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Newspaper

Bemidji Pioneer

Location

Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1971

Page

3

German teacher guest at Clairmont home in Guthrie visit

Mrs. Martha Krauss of Mannheim Germany spent a week with Mrs. P. G. Clairmont as part of the American Host Program. English speaking European teachers toured New York and Minnesota areas, meeting host families including the Clairmonts, Knight and Blake households, with open house events and dinners.

Martha Krauss Mannheim Germany P.G. Clairmont Guthrie New York Europe Tom Murphy U.S J. Stuart Perkins American Host Foundation America Thomas Ramon Terry Clairmont Marguerite Knight al Blake Mrs. Krauss Edith Bullock Patsy Grimsby Grand Rapids Torrance Clairmont Northome Cohasset Ruben Rock Episcopal Church Ponsford Clairmont

Funeral notices from Bemidji and nearby towns honor several residents

Anna Christine Sievek 81 of Bemidji dies at Brundage Nursing Home funeral services to be announced by Olson Schwartz Funeral Home. John Andrew Filla 74 of Cass Lake dies at home born Oct 9 1896 in Claremont Minn survivors include wife Mary Grover City Calif daughter Marjorie Hengel Spring Lake Park step daughter Mrs Louis Shaaffer Park Rapids four grandchildren and more. Albin P Rusch 78 of Gemmell dies at home widow Gertrude Reinarz daughter Margaret Hopkins grandson Dale Olson four great grandchildren. Sherill Jean Rogers 26 former Redlake resident dies at Hennepin General born Dec 29 1944 survivors include mother Cecelia Rogers and several siblings. Mrs Hugh Shannon of Chamberlain S D dies Aug 15 funeral in Chamberlain survivors include daughters Laverne Seeley Thelma Hoff Wilma Olson sons Ed Donald Kenneth Melvin. Mrs Tracy Binkley 45 Hibbing committal at Bemidji Holy Cross cemetery. death Aug 9. Nick Burica dies Aug 13. services at St Johns Catholic church Nebish resident 40 years survived by three daughters and seven grandchildren. Burial at Catholic cemetery. Mrs Burica died June 8 1969.

Anna C. Siever Anna Christine Sievek Bemidji Brundage Nursing Home Olson- Schwartz Funeral Home John A. Filla John Andrew Filla Cass Lake Claremont Minn Mary Grover City Calif Peter Hengel Marjorie Spring Lake Park Louis Shaaffer Park Rapids Chris Monrovia Joseph Teofil Rice Roman Littlefork Andy Crosby Robert Traverse Julia Laporte Katherine Swanberg John Nelson Veronica Deerwood St. Charles Catholic Church Michael Hayes Pine Grove Cemetery Thomas Funeral Home Sherill J. Rogers Sherill Jean Rogers Redlake Hennepin General Hospital Minneapolis Sinstad Funeral Home Blackduck Cecelia Rogers Chicago Wilbur Maxwell Charles Rogers, Jr Gerald Rogers Delmar Rogers Vera Maxwell Stately Redlake Lillian Ronalda Rogers Hugh Shannan Hugh Cora) Shannon Chamberlain S.D Shannon Saum Laverne Seeley Thelma Hoff Seattle Wash Wilma Olson Central Valley Donald International Falls Kenneth Melvin Silver Bay Lucian Tracy Binkley Hibbing Holy Cross Cemetery Jennifer Debbie Rae Lawrence, Jr Marvin Burica Nick Burica Ignatius Candrian Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home Jim Bettin Myron Anderson Bernard Andrew Pete Mistic Emmett Woods Nebish James Bettin Mary Sorini Cicero Ill

Anniversary notices for Souths mark 25th wedding year

Open house for Mr. and Mrs. Wendell South of rural Bemidji will be Sunday August 22 from 2 to 5 PM in celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple wed August 19 1946 in Bemidji with hosts their children Karen Hensley Darlene Scotty and Sandy inviting friends and relatives. MR and MRS Eugene Michael of Nashwauk announce the engagement of daughter Shirley Jean to Tyrone Louis Hanson of Hoffman. Shirley is a Bemidji State student and Tyrone a Greenbush public school employee. no wedding date set.

