Memorial Day Social Ties In Brainard Community
Norma Gehring of Phoenix and local residents hosted Memorial Day dinner at the Gehring home. Guests included Irvin Brackin, John Brackin Jr., the Brackin family, Betty Holtzman of Waterloo, Richard Brackin Cresco, Jerry de ing, Meighan family, Billy and Kelly of Sumner, and Allen Habeger. Patricia Meighan wed Terry Be man at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Gehring
Phoenix
Lawrence Ing
Irvin Brackin
Patty
Ene Iggh
Yaterlog
Gehring
John Brackin
Betty Holtzman
Waterloo
Richard Brackin
Cresco
Jerry de ‘Ing
Wea
Suzanne
Ron
Lawrence Gehring
Rhodes
Thomas. Meighan
Billy and Kelly
Sumner
Allen Habeger
Patricia Meighan
Terry Beman
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hawkeye
Norma
Ruth Boyle
Jerry Gehrings
Marion
Boyle
Marion T
Phil D. Grimes
Freedom
Wyo
Illyria News Social Round and Memorial Day Gatherings
Illyria area residents share visits and guests from Baxter Springs Pomeroy Dubuque West Union and Clermont. Memorial Day dinners and bridal showers accompany family gatherings as friends travel to attend funerals celebrate graduations and birthdays across Cedar Falls Waterloo Kirkville and neighboring towns.
Cheery Valley Mrs George Nickels Returns Home
Mrs George Nickels returns home to Cheery Valley Tuesday after spending a few weeks with her son Ro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Nickels
Obituary of Richard Brackin
Richard Brackin son of John and Sarah Butler Brackin born November 2 1890 on a farm between Elgin and West Union. He worked for Bell Telephone in LeMars and married Dorothy Frances Rush December 23 1924 at Waterloo. They lived in Elgin operated a service station and garage 17 years and later farmed Illyria Township for 20 years. Ill in recent years he was taken May 25 1962 to Palmer Memorial Hospital in West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Brackin
John
Sarah Butler Brackin
Elgin
West Union
Bell Telephone Company
LeMars
Town
Dorothy Frances Rush
Waterloo
Illyria
Brackin
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Obituary Notice for Local Resident Dorothy’s Husband
Passed on May 26, 1962 at 71 years 6 months and 24 days. Preceded by parents and eight siblings. Survived by wife Dorothy of Elgin and sister Mrs. Fred Lehman of La Porte City Iowa. Burial at West Union Cemetery with casket bearers G W Alderson Joe Dinan Floyd Fried en Arthur Herrling Leallen Knox and Alton Medberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
John
Cornelius
William
Jane Brause
Clara Brause
Jessie Anderson
Dorothy
Elgin
Fred Lehman
la Porte City
Iowa
West Union Cemetery
G. W. Alderson
Joe Dinan
Floyd Frieden
Arthur Herrling
Leallen Knox
Alton Medberry
Family Reunion Held Sunday in Abington Penn
A Sunday family reunion honored Mr. and Mrs. A. Johnson of Abington Pennsylvania. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Jacob, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gehring, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Helms, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Helms, Monte and Greg, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strong, Mr. and Mrs. Dave De Sart and Linda, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Schroeder and Ken, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. A. Johnson
Abington, Penn
A. B. Jacob
Lawrence Gehring
Marshall Helms
Robert Helms
Monte
Greg
Charles Strong
Dave de Sart
Linda
Archie Schroeder
Ken
Jacob Family Names and Addresses Listed
