Dennison Cousins

Who are the Dennison's Cousins?

Listed are the siblings of Harry and Anna Dennison. Please post with the names/cities of their children.

Ellsworth (Beau):

Margaret:

Harry Sylvester - we all know

Elizabeth Delfina:

Leland Standford:

Harriett Stella:

Ruth:

Eva Belle:

Grace Udean:

Clifford Duane:

Leonard:
Jimmy Denison, Texas
Judi Denison Wheeler, Texas
Lydia Kay Denison Wilkinson, Texas

Bessie Mae:

Fred Jr.:

Mary Louise Shimmons:
Danny Monroe (deceased)

Housewarming Party

A great time was had by all at Linda's housewarming party. The Dennison girls that were present all got together for a pic. Sadly missing were Alice in Tennessee and Becky in Heaven and brother Art in Hayward.

Another Beautiful Baby Girl

Congrats to Jay and Deanna, Emily, Abby and Braeden and the whole family on a beautiful baby girl! Leah is such a beautiful name.

A New Baby!

Congrats to Lance and Michelle Burns on the safe arrival of Addison Grace Burns. Thanks be to God!

Share this site

Please tell your sisters and brothers, the in-laws, your children, friends and neighbors to visit this site. It's frustrating to write for only one or two people to view!

Incredible Spring Break

Kali, her sisters, and one lucky guy (Jasmine's boyfriend Eric) had a great time in Tennessee on Kali's Senior Year Spring Break. As with tradition, the girls and their friends enjoy spring break with the Burns in Tennessee, much thanks to the Burns. All have wonderful memories of their first vacation without mom and dad watching over them.

Sisters Weekend Video

It's out! The video from the Sister's Weekend, attended by Judy and Linda, is out! Shown on the video are Linda and Judy having fun drinking wine, working out, drinking wine, and drinking wine (just kidding!). I'll try to attach the pics later but ask Judy to see the pics.
Hopefully more sisters can go next year for this incredible bonding event.

Beautiful Bride

What a wonderful wedding! What a beautiful bride and handsome husband! Despite a change in plans it was a most lovely event!
Stop here to see Janna and Adam's wedding pics:
http://www.creativelookimagery.com/
click on "client galleries"
then type 23584Perickson
and click "go"
fill in the four questions
then click on "view images" (in gray/black)

July Events

Happy July Birthday to:
July 1, 1975 Laura _______Glock
July 8, 1956 Patty _____Cole
July 13, 1986 Cole Arthur Cronin
July 19, 1993 April Aftin Pomplun
July 28, 19__ McKessa "Michelle" ( ) Burns

In remembrance:
July 27, 1999 Carter Cole died

June Events

Happy June Birthday to:
June 4, 1972 Shonda ______Glock
June 5, 1963 Tammy Therese (Babler) Pomplun -- 45 years old!
June 21, 1994 Dominique ______Glock
June 27, 1986 Rose Rielle Pomplun
June 28, 1990 Kali Kirstin Pomplun -- 18 years old -- can now vote this November and buy lottery tickets, white out (typing correction fluid), spray paint and sudafed -- interesting laws we have here!

In remembrance:
June 15, 1995 Rebecca Lynn (Dennison) Traxler died
June 21, 1925 Carter Cole born

May Events

Happy May Birthdays to:
May 14, 1949 Curtis Wayne? Traxler
May 17, 1984 William “Billy” Robert Boettcher
May 18, 1965 Jeffrey J. Weber
May 19, 1964 Louis Lester Pomplun
May 19, 1976 Dustin ______ DeJonghe
May 21, 1979 Lance Joseph Burns
May 27, 1973 Cassandra Ann Traxler -- 35 Years Old!!!
May 27, 1995 Olivia Ann Weber -- Officially a teenager -- 13 Years Old!!!


