesen farm; 1961 to 1967 the Charles Goodrich farm and 1966 to 1967 the Henry Drendel farm. He retired from farming in 1970 but still lives in the family home on the farm. |
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