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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1964
Page
1
Local newspaper Elgin Echo of Elgin Iowa runs as a weekly notice under second class mail status dated Sept 1 1901. Published every Wednesday by Heemen and Bartuner in Fayette County Iowa.
Mrs Alfred Kleppe died suddenly at home Friday morning January 10 at age 74. Funeral Tuesday January 14 at 2 pm at First Lutheran Church north of West Union with Rev M C Thompson officiating. burial in church cemetery. Survivors include husband and seven children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, plus siblings. The family expresses heartfelt thanks for support and kindness.
Mr and Mrs Russell D Munro of Littleton Massachusetts announce the engagement of their daughter Barbara Ann to Keith C Crider son of Dr and Mrs R A Crider of Elgin Miss Munro graduated from the John Robert Powers School and Mt Ida Jr College He is with Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co in Boston and a former U S Army member The couple plan a late summer wedding
LaVerne Schneider 45 died January 11 1964 at Postville Community Hospital after a brief illness. She had been hospitalized since December 3 and underwent surgery in Rochester. Born Lavila Mae Learn on May 3 1918 on a Clermont area farm she spent her childhood there.
Mrs Marie Stake daughter of Nels and Olena Sorum born March 20 1880 died January 9 1964 at age 83 Born in Clayton county she was baptized and confirmed at Norway Lutheran Church Married Joel on March 24 1898 in a longtime partnership marked by faith and community service.
Mrs Stake died leaving a son Marvin of Elgin and a late husband Harry. Four grandchildren and six great grandchildren, two sisters Ella Olson of Elkader and Emelie Peterson of California. She lived in Clayton county then moved to a Clarkmont area farm in 1925, lived with her son Harry until his 1957 death, then with Marvin in Elgin. Funeral at West Clermont Lutheran Church with burial in Gunder Lutheran cemetery. Pallbearers named.
A year has passed since January 21 when George Hanson died leaving a sorrowing family. Mrs Randine Hanson and the Bernard Hanson, Hen son, Percy Larson families express gratitude for his life and faith in Jesus Christ.
Mr and Mrs Martin Hanson were honored at an open house on Sunday January 19 marking their golden wedding anniversary at St Pauls Methodist Church Elgin The reception hosted by their children drew about 250 attendees The list of guests included Mrs Lizzie Chase and Mrs Ellen Mason siblings of the couple and several other relatives The program featured songs readings and remarks by family members noting fifty years of marriage and community support.
A detailed account lists Carol Strong and relatives at a family Golden Wedding celebration dated Jan 14 1914 at Elkader including brides Celia Thoman Fred Hanson and many Howard Schriener and Dominy family members. It notes extended family from Columbus Wisconsin Marion Oelwein Stanley Maynard Waverly Elkader Volga Luana and Elgin attending.
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