Easter service notes and community gatherings listed
A community church Easter service featured Dalene Shaffer singing The Holy City at 10 15 p m with worship at 11 15 and many social visits noted. The piece lists numerous church and local family visits, suppers, birthdays, and gatherings across communities including West Union Castalia Elgin and Woodward with extensive interfamily hosting and travel. Several families such as Gehring Shaffer Yearous Dennler Frieden Rothlisberger and Schmidt appear repeatedly in dinner and supper occasions across weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Si ‘Neeboo
Dalene Shaffer
Holy City
Birthday dinners and visits mark busy Loftsgard area weekend
A sequence of local gatherings highlights birthdays and family visits. Orlando and Kay Loftsgard hosted a birthday dinner with Rodney Smith and several Loftsgard and Anderson families in attendance. Other weekend guests included the Allen Anderson and Mer vin Anderson households celebrating Sandra’s ninth birthday, plus dinners at the Olsons and Halvorsons with multiple relatives from Cedar Rapids to Chicago visiting or hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Rothlisberger
Salome Thoman
Ellen Flanagan
Clara Bane
LaNora Harvyer-sson
Elgin
Louis Zurcher
Volga
Arthur Hermen
Lena
Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Wenger Bros
Ole Loftsgard J
Orlando
Kaye Loftsgard
Rodney Smith
Aldora Anderson
Orlando ‘Loftsgard
Allen Anderson
Mervin Anderson
Sandra
Local social notes from Ray Jacbin and surrounding families
Valley neighbors report visits at the Ray Jacbin and Morris Amundson homes. The Good Neighbors Club met March 20 at Mildred Minthan’s with guest Elsie Larson and Ida Meyer assisting. Gifts were given in memory of Mrs Jacob Freiden and to a wedding couple, with poems and Easter readings. The next meeting is April 10 with Butikofer and Friederich hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good’.Neighbors Club
Mildred Minthan
Elsie [Larson
Ida’ Meyer
Chua Fifee
Martin Tanain
Subove Wuam
Jacob Freiden
Sylvan Torkelson
Myrtle Butikofer
Pearl Peake
Weekend Visits Highlight Iowa Family Gatherings
Owen Nickels of Iowa City spent Friday to Sunday with the George Nickels family and on Saturday was a supper guest of Leland Capper. Carol Nickels of Garnaville also stayed with relatives. Dennler visited Postville to meet the new baby Robert Wayne born March 21 at Mrs. Harry Butikofer’s hospital. Lydia Odegard and family plus Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dennier moved into the Lester Butkefer home last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Gehring
Luatis
LeRoy Gehring
Carl Gehring
Harold Grimm
Lorraine Yearous
Des Moines
Earl
Merton Strong
Ames
Iowa State
Myron Chapman
Roger Ruel
Dundee
Gerald Shaffer
Elgin
Rosella Strong
New Albia
Reynold Strong
Richard Grover
Oelwein
Harold Dennler
Mra
Albert Dennler
Carol Wilson
Igner Fosse
Anna
Radcliffe
Fosse
Joe Frieden
Floyd Frieden
Orgin Thompson
Harald Grimm
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Arthur Loftsgard
Fayette
Jim Yeerous
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Thos. Fox- Well
Jacob Schneider
Kenneth Medberry
Anita
Leo Benson
Walter Allen
Elkader
Harvey Schmidt
Will Schmidt
Castalia
Charlie Brouillet
Lili James Kerr
Weterlo
Leonard Moore
Martin Wenger
Max Medberry
Ed Medberry
Guernsey Smith
Johnny Nydegger
Gran Bane
Gene Wenger
Ed Wenger
John Nydegger
Lew Wenger
Howard Medberry
Walter Rothlisberger
Walter Boys
Volga
Fanny Smith
West Union
Werner Moore
Fred Schneider
Salome Thoman
Lyle Patterson
Harold Dennier
Carroll Klingman
Junior
Lavern Schweinerus
Howard Shaffer
Forest Shaffer
Earl Thompson
Iowa City
Orvin Thompson
Hart
Elmer Lembke
Philip Cords
Elisador
Ladies’ Aid Society
Cemetery
Thos. Pollock
Mesdames Raymond Benson
Rae Gibbs
Will Rainey
Woodward
Harold Strong
Harry Feller
James Muncie
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Leo Meyer
Auoneg
Lyle Butikofer
Martin Hanson
Ernest Christen
Leo Nading
Lucy Christen
Harold Friederichland Allen
Lewis Butikofer
Ern' Friederich
Oma Butikofer
Deg Maines
Louis Butikofer
George Schupbach
Lewis Butkofer
John Christen
Frank Christen
Walter Christer
Cedar Rapids
James Duff
Marion
Vern Lehman
Hawkeye
Downs
Owen Nickels
George Nickels
Leland Capper
Carol Nickels
Garnaville
Dennler
Postville
Harry Butikofer
Robert Wayne
Lydia Odegard
Albert L. Dennier
Lester Butkefer
Mrs
Ben
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Schori Bros
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E.R. Withell
D.C
Chiropractor
Wadena
Illyria
Pleasant Valley
Clayton Co
Elgin State Bank
Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Iowa
Bane
Kauiiven
McAtee
Gunder News
Theo. L. Loftsgard
Kenneth Anderson
Mervin Reierson
Harlan Henkes
T. J. Olson
Alien-Anderson
Danice
Otto Gisleson
DeVere Halverson
Ruth Loftsgard
Postville Hospital
Stanley
Hulda Sutter
Sonja Krosa
Will Bergen
Rosina Anderson
Carlyle Anderson
Elver
Irs
L’myra
Harold Onsand
Rosella
Ruth
Bernard ‘Hanson
Arthur Amundsen
Melvin Olson
Kenneth Mork
Harold Chifistof Feyson
Ann
Ray Jacbin
Dinnés
Morris' Amundson
Harold Opland
Cheery
Valley News
Clayton Schreiner
Dennison
Mrs. Hanson
Mr. Farmer
Call Farm Service Co
Clermont Elgin Food Locker
Whittenbaugh
Clover Blossom Rendering Co
The
Postville Packing Co
Nutrena
Elgin Produce
C. J. and
Rex Mulford
Buick
Fisher Estenderd
Petra Coat
Better Automobiles
Nernel
Sklinenai Les Taoy
Tune
Henry
Taylor
ABC Network
Avery
Speciac
John Falb
Elgin, Iowa
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