Obituary for Alice Yearous of the Yearous family
Alice Yearous born July 2 1875 in Highland Township Clayton County Iowa was music student at Upper Iowa University. She married Andrew Yearous December 25 1895 and raised three children Mil Arthur Elsie. She died January 17 1968 at 92 after a life devoted to family church and music. Funeral January 20 at Myria Community Church with burial Illyria Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Yearous
Martin Klingman
Laura Johnson Klingman
Highland Township
Clayton
County
Iowa
Milo Frieden
Upper Iowa University
Andrew Yearous
Mil
Eugene R. Woodworth
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Arthur
Elkader
Elsie
David C. Bartelma
Boulder
Colorado
Strawberry Point
Ilyria Community Church
Jercharged
Ladies Aid and Cemetery Association
Illyria Church
Andrew
Charles M. Klingman
Nora Ripke
Albert Klingman
Willard Klingman
Elgin
Myria Community
Lee Roy Collins
Illyria Community Cemetery
Raymond Benson
Arthur Chapman
Thomas Pollock
Ben Dennler
Carroll Klingman
Myron Chapman
Muehlethaler
Sunday Guests at Albert Butikofer Home
Supper guests Sunday at the Albert Butikofer home included Mr and Mrs Harry Butikofer Gary Keith Mrs Paul Butikofer and Timmy Wilbur Wiegen and Ruth Butikofer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Butikofer
Harry Butikofer
Gary
Keith
Paul Butikofer
Timmy
Wilbur Wiegen
Ruth Butikofer
Yearous Family Remembrance and Births Deaths noted
Obituary style notice recounts Jake Yearous born 1890 in Highland township Clayton County Iowa died 1968 in West Union at 77. Marriage histories to Ethel Voshell and Bertha Medberry, children named, farming life near Elgin Hawkeye Fayette, church and farm bureau affiliations, survivors and funeral details. Includes card of thanks from family and 211¢ Airman's Thank You note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Yearous
Jacob
Rebecca Doty Yearous
Highland Township
Clayton County
Towa
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Ethel Voshell
Wadena
Cornelius
Gladys
Bertha Medberry
Fayette
Glen
Jerome
Juanita
Charles
Elgin
Hawkeye
First Methodist Church of
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bertha
Carnelius
South St. Paul
Minn
Decorah
Gladys Hackmann
Juanita Guinn
Emmetsburg
Clifton
Lansing
Jim
Blanche McCullough
Brawley
Calif
Rebecca Bisbing
Cedar Falls
Cornelia Gage
Susan Kiple
Leslie Marie Guinn
Artha Bailey
Mary Moore
Higha
Lee Roy Collins
Paul Huseber
Strawberry Point
Myria Cemetery
Hugo Hackmann
Chester Guinn
Ale Richard E Amundson
WSCS General Meeting to Be Held at Methodist Church
The WSCS General meeting will be held Thursday Feb. 1 at 2 10 at the Methodist Church. Hostesses will be Mrs Louis Dennler and Mrs Charles Weng er. Worship will be given by Virs Louis Becker Jr and Mrs Roger Howard is in charge of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Methodist Church
Louis Dennler
Charles Wenger
Virs
Louis Becker, Jr
Roger Howard
Circle Nora Met Circle Nora Meeting at Mrs. Collins Home
Circle Nora met Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Lee Roy Collins home with co host Mrs. Eugene Schori. Four teen members and guest Mrs. Pearl Peters attended and minutes were read. Program from Methodist Woman titled The Year Ahead was presented by Mrs. Gerald Gutcher. Next meeting will be the Birthday Party. Circle Cheer met Jan 18 at Mrs. Otis Torkelson home with devotion hymn Bible study and plans for five year program. Twelve attended and worship offering closed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle
Nora
Lee Roy Collins
Eugene Schori
L. L. Knudtson
Pearl Peters
Nim
Gerald Gutcher
Ages Gilson
Circle Cheer
Otis Torkelson
Torkelson
Earl Seitz
Richard Hofer
Glen Medberry
ALCW General Meeting in Elgin Church
The Elgin Lutheran ALCW will meet Thursday February 1 at 2 00 PM in the church. Hostesses are Mrs Oliver Torkelson Mrs Glen Medberry Mrs Richard Hofer and Mrs Edwin Loftsgard. The program The Aging in Our Midst will be presented with Mrs Earl Seitz and Mrs Mervin Hunsberger in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Lutheran Alcw
Oliver Torkelson
Glen Medberry
Richard Hofer
Edwin Loftsgard
Earl Seitz
Mervin Hunsberger
Circle Rachel Met at Smith Home
