From left to right: Rose Ripka, Charles E. Ripka, Jr.

From left to right: Marilyn, Rose Ripka, Alice Ritter

"The rocker is now my brother's property. When he was little -- he, Dad, and Mother visited antique shops. He saw this rocker and would not leave without it. Mother had it in the store for special visiting customers and when each of the babies in the family came to visit, she rocked them. It has been refinished by Benjamin's and it is one beautiful piece of furniture."

-Alice Ritter

Charles E. Ripka, Jr.

"Dad with his usual cigar and train cap was his look for Christmas."

- Alice Ritter