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John Sumwalt For Agri-View
Jul 26, 2026
3 hrs ago

Donald Jossart poses with the wallet he lost while plowing. He had lost his wallet in his fields after it slipped out of his back pocket and into the plow path. Despite searching with friends and family, it was completely lost to the soil. Years passed. And then he found it. The cash inside the wallet had turned to dust and the gift cards had expired, but his library and credit cards survived the five years underground. When he went to the library to replace his ruined card, he shared the incredible tale. The Brown County Library staff encouraged him to submit his story to the official archives.
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John Sumwalt For Agri-View

Donald Jossart told me one of the most remarkable “lost and found” stories I have ever heard. He lives on a farm near Sugar Bush and Luxembourg in Brown County, Wisconsin. He called to recommend a book after reading one of my columns.

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John Sumwalt is a retired pastor and the son of dairy farmers. He is the author of “Shining Moments: Visions of the Holy in Ordinary Lives.” Email johnsumwalt@gmail.com or call 414-339-0676 to reach him, or write to W172 N7735, #932, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051.