Circle Rachel met January 18 at Mrs Guernsey Smith home with co host Mrs William Dummermut h as hostess. WSCS pledge opened the meeting. Mrs Curtis Gilson and Mrs Harry Cline led the program I Had a Debt to Pay and Pillar of Salt. Remodelling and nominating committee discussed. Parsonage sign reported. Request for accurate record book names left to sell. Respond by February meeting. Lunch served by hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel
Guernsey Smith
William Dummermuth
WSCS
Curtis Gilson
Harry Cline
Franklin Street Birthday Club Meets at Mrs Thoman Home
The Franklin Street Birthday Club met Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Celia Thoman. Present were Mrs. Ruth Lofts gard, Ernest Baumgartner, Enoch Nelson and Tina, Earl Kiple, Wilma Welch, Myrtle Kohler and Mollie Schneider. Guests were Mrs. Alta Frieden and Mrs. Rose Christen. Unable to attend due to illness were Mrs. Allen Hab eger and Mrs. Bob Falb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Street Birthday Club
Celia Thoman
Mdms
Ruth Loftsgard
Ernest Baumgartner
Enoch Nelson
Tina
Earl Kiple
Wilma Welch
Myrtle Kohler
Mollie Schneider
Alta Frieden
Rose Christen
Allen Habeger
Bob Falb
The Brakes and a Cagey Quote on Life and Manners
A collection of quips about handling others belongings fear of objects and youth college attendance as a defense, social trends, and a jibe about self discipline. The notes tease people who judge friends, claim running others down is recreation, praise the smiling style over grinning low, and cheekily critique vanity and piety.
Pleasant Valley Homemakers Meeting Report
The Pleasant Valley Homemakers met January 10 at Leon Jacob home with Mrs M re Blockhus presiding. The agriculture committee noted most members are from non farm states. They discussed home heating unit safety and planned sending Farm Bureau scholarship material to Vatley School for applicant consideration. A cooking crystal decoration demo followed before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
Leon Jacob
M. Re Blockhus
U. S. House Agriculture Committee
Farm Bureau
Vatley
Hospital News Hospitalized and Discharges in Iowa Towns
Mrs. Donald I Gardner was hospitalized at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo in room 354 Rochester. Elmer Friden admitted as a medical patient at St Marys Rochester on Thursday. Returns from hospital include Mrs Harold Meisner who came home Friday from Elkader hospital. Mrs Mervin Larson Mrs George Lerch and Leann called Friday at the Meisner home. At Postville hospital Clara Hellum admitted Tuesday January 16 for back injury from a fall on ice. Thomas Foxwell admitted to Palmer Memorial Hospital West Union Monday as medical patient. Mrs Russell Goodell and Julie released from Palmer Memorial Hospital Tuesday p.m after admission Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald I Gardner
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Rochester
Elmer Frieden
St. Marys
Minn
Harold Meisner
Elkader Hospital
Mervin Larson
George Lerch
Leann
Meisner
Postville Hospital
Clara Hellum
Thomas Foxwell
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Russell Goodell
Julie
Mid-year Commencement At USC
Mid-year commencement exercises at Upper Town College will be held Friday January 26 at 10 30 a m in Dorman Memorial Gymnasium. Dr Eugene E Garbee announced 32 seniors will receive degrees with local residents Alan Neal Jennings and Connie Lou Baumgartner among the graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Town College
Eugene E. Garbee
Dorman Memorial Gymnasium
Alan Neal Jennings
Wadena
Connie Lou Baumgartner
Elgin
Marion Happy Hustlers Meet at Marion Lutheran Church
The regular meeting of the Marion Happy Hustlers was held in the Marion Lutheran Church with David and Daryl Anderson as hosts. James Meyer presented an illustrated talk on the "Parts of a Seed" followed by Gary Larson demonstrating "How Water Moves Through the Stems of Plants." Harold Loftsgard gave an illustrated talk on "The Right Depth to Plant Seeds" and lunch was served by Mrs. Harvey Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Happy Hustlers
Marion Lutheran Church
David
Daryl Anderson
James Meyer
Gary Larson
Harold Loftsgard
Harvey Anderson
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Alice
Fauser
Elgin & Wadena
Northwestern Bell
ALCW
Smith Home
Hospital News
USC
Tillotson
Interstate Power Company
Genay
Interstowee
Suter Company
Interstate Power CU
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