TO FRANKLIN & BETTY KOCHER LUSK'S  HOMEPAGE! Here's information about our search for family history, about our various activites (work & pleasure) & photos of our immediate family ..

This page was last updated on: July 21, 2005

On Sept. 9, 2000 (our actual 50th wedding anniversary) our two daughters honored us with a Dinner Party at Embassy Suites in McAllen, TX.  On Sept. 10 we had an Open House.  Many guests attended one or both of these occastions.

Also, remember to click on the "links" for our other sites.     NOTE:  I have not been able to delete my AOL address from some sites on the Internet.  It is no longer valid and your e-mail will not go through.  I do still receive e-mail at bmklusk@juno.com, but I don't check there regularly.  Due to my receiving too much SPAM, I am not listing our e-mail addresses that we use more regularly.  If you write to the juno address, please understand that it could be a while before I may read e-mails there and possibly reply.     Thanks for visiting - there may be more later, so come back again...  In the meantime, if you have any additional comments, please e-mail us.  Also, we appreciate your signing our Guest Book!

If you click on the "links" above, you will find other pages where some of our information is located.

I am searching for family ancestors.  At my other sites I have given names and details about the most distant individuals in our eight respective families.    Much time has been spent at the computer - it and I have almost exploded.  Ha!  Also have visited libraries, research centers, cemeteries, relatives, etc.     In January, 2000 I published a 600+ page book about the KOCHER - BURKHOLDER and HAUBACH - STOTTLEMYER ancestors.  Those copies are all sold. In 2004 we moved away from the location of our printer, so additional copies are probably not obtainable any more.     Since January 2000 more Kocher & Stottlemyer descendants have been found.  We have also done more research on Frank's family - in Arkansas and Tennessee.  I hope to later publish something about the LUSK-STEPHENS ELLIS-BURCHETT/BIRCHETT families.

SEPT. 9, 2000 WAS THE BIG DAY! -                                 Our 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY     Celebrations were planned.  One occurred from July 5-July 31, 2000.  We took a trip to Great Britain and Ireland. Frank's forbears probably came from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and/or England.  We did not do any research, though.  It was a fun trip.  We were not concerned about flights, accommodations, dining, touring, or transportation while there.  We rode over 4,111 miles and walked quite a bit every day enjoying the sights: castles, palaces, cathedrals, churches, museums, crystal and porcelain factories, quaint villages and interesting towns and cities, beautiful green countryside, the mountainous Highlands of Scotland, ferry rides to and from Ireland and boat trips in the Plymouth, England harbor and on Loch Lomond in Scotland.

Below are family photos.  Our family has grown since the two of us were married!  We had two daughters, Christine and Diana.  Now we have eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren - with another expected July 2005. First of all - photos of Frank & me with our parents and siblings (not all of Frank's siblings).

A new counter placed June 15, 2000

"In all thy ways acknowledge Him and he shall direct your paths" - Proverbs 3:6

On our trip, music played a part in several of the places we visited while in the British Isles.  We attended a service in the Salisbury Cathedral and enjoyed the choir.  Then in Ireland we had three highlights related to music.  The first was at a wonderful concert! in a church in Killarney (across from our hotel) performed by the Western New York Children's Choir. This was not pre-planned.  We just happened to be in the right place at the right time!  The second was a presentation after a Medieval Banquet near Limerick.  The third was a very outstanding production in Dublin which included Irish dancing, vocal music, and an Irish comedian (2 1/2 hrs.) following a banquet.

Frank & Betty on Roatan Island, Honduras Dec. 2002

Mother, 2 Daughters, & 3 of 4 Granddaughters:  LtoR Ashlee, Christine, Betty, Jennifer, Diana, and Hope - McAllen, TX June 2002

Jennifer (Markley) & Jaime Maldonado - Edinburg, TX - June 29, 2002

Ashlee Krull, Naomy & Nathan Markley - Thanksgiving 2002,  Edinburg, TX

Jonathan Markley - Thanksgiving 2002 in Edinburg, TX

Christine Lusk-Markley-Krull & Philip Krull (our youngest grandchild) - June 29, 2002 in Edinburg, TX

Hope Longwell - Thanksgiving 2002 in Edinburg, TX

Audrey (Markley) Keel, Ashton, & Jonathan Keel - March 2003 - Bentonville, Arkansas

Diana Lusk Longwell in her kitchen - June 2001 - Edinburg, TX

Our first great grandchild, Ashton Keel at 16 weeks of age - April 2003 in Bentonville, Arkansas

Remember to sign our guestbook.  Thanks..

Joshua Longwell's HS graduation proof - 2002 - Edinburg, TX.

Betty (right) with her family July 4, 1950.  Children L to R: Vivian, Esther, Donald, & Betty.  Parents Alice (Haubach) & Carl KOCHER - Dayton, Ohio

Frank with Parents Walter Lee LUSK & Ruth Florence (Ellis) and youngest sisters Charlene and Imogene - c1936 - Albion or Flint, Michigan

Photo taken of Franklin Lusk with a small digital camera on Fathers' Day, 2003 in Edinburg, TX.

ANOTHER PICTURE BELOW!

This space is reserved for photos of our great grandchildren.  I am having difficulty finding how to import their photos.  I imported the above photos previously, but am not having luck right now. (2005)