In remembrance:
May 4, 1946 Sandi (Boettcher) Ponder

April Events

Happy April Birthdays to:

April 12, 1955 Brenda Kaye (Dennison) Glock
April 18, 1999 Grace Marian Weber
April 16, 1957 Dawn Kristine (Dennison) Cronin
April 20, 2001 Ashley _________ Traxler

Janna's Bridal Shower

Just got the invite -- Janna's bridal shower is Saturday, April 12 at 1 p.m. at Sue's house, hosted by Deanna. She's registered at Boston Store, Target, and Bed, Bath and Beyond. We can't wait!

Tennessee Spring Break

A new tradition in our family (with many, many thanks to Aunt Alice and Uncle Den) is during our daughters' spring break of their senior year in high school, the girls choose a friend and go to Tennessee for a vacation, staying with Aunt Alice.
This year Kali is a senior. Her best friends are her sisters, so the girls will be going to Tennessee together.
Many, many thanks to Alice and Denny, not only for hosting the girls, but also for Tammy and Louie's days of rest!!!

Briana Denison

You've probably heard about that awful tragedy involving Briana Denison in Reno, Nevada. Since we have relatives in Texas, it made me wonder if there might be any relationship to our Den(n)ison family. Briana was the daughter of Bridgette and Jeffrey Denison. Can anyone tell me the names of our family in Texas, and their children and grandchildren's names? Are we related to a Jeffrey Denison?
I know there was a Judy Denison there.

Sincere Condolences

Sincere Condolences to Alice and Denny and family on the passing of Den's Dad, and Chris and Dawn and family on the passing of Chris' mom.


Dorothy M. Cronin, Janesville (1919 - 2008)
April 13, 1919 - February 28, 2008
Dorothy M. Cronin, 88, of Janesville, WI, died on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at Harbor House, Beloit. She was born in Evansville on April 13, 1919, daughter of Merrel and Eva (Hagen) Hyne. She married Donald “Duke” W. Cronin on July 26, 1941, in Louisville, KY. He preceded her in death on May 21, 2001. Dorothy was a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church.
She is survived by her six children: Carol Lynn Forbish of Janesville, Doug (Carole) Cronin of Waupun, WI, Dale (Kelle) Cronin of Reno, NV, Diane Cronin of Athens, GA, Catherine Smoker of Waxahachie, TX, and Chris (Dawn) Cronin of Evansville; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three sisters: Betty (Rolland) Worthing of Beloit, Marjorie Durner of Janesville and Annette Losey of Evansville. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and brother, Merrel Hyne.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at ST. JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC CHURCH, with Rev. Randy Timmerman officiating. A visitation will be held at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of Mass. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville. Memorials may be made to Alz-heimer’s Support Center of Rock County. SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME is assisting the family. For online obituary and registry: www.schneiderfuneraldirectors.com
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Burns, Leroy E., Sr.
SUN PRAIRIE
Leroy E. "Dusty" Burns Sr., age 84, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, at the HospiceCare Center in Fitchburg. He was born on Feb. 22, 1923, in the Town of Arena, the son of Peter and Regina (Leary) Burns. He served in the U.S. Army in Italy during World War II. On May 27, 1978, he married the former Carol (Jeske) Selchert in Madison. Leroy had farmed in the Arena area and had worked at Holiday Gardens in Madison. He was a member of St. Albert The Great Catholic Church. He was an avid card player. Survivors include his wife, Carol; his children, Dennis (Alice) of Brentwood, Tenn., Michael (Kay) of Stoughton, Joseph (Ellen) of Columbia, Mo., Patricia (Mike) Filbrandt of Madison, Gerald of Belleville, Leroy Jr. (Melanie) of Janesville, Peter (Terri) of Verona, John (Terri) of Orlando, Fla. and Marie (Roger) Lackore of Appleton; stepchildren, Craig Selchert of Beaver Dam and Todd (Theresa) Selchert of Madison; 23 grandchildren; two sisters, Barbara (Donald) Moyer of Mount Horeb and Sharon (Dean) McCarthy of Madison; three brothers, Paul (Eleanor) of Montello, Peter (Jean) of Paoli and Richard (Pat) of DeForest; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Alice Annen and Mary Schmid; three brothers, Robert, James and Harold Burns; and his former wife, Regina (Trainor) Burns. Funeral services will be on Monday, Feb. 25, 2008, at 11 a.m. at ST. ALBERT THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH in Sun Prairie, with Monsignor Terry Connors officiating. Burial will be in Sun Prairie Memory Garden. Family and friends may call on Monday, Feb. 25, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials to HospiceCare of Madison would be appreciated. Hart-Vick Funeral Home of Marshall is serving the family.
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Although it was good to see Denny and Alice, Shona, Lance and Michelle and Brett and his girlfriend, the circumstance was less than perfect. Hopefully we'll all get together again under better circumstances next time.

