Rites Held for Ernest Otto 63 Community Resident
Ernest F. Otto 63 well known resident died unexpectedly at Alta Memorial Hospital Sunday evening June 27 after a week long illness. Funeral was held Wednesday at St Paul Lutheran with Pastor E J Wehrspann officiating. Burial in Buena Vista Memorial Cemetery Storm Lake. Pallbearers were Alverne Hustedt Gary Getzmier Dale Otto Eldridge Drury John Otto James Otto. Survived by wife Elvira five daughters Marilyn Anderson Aurelia Janice Kreschi Chippewa Falls Sandra Lieb Waterloo Beverly Warde man Madison Norma Aurelia two sisters Storm Lake and Alta three brothers Rev Prof Edgar Otto St Paul Minn Roy Otto Mapleton Earl Otto Storm Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest F. Otto
Alta Memorial Hospital
St. Paul Lutheran Church
E. J. Wehrspann
Buena Vista Memorial Cemetery
Storm Lake
Wharton Funeral Home
Alverne Hustedt
Gary Getzmier
Dale Otto
Eldridge Drury
John Otto
James Otto
Ernest Fred Henry Otto
John and
Sophia Otto
Cherokee County
St. John Lutheran Church
Alta
St. John Christian Day School
Guthrie Business College
Guthrie
Oklo
Elvira Getzmier
Ottos
Holstein-Galva
Aurelia
St. Paul
Otto
Elvira
Leland
Marilyn) Anderson
Michael
Janice) Kreschi
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Frank
Sandra) Lieb
Waterloo
Beverly) Wardeman
Madison
Norma
Ralph Marten
William Mohn
Edgar Otto
St. Paul, Minn
Roy Otto
Mapleton
Earl Otto
Sorm Lake
Lawrence Bell Vows Spoken At Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Wilda Lawrence of Storm Lake and Gilbert Bell united in marriage in a double ring ceremony at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Rev. Donald Anderson officiated with immediate families present. Attendants were Kay and Kim Lawrence. A reception followed at the couple's West Vine home. Relatives from nearby towns attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Wilda Lawrence
Storm Lake
Gilbert Bell
Donald Anderson
Lawrence
Kay
Kim Lawrence
West Vine
Grover Bell
Harden to be featured trumpet soloist with Aurelia band
Sue Harden daughter of Mr and Mrs Virgil Harden will perform as soloist with the Aurelia band at a Saturday night concert on Aurelia Main Street. The program directed by Tony Klein begins at 8 p m and includes Wonderland by Night Frere Jacques March Carroll Tango for Band The Syncopated Clock Wonderland by Night The Sound of Shortnin Bread Whirligig Featuring the Trombone Section The Foundation March and other works by Goldman Rodgers Hammerstein Klohr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Harden
Virgil Harden
Aurelia
Miss Harden
Tony Klein
Frere
Jacques
Carroll Tango
Anderson
Patricks welcome their first son Wyatt Clifford
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Patrick of Fairbanks Alaska announce the birth of their son at St Josephs Hospital on June 2 weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces Wyatt Clifford is the family name The father is an industrial arts teacher at Lathrop High School and the mother will teach in grade school this fall Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert Patrick of Cherokee and Mr and Mrs Clifford Daniels of Great Falls Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Patrick
Second Ave
Fairbanks
Alaska
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Patrick
Wyatt Clifford
Lathrop High School
Robert Patrick
South 7Th Street
Cherokee
Clifford Daniels
Great Falls
Mon
Aurelia Downs Paullina 17-5 In Conference Showdown
Aurelia's Bulldog baseball team crushed Paullina 17-5 Monday to avenge a conference loss and stay atop the standings at 5-1. Roger Jones and Mark Ammons each had three hits. Rapp and Ammons drove in five RBIs apiece. Rembrandt game notes show Aurelia lost 5-4 to the Legion despite early 2-0 lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paullina
Aurelia
Bulldog
Sutherland
Alta
Primghar
Hartley
Sanborn
Rembrandt
Legion
Brown
Rembbrandt
Ammons
Boettscher
Roger Jones
Mark Amons
Brian Bengtson
Steve Menefee
Ron Jones
Panthers
Roger
Terry Rapp
Rapp
Rick Hodam
Mark Ammons
Hodam
Briggie
Quimby
Larrabee
Storm Lake
Phillies
Tom Estes
Roy Jones
Rick Hotlam
Matt Chlison
Brad Kammerer
Jeff Robinson
Tony Coombs
Dave Hinkeldey
Dave Hodam
Dan Whitney
Menfee
Jurgenson
Larsen
Free Barbecue Here July 24th
Aubrelia Commercial Club to host an old fashioned free barbeque on Saturday July 24 with offerings of barbequed beef sandwiches watermelon and roasted cars if available. Gil Bowen is named chef and a postmeal program will be provided. Further details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Commercial Club
John Christensen
Gil Bowen
Missionaries to Speak at Mt Olive Church Sunday
Rev and Mrs Merle Wester missionaries from the Belgium Congo will speak at the 11:00 Sunday service at Mt Olive Baptist Church They will present slides at the 8:00 p m evening service Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Wester
