Christmas Visits Highlight Family Gatherings Across Iowa and Minnesota
Local families from Armstrong Maquoketa Estherville Emmetsburg Terril Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis exchange holiday greetings. Members include SP4 Darrel Tonderim in the Army Medic Corps at Ft Brage and extended kin from Hartley Larchwood Inver Grove Heights and Boulder sharing a 48 person Christmas Eve gathering first since 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Tonderim
Armstrong
Harlan Tonderum
Maquoketa
Marvin Wilson
Michael
Santa Ana
Calif
William Johnson
Estherville
George Tonderum
Emmetsburg
Gordon
Wallingford Community Christmas and Travel Notes
Wallingford residents Nordein Peterson John Thom and Don Peterson helped Jake Amdahl move to his Wallingford home on December 16 from a farm northeast of town. Paul Peterson a senior at Concordia Moorhead MN visited relatives for the holidays and plans to return December 29. The group rehearses in the concert choir ahead of a February 8 to 21 tour of Northwestern and Southern states starting in Willis ton North Dakota. James Skattebo returned December 24 from Fort Hamilton Brooklyn NY for a holiday visit with Earnest Skattebo. he arrived with Mr and Mrs James Oleson. James serves in the 5th Arm Band in Chicago. The Ole sons visited the Don Oleson home over Christmas. Nordern Peterson hosted after the Sunday School program for Pastor John Pannhuk Pastor Lauritz P Mark and families. Norman Egeland hosted a family Christmas party in Mallard with ail son and family. Chet Paulson and David Paulson and families also hosted Christmas events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nordein Peterson
John Thomas
Don Peterson
Jake Amdahl
Wallingford
Paul Peterson
Conconlia College
Moorhead
Minnesota
Williston
North Dakota
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