Ruth Wittenwyler, age 82, poses for a portrait outside of her home, which used to be one of only several Limburger cheese factories in Wisconsin. After marrying her husband in the Army, she moved to Wisconsin from her hometown, Chicago, Illinois. The daughter of a banker, she learned to be a farmer's wife through trial and error, Monticello, Wisconsin, May 22, 2006..?It was kind of strange coming up here, being a banker?s daughter, yes. We were lucky because we got the first tractor that came...
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Ruth Wittenwyler, age 82, poses for a portrait outside of her home, which used to be one of only several Limburger cheese factories in Wisconsin. After marrying her husband in the Army, she moved to Wisconsin from her hometown, Chicago, Illinois. The daughter of a banker, she learned to be a farmer's wife through trial and error, Monticello, Wisconsin, May 22, 2006..?It was kind of strange coming up here, being a banker?s daughter, yes. We were lucky because we got the first tractor that came into Wixer?s machine shop because Harry K (her husband) had been a veteran. We got an International H. I had to drive that darn tractor backwards. I wasn?t very marvelous at driving that thing. I couldn?t back up in that any better than I can a car. I think that was my worst because I was not very mechanical. I got yelled at a lot.?.-excerpt from interview with Ruth Wittenwyler
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