Malika Bushey

English 06

Cause and Effect

Interview with Olive

11/13/07

Olive and George are two special people that met in Wisconsin and have lived a wonderful life together. They met in a peculiar way and have been together for many years. They each come from completely different backgrounds but have managed to live a blessed life in each other‘s company.

Olive Casper was born in Lake Nebagamon, WI. She grew up on a country farm on the lake, and her parents owned Long Beach Inn. She lived with 4 sisters on her farm. Growing up she attended a country school and played on a boy’s baseball team so she didn’t really see the difference between boys and girls. One of her biggest hobbies was quilting. During the depression years she would make quilts with her mother and had them sent to a boy with nothing in Alaska. When sending the quilt to Alaska there was a mix up in the post office and instead of going to Alaska it got sent to a boy in Japan. The first real job she held was being a book keeper which also included being a typist.

She eventually met her husband, George Casper, through her parents at the inn. Her parents would have these big dinners at the civilian conservation core or CCC camp. This was where they teach boys to become farmers. Her parents often held these dinners for the boys that attended CCC camp. She met George at one of these dinners at her parents inn. Her parents would also feed the homeless. Instead of giving them dinners after they worked, they would receive their food first. This was to give them the energy and nourishment to help them work hard.

Olive and George were married in Illinois. They just now celebrated their 65^th wedding anniversary. In the years they were married they have gone through a lot with each other. They now have one daughter who is named Suzanne and lives in Maplewood with her husband and two children. Suzanne was raised on an 88 acre farm by Olive and George. The youngest child of Suzanne is now working in Poland because the Polish government called the U.S. congress asking for someone who works with handicapped children. So with her knowledge and experience, she went off to work in Poland, and continues to work there today.

Olive and George currently live in Keystone Bluff primarily because of an accident. Her husband survived a horrible plane accident in which he was the only survivor out of seven. George was permanently effected by this accident and it kept him in Keystone Bluff.

One thing I found to be amazing when I interviewed Olive was how much love she had for her husband. Olive said, “I was blessed to have a life with him.” Another friend told her husband that, “St. Andrew has his eye on you.” This is because of everything he has been through in his life. This couple has been blessed to have such a wonderful life together.