HARRY AND FABIOLA WIESBROOK FAMILY

John Wiesbrook was born in 1810 in Westphalia, Germany. He came to America and earned money to end for his sweetheart, Katherine Fordkard, also from Westphalia, Germany. They were married and settled in Wheaton at the corner of Wiesbrook and Butterfield Road. They raised six children: Otto, Elizabeth (Kampmeyer), Conrad, Katherine (Hermes), Herman, and Mary (Hammond). 

Conrad was born in 1854. In 1885 he married Mary Biermann, born in 1864 in Paw Paw, Michigan. They bought the farm on Warrenville Road in 1899 from Conrad Otterpohl. This was a dairy farm and it was here that Conrad and Mary raised their eight children: Hattie (Charles Fitzgerald), Mayme (Herman Rieser), Elmer, Lottie (Jospeh Rieser), Clarence, Harry, Arthur, and Florence.

Harry was born in 1897. In 1926 he married Fabiola Riedy, born in 1898. She was the daughter of Albert and Henrietta Schlmetzer Riedy. Their families came from the Alsace-Lorraine area of France in 1843. They settled in Lisle where they established the Riedy Hardware store on July 1, 1889, which is still in business. 

Harry farmed the home farm in Warrenville. During the 19 years they lived here, their ten children were born: Thomas, Donald, David, Phillip, James, Lucy (Jerome Heikotter), Mary, Arthur, Loretta (Douglas Spesia), and Helene (Nicholas Smiar).

On march 1, 1945, Harry and Fabiola bought the Charles Firestein farm located south of Naperville on what is now known as Boughton Road. They moved to the farm, which was primarily a dairy farm, with their ten children. Here they raised the family attending SS Peter and Paul Church and school in Naperville. The family has since belonged to St. Andrews Parish (Romeoville), St. Dominic and St. Francis of Assisi Parishes (Bolingbrook).

Through the years, the family was involved in church clubs, 4-H, and Future Farmers of America. Fabiola was involved in the League of Women Voters, Homemakers Club, and Right to Life Movement.

The farm is still owned by the Wiesbrook family and some of them have reared their own families here. Three sons, Donald, David and Philip are still involved in farming today.