Alvis Kalvelage was born December 16, 1918 on a farm southeast of Elgin. He is the son of Frank and Anna Kalvelage and was raised with eight brothers and sisters. Janice Mundschenk was born on September 8, 1931 southeast of Petersburg of Josephine Mundschenk. She lived with her grandparents, Frank and Anne Mundschenk, during her childhood. She had no brothers and sisters.
Alvis and Janice were married on January 22, 1951. Their oldest son, Robert was born August
20, 1954. He married Kathy
Christensen. Mary born on April 11,
1956 married Konrad Hofer. Steve,
born April 24, 1960 married Dolly Arends. Carol, born November 11, 1967 married Gary P Thiele. In 1976, the family moved to Elgin.
Source Unknown: Originally submitted for this website in July 2007