Bill where did you grow up? We normally agree 100% on everything....but here we are in partial disagreement. 
I grew up in and around the suburbs of Chicago, as did my wife. Most of my relatives that were good, are all dead. What's left I have no contact with. (Mostly cousins). My wife has a sister that lives about 5 miles from us. But they haven't spoken in 9 years. She recently ran her husband off, (the second one), and lost a ton financially in the divorce. She's in her mid 60's, and they were married for quite a long time. He finally got fed up with all of her bull$h!t.
My wife found out all of this on the Internet, not through contact. Anyway, this woman is a total control freak, and is nuttier than a Christmas fruitcake. I'm surprised her husband lasted as long as he did with her. Anyway, they're both now living in mobile homes. I don't care where they are, just as long as it's not near eye contact with me!