A horse-and-buggy romance developed when young Gustave Adolph Suess from Waseca County, Minnesota, came north by west to help with Edward Zimprich's harvest and found Annie Dusbabeck on the neighboring farm, back in 1910.
According to Annie, the wedding breakfast that followed the Mass was the last decent meal for a long time, because she wasn't too versed in cooking. That winter they lived in a Hotel (one of three) Gust helped in the soft-drink pool parlor, and also did some carpenter work with Johnny Hovel and fiddled at barn dances, wedding dances, and house parties. Of course she would "Go Listen! "
Mr. and Mrs. Gust Suess, Attendants:
Vic Suess, Nettie Dusbabek.
In 1911, they moved out of the Hotel into what old timers knew as Arne Haukaas house. Their three eldest children, Mercedes Josephine, Julius Joseph and Beatrice Emily were born. They moved to the house where Bernard Trost's now lives, and there Manley Gustave was born. After a short stay on the farm that is now owned by John Maertens, they moved to the farm that is now Albert Rickfords for 21 years. Lorraine Emily was born there, and the oldest children were married during that period too.
Mercedes was married to Clarence Leppert and they had Elizabeth Ann, and Shirley Mercedes.
Julius Joseph was married to Lillian Becherl and they are parents of Raymond and Peggy.
Manley was married to Florence Knapp and they had three children, Beverly
Barbara
and Richard.
In 1948 Gust and Annie moved to their present home in Jessie, and Lorraine was married to Leander Anton at Sykeston
they have three children, Francis George, Bernice Emily, and Karen Marie.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 464