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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1966
Page
8
A stream of visits and family gatherings spans multiple towns including Wadena Elkader and West Union. Families such as Klingman Dennler and Foxwell host relatives and attend picnics funerals and baptisms. Notable travels include Paul Christen wedding in Council Bluffs and Irvin Brackin’s death in Wyoming.
Cheery Valley and nearby towns showcase a flurry of dinner and supper guests. Families including the Kulish, Hofer, Lantz, Christen, Hanson, and Friederich clans visit one another, attend picnics, and share meals from Friday through Sunday at various homes and public parks.
Mrs. Julia Boyer stayed Monday to Friday at Stan Boyer’s Cedar Falls home. Alice Boyer of West Union visited Friday with Norma Gehring and others, then Sunday visitors joined at Cresco Centennial in the Dick Brackin home. Gerald Bond and Jerry of Wadena and Carol Fenner of Kewanee visited Friday evening for Jerry Bond’s third birthday. Harry Johnson visited Richard Kohls on Sunday. Mrs. Bob Hanson and Darrell of Elkader visited Friday afternoon at Lyle Martin’s, later at George Butikofer’s Tuesday evening. Vivien Peters and Julia Boyer spent the weekend with Kenneth Flatland of Burr Oak, with Sunday calls at John Barnize’s Clermont home.
Gunder News notes numerous Sunday dinners and gatherings in the Wa dena area. Attendees include the Loftsgards, Ericksons, Winters, Martins, Kleve and many Amundson and Kjosa family members. Several confirmations, anniversaries, and occasional trips to nearby towns are listed.
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