But beware Dennison inlaws -- death seems to travel in three.

Prom

For those not living in Evansville, the town has a big controversy going on: Prom. A group of kids came forward to plan this year's High School Junior Prom and planned it for out-of-town, at a country club in Lake Windsor. Well, the rest of the class wasn't happy. (I don't have a junior this year, so it really doesn't matter to me.)

So, that brings me to the subject, Prom. Did you go to Prom in Evansville? What was it like? Who did you go with? Was it a Junior or Senior prom? Did you go out to eat? What did you spend on the dress, etc? Was it magical?

Nowadays, girls spend between $150 and $300 on a dress, plus get their hair, makeup and nails done, then they go out to eat, sometimes go in on a limo with a few other couples, and after the Prom go out for breakfast. It can total well over $500 for one night. Some people think this is ridiculous. What do you think? Please note if you went or if you have children who went when commenting.

March

March is a slow month in the Dennison family. We have only one event this month, but it's a big one: Alice and Denny's 35th anniversary on March 3, 1973.

Something I never realized -- the Dennison family had three weddings in a matter of three months -- first was Sue and Dave on Dec. 1, 1972, then Becky and Curt on Feb. 14, 1973 and shortly thereafter, Alice and Denny on March 3, 1973. As a Mom with four living daughters, I can only say, "Please God, no." Could it be there may be something to be said for double, or triple weddings! Or maybe it's a blessing to do it all at once?
Another tidbit I did not know, just like Tammy and Louie, Becky and Curt were also married on Valentines Day. Their marriages were 13 years apart.

Happy Birthday Judy!

What a great party! Thanks to Dawn and Chris for hosting a great party for Judy's 60th Birthday!

Elementary School

(Click on the class pic to enlarge it!)
Ahh... elementary school. What wonderful memories! Thanks to Dawn for forwarding me this school pic of Linda, Bev and Art Dennison at Pleasant Prairie School in Union Township, WI. I've also cropped individual pics of Linda, Bev, and I think, Art. Let me know if I am wrong on Art!
The first thing I noticed is that Tonia is the spitting image of Bev! The second is how much Lindsay Weber looks like Linda. The third is how much Cole looks like Art. The last thing I noticed is how skinny the Dennison children were.
If everyone can post the names of the other kids, I'd submit it to the Evansville Review for publication -- I think there are other Evansville families who would like to see this.

Happy Valentine's Day!

As a child, my sister and I would wake up to find a Valentine's day card and a small box of chocolates for us on the dining room table. I have continued that tradition with my children, who look forward to it.

Do you have any Valentine's Day traditions? What are they?

Valentine's Day is our (Louie and Tammy's) anniversary, by the way. We try to do something special together, go out to eat at least, a movie, sometimes get a motel room for the night. Happy Anniversary, Louie!
Love you all!

Missing Grandma Anna

For those of you who don't know, I am a reporter for the local newspaper, The Evansville Review. As such, I keep atop of school and city news. Recently, it was announced that the new Evansville Senior Center/Community Center will be built at the site of the former Union Co-op. Right now, the Union Co-op has been torn down and it is a vacant lot.
For those of you who remember, the Co-op was right across the street from Grandma Anna's Maple Street home. Had she been alive, she would have just had to walk across the street to be with other seniors. They are even talking about building a pool! I wish she could have been around to enjoy it!

Sing A Happy Song

UPDATE: Visiting Mom this weekend, I learned that she once sang a Christmas song on TV Channel 3 WISC. She said it was when I was about three. I'm going to contact WISC and see if they have the old tapes still that we could find and copy the music!



