Albert F Shatzel

Pearl's Husband, my great, great, grandpa was Albert Shatzel. Here I have posted some photos of him as well as a story written by his daughter, Lucy (my great grandma). He seems to have lead an interesting life as a musician, dentist, and loving husband and father. My grandma Karen remembers him living with them when she was very young. He called her "TNT" and her sister Kirsten "Dynamite." He used to let them come into his work room while he carved intricate designs on cow horns that he got from the slaughterhouse. My grandma tells me that it was very important to him that she knew about her family history. He tried to make her memorize her genealogy. But she was only a little girl. From what I know of him he seemed very kind and really loved his wife Pearl. He is in the first photo of the Pearl post as a young man with a handsome mustache. That photo alone makes me believe they loved each other very much. Below are some additional photos of him when he was older. His wife Pearl is with him in the photo with the telescope. I believe he is holding my grandma Karen and is sitting with Pearl in another photo. For some reason the story scanned out of order. The last page is meant to be the first. You should be able to click on it and it will enlarge as a slideshow.