Over 1,000 show up to honor Neuenschwander at auction

Berne Tri-Weekly News:

The sound of auctioneers could be heard echoing around the barn and sheds of the Phil Neuenschwander property on Saturday. Crowds of people from around the county jammed together to examine ponies, thousands of tools and other farm heirlooms and to examine items for sale on the farm they had occupied since May of 1947.

Their children, Judy, Patti, Cheryl and Thomas (deceased) were born and raised on the property. Thousands of family experiences with children, eight grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren were cutting sentimental grooves in Leona Neuenschwander's memories on Saturday. Phil sat in a cart and watched silently as a lifetime of treasures were sold and dispensed. It was a day of mixed feelings, with concerns from aging being dispensed, but disposing of items that represented priceless memories.