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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1963
Page
1
The Aurelia Sentinel lists Robert S Forbes as publisher with a Thursday publication schedule. It provides dial contact HE 4 5590 and says the paper is entered as second class matter at the Aurelia Iowa post office. Subscription and ad rates are shown for Cherokee County and outside, with 10 cent per line classified ads and 50 cent minimum, and a $1 card of thanks.
William Samp born January 7 1887 in Elkader Iowa was the son of Gustav Samp and Louise Samp He moved with his family to Spencer South Dakota as a youth He married Louisa McDaniel and fathered eleven children.
The deceased was aged 86 years 2 months and 27 days and survived by a large family including Mrs. Wallace Hamlin Halabird S D Mrs. Hervert Lan gwin Mrs Rex Phe lan of Cherokee Mrs Walter Latuska Kandiyohi Minn Mrs Eldon Frederickson and Mrs Blanche Wickenhagen of Meriden Mrs Fritz Litdke Slayton Minn and a son Willis of Fulda Minn He lived in Halabird S D 1919 Dundee Minn 1929 with later years at Sangwins and Lataska homes He died in Willmar Minnesota with many descendants including 28 grandchildren and 50 great grandchildren listed.
He joined the Christian church at Spencer and helped build the Halabird church where he remained a member. Funeral services were held at Fulda Funeral Home with Rev. Ostlund. Services followed at the Church of Christ in Highmore with Rev. Flynn. Burial was in Highmore cemetery. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Herbert Sangwin Mr and Mrs Dale Sangwin and Mr and Mrs Chris Ludwig.
Weekend visitors at the H. H. Otto home included Prof. Milton Otto and family of Mankato Minnesota and Rev. Stuart Dorr of Princeton Minnesota. They recently returned from a two week observatory mission tour for the Evangelical Lutheran Synod visiting Hong Kong Kowloon Tokyo Manila and Honolulu before returning by jet to Seattle Tacoma and Mankato. Colored slides from the trip were shown at two local homes in honor of Garland Otto and Virginia Kay Sievers with confirmation services at Zion Lutheran Church.
In Cresco, Mr and Mrs Arlin Sievers and family host relatives Mr and Mrs Victor Bartels and Richard Clausen and Mrs Mary Sievers. Virginia Kay Sievers is named as grandmother, highlighting family ties in the community gathering.
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