Christmas Guests and Family Gatherings Highlight Clare News
Community members from Clare and surrounding areas share holiday meals and visits. Many families host relatives from Flint Detroit Saginaw Monroe City Highland Park Inkster Midland East Lansing and Mt. Pleasant in Christmas gatherings at several homes and centers. Family Night at Center Church is set for Friday December 30 with a pot luck supper and social hour.
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Albert Aube
Jack .Aube
Clare
Bill Archambault
Helen Muterspaugh
Saginaw
Dean Muterspaugh
H. C. Beutler
James Watson
Monroe City
Missouri
Oliver Bishop
Highland Park
Arland Howe
Inkster
Robert Gardner
Sebewairig
Jean Beutler
Joe Hrdlovich
Vern Farnell
Farwell
Alvin Keller
Howard
Elizabeth Keller
Mt. Pleasant
William Parent
Herb Cairns
Stuart Denslow
East Lansing
Orrin
Kenneth Schrock
Pleasant
David Bellinger
Russell Cowden
Elgin. Bean
Kenneth Cowden
William Wild
Elsie Wild
Dale Graham and
Ralph Stork
Flint
E. O. Graham
Ralph
Bradford
Robert Sharp
Midland
Franklin Jackson
Cliff White
Birmingham
Irvin Shively
Floyd Graham
Albert Campbell
Arthur Brown
Asa Prout
Jay Walker
Sears
Hugh Swindlehurst
Don Swindlehurst
Pat Wezensky
Russell Roberts
Richard Sims
Jim Swindlehurst
Tom Swindlehurst
Mitch Geasler
Harold Hislop
Ambrose Hrdlovich
Robert Sanderson
Ernest Hoste
John Hall and Son
Detroit
Floyd Thompson
Gale Lutz
Andrew Willey
Florence Hawkins
Darwin Johnson
Center Church
Tape Recording Shared At Rosebush Methodist Group
The Women's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs Warren Decker's home Tuesday evening A Christmas Story and a Christmas Poem were read by Mrs Robert Straley A tape recording from Joel Hurley a former pastor now at Ashbury Seminary Wilmore Kentucky was played Refreshments of orange bread salad and Christmas cookies were served
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
Rosebush Methodist Church
Warren Decker
Robert Straley
Joel Hurley
Joel
Methodist Church
Ashbury Seminary
Wilmore
Kentucky
Local residents share hospital, home visits and Christmas meals
Rosebush brief lists local patients at Gratiot Community Hospital Alma Albert Miller Pat Hathaway Hugh Swindlehurst Edward Cameron John Donald Stavely Mrs Ida Johnson. Relatives and friends gathered for Christmas dinners and luncheons across Alma Ithaca Weidman Farwell Detroit Mt Pleasant Midland Big Rapids Gladwin and Mt. Pide ant.
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Rosebush
Albert Miller
Pat Hathaway
Hugh Swindlehurst
Edward Cameron
John Donald Stavely
Ida Johnson
Gratiot Community Hospital
Alma
Lottie Phillips
Arlo House
Ivan Graham
Albert Campbell
Teddy
Helen
Lois Graham
Dale Graham
George Schleder
Ithaca
Irvin Shively
Floyd Shively
Don Shively
Dick Shively
Fred Horn
John Myers
Joe Hrdlovich
Helen Kidd
Detroit
Tom Lawler
Betty Jane
Mt. Pleasant
John Jacobs
James Lawler
Mitch Geasler
East Lansing
Don Swindlehurst
Bernard Kilsdonk
J. D. McConnell
Bill Mullins
Cliff Prout
Arden Pike
Gladwin
Asa Prout
John West
Bernard West
1960 Clare County Headlines Snapshot
April shows Albert Ney named Fourth Term chairman amid spring breakup traffic and a $420 000 school expansion defeated at polls. May notes First US 27 freeway job, Rev L J Nevins retires, Garfield School annexes Farwell, Rosebush post office groundbreaking, and four bid for two school board seats.
