GUS AND DORIS KRESL FAMILY

Gus and Doris Kresl were married in 1946 when Gus was working at White Oaks Farm, a dairy farm, in Bartlett, Illinois. They farmed there for one year at which time they moved to Fair Oaks Farm in West Chicago for 2 years.

In 1949, they went to Manhattan, Illinois as tenants on the grain and cattle feeder farm of Senator Barr. Their son, Stephen, was born in 1950.

In 1951, they moved to Naperville on a farm owned by Ross Holt on Rt. 65, east of Rt. 59. This was a cattle feeder, hog and grain farm.

In 1957 they moved to a farm owned by John Ioder, west of Naperville-Plainfield Rd., which was also a cattle feeder, hog and grain operation. Gus started working part time in construction in 1959 and Doris took a part-time job in the office at Edward Hospital as farming was not providing sufficient income. Hogs were selling for only 9 cents per lb. on the market and cattle were a losing proposition also. They could see no future in farming for them so they decided to quit farming. In February, 1960 they had a farm auction to sell their equipment and moved to Naperville. Gus worked for Willow Farm delivering milk and Doris continued working at Edward Hospital.