Wendell South Bemidji South Lydia Wolf Milton Hensley Karen Darlene Scotty Sandy Eugene Michael Nashwauk Shirley Jean Tyrone Louis Hanson Louis Hanson Hoffman Miss Michael Bemidji State College Mr. Hanson Greenbush

Roberts Lucken Wedding Set For Aug 21 at First Presbyterian

Weather section notes partly cloudy conditions with showers possible through Wednesday and temperatures high in the 80s. Roberts Lucken wedding notice announces the marriage of Vikki Roberts and Larry Lucken on Saturday Aug 21 at 7:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church with family invitations extended.

Local notes highlight hospital admissions and community visits

Admissions list includes Catherine Larson Carl Wittner Dorene Windom of Cass Lake and others. Discharges mention Mrs Donald Bye and several families. Also reports trips by George Van Camp and Howard Lindgren and requests for Hutchinson Area Vocational-Technical openings. Several residents named for college honors travel anniversaries and military assignments with Bemidji ties.

Catherine Larson Carl Wittner Dorene Windom Cass Lake Jerry Newman Rose Clouatre Louis Swanberg Bemidji Charles Hartnell Baudette Scott Winter Walker Michael Lundin Bagley Lloyd Iceman Wilton George van Camp Howard Lindgren Grand Forks Upper Michigan Sault Ste Marie Canada Mackinac Straights

Foley family reunion held at Kelliher

More than fifty relatives and friends gathered at the William Foley home in Kelliher on Saturday afternoon August 7 for a family reunion and a home mass celebrating Rev. Gerald Foley s tenth anniversary in the priesthood. The altar featured a wishing well with petunias as sisters Diane Dufault and Jeanette Pribula CSJ led singing. Attendees included Foley families from Glastonbury Conn Byron Minnesota Minneapolis and other relatives from across Minnesota Ohio Germany and Connecticut with hors d oeuvres and a buffet dinner following the mass.

William Foley Kelliher Gerald Foley Father Foley Chris Foley William M. Foleys Fred Lang Ray Perras Diane Dufault Jeanette Pribula Csj Crookston Red Lake Falls Wm. M. Foley Glastonbury Conn Larry Foley Byron Paul Montag Margot Wiese Dortmund Germany Ray Foley Minneapolis John Legner Fairborn Ohio Michael Foley Melrose Allan Foley Oklahoma John Kennedy M.J. Perras St. Paul R.W. Perras Albert Wallin Blackduck

Open House for Karel Knutson 25th wedding anniversary

Open House for Karel Knutsons home of Mr and Mrs Karel Knutson of Poposky Saturday Aug 21 from 2 to 5 pm on their 25th wedding anniversary Their children Mrs Milton Winans Janice of Rockford Ill Mrs Kenneth Paulson Bonnie Mrs Andrew Workman Diane and Larry Knutson of Bemidji Mrs Curt Efsteland Gail of Rosemount Gary and Debbie Knutson of Poposky host and invite friends and relatives to attend A dance will be held at the Nebish hall in the evening.

Karel Knutson Poposky Milton Winans Janice Rockford, Ill Kenneth Paulson Bonnie Andrew Workman Diane Larry Knutson Bemidji Curt Efsteland Gail Rosemount Gary Debbie Knutson Nebish Hall

Entertain for guests from Washington at Irving home

Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bowers hosted relatives and friends at their South Lake Irving home Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Workman from Aberdeen Washington, who are guests of Pattie Bowers’s sister Mrs. Jerome Molacek. Attending were Mrs. Ann Barry and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mercil and family, the Jerome Molacek and Joe Molacek families of Bemidji, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Daniel and family, Archies’s daughter, and Daniel Steinhoefer of St. Cloud.

