Nurturing Rural Life Through Faith
Rural Life Day is held annually to award families with the Monsignor John George Weber Century Farm Award to celebrate families in the diocese who have farmed or have owned their farm for 100 years or longer. Each year the event is held in a different deanery of the diocese and is held in the middle of August. Everyone in the Diocese is welcome and encouraged to attend to share in the stories of these families and share in the faith that held the family together for over 100 years.
To apply for the Century Farm Award, please click HERE.
Past Recipients of the Msgr. John George Weber Century Farm Awards:
2023
Joe & Vicki Schmidt Farm
Eugene C & Margret Wetter Farm
2022
Charles & Marlene Brill Farm
Lloyd Cervosky Farm
Myron & Monica Dreilling Farm
Curtis Kuhn Farm Farm
Patrick & Paula Zwenger Farm
2021
Michael Griffin
Martin Family Farm
Frank Schwarzenburger
Norbert Family Farm
Irma Matson
Weis Family Farm
2020
Hubert Diederich
Isidore & Agatha Reichert
Vincent Coufal
2019
Emma & Dale Davidson
E.G. Hanley
Murphy Farm
Jeremy & Jennifer Reidel
The Schulte Farm
Zachary J. Stadelman
2018
Richard & Connie (Curry) Allamon
Mark & Denise Becker Family
Eileen Bellairs
Thomas & Therese Haas Family
Allen & Ellen Schmidt/ Brett & Ashley Schmidt Family
Donna “Cole” Stahl Family
Ronald & Jo Whitmer Family
2017
John Billinger
Bouska Family
Steve Jr. & Carmel Dlabal
Raymond Kepka Sr.
Barbara A. Princ
Ron & Virginia Ptacek
Susan Thielen Family
John & Verna Wetter
2015
John & Elaine Moellering
Karol Dean Riener
Aaron & Marci Sis