Local Families Refresh With Casual Gatherings Across Town
A string of social visits unfolds across towns including Lyle Martin and family hosting in Clermont and Don Reeder hosting in West Union. Guests touch multiple homes from Tuesday through Sunday, with stops in Martin, Peters, Kohls, Gehring, Lerch, Cardinale, and Meighan households, featuring dinners and suppers among clergymen and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Landerith
Gate
Caltt
Heal
Stephenson
Lyle Martin
Kenny
Terry Lerch
Martin
Robert Kerr Jr
Kim
Vernes Meyer
Dennis
Jean Harris
Postville
Joe Peters
Gary Cardinale
Teresa
John
Eric
Tommy
New York
Richard Kohls
Wilson Patterson
Vern Boyer
West Union
Don Reeder
Sally Stephenson
Robert Musser
Ruth Ann Kohls
Independence
Oelwein
Delmer Fenner
Polk City
Ed Fenner
la Gehring
Thomas Meighan
Billy
Kelly
Debbie Powell
Sumner
Leo Boyer
Linda
Donald
Lime Springs
Melvin Hanson
Vern Darnell
Y. Janet
Norma Gehring
Washington D. C
Niagara Falls
Melvin Martin
Clermont
Giles Martin
Wanda
Donna
Johnny
Jehriy Martin
Jim
Sharon
Sandy
Joe Lerch
Mary
Terry
Jeri
Mickey
David
Ed Riley
Carol
Mary McCoy
McGregor
Illyria area visitors and gatherings fill a busy week
Illyria residents hosted and visited relatives across several towns. Mr. and Mrs. James Haefner spent time with William Yearous in Toledo and toured Amanas and Cedar Rapids. Dozens of local families hosted guests from Ankeny Fayette West Union and Cedar Rapids, while others traveled in Wisconsin and Minnesota for reunions picnics and dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Haefner
Toledo
Ohio
William Yearous
George Butikofer
Elizabeth Schneider
LaVern Schneider
Clermont
Iwan Anderson
Cecil Knively
Fredericksburg
Clifton Yearous
Lansing
Jacob Sehneider
Will Christen
Lola Yearous
St. Paul
Minn
Clem Meyer
West Union
Lizzie Chase
Elmer
Ralph
Volga
Ben Butikofer
Forrest Shaffer
Harold Dennler
John Grimm
Clifford Feller
Waterloo
Matilda Feller
Gadys
Harry Feller
Robert. Aesher
Ruby Shaffer
Cedar Rapids
Jim Whitteriand
Jere Probert
Wadena
Gordon Pollock
Susan
Mary Gibbs
Rae Gibbs
Edwin Loftsgard
Berdean Hagelie
Ida Halverson
Clarence Hagelie
Ossian
Roger Torson
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Duane Landon
Omaha
Nebr
Thomas Foxwell
Randolph Murphey
Carol
Sharon
Harrisburg
Alton Medberry
Progressive Home Study Club
Floyd Patterson
Albert Dennler
Silas Wilson
John Wilson
Harry Wenger
Ed Wenger
Orran Bane
Emma Holzer
Gene Wenger
Patty Schneider
Chester Curtis
Minneapolis
Thelmer Helgerson
DeVere Halverson
Dale Seitz
Arthur Molokken
Roger Reed
Daryl Johnson
Arlington
Joseph Reierson
Robert Eberling
Postville
Roger Staake
St. Olaf
Marvin Staake Sr
Leon Letchford
Cedar Falls
Mary Barrett
E. J. Klingman
Kenneth and
Karen
Phil Gaines
Local Social Visits Round Up in Cheery Valley
Cheery Valley residents Howard Mason Ade visited with Ellen Mason and Ed Win Hanson from Wednesday to Friday. Walter Abersox of Shullsburg Wisconsin called on the Christian brothers and Regan family in Waukon. Various neighbors including the Dennler, Nickels, Christen, Bossard, Olesen, Thoman, Mason, Hanson and Larson households hosted or attended Sunday and Friday gatherings at homes and hospitals in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Mason
Ade
Ellen Mason
Edwin Hanson
Walter Abersox
Shullsburg
Wisc
The
Christian Brothers
Charles Regan
Waukon
Joe Leehy
Michael
Irene
Pat Minihan
Wilbur Peske
Kelly
Manchester Park
Lewis O. Butikofer
Curtis
Albert L. Dennler
George Nickels
Joe Olson
Stanley Moser
John Christen
Frank Christen
Paul Bossard
General Hospital
Prairie du Chien
Leo Olesen
Hecky and
Bobbie
Rantoul
Ill
Celia Thoman
Christen Brothers
Elton Mason
Wm. Larson
Jake Sollberger
Marion
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Lydia Hanson
Local Social Roundup Includes Schori Visit and Visits
Elgin area families share Sunday gatherings as Mr and Mrs Ben Schori host Mark Tommy and Heather of Calmar. Mrs Lulu Schmid visits Mt Vernon with John Lyford. Mrs Bess Stohr hosts a coffee with a large group including Ruth Gibson Paris Clermont Johnson Muehlethaler Clothier Kohls Lehman Halverson Everett Welch Kohler Torkelson Olesen Krieg and others. A sight seeing trip to Spillville to view the Bill Clocks and Festina church was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Schori
Mark
Tommy
Heather
Calmar
C. B. Schori
Lulu Schmid
Mt. Vernon
John Lyford
Bess Stohr
Mary Clothier
Walter Kohls
Walter Lehman
Albert Halverson
Harry Everett
Janet
Errol
Leota Welch
Mel Kohler
O. Torkelson
Walter Falk
Rex Mulford
Leo Olesen
Becky
Robert
Rantoul
Ill
William Torkelson
Alma Scholen
Arlene
Neil Krieg
SuEllen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uriel Gehring
Burlington
Lawrence Gehting
Bob Peters
Illyria News
Clifford Gisleson
Debra Gisleson
Barbara Halverson
Nellie Kimball
Wm. Baumgartner
Arthur Yearous
Orran Bane, Jr
Lori
James Hermen
Wisconsin
Dells
Devil's Lake State Park
Tope
Kenneth Halverson
Kenneth Medberry
Will Frey
Fremont Ogle
Winthrop
Duane Strong
Thomas Ogle
Roger Amundson
Ivanell
Hal Wilson
Andrew Braker
Orville Berg
Mervin Hunsberger
Tofield Heck
G. J. Heck
Heck
Jean Metzger
Paul Smith
Harold Strong
Amelia Strong
P. J. Cords
Clayton
Willand Torkelson
Morris Woldum
Decorah
Mrs
Frieda Etter and
Doro
John Etter
Granada Hills
Calif
Ergin Etter
Janesville
Robert Quinn
Julie
Evansville
Clark Hummel
Louis Dennler
Edward Krueger
Russell Jones
Cindy
Albert Lea
California
John Tillotson
Elgin State Bank
DIAL
Elgin
Lowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Elgin State Bankwrence
Cheery Valley
Elgin Local News
East Plum Street
Iowa
Motorola
Hoover
Electrolux
Lionel
Orvin Thompson
Walter Rothlisberger
First National Bank of West Union
Carnation Milk
Maquoketa
Ietus
Fauser Oil Co
Elgin, Iowa
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