Archie Bowers South Lake Irving Tom Workman Pattie Bowers Aberdeen Wash Jerome Molacek Ann Barry Jerry Mercil Joe Molacek Bemidji Richard Daniel Daniel Steinhoefer St. Cloud

Bencher Couple to Celebrate 40th Anniversary at Cass Lake

Mr and Mrs Harry Bencher of Cass Lake will be honored at the Mennonite church on Sunday August 22 for their 40th anniversary. The church WMSA hosts the event and invites friends and relatives to attend.

Cass Lake Harry Bencher WMSA

First Lady Pat Nixon At Ft Snelling For Land Transfer

Mrs Nixon visits Ft Snelling to turn over 141 acres of federal land valued at 2 million dollars to Minnesota for public recreation. Harmon Killebrew and Clayton Johnson join ceremonies with local sports groups, as Nixon continues a cross country tour to gift 4,249 acres nationwide. Nixon and Julie Eisenhower plan a New York trip as President and wife prepare for a two week stay at the Western White House.

Frances Lewine Associated Press Minneapolis, Minn Pat Nixon Ft. Snelling Prairie Fort State of Minnesota of Defense Department Nixon Minnesota Twins Harmon Killebrew Twin City Clayton Johnson Fort Medord Ore Border Field Calif Julie Eisenhower New York San Clemente White House Washington

Births Dennis Nelsons welcome a Bemidji boy

Mr and Mrs Dennis Nelson of International Falls are the parents of a son born at the Bemidji hospital Monday August 16. Bill Nichols Sr will present a film on Ecology at the Bemidji Lions Club luncheon Wednesday at 12 15 p m, at the Elks Club rooms. Members and visiting Lions are welcome.

Dennis Nelson International Falls Bemidji Hospital Lions Club Bill Nichols, Sr Bemidji Lions Club Elks Club

Also Mentioned on This Page

Marie Mossefin The Murphys United States Albin P. Rusch Gemmell Gertrude Reinarz Gerald Olson Margaret Hopkins Dale Olson Souths Roberts—Lucken John Roberts Myron Lucken Vikki Larry First Presbyterian Church HI LO St. Cloud Twin Cities Duluth Fargo Int. Falls Donald Bye Bryan Grand August Gothman Art. McLaughlin Julieann Nelson Marcus Washington Mike Kornell Gordon Hughes Robert Kolstad William Paper Hannah Bahr Larry D. Knutson Hutchinson Area Denise Renee Darst Delbert Lynn Darst Stephens College Columbia Stephens Hazel Elliott Samoset Lodge Hunter Lake Longville Jack Smith Crystal Lake Phil Lee Hastings Neb Mr. Lee Alva Lee Kevin Howe Mendota Heights Mr. Howe Paul Howe Kathleen Whalen Billi Howe John Reuter Ft. Lewis Reuter Reuters Ray Boyer Joe Greenwood Harold Greenwood Ray Boyers ED Fairbanks Dewey Ave Bob Bergland Leonard Malan Tommy Milwaukee William Tiede W. Braun LeCenter Roy Kendall Agnes Markus Brauns Leonard Markus Harvey Shuhart Judy Lew Parker Jack Boyer Fritz Hansen Melvin Ward Columbia Falls Mont Mr. Ward Earl Ward John Ward Henry Windscheffel Minnie Suman Whittier Mary Suman Joe Suman Irvine Ave BONNIE _ NESS Oscar Ness Holland East Gospel Missionary Union Youth For Christ Movement Miss Ness Icelandic Airlines Fred Mills Detroit Mich ARMY Roger D. Week Knute R. Week U.S. Army Infantry Center Julie and Nancy Smith Mrs Karel Knutsons McLean Battle Creek Richard M. Nixon Jcpenney
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