Obituary: Mrs Martha Frieden of Elgin Dies at 79
Mrs Martha Frieden of Elgin died Jan 10 at Elkader Central Community Hospital at age 79. Born in Canton Bern Switzerland she came to America at eight, married Oscar Frieden in 1905, and lived on a farm in Clayton County before moving to Elgin in 1943. She leaves daughter Mrs Rudy Possehl son Orville six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Funeral Jan 13 at Apostolic Christian Church. burial Apostolic cemetery.
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Martha Frieden
Elgin
Elkader Central Community Hospital
Canton Bern
Switzerland
Fred
Rosina Salvisberg Friederich
America
Elgin School
Apostolic Christian Church
Oscar Frieden
Rosalyn
Orville
Alice Frederick
Claytonn County
Rudy Possehl
Elkader
Oelker
Jacob Friederich
Bertha Lehman
Anna Schupbach
Butikofer
Gehring
Rev
Bannart
Apostolic Cemetery
Reuben Schupbach
William Possehl
Rol Jin Possehl
Rudy Possehl, Jr
Floyd Possehl
Walter Butikofer
Pean Frieden
LeRoy Voeler
Entertain Card Club Sees Awards For Members
The card club honors list several members with top prizes. Mrs Herbert Ash wins ladies high and Don Reierson leads in traveling. Mrs H W Falk takes ladies low, while Mr Herbert Ash is men’s high and Clift Christ is men’s low. Mrs Louis Becker Sr earns ladies traveling honors.
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Kenneth Mark
Wenger
W. Falb
Reuben
Povyard
Don Reierson
Alan
Sesbrooke
Jill Bap Izes
Ladies’ High
Herbert Ash
H. W. Falk
Correction notes on Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau report
In last week's Echo the Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Women’s yearly book report contained errors. Janice Block read 20 items, not Joyce. Omitted were Mrs. Leon Jacob 8 and Margaret Jacob 40. In the dry financial report salaries should read 522 dollars 56 cents.
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Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau
Echo
Janice Blockhus
Joyce
Leon Jacob
Margaret Jacob
Clipperettes Elect New Officers for 1960s Club
On Jan 16 the Clipperettes met to elect new officers. Janice Friederich was named president, Becky Fauser vice president, Lora Lee Wenger secretary, Anne Howard, Karolee Lehman treasurer. Historians are Linda Bartunek, reporters Jane Torkelson and Janet Erickson as photogs.
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Pees Sir Dete Thee 'S
Janice Friederich
Becky Fauser
Loralee Wenger
Anne Howard
Karolee Lehman
Treas
R In
Linda Bartunek
Jane Torkelson
Janet Erickson
Meeting opens with pledge and schedule talk by Friederich
The group convened with a flag pledge, followed by a business session. Janice Friederich presented the year’s schedule and read the poem You Tell On Yourself. Lunch was catered by Friederich at the Vince Bartunek home.
Elgin Iowa Council Proceedings December 7 1964
Elgin Iowa town council met December 7 1964 with Mayor and four councilmen present. Minutes approved. Bills audited and allowed in various funds including debt service street lights waterworks public safety and payrolls for police chief fire truck repairs and city treasury fees.
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Elgin
Iowa
Adrian
DeSart
Heins
Muehlethaler
Capper
Public Safety Fund
Friedens Welding Service
Earl Lembke
John Falk and Sons
Town Financial Ledger Entries Include Salaries and Payments
A fragmentary accounts page lists payments to various entities and individuals including Sunray Oils, Interstate Power, Elgin Echo, Elgin State Bank, Fayette County Recorder, Brackin Torkelson Motors, and Medberry. Pension tax, city hall lighting, and mayoral salaries are noted with amounts such as 265.80 and 112.81, plus multiple council and clerk payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asle Friederich
Salary
Ea Ae
Medberry
Sal- Jack Adrian
Coud
Norris Capper
Council
Dean DeSer
Ard Heins
Counie Wenn
Lorence Muehr
City Council Minutes Show 1984 Budget Action and Adjournment
The August 3 1984 council meeting led by Mayor Max Medberry recorded allocations to cover revenues and expenditures in line with the 1965 budget. Motions by DeSart Muehle and others approved the annual report and adjournment with clerk notes and the Bene t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeSart
Muehle
Thaler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Art Frieden
Nima Fehr
Levi Banwart
Ray Frieden
Lawrence Schneider
Paul Banwart
Clara Frieden
West Bend
Kermit Mendell
Rockwell
Wesley Gravlund
Curlew
Town
John Schlup
Richard L. Schlup
Hudson
So. Dak
Walter Bell
Burt
Win. Wapello
Sam Ind
John Strahm
Jan Stoller
Oscar Strahm
Sebetha
Kans
Oscar Possehl
Cedar Rapids
Wim. Schupbach
Hiawatha
Gordon Mason
City
Robert Sieleman
Oelwein
Rollin Poss
Ehl
Arcadia
Wisc
Milton Voelker
Reinbeck
Wm. Bellows
Waterloo
Winona
Minn
Alva Possehl
Tacoma
Wash
Uriel Gehring
Burlington
Lyle Leath
Rockford, Ill
Orland Frieden
Central City
Rudy , Possehl
Orville Frieden
Entertain Card Club
Clipperettes
Northwestern Bell
Northwestern
Bell
Council Proceedings
City of
Des Moines
Elgin State Bank
Interstate Power Co
Fayette County
Waterworks Fund
Alphie Reierson
Torkelson aCe
Shippy
Ini
State of ‘of
Sunray DX
Arwell R
Interstate
Power Co
Witl
Towa Public Employee's Retirement System
Elgin Echo
Pu Publishing Iss
Clermont
Huthe
Galton
Carrots
Cello
Halverson’s Store
Charles O'Neill
N.W. Bell Telephone Co
Iowa Employment Security Commission
John Tillotson
Leo E. Friederich
Max Medberry
Firestone Tire
Sale
Torkelson Motors
Belvedere
Plymouth
Choyser Corporation
Chrysler Motors
Torkelson Motor Co
Center St
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