Mitglieder der Kolpingsfamilie: Treue Dienste für die Lourdesgrotte bei Waldsassen

Über vier Jahrzehnte waren sie für die Pflege und die Sauberkeit in der beliebten Gebetsstätte verantwortlich. Jetzt geben Rosemarie und Willi Härtl, Josefine und Georg Koch sowie Marianne und Rudi Rüth die Aufgabe in jüngere Hände.

von Paul Zrenner

43 Jahre lang kümmerten sich drei Familien aus den Reihen der Kolpinggemeinschaft um die Pflege der Lourdesgrotte. Von links Rudi Rüth, Willi und Rosemarie Härtl sowie Josefine und Georg Koch. Marianne Rüth, die ebenfalls zum Team gehört, konnte beim Fototermin nicht dabei sein.

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Willi Härtl vorm großen Kerzenständer in der Grotte. Bild: pz

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Ein besonderer Ort in der Natur ist die Lourdesgrotte beim Klostergut Mitterhof. Von links Rosemarie Härtl, Josefine und Georg Koch, Rudi Rüth und Willi Härtl. Bild: pz

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Eine Gedenktafel erinnert an Gönner Erwin Gleißner. Bild: pz

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