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Christmas gatherings span many nearby families
A long list of holiday visits and meals across multiple households names attendees from Ellingson, Grimes, Meinders, Hinz, Eisenhauer, Helmers, Bra ss, Berschman, Aukes, Steffensen, Berschman, Kinson, Meyering, Potter, Friis, Jordal, and Balvance. The Buffalo Center area hosts Christmas Day and Week events with relatives from Des Moines to Minneapolis joining meals in Titanka, Lakota, Osage, and Forest City.
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Oscar Ellingson
David Grimes
Kristin
Hogeland
City Hall
Rake
Alvin Meinders
Leroy Hinz
Cory
Jessie
Dennis Meinders
Doug Salz
Ankeny
Dave Hetland
Crissy
Melville
Georgia
Jack Eisenhauer
Phil Brouwer
Tawood
Gene Brass
Richard Helmers
Harm Kettwick
Ray Baade
Alfred Baade
Maria
Titonia
Herman Kettwick
Lynette
Fairmont
Minnesota
Herbert Beenken
Mark
John Berschman
Tim Berschman
Nicole
Ron Berschman
Doug Aukes
Paul Steffensen
Denise Berschman
Brookings
South Dakota
Bertha Smith
Lakota
Bill Lynch
Teresa
Debbie
Burnsville
Bonnie
Frank Kinson
Holly
Des Moines
Randy Goetz
Ames
Cindy Heydlauff
Iowa City
Ellingson
Frank Kinions
Erling Aalgaard
Bricelyn
Dave Grimes
Heiko Meyering
LeRay Meyering
Bloomington
Henry Meyering
Forest City
Rusty Meyering
Jim Meyering
Woden
Gary Sloper
Titanka
Dale Price
Marsha Meyering
Jerry B. Lewis
Minneapolis
Marsha
Jerry
Hardy Jordal
Dale Jordal
Wayne Dahl
Dorothy Donhough
Albert Lea
Raymond Balvance
George Roth
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