Belgium Congo
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Aurelia Entities Close For July 4 Holiday
The Aurelia post office Banks and most stores will be closed all day Monday July 5 for Independence Day. Rural service mail reception and dispatch will halt. post office lobby will be closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Funds Sought to Air Condition Aurelia Public Library
A fund to buy an air conditioning unit for the new Aurelia Public Library was announced this week. Donations may be left at Aurelia banks. Fifty-one books were donated by Mrs. L. R. Morton and Mrs. Bob Anderson. One hundred fifteen books were checked out on the library's opening day. The Aurelia Lassies helped move books, not the Country Ramblers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Public Library
Aurelia Bank
L. R. Morton
Bob Anderson
Hsting
Aurelia Lassies
Country Ramblers
Larsen Stienecke Wedding Unites Cherokee Couple
The marriage of Miss Diana Rae Larsen and Fred Dean Stieneke was solemnized June 6 at Trinity Lutheran Church Cherokee. The ceremony featured a double ring candlelit rite and white rose bouquets. Attendants included Mrs. Evert Larsen Jr and bridesmaids in blue dresses, with brothers as groomsmen and a large reception for 170 guests. The couple now reside on a farm near Cherokee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Rae Larsen
Evert L. Larsen, Sr
Aurelia
Fred Dean Stieneke
Roy Stieneke
Cherokee
Trinity Lutheran Church
Oscar Marquardt
Peggy Hartwig
Charlotte Rupp
Young
Stommy Lake
Pat Marshall
Evert Larsen Jr
Larry’ Larsen
Dick ‘Schmillen
Russell Grashoff
Quimby
Larry Peterson
Donald
Bill Young
John Hartwig
Rex Boatman
Pomeroy
Marva Roggon
Ron Burch
Bud Zarr
Floyd Rupp
Cleghorn
Ed Yucus
Spring
Mrs. Stieneke
Former Resident Arden Koch Dies at 50 in Minnesota
Arden Koch 50 of Slayton Minn formerly of Aurelia died Sunday in a Slayton hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Assemblies of God Church Slayton with Rev James Allen officiating. Burial was in Lakefield Cemetery. He was born August 1 1914 at Huron Lake Minn to Arthur and Martha Koch and lived in Jackson County Iowa and Wisconsin before settling in Slayton. He married Elsie Edwards October 10 1936 in Lakefield and later farmed in Cherokee County Iowa before moving to Slayton where he ran a shoe repair shop. Survivors include his wife a daughter Isabelle Koch a son Arthur his parents and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden Koch
Slayton
Minn
Aurelia
Assemblies of God
Koch
James Allen
Lakefield
Arden
Huron Lake
Arthur
Martha Koch
Okabena
Jackson County
St. Croix County
Wis
Elsie Edwards
Cherokee County
Iowa
Assembly of God Church
Isabelle Koch
Arthur Koch
Minneapolis
Glen Larson
Anoka
Eleanor Koch
Miss Arneson Bride Of Dr Keith Valesh
Miss Ann Fredericka Arneson of Tucson Arizona and Dr Keith James Valesh of Iowa City were married in Iowa City on June 26. The bride trained as an X ray technician at the University of Iowa and the groom recently graduated from the University College of Dentistry. He will join the Air Force as a captain and be stationed in Anchorage after September. Mrs Valesh is the granddaughter of Mrs Viola Christensen of Sioux City and the late L E Christensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Fredericka Arneson
Eugene J. Arneson
E. 12Th St
Tucson
Ariz
Keith James Valesh
James C. Valesh
Iowa City
University of Iowa
University College of Denistry
Air Force
Anchorage
Alaska
Valesh
Viola Christensen
Sioux City
L. E. Christensen
Aurelians to Attend 70th Walther League Convention
Two Aurelians will attend the 70th International Walther League convention in Squaw Valley California July 5 to 9. Representing Aurelia’s St Paul Walther League are William Huseman and Ann Wharton. The group planned for over a year to be represented at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squaw Valley
Calif
Aurelia
St. Paul Walther League
William Huseman
Darrel Huseman
Ann Wharton
Charles Wharton
Fire crews battle barn and hog house blazes nearby
The Aurelia Fire Department responded to a barn fire on the Gordon Atherton farm south of town last Thursday, burning one roof side but with limited damage. On Wednesday noon, firemen fought a brush spark that set the hog house roof on the Wring farm north of town, causing extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Fire Department
Gordon Atherton
Wring
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Ernest Otto
Lawrence-Bell
MT. Olive Sunday
Larsen-Stienecke
McGee
Peterson
Mike Mummert
Shelly Rupp
Keith Yucus
Spring Valley
Mrs. Larsen
Mr. and
Minnesota
Miss Arneson
Keith Valesh
Farmers Co-op Co
Aurelians
Walther
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