I have a great repertoire of music - I like all kinds, from country to rock to classical to gospel to jazz to bluegrass. My kids friends are amazed that not only do I let the kids listen to their radio stations in the car, but that I know all the lyrics, even to some rap songs, and not only that, but that I sometimes sing along.

Music has always been a big part of my life, the good times of my life. I remember my mom singing in the car to the AM radio when we'd go places. She has the most beautiful voice and I hear she won singing awards in high school. But one day the singing stopped. I don't remember when. The last time I remember her singing was at an aunt's wedding in Janesville. I've also heard that mom and dad sang together in church. I wish I could remember that. But I miss hearing mom sing.

Another person I love to hear sing is Uncle Art. He has the best voice. I love his style, a deep, rusty kind of voice. I want to get a tape recording of him singing, doesn't matter what. And Mom too, I'd love a tape recording of that.

Let it snow!

Two of our dogs, up to their bellies in snow!

Southern Wisconsin is expecting 12-18 inches of snow today. No school (yah for the kids), but Lou still has to work AND he's busy with his snow plowing jobs in Madison, which the whole family helps with. (He has a customer list of about 10 families.) He's getting rich this winter. We've had more snow this year in one month than all of last year. These are the snows that I recall as a child, tons and tons of snow. It seems the last few decades hasn't brought much accumulation (global warming?). But if it is global warming, what happened to the global warming this year?

Sun Prairie's groundhog, Jimmy, did not see his shadow, so an early spring is predicted. Let's hope that critter is correct!

February Celebrations!

Happy February Birthdays to:
Feb. 1, 1950 David Lawrence Boettcher
Feb. 2, 1988 Jasmine Jeanne Jalinda Pomplun - 20 years old
Feb. 9, 1973 Deanna Michelle Boettcher - 35 years old
Feb. 13, 1950 Wayne ______Glock
Feb. 18, 1948 Judy ______(Dennison) Atkinson (60 years old)
Feb. 19, 1996 Austin ______Bailey
Feb. 20, 1975 Shona Dennise Burns
Feb. 21, 1984 Crystal Dawn Traxler

Happy February Anniversary to:
Feb. 14, 1986 Louis and Tammy Pomplun anniv.
Feb. 19, Doug and Tracy (Lambert) Bailey anniv. (WHAT YEAR?)

Happy Anniversary Sue and Dave

Rose caught this in the local newspaper, the Janesville Gazette. Congrats to a great, cute couple, Sue and Dave on 35 years of marriage!



Boettcher
(Anniversary)
JANESVILLE—Sue and Dave Boettcher, 3825 E. Rotamer Road, celebrated their 35th anniversary by attending the “White Christmas” Dec. 1 at The Armory. Also, they will take a trip to NASCAR in Las Vegas in March.
Boettcher and Sue Dennison were married Dec. 1, 1972, at Cargill United Methodist Church, Janesville. He is an engineer technician at Alliant Energy. She is an executive director of Edgerton Housing Authority.
Their family includes: Jay and Deanna Boettcher; Janna Boettcher and Adam Erickson; William Boettcher, and three grandchildren.

Packer Party

Anyone going to Lambeau Field to watch the Packers beat the Giants on Sunday? Anybody go up and help shovel Lambeau Field? I think I'd much rather watch the big game on TV than have front row seats! Baby it's cold outside! For our beloved in the Southern States, it's 11 now (Friday 5 p.m.) and expected to be a high of 6 on Sunday. Now that's what you call loyal fans!
PS Who's having the Packer party?

I knew it!

God spoke to me today.
Ok, before you think I'm totally nuts (well, I probably am, and you probably already know I am), today of all days I was thinking about Lance and Michelle and the new baby. And I knew what sex the baby is. It just came to me at Woodmans. And I knew it. Not like a "I think it probably will be..." but a "I know it is..."

So when I got home from Woodmans, there was a card in the mail from who of all people, Alice... and on the outside of the envelope was written,

"It's a ...."

