Thursday, August 23, 2012  St. Anna  If you were to look up the
word "bucolic" in the dictionary, the illustration could easily
show St. Anna, Wisconsin. The old church sits on top of a hill
and dates to 1896. It's filled with beautiful statuary and
religious iconography. On the inside, it's very much like my
childhood parish, St. Mary's, and the church where Mrs. D and I
got married, St. Adalbert in Frogtown.  St. Ann's Church  The
countryside is beautiful in the classic Wisconsin style --
gentle rolling hills that are verdant in the late summer. It's a
wonderful place to visit during the late summer, even if you are
saying goodbye.  My Uncle Frank and Aunt Judy settled in this
region, ran a dairy farm and raised a family. They had recently
celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary when my aunt Judy
passed away last week. She was 77 years old. Frank and Judy had
seven children. The first two, Paul and Mary Alice, died shortly
after they were born. After those early tragedies, five other
children arrived and