Luetta Jean (Hansel) Maehl, daughter of Frederick Hansel and Cora Dell (Hyde) Hansel, was born Oct. 28, 1928, at Osterdock. She was baptized in 1946 by Reverend Paul Kitterer and, in 1948, affirmed her baptismal faith in confirmation at Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church in Elkader. She was a graduate of Elkader High School in 1946.