Community Social Notes From Oak Grove Area
Oak Grove residents host and visit extended families across West Union and nearby towns. Numerous guests from Forest City Maiden Rock Ma oline and Chicago attend dinners, birthdays, and memorial services with local families including the Dum mer muth Boyle Kohls and Brabham households. Several trips to Volga City Elkader and Greenwood Wisconsin mark the week's social calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fennell
de Marian
West Union
John Howard
Jud Conner
Harold
Herbert Dummermuth
Ed Conner
Earl Fox
Forest City
John Conner
Chris Christianson
Minneapolis
Albert Dummermuth
Rob Ernst
L. W. Reed
III
Genevieve Wilson
Ed Boyle
Sheldon Boyle
Walter Kohls
Junior Kohls
Voshell
Gladys
Volga City
John Nydegger
Ralph Collett
Clarence Hager
Francis
Maiden Rock
Wis
Edwin Bauman
Gertrude Hackman
Ward Brabham
Wm Kohls
Emery Dummermuth
Thos
Katherine Powell
Anna Anderson
Elkader
George Howard
Rolland Bartlett
George Boyle
Harvey Howard
Frank Boyle
George Stansberry
Ben Whitlock
Sioux City
Fred Murphy
Greenwood
Frank Howard
Lew Martin
Glenfield
N. D
Frank Lyons
Wilma Moats
Victor Anderson
Nyles Hogan
Mary Conner
Illyria
Mary Lyons 82 Died At Daughter’s Minot Home
Mrs. Mary Lyons 82 mother of Mrs. W L Bakeman of Minot N D died at 5 p m yesterday at her daughter’s home where she had resided for years. She had heart weakness and aged infirmities. Funeral plans awaiting word from brother Frank Lyons of Elgin Iowa. She also left a son and eleven grandchildren including Robert Palda and Charles Palda. The bereaved family resides in Minot with ties to Kenmare and Elgin. Funeral home Finnegan is handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lyons
W. L. Bakeman
Minot
N. D
Lyons
Frank W.lyons
Elgin
Iowa
Finnegan
L. J. Palda, Jr
Bakeman
Frank W. Lyons
Robert W. Palda
Charles Palda
Minneapolis
Marion and St Olaf Services in June Pentecost Norway
Pentecost services announced for June in Norway with English and Norse offerings. Marion will hold services at 9 and 11, and First Lutheran of McGregor hosts a 2 30 p m English service. You are welcome at each service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Marion
McGregor
Life Sketch of Albert Jellum
Albert Jellum was born on May 3, 1872 in Clayton county and lived there his entire life. He married Migs Louena Gunderson on April 27, 1914 and they had one child, Willis. He leaves a widow, a son, two sisters, and two brothers. six siblings preceded him in death. Jellum died Tuesday May 27 and was buried May 30 at Norway Cemetery with Rev. S. J. Strandford officiating. He was a lifelong member of the Norway congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Jellum
Clayton County
Migs Louena Gunderson
Willis
Anna Loftsgard
Gunild Jellum
Ole Jellum
Gunder Jellum
Jellum
Relatives visit from Minnesota and South Dakota depart
Mrs. Frank Bell and children from Waseca Minnesota and Mrs. George White of Huron South Dakota visited Elgin relatives last week. They returned home Sunday. Bonnie and Robert Bell from Waseca arrived Saturday evening and Robert took his mother home while Bonnie stayed longer at the Will Christ home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Schori
Mary Hanson
Des Moines
Leona Olson
Chicago
Ole J. Olson
Elmer Schori
Carl
Cedar Rapids
W. M. Strand
Decorah
Elgin
Strand
Strand Came On Business While Mrs. Strand
J. T. Taylor
Brandson
Tommy Taylor
West Branch
A. C. Quinrod
Nels Conner
Anderson
Indiana
John Conner
H. W. Kruse
Farmersburg
Harvey Kruse
Baby
Mrs. Olson
Leona
Dorothy
Mrs. Kruse
Ben Whitlock
Geo. Stansberry
Frankie
Sioux City
Emily Howard
John Howard
Adam McMellon
Waucoma
Earl Bennett
Harry Gilson
Wayne
J. J. Phillips
Earl Fox
Bonna Belle
Forest City
Herbert Dummermuth
Fred Murphy
George Boyle
Walter German
Felix Miller
John Luchsinger
Lyle Wilson
Vern Northrup
Arlington
Edwin Bauman
Wm. Kohle
E. Matthys
Wilma Neuenschwander
Castalia
Bert Allen
Wm. Brabham
Dena Dummermuth
Clifton Powell
John Nydegger
Volga City
Lester Luchsinger
Walter Newman
West Union
Rob Wilson
Ben Brabham
Frank Howard
Clara Brabham
Clark Anderson
Nyles Hogan
Ed Boyle
Frank Bell
Waseca
Minn
George White
Huron
S. D
Bonnie
Robert Bell
Will Christ Home
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Belya Benson
Josephine Moellerman
Inez Cook
Waterloo
Alfred Jenson
G. H. Falk
Georgianna
N. P. Kerr
Lime Springs
Ronella Larson
Bernita White
Guttenburg
Anna DeSart
Loraine Carpenter
Ole Torkelson
Carl Torkelson
Thos. Knudtson
Oelwein
Will Monlux
Edison Leath
Louise Schock
Gander
Fred Reichert
W. R. Ruegnitz
Jean
Sam Hofer
Thos. Landsgard
Gunder
Fred Luthi
Mt. Horeb
Wisconsin
Echo
Rev. Lauer
Fred
Elgin Opera House
Mississippi
South
Kirby
J. Harold Murray
Norma Terris
Douglas Gilmore
Robert Edeson
Stepin Fetchit
Myrna Loy
Charles Morton
William
Wings
Wellman
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Young Eagles
Jean Arthur
Paul Lukas
News Rebel
Wm. Powell Sun
OAK Grove News
Wm. Kohls
Chris Smith
Burlington
Oklahoma
Mary Benson
W. H. Pollock
Daytona Beach
Florida
Mae Harrington
West Baden Springs
Ind
L. C. Koevenig
Postville
Frank Shipton
Alta Vista
Kentucky
Lawrence Gehring
Clifton Mealey
John Jr. Falk
Town City
Glen Knapp
Perry Johnson
Frank Ames
A. D. Smith
Luana
Chris Hennig
Hawkeye
Guy Smith
Marion and ST. Olaf Services
S. J. Strandford
Osborne
Wise
Schori & Kuster
Phore
Falb’s Meat Market
Elgin, Iowa
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