Cheery Valley News Social Roster and Visits Around Volga
Mrs. Martin Hangon visited Wednesday evening at the George Nickels home in Volga. Various locals hosted or visited including Rosmona Butikofer at Postville hospital, Eva Dennler returning from Cedar Rapids to open a beauty parlor in Elgin, and multiple Sunday dinners with Christen and Butikofer families. Notable visits included Clayton Schreiner with his mother Lillian Schreiner at West Union and the Wenger family visiting Meyer at Strawberry Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hangon
George Nickels
Volga
Rosmona Butikofer
Postville ‘Hospital
Fiuraé
Emil Moore
Rachel Frieden
John ‘Christen
Red Cross
Eva Dennler
Cedar Rapids
Sam
Albert Erickson, Jr
Lee
Forest Peterman
Raymond
Loren Frieden
Francis Butikofer
Ernest Friederich
Clayton Schreiner
Lillian Schreiner
West Union
Martin Wenger
Marlys
Stanley
Harold Meyer
Strawberry Point
Wee
Ida Meyer
Francis Wolf
Wm. Baumgartner
Oscar Baumgartner
Illyria Notes and Weekend Socials Report
Sunday School at 10 20 a m and church service at 11 20 a m led by Rev J C Warton with Mrs Arthur Yearous as pianist. The Oran Bane family visited the E H Benz home in Minneapolis and numerous relatives joined Edwin Lattsard Helmer Loftsgard and families plus DeVere Halverson and Eddie Christianson at West Union. Orvin Thompson dined with the Paul Liddle family in Janesville and Mrs Chas Wilson traveled to Chicago to join Capt Wilson. Leo Benson welcomed a daughter born at the Elkader hospital Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myria
J. C. Warton
Arthur Yearous
Oran Bane
E. H. Benz
Minneapolis
Minn
Edwin Lattsard
Helmer Loftsgard
DeVere Halverson
Higin
Joe Becking
Shirley
Mildred Halverson
Eddie Christianson
West Union
Orvin Thompson
Paul Liddle
Janesville
Chas, Wilson
Chicago
Capt. Wilson
Leo Benson
Elkader Hospital
Ernest Meyer
Clem
Martha Chapman
Louis Zuerther
Arthur Hermen
Edwin Frieden
Conrad
Fanny Frieden
Fred Schneider
H. F. Robbins
Thos. Ogle
Mary Ogle
Local families share meals and visits across area
A long list of Sunday and weekend gatherings includes visits at the Kohls, Yearons, Shaffers, Medberry, and Hermen homes near West An ton and Luana. Attendees include Carel Kohls birthday party, hospital checkins, and numerous supper and dinner events. Community groups plan a Farm Bureau meeting with a sack lunch and a 4-H program at the Myria church Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Ernst
Nancy Ernst
Jim Yearons
Elmer ‘Kohls
Wm. Kohls
Anton Kohls
West Anton
Carel ‘Kohls
J. D. Shaffer
Ralph Shaffer
Harold Luenberger
Alton Medberry
Hazel Rothlisberger
Dubuque
Earl
Helen Rouhsberger
Howard Medberry
Oran Bane
Henry Holzer
Cemetery Assn
Ladies Aid
Melbert Meyer
Walter Wenger
Strawberry Point
Wenger Bros
Harold Glass
Rochester Hospital
Faye Whittenbaugh
Martha Chapman
Shirley Glass
Ed Wenger
Noel Smith
Milo Frieden
Harold Strong
Richard Hofer
Yearous
Will Frieden
Arthur Yearous
Arthur Hermen
Harold Hermen
Floyd Frieden
Joe, Frieden
Kenneth Medberry
Dick Grover
Alton Banders
Tope
West Union
Thos
Ogle
Mary Ogle
Orvin Thompson
Farm Bureau
Handy Hands
Charles Winter Home
Max Medberry
Myrtle Medberry
Jacob Gehring, Jr
Will Beer
Robert Gehring
Fred Schneider
Seth
Joel Clark
Elinder
Myria Church
Reading
Mary
Kathleen
Charles Winters
Francis
Diana Mattocks
Francis Winters
Margery Minger
Alfred Johnson
Marie Gehring
Elen Flanagan
Wilder Mattocks
Russell Jennings
Robert Ernst
Lester Gehring
Edward Reiger
Leallen Knox
New Style Sleeves Dinner Guests and Visits Noted
Mrs Ida Olson and Mrs Carrie Carpenter were dinner guests Friday in the Win Nutting home. Mrs Robert Kerr and children and Mrs Chica Lyon visited in the Ohas Peters home last Thursday. Mrs Marshall Helms and Peggy spent Saturday in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Olson
