Graduates Reach May 16 Receptions Across Town
Numerous Graettinger area families hosted receptions on May 16 in honor of their graduates. Attendees came from Emmetsburg Ruthven Wallingford Graettinger Spencer and additional Iowa and Minnesota towns. Guest lists included relatives teachers and out of town relatives from Des Moines Omaha and Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Johnson
John
Jean) Nicchols
Graettinger
Wallingford
Ringsted
Ruthven
Emmetsburg
Storm Lake
Minneapolis
Minn
Ceylon
Pocahontas
Fostoria
Robert Messerbrink
Einer Appel
Ankeny
Des Moines
Delot
Dennison
Whittemore
Scranton
Curlew
Lyle Anderson
Linda
Ayrshire
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Milford
Spencer, Dickens
Sioux City
Springfield
Janesville
Lambert Hoffman
Laverne
Carroll, Emmetsburg
Garner, Ruthven, Terris
Spencer, Graettinger and
Elroy Kulow
Tamela Sue
Willam Leduc
Fred Kulow
Goldie Rucker
Iowa Falls
Sraellinger
Armstrong
Garner
Emmersburn
Spencer
Ronald Hampson
Cathy
Merriott Bozier
Graetfinger
Clear Lake
Plymouth
Iowa City
Mason City
LeMars
Jackson
Willmar
Wanda Jaycox Honored At May 18 Community Shower
Wanda Jaycox, bride-elect of David Schurg, was feted at a community bridal shower May 18 at the United Methodist Church. Guest greeters included Jessie Mason. Kitchen utensil corsages were presented to the bride-to-be and her mother Pat Fredette of Naples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Jaycox
David Schurg
United Methodist Church
Jessie Mason
Pat Fredette
Naples
Margaret Halder
Sharon Whiting
Ronald Williamson
Julie Jaycox
Fla
Jim Schurg
Jean Meyer
Peanuts’? Williamson
Bernadine Kjelberg
Normadine Bredehoeft
Virginia Knutson
Ida Baedke
Donna Kunz
Jeanette Barber
Viola Wagner
Sheron Whiting
Shirley Enns
Mary Grange
Jean Voss
Jean Lind
Barbara Hansen
Virginia Barringer
Lois Evans
Lydia Edwards
Evelyn Wigdahl
Ann Thompson
Midge” Halder
Ayrshire Community News Highlights And May Events
Rural Life week observances at Ayrshire United Methodist Church include a May 20 meditation Are You a Plant of God led by Mrs. Lawrence Graviana as she pursues Lay Speaker Certification. Local clubs host meetings June 2 and June 8 with plans for a pollock supper. A bridal shower for Debra Miller is set June 1 at Ruthven United Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayrshire
United Methodist Church
Lawrence Graviana
Gravlund
Spencer
Miss Miller
Debra Miller
Ruthven United Methodist Church
Community notes from Estherville and area gatherings
Mr and Mrs Howard Renfrew and Kenneth of Calvin North Dakota along with Amanda Schutt joined Thursday at the Arnold Laabs home. The 47 Club met May 25 at Mrs Adolph Hansen s home eight members attended and elected officers. They discussed Mother s Day gifts and plans for Fenton s Bicentennial observance in August. Prizes were won by Mrs Orma Wegener and Mrs Gerald Cody. An open house will honor Mr and Mrs Alvin Thomsen for their 35th wedding anniversary on Sunday June 13 at Immanuel Lutheran Church Estherville from 2 5 p m. Relatives and friends invited no gifts requested. The Dorcas Society met May 25 at Mrs Amanda Kern s with one guest Mrs Lillian Votteler. Mrs Myrtle DeWall led the program. Mr and Mrs Paul Elgler returned from three weeks in Missouri and Colorado visiting with George Murphy in Independence Missouri and Branson Mo before continuing to Colorado Springs to visit Mr and Mrs Kaye Ruske and Judy Elgler. On the way back they visited Mrs Kei Mitchell at Lincoln Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Hansen
Lyle Hansen
Bill McCarthy
Marlin Wegener
Robert Huskamp
Gene Huskamp
Jerry Halverson
Fenton
Orma Wegener
Gerald Cody
Alvin Thomsen
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Estherville
Thomson
Dorcas Society
Amanda Kern
Lillian Votteler
Myrtle DeWall
Paul Elgler
Missouri
Colorado
Independence
George Murphy
Mrs. Murphy
Branson
Mrs. Elgler
Colorado Springs
Colo
Rodman Families Share Dinners And Visits Across Iowa
Rodman area residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Spencer Humboldt Currie Estherville Rock Rapids Sioux Falls Emmetsburg Fenton Ringsted Ankeny Windom Pocahontas Whittemore Badger and other towns. Confirmations and family gatherings dominated weekend events with guests including Rosa Marie Pedersen and numerous godparents and kin.
