The Cherokee Strip Museum recognizes two centenarians and Alva pioneers
May 20, 2018
Helen Otte Beisel was born on a farm Northwest of Alva to Henry and Bertha Otte. She went to the country school of Pleasantview through eighth grade. She walked to school through the pasture and her dog would follow her to school, then go back home.
Beisel's parents came from Germany. Her father immigrated to Cheney, Kansas, where he worked for room and board the first year. While living in Germany, all 17-year-old boys were told they had to go into the military. The German family tradition was that the oldest boy in the family inherited the farm. It was for these reasons that Helen's fath...
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