I won't tell the rest. You'll have to call Lance or Michelle or Alice or Denny to find out. But I knew it first. Well, after God. Then Lance and Michelle... and then Alice... yah, yah, yah, maybe I didn't know it first, but I knew it before they told me.

Countdown to Retirement

This one's for Linda:
You often say you can't retire until you turn a certain age. So here it is... your own countdown until you can quit your job. Actually, this countdown is for us, since we're hoping that you'll move closer to Janesville when you quit!

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Get together at Dawn's

We had a great time at the get-together at Dawn's house when Alice and Denny came up after Christmas. Wish you all could have been there, but we know the snow that day kept many from coming. We heard Allie (their dog) got to see her first snow ever. We miss you Alice and Denny! I say we all move to Tennessee and escape these Wisconsin winters!

January Events

Happy January Birthdays to

Sisters Linda and Sue on Jan. 7,
Doug Bailey on Jan. 19
Becka Cronin who will be nine on Jan. 27
and Denny Burns on Jan. 29

Happy New Year

Can you believe it is 2008? I remember a long time ago thinking the year 2000 was so far off, that it would be forever until it arrived and that the world would be so different. While some things have changed, most things are the same.

What did you do to ring in 2008? April spent the night at a friends party. Kali went to bed early because she had to work the next morning. Louie and Louka and Tammy spent the night at home, and about 15 minutes before midnight, Louie and Louka were both snoring.

We heard Grandma Linda spent it at home, sick.

Hopefully, 2008 will be as calm as the way it was welcomed, but with good health.

Christmas Parties

Wow, what a happy, busy Christmas. The Pomplun family enjoyed several parties through the season.
On Christmas Eve, the immediate family (minus Grandma plus Jasmine's boyfriend Eric) attended worship at 10 p.m., followed by a roast beef dinner at their home, opening a few gifts, then a dip in the outside hot tub. Later that evening (morning) a trip to the ER for Rose led to a delay in the morning's activities. (See another post on Rose.)
After Rose's return home on Christmas morning, the immediate family awoke and opened gifts.

At 1 p.m., they traveled to the home of Bobby and Judy Atkinson in Janesville for a Dennison family Christmas celebration, where a feast was held. (If anyone has pics of this, please contact Tammy.)

At 4 p.m., they traveled to the home of Paul Pomplun (Louie's brother) in Janesville for a Pomplun family Christmas celebration where another feast was held.

On Thursday, the 27th, they went to the Cronin home to visit with Alice and Denny from Tennessee as well as Judy, Curt, Kimmy and the babies. After they left, they went to visit with Teresa Kimberley at the Kelly House.

On Sunday, Dec. 30, the Pomplun family traveled to Delafield, WI to celebrate Christmas with Tammy's mother Linda Babler and sister, Lisa Weber, at Lisa's home. Another feast was held, gifts were opened, and the kids had a great time playing together, especially six-year-olds Louka and Jonathon. Olivia thrilled us with her peteranswers.com physic website and everyone enjoyed playing Monopoly.

On Tuesday, Jan. 1, the Pomplun's had their friends, the Alisankus' over for a Christmas celebration.

Christmas was a pain in the back for two

Christmas was a pain in the back, so to speak, for both Kali and Rose, who both injured their lower backs around the holiday. Isn't it ironic?

Rose of course injured hers Christmas Eve. We aren't sure what happened, but it could be because she had been wearing some cheap tennis shoes without adequate support. At Church service Christmas Eve she could hardly walk. Then she spent the night with the Pompluns, on Louka's extra bed, which is a twin mattress with no box spring. That night she woke up in extreme pain, unable to move.

A few days later, Kali's back started hurting after she arrived home from work. The pain for both, they say, was severe, with shooting pains down their legs. We were concerned that it may have been something viral, since they both had the same prob days apart, thought maybe it could be something like spinal meningitis, but the docs said no, that is in the neck area and involves a fever (neither had any flu symptoms), and that they had never heard of a virus causing lower back pain.

Both are receiving chiropractic and physicians care.