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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1967
Page
8
A crowded list of weekend and holiday visits flows through Memorial Day at the Christine Ronestal residence. Family members and neighbors including the Nelsons, the Lunde, the Reiersons, and the Hansons shared meals and company across town in events honoring the holiday.
Cheery Valley residents and relatives spent a busy period visiting in various homes across Iowa. The Lehman and Schreiver families traveled from Wanvoma and West Union to Leo’s Summit and Madison Wisconsin to visit relatives and a college student. Other visits included hospital calls, dinner gatherings, and summer plans for Genevieve Christen and others. Several extended families gathered for birthdays, picnics, and shared meals, with trips to Elkader, Castalia, Forest City, Dubuque, Guttenberg, and Washington noted.
Afternoon visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Christen to Mrs. Ellen Mason and Edwin Hanson. Edwin Hanson dined with Mrs. Lydia Hanson and Harry. Lester Butikofer and family from Farmersburg spent Tuesday with Ben Butikofer. Peake family reunion held at Frank Peake’s Strawberry Point home on Tuesday. James Frieden and Kevin joined visits to John Christen and Christen Bros. Andrew Braker attended Bar Kiple home gathering. Clarence Hofer and Wilbur Peake hosts welcomed visiting neighbors.
The Brainard News notes multiple Memorial Day gatherings and Sunday visits. Lyle Martin and Lawrence Gehring families hosted guests from Waterloo Sumner West Union Hawkeye and beyond. Attendees include the Kohls, Brackin, Hanson, Reeder, Meighan, and Owens households visiting in West Union Sumner Waterloo and Payque islands.
The Charles Medberry family of Elkhart Kansas visits in the Alton Medberry home. Larry Dennier of Polk City vacations with grandparents. Wa-dena residents visit Roy Halverson. Helen Wenger from Cedar Rapids visits Milton Morgan. Local families host and visit in Arlington Oelwein Clear Lake and West Union regions. Several members attend graduation in Chatfield Minnesota and visit Edwin Scheling. Weekend visits include W A Stahr in Eden South Dakota and others in Strawberry Point Fayette Tallahassee. Community members and friends were guests and callers at multiple homes last week.
Mr and Mrs J F Little spent last week in the Thomas Flanagan home. Mr and Mrs Melvin Weigel were callers Tuesday.
Elgin area residents hosted and visited across a busy Memorial Day weekend. Guests included Jere Murray of Dubuque and the Fred Cooley family of Iowa City. Numerous callers and dinners marked gatherings from Ossian to Elkader, Durant to West Bend, with many Butikofer and Schupbach names recurring.
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