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Gilbertville, IA:  Home of the Susanna (Simmerl) and Frank Youngblut Family 

Gilbertville, Iowa, is located off Hwy. 381 just outside Waterloo, Iowa.  This is where Susanna Simmerl and her husband, Frank Youngblut, settled and raised their family.   At the right is the Cornerstone Tavern on Main Street--an example of Luxembourger architecture in Gilbertville. cornerstone.jpg (33873 bytes)
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Exterior of Immaculate Conception Church in Gilbertville, Iowa Stained glass image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Immaculate Conception Church
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Interior of Immaculate Conception Church Immaculate Conception Cemetery
youngbluks.jpg (33111 bytes) Collage of photographs of the Susanna (Simmerl) and Frank Youngblut Family. Susanna Simmerl's younger sister, Catherine, also came to live in Gilbertville, where she married Paul Terns.