This past summer I came across a box of love letters that my dad, Tom Pfaff, had written to my mom. I have no idea how they found their way to her because all he put on the envelope besides “Miss Ann Van Dunk” was “Holmen, Wisconsin.” ZIP codes were not used until 1963 but I’d still think a street name would be necessary. But maybe the mail carrier in Holmen knew everyone, including their kids.
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Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini
Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini grew up on a dairy farm in western Wisconsin. She became an elementary teacher and taught for more than 20 years in her hometown of Melrose, Wisconsin. She and her husband, Tim Cavadini, have six children and 13 grandchildren. They enjoy their 175-acre farm near Mindoro, Wisconsin, where they raise registered Angus and Simmental beef cattle, focusing on genetics, as well as horses and other small animals.