Mallard High School May 21 Graduation Receptions
Recipients include Marlin Johnson Duane Myer Madonna Graff Chris Stokes Beck y Ruppert Sharon Kunz Denise Hoffert Annette Perry and family guests from Ames Des Moines New Hampton Webster City Fort Dodge Curlew Charles City and Iowa City with honors scholarships and future plans announced
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madonna Graff
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Des Moines
Madonna
Mallard High School
William Graff
Michael Gawdy
Ames
Don Stokes
Chris
Roy Stokes
Mallard
Bessie Conway
New Hampton
Verni Lembke
Raymond Williams
Webster City
Iowa Central Community, College
Fort Dodge
Annette Perry
Jim Perry
Randal Sinnard
Iowa City
Annette
Local Graduations and Births Highlight May Visits
May events include multiple family visits and graduations across Algona area. Mary Katherine Seiler graduates. Gary Anderson’s son Kerry Neal born May 20 at Palo Alto County Hospital. Adelyn Kunz becomes great grandmother with a May 19 birth. various relatives travel from Spencer, Humboldt, Perry, Sioux City, and other towns for ceremonies and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Anderson
Curlew
Fern Schmidt
Kunz
Adelyn Kunz
Pat Grandgenette
Algona
Bob Buscher
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Vincent Helter
Debra
Graettinger High School
Bernard Elsenbast
Catherine
Omaha
Nebr
Ruthven, Spencer, Radman
West Bend
Fairmont
John Studer
Gerald
Wayne Anderson
Plover
Lowell Jacobson
Sue
Grasslinger High School
Pearl Whistler
Martin Jacobson
Herb Jacobson
Delbert Jacobson
Linda Sheky
Union City
Ind
Bancroft
Lake City
Alta
St. Paul
Dee Tindall
Walter Tindall
Red Room
Happy Hour Cafe
Welcome
Madelia
Truman, Minn
Richard Clasing
Kevin
Albert Clasing
Henry Garretts
Robert Carter
Lowell Crabb
Aaron
Marshal Herlandel
Eleanor Jacobson
Don Pettingill
Windam, Minn
Lloyd McCombs
Beth
Leroy Schackerer
Alfred McCombs
Dolliver
Sioux Rapids
Territ
Bernard Osher
Paul
Dora Resseff
Wesley Brodin
Clarence D. Oleson
Allen Zevenbergen
Jim Voigt
Dan
Sheldon
Rodman
Cylinder
Phoenix
Ariz
Orange City
Alton
Detroit
Mich
Shawnee
Okla
Dallas
Tex
Chatsworth
Calif
Far
Mrs
Don Westergard
Mary
Hartley
Odebaldt
Charter Oak
Primghar
Fort Leonard Wood
Tammy Kulow
Armstrong and
Tammy
Fort Benning
Steve
Army
John Cartin
LeAnn
Council Bluffs
Mitchell
Rapid City
Salers
M.D
Alpha
Wakassi
San Diego
Robert Sampson
Tom
Wayne Potter
Oscar Oleson
Graeffinger
Russell Hempstead
Jackson, Minn
Graefinger
Orvilles
Soper
Joanne Soper
U. S
Em- Metsburg
Oe Ues
Kenneth Kassel
Jim
Charles Wilson
New Market
Hazel Kassel
Paul Kassel
Jim Rouse
Eldon Rouse
Harry Higbie
Otto Klein
Tillie Rouse
Homemaker's Club
Homemaker’s Club
Ayrshire Town Hall
Leslie Binder
Avery Johnson
Norman Anderson
Forest Rouse
Oxihi Club
Okihi Club
Iona Nielson
Gladys McMillin
Ruth McLain
Havelock
Mrs. Rosewall
Mildred Largey
Elaine Davis
Bill Grange
Davis
Burlington
Bob Grange
Kent
Pete Grange
Alan
Fred Broadie
David
Danielle
Phoebe Grange
Gary Grange
Travis
Steve ‘Lauritsen
Jason
Social Center Board
Ruthven Social Center
Eva Rosacker
Nellie Monk
Bernice Larson
Howard Renfrew
Kenneth of
Calvin
N. Dak
Amanda Schutt
Arnold Laabs
Henry Pedersen
Rosa Marie
Donald Allen
Raymond Stueve
Sandy
Humboldt
Fred Haugh
Glenn Prentice
Minnesota
Harry Prentice
Pearl Hudson
Currie, Minn
Lyle Douglas
Donna
Coleen
David Cook
Gerald Lentz
Harland Kramer
Goldie Douglas
Paul Fredrickson
Vicky
Saim Waggoner
Jodie
John Shriner
Irene Meyer
Rock Rapids
Barb Metzeer
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Eli Grimm Jr
Bob Bannach
Norman Zaugg and
Mike Wirtz
Lyle Schmidt
David and
Jeanie of
Steve Johnson
Schmidt
Fred Lenz Jr
Windom, Minn
Howard Fries
Alvin Keepers
Cart Lenz
George Shriner
Verle Mayberry
Minnie
Harriet Urquhart
Dean King
John and
Ann
Fred Hough
Henry Whitmer
Badger
Mallard Grads
George Johnson
Marlin
Buena Vista
Richard Myer
Duane
Iowa State University
Becky Ruppert
St. Benedict's College
St. Joseph
Maurice Kunz
Sharon
Adeline Kunz
Pat Sadler
Keith Sadlers
Mark Larson
Ted Larson
Mark
Frances Hoffert
Denise
Lottie Kingery
Greene
Gerald Kingery
Charles City
Rona Fowler
Chicago
Ann Wilson
Owatonna
Sadory
Harold Gross
Royal
Andrs. Carl Wilson
Louis Thiesen
Walter Ward
Richard
John Seilers
Seilers
Mary Katherine
Seiler
Leonard Laeson
Thor
Walter Ward Jr
Tara and
Trevin
Ackley
Gordon Oswald
Brownsdale
Ben Benny
Strawn
Robert Wermersen
Perry
Jennie Leeka
Vicki
Debbie
Roberta
Ricky
Mary Siepker
Adv
Clarence Siepker
Oral Headrick
Orville Filer
Art Anderson
Gary Buscher
Philip Lund
Tulsa
Rhonda
Oral Roberts University
Harold Fisher
David Fisher
Shawn
Chisage City
Francis Olberding
Shelley Solberg
Richard Solberg
Joan
Olberding
Howard Henkeling
Bert Refsell
Mrr
Robert Refsell
Harley"Sonksen
Larry
Roy Goodchild
Ft. Dodge
Lori A.m
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