Leonard Dominic Kepler

Dear Family,
This connection of the Carstens and Keplers goes back to the Depression. My Grandfather saw a boy picking up coal in a bucket on the railroad tracks after work. Grampa coaxed him into coming home with him for supper. After eating he filled the bucket with coal for Leonard to take home. They met the next night and repeated. Leonard told reluctantly that his family would soon be orphaned... Grampa invited Leonard to stay and help take care of my dad, Leroy, who was bed...