Carrie Carpenter
Win
Nutting
Robert Kerr
Chica Lyon
Ohas
Peters
Marshall Helms
Peggy
Waterloo
Merlie Voshell obituary from Wadena Volga area
Merlie Albert Voshell born April 13 1899 in Volga died November 28 1945 at his Wadena home after a long illness at age 46 years 7 months 13 days He lived mainly in Wadena and Volga with two years in Waterloo He first married Nettie Gray of Mannard they had one adopted daughter Fontelia Jardow On August 2 1940 he wed Flossie Marble of Wadena He is survived by widow Flossie Voshell parents Enos and wife of Volga daughter Fontelia Jardow of Oelwein three sisters Winifred Litts Miami FL Carrie Wells Tacoma WA Maude Adams Volga one brother Anthea Veshell a stepson Fremont Marble a host of nieces and nephews and many friends Funeral services were held Saturday December 1 at two o clock in the Presbyterian church with Rev Ukena West Union in charge Mrs Ukena sang In the Garden The Old Rugged Cross and Good Night and Good Morning accompanied by Mrs Lealien Knox Casket bearers were Wm Corkery Wm Hinton Roy Heyer Ben Chase Fred Heiden and Cornelius Knutson Burial was in the Wadena cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlie Albert Voshell
Volga
Wadena
Waterloo
Nettle Gray
Maynard
Fontelia Jardow
Flossie Marble
Flossie Voshell
Enos Veshell
Fontela Jardow
Oelwein
Winifred Litts
Miami
Florida
Carrie Wells
Tacoma
Wash
Maude Adams
Anthea Veshell
Fremont Marble
Presbyterian Church
Ukena
West Union
Ukena Sang
Old Rugged Cross
Lealien Knox
Wm. Corkery
Wm. Hinton
Roy Heyer
Ben Chase
Fred Heiden
Cornelius Knutson
Wadena Cemetery
Local social notes from Gunder area residents
Mrs Helmer Lottsgard Sharon and Mrs DeVere Halver son visited at Joe Hoag home while Orlando Lottsgard returned from Chicago with family. Carrie Nelson leaves for Osage for winter visit. Dorcas Society to meet Dec 15 at 1 30 pm with listed hostesses. Various guests and visits noted at Loftsgard Anderson Gisleson Olson Sutter and other local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmer Lottsgard
Sharon
DeVere Halverson
Joe Hoag
Orlando Lottsgard
Chicago
E. T. Mork
Henry Vellersven
Les Letchford
Vellersven
Frederick Sutter
Allen Anderson
Dorcas Society
Orvin Thompson
Myron Anderson
Woodrow Reed
Merrill Olson
Vern Hupfer
Mervin Reierson
Theo. L. Loftsgard
Hildur Opsand
Harvey Anderson
Otto Gisleson
Henry Olson
Louis Butikofer
Louis
John, Jr
Oma
Rodney Smith
Ole
Local dinner guests and illnesses reported in Brainard
Brainard notes list Mr. and Mrs. Dwain Martin of Cedar Rapids and others visiting the Craift home for dinner. Mrs Craft Lorraine Colbert and Ruth Lola Boyer joined Mary Bartlett Thursday. Clara Eva Boyer visited Waterloo relatives. Robert Reeder died at West Union hospital after two weeks illness. Mrs Chas Peters and her father Arthur Paterson are reported ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwain Martin
Cedar Rapids
Ray Gilbert
Dan Craift
Dan ‘Craft
Lorraine Colbert
Mary Bartlett
Ruth
Lola Boyer
Waterloo
Clara
Eva Boyer
Chloa Lyon
Wm. Boyle
Robert Reeder
West Union Hospital
Chas, Peters
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Illyria
Klingman’s Fountain Service
Schori Bros
Elgin
Iowa
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Albert Parker and
Frederick
Sterling, Ill
Thos. Pollock
Gunder News
Brainard News
Lawrence Gehring
Court House
Rath Packing CO
Waterloo, Iowa
Ole Torkelson
Torkelson
Wm. Torkelson
Herman Scholen
Turkey River Bridge
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Elkader
Sizo
Atty
W. W. Davidson
Highland Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Schoien
Elgin State Bank
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