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Clare County Supervisors
Albert “Ney
Civitan Club
L. J. Nevins
Charles Strange
Garfield
Farwell
New Rosebush
Harrison
Death of F Hochstetler at Clare after long life
Frank Hochstetler a Clare resident for forty two years died suddenly December 18 at his Beech Street home after two years of ill health. Born June 16 1885 in Arthur Illinois he married Ada Harper in 1908. Survived by Ada four children Virgil Wilma William Philip granddaughter Gayla Moore eight grandchildren one great grandson and brother Charles. Funeral at Thurston Chapel with Rev Van Parker and burial Cherry Grove Cemetery.
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Frank Hochstetler
Clare
Beech Street
Franklin Edwin W Hochstetler
Daniel and
Mary Hochstetler
Arthur
Illinois
Michigan
Ada Harper
Harrison
Mtllnois
Mt. Clemens
Monroe
Clare Hardware Company
Hochstetlers
Alice
Gayla
Mr. Hochstetler
Highland Gun Club
John Q. Look Lodge No. 404 F.&am
Congregational Church
Ada
Virgil
Wilma Allen
East Lansing
William
Homes Beach
Florida
Philip
Gayla Moore
Okemos
Charles
Upland
California
Thurston Chapel
van Parker
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Mrs Hattie Hoffmeyer of Evart Dies at 80
Mrs Hattie Hoffmeyer 80 of Evart died suddenly Friday morning December 23 at Mt Pleasant Community Hospital after a heart attack. Funeral services were held Tuesday December 27 at Evart Baptist Church with Dr J W Hooverter officiating and burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. She is survived by two daughters and three sons and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Hazel Elizabeth Bodkins dies December 26 at Ardis Convalescent Home Farwell after eight months illness. Funeral services today at Stephenson Funeral Home at 2:00 p m with Rev Virgil Brinkman officiating. Interment in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
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Hattie Hoffmeyer
Ewart
Marvin Witbeck
Mt. Pleasant Community Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Evart Baptist Church
J. W. Hooverter
Forest Hill Cemetery
Evart
Hazel Elizabeth Bodkins
Ardis
Farwell
Stephenson
Virgil Brinkman
Cherry Grove Cemetery
Sister of Lou Moon dies suddenly in Florida
Miss Sophia Horan learned Friday of the sudden death of her sister Mrs. Lou Moon of Lake Worth Florida. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning in Lake Worth. Cause of death was a heart attack. Mr and Mrs Bill Horan and family were Christmas Day guests of Mr and Mrs Pat Horan at Beal City. Mr and Mrs Ray Elliott and Litta Rae of Sunfield were Mrs Robert Elliott.
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Sophia ‘Horan
Lou Moon
Lake Worth
Florida
Bill Horan
Pat Horan
Beal City
Ray Eiliott
Litda Rae
Sunfield
Robert Eiliott
Christmas program at Daniel Band Church noted in Beaver ton
Mr and Mrs Tom Bennett and family attended the Christmas program with their daughter Bonnie in Beaver ton. Various relatives gathered for Christmas including the Hileman and Tessman families from Harrison Clare Holt Clare and Holt and Saginaw area. Judy Tessman stayed with Janet Dowland and attended the Harrison dance at the High School.
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Tom. Bennett
Daniel Band Church
Beaverton
Bonnie
William Hileman
Clare
William Hileman Jr
Herbert Hileman
Harrison
William Case
Dick Hileman
Holt
Nial Abbott Jr
al Tessman
Charles Haton
Nial Abbott
Lyle
Dick Hensel
Edward King
Saginaw
Judy Tessman
Janett Dowland
Fish Supper Planned by Clare Oddfellows at IOOF Hall
A public Fish Supper will be served by Clare Oddfellows at the IOOF Hall on January 6 with serving to begin at 5 00 p m.
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Clare
Oddfellows
IOOF
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