Ready Portraits

George Flora and Nettie Phoebe Ready and Children. Left to right top row: Harry Ready, Emmert Archie Ready, Eddie Carl Ready, Alvin Lue Ready Row 2: Ethel Marcella Ready Kramer, Emma Jane Ready Bohringer, Glee Alice Clifton Row 1: Nettie Phoebe Cook Ready and George Flora Ready Photo taken by Rays Photography, La Cross, Wisconsin in 1938. The house is George's house in Bagley, Wisconsin. It burned at some time after this photo was taken.

Elnora Kramer Ready Schwert Elnora Julia (Kramer) Ready was born on September 1, 1899 in Eastman to Constance Eli (C. Eli/Eli C.)and Ottelia (Ottellie) Weniger Kramer. She passed away on October 25, 1973. Elnora attended the Gays Mills Normal School. After graduating from High School, she taught at Sioux Coulee, Tully School at Fairview and at Doll School (Lower Wauzeka Ridge). On March 1, 1923 she married Alvin Lue Ready, the son of George and Nettie (Cook) Ready. Together they had three children: Lyle Frederic/Marie Zech Edna Mae/ Willard Moeller Cecil Alvin/Rebecca Sells

Douglas Ready Eastman Grade School First Grade school picture 1953

Lyle Fredrick Ready age for, and Edna May Ready age 1 year 5 months.Photo taken by Nichols Studio in Prairie du Chein.

Marie Augusta Zech at about 1 year old. She told me that her dad was upset with this photographer because her petticoat was showing in this photo. The photographer was Gaukel & Hiddessen in Prairie du Sac. Marie was born on September 7, 1922.

Marie Augusta Zech Ready 1938. This portrait was hand tinted by Marie Ready.

Lyle and Marie Ready
June 1, 1946

Lyle & Marie Ready with Art Zech and Lou Giese Taken by Zarling Studio, Baraboo, Wisconsin on June 1, 1946.

Lyle Ready 1946. Photo hand tinted by Marie Ready

The Ready Brothers. Left to right: Kendal Ready, Allan Ready, Douglas Ready, Alvin Ready.

Lily P Trueb (1887-1945) and Paul Zech ( 1887–1956) wedding photo 1917. Their children were: Esther Lilly Zech Grotophorst 1918–2001 Arthur Carl Zech 1919–1994 Ruth L. Zech Johnson 1921–1996 Marie Augusta Zech Ready 1922–2000 Alfred Zech 1926–1962 Marie told me that her mother had scoliosis and although it was treated when she was young, the treatment didn't help, and that she died of complications of scoliosis. She said her mother was bent nearly double at the end of her life and that her heart was "crushed" by that.

Lyle and Marie Ready with Douglas taken in 1948 and hand tinted by Marie. Marie is pregnant with Alvin in this photo.

Lyle and Marie Ready with Douglas taken in 1948, Marie is pregnant with Alvin in this photo.