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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1973
Page
6
A compilation of August church schedules and events across local congregations. Timely Mission Nursing Home hosts evening worship with Rev Victor Vriessen. Bethlehem Lutheran, Walldorf, and other churches list Sunday school, worship times, missions, prayer services, education committees, and a wedding event for Roger Mayne.
Bulletin notes a bridal shower for Pat Ogren, bride-to-be of Michael James Christ, at 8:00 p.m. in the United Methodist Church. Pastor Edward Tschetter leads. Also listed are Lay Witness events August 17-18 at Salem United Methodist Church in Blue Earth, Minnesota, with Morning Worship at 9:00 a.m. and no Sunday School in August.
A Lay Witness Coaching Conference is planned at Salem United Methodist Church in Blue Earth Minnesota on August 17 18 led by Harbert Thornton Jr a Tennessee based Methodist lay leader. The event runs Friday 4 PM to Saturday 3 PM with six dollar per person registration including two meals. Lodging is free. For registration contact Rev E B Tschetter.
Miss Cleo Woodcock moved from Mason City to Bison Apartments II in Buffalo Center. Lyle Hanson of Des Moines spent the weekend and Mrs. Jack Heddinger of Davenport visited during the past two weeks at the parental Tom Hanson home. Mrs. Heddinger accompanied her brother to Des Moines on Wednesday and then returned to Davenport.
Funeral services for Hugo Herman Melz 48 of Buffalo Center were held Thursday afternoon at 1 30 pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Buffalo Center Pastor Philip Peters officiated Interment was in St Matthew s Lutheran cemetery Stevens Winter Funeral Service handled arrangements Pallbearers were Orville Krosch Freddie Goltz Dewayne Maass Miles Miller Carl Miller Jr and Dennis Miller Born January 15 1905 at Lakota he was the son of August and Lena Melz He married Bertha Miller September 9 1931 at Stevens He farmed all his life at Stevens Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs Charles Gilda Steinfeldt of Buffalo Center two sons the Rev Arno Melz of Waterloo and Harlan Melz of Lakota nine grandchildren two brothers Alfred and August both of Swea City and a sister Mrs Lucy Losstrom of Armstrong
An open house shower honoring Zella Weaver will be held Friday evening August 17 at 730 p.m. at the Congregational Church in Buffalo Center with a program at 8 00. All friends and relatives are invited. Miss Weaver will wed Dustin Mirick in September.
Mr and Mrs Roger Missman recently returned from an eight day vacation to Portland Oregon Their jet from Minneapolis landed at Bozeman Montana where they visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Bob Aykes Several days were spent in Portland with Mr and Mrs Merlyn Letcher and family Mr and Mrs John Folkerts and Mike and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Royce an aunt and uncle Attend Church this Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Harl Sullivan of Austin Minnesota announce the engagement of their daughter Debra to David Vaagen son of Mr and Mrs Otis Vaagen of Rake. Debra attended Austin Schools and David attended Rake Community School and the University of Northern Iowa where he majored in music. A September 7 wedding is planned.
Funeral services for 91 year old Mrs Myrtle Cole mother of Mrs Justice Sullivan of Buffalo Center were held Saturday afternoon at the United Methodist Church in Amboy Minnesota Interment followed in Rose Hill cemetery She died at the Winnebago Baptist Home in Winnebago Minnesota Survivors include three sons and six daughters
An open house bridal shower for Judy Smith of Wesley, bride to be of Craig Heyer, will occur Friday evening August 24 at the Ramsey Reformed Church near Titonka at 7:00 p.m. A short program will follow at 8:00 p.m. All friends and relatives are invited. Mrs. Betty Scott and two children of Trenton Missouri visited and stayed with Mrs. Vera Miller on Tuesday August 7.
Governor Robert D. Ray appointed Carolyn T. Lumbard of Des Moines to fill an unexpired term on the Iowa Conservation Commission, succeeding the late Dr. Keith McNurlen of Ames. The 30 year old is with the Environmental Coordinating Council and lectures part time at Drake University.
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