A list of individuals and families connected to Fergus Falls Minnesota and other locations appears. Names include Leon Jacob and spouse, Mary Ann, Margaret, Robert, Janet, Alfred Jacob Jr, Sharon, Naomi, Bruce, Ramona, Norma Gehring of Phoenix, Florence Clark of Rockford, Marilyn Scheer of Wheatons, Alvin Stewart, Kevin and Craig, and John Schaer with Dorothy and Jean, spanning several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Jacob
Mary Ann
Margaret
Robert
Janet
Alfred Jacob
Sharon
Naomi
Bruce
Ramona
Fergus Falls
Minn
Norma Gehring
Phoenix
Ariz
Florence Clark
Rockford
Marilyn Scheer
Wheaton
Alvin Stewart
Kevin
Craig
Oelwein
John Schaer
Dorothy
Jean
Extension Service Calendar of Events
Extension Service lists events for June with 4-H clubs tours meetings and camps. On Saturday June 9 Clermont Comets 4-H Club tour at 8 am by Leslie and Paul Miller and Wadena Wonder Workers 4-H Club meeting and Illyria Clipperettes H Club meeting at Alyria Church. Monday June 11 Putnam Foremost 4H Club Tour at 8 am by Dennis and James Grummitt. Staff Conference at Ames. June 11 through 15 State 4-H Health and Conservation Camps. June 12 through 15 State 4-H Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Comets
Leslie
Paul Miller
Wadena Wonder Workers
Illyria Clipperettes
Alyria Church
Putnam Foremost
Dennis
James Grummitt
Ames
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Priday
Glen McKellar
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Ben Dennifer
Earl Kiple
Tofield Heck
Monica Petratz
Reese Gibbs
Waverly
Rae Gibbs
Thomas Kerr
Evangdale
Robert Kerr
Brandon
Ralph Shaffer
Hazel Rothlisberger
Dubuque
Earl
Helen Rothlisberger
Ernest Welti
Rockville, Conn
Pat Pulfer
Welti
Paul Pulfer
Mary Pulfer
Asabeth Schneider
Wits
Mra
Andrew Braker
Yather Breaker
Poy Paw
Clarence
Alta Tha Dou
Chapmen
Amas
Merlin Cheapmen
Cedar Falls
Mattene Anderson
Clermont
Arthur Chapman
Vernon Anderson
Erma Pritchard
Wadena Legion Hall
Arthur ‘Yestous
Ben Dennier
Virgil Torson
Cleve Bennett
Billy
the West High School
Reuben Light
Mary
Thomas Nayser
Ivan Anderson
Prairie du Chien
Gene Wenger
Milo Frieden
Wm. Yearous
Clifton
Lansing
LaVern Schweinerus
Castalia
Barbara Hunsberger
Clarian Hagelie
Roy Halverson
H. F. Robbins
Donald Sutter
Clifton Kerr
Nashville
Tenn
Marion Whitcher
Thomas Powell
Strawberry Point
Emmett Light
Alta Thoman
Glenn Yearous
Claude Black Sumner
Paul Zurbriggen
Joe Ogle
Burdette Anderson
Brad
Tripoli
Millard Gisleson
Clifford Gisleson
Bruce Novak
Debbie
Overland Park
Kenneth Medberry
Fremont Ogle
Leo Benson
Winthrop
Hilda Little
Ruth Rothlisberger
Children's Daily Vacation Bible School
Ben Dennler
Willard Schroeder
Paul Hofer
Arlington
Wm. Dennler
Barbara Halverson
Nellie Kimball
Anna
Lois Bredfield
Elkader
Jim Yearous
Nellie Gage
Raymond Benson
Susan
Jerome
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Chas. Meisenheimer
Hutchinston
Glen Dennler
Ankeny
Rive
Bertha Olson
West Anon
J. EB. Schweikert
Guttenberg
Arthur Hermen
Helen
Wisconsin
Lillian Kimball
John Christen
Frank Christen
Celia Thorman
Reynold Strong
Lizzie Chase
Elmer
Ralph
Volga
Will Christen
Chase
Bert
Garland
Texas
Owen
Muskogee
Oklahoma
David Laeffelholz
Wilbur Peake
Jake Sollberger
Robert Hangon
Martin Hanson
Archie Howard
Ann
Ellen Mason
Clem Meyer
Marion Christen
Rochester
Christen Brothers
Mia
Ann Dennler
Lillian Matthys
Florida
Celia’ Thoman
Wilbur Lehman
Robert Lehman
Mary and
Shelly
Waucoma
Elsader
John Durscher
Robert Hanson
Hanson
Eva Hofer
Cedar Rapids
Darlene Hofer
Omaha
Nebraska
Carl Cousin
Karla
Mark
Clarence Hofer
Arnold Krambeer
St. Paul Minn
Sam Dennier
Celia Thoman
Clara Muehlethaler
Fred Nydegger
Paul Paterson
Roscoe Larson
Elgin State Bank
DIAL
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Vadena
Tawrence Knoudtson
Cheery Valley
Extension Service
Klineman’s Clothes Shop
Fauser Oil Company
Elgin, Iowa
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