Cletus “Clip” Freitag was born on September 16, 1914 in Lee County, Iowa. His parents were William Henry Freitag and Catherine Bernadine Menke.

Delores Wellman, Georgina Hoel, Cletus, Linus, and Leo Freitag, taken in Houghton, Iowa in 1936. (the boys might be out of order, as it wasn’t clear on the photo who was who).

Several of Cletus’ family members lived across the river near in Illinois. They would often walk across the bridge to visit.

Cletus married Delores Wellman on February 14, 1939. Delores was the daughter of Bernard and Teresa Wellman. Delores was Georgina’s cousin.

Another shot of the same group! These pictures are from 1936.

They had one son Mark.

They had a farm until Cletus’ death on November 15, 1955. Delores worked at Freitag Implement for several years and then became postmaster at the West Point Post Office.

Fun side fact: I found that one of Cletus brothers, Leo Joseph Freitag married Delores’ 2nd cousin Rose Wellman.