The first residents of the property were Frances Irene (Harris) and Edward Valerius. Edward Valerius was hired by Jennette and Ron Aska as a farmhand for their property located just south of the Browne school.
The Valerius family probably moved into the property sometime after March 20, 1954 when the quit-claim deed was filed transferring the property from Jennette's sister and brother-in-law to Jeannette and Ron Aska.
During their residency at the Browne school, Frances and Edward had a child, Paul E Valerius born March 26, 1955. Paul passed away just over two months later on June 12, 1955. His memorial can be viewed here.
According to a neighbor, Dianne (Craigmile) Weishaar, Paul Valerius was named after her father, Paul Craigmile due to the close relationship between the Craigmile and Valerius family. The Craigmile family continues to have fond memories of the kindness and generosity of the Valerius family.
Edward Valerius was involved in a traffic accident on September 1, 1961. His address was listed as RR 1, Malta which would be the address for the Browne school, indicating the Valerius family lived there at least until October 1961.
Frances and Edward moved out of the Browne school sometime prior to October 31, 1962 and moved to the nearby town of DeKalb, Illinois. Frances passed away July 8, 1996 in DeKalb, DeKalb county, Illinois. Her memorial can be viewed here.
Following the death of his wife, Edward moved to southern Illinois to be closer to family. Edward passed away May 21, 2012 in Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois. His memorial can be viewed here.
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