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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1962
Page
8
A long list of Saturday through Sunday visits and gatherings among neighbors includes Roberta family of Kenmate Dale and Elizabeth Schneider hosting relatives near Elgin. Attendees hail from Wadena Arlington Readlyn Clermont Dubuque and West Union with multiple birthday celebrations and funerals noted.
Sunday in the Mrs. Eliz se in Schneider home. Mrs. Harry Kuhl ston of Hayfield Minn., were Sunday guests at the Pete Kuhlmann home.
Cheery Valley and Manchester residents hosted and visited over the weekend with many dinners and calls. Families mentioned include Friederichs Zauggs Thomans and Lantzs. Rose Schmid funeral attendance. various visits among Erickson Dennler Peake Nickels Hansen Hanson Mason and Pape households. Robert Michael Hanson, four weeks old, transferred for tests for whooping cough. mother staying with him at hospital.
Brainard News records a string of social visits last week with Joe Peters, Dennis Olson, and Bob Peters hosting in Waterloo while Ruth Kohls returns from Independence for time in the Kohls and Alber households. Gerald Bond and Billy Peters host and celebrate a birthday with guests from Peters and Bond families. Dennis Olson stays with Lyle Olson Saturday night as several local households report visits across several towns.
Rose Schmid born February 26 1888 at Butschel Switzerland died December 2 after weeks at Palmer Memorial Hospital She lived on a farm east of Elgin with husband John R Schmid who died 1949 Survived by daughter Marie Elizabeth sisters Lena Mary brothers Edward George Gottlieb and many relatives Funeral held December 6 at Apostolic Christian Church West Bend burial in church cemetery
Mr and Mrs Harold Opsand hosted Janet Opsand’s birthday party with the Morris Amundson family as guests. Other visitors included Mr and Mrs Robert Wettle son and Mary Ann Anderson of Postville, plus Christine Rypestol and Mrs Arthur Solberg visiting Hawk Eye. Mrs Clara Kurth joined afternoon coffee with Mrs Selmer Holm on Wednesday.
The weekend record lists numerous Cedar Rapids and area residents visiting friends and relatives. Names include Milo Jacobin Ronald Meisner and guests at Mellien Loftsgard home, Edna Dunn Gun da Olson and others in Oelwein, West Union and Luth er College. Families linked include Houg Loftsgard Reierson and Klingman families among many Sunday callers and dinner guests.
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