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Newspaper
Greene Recorder
Location
Greene, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1959
Page
2
A reflection on aging noting that growing old is not always gracious and that many hope to perform this feat with grace. The text contrasts cruder and more dignified approaches to aging. It emphasizes personal effort toward graceful aging.
In a world of rushing deadlines and busy finances, notable figures like Bernard Baruch 88, Winston Churchill, and Konrad Adenauer in their eighties illustrate that longevity and activity persist. The piece urges slowing down to value life’s real goals, travel, and world exploration while staying productive.
Mary Etta Frisby born September 22, 1868, in a log cabin at Bu, lived twelve years with family before settling in Aredale. Surviving are sons Roy Frisby and Emmett Utford, daughter David, Darwin Utford, and CJ. Funeral held at Park Cedar Falls with 99 attending. Local towns Floyd Charles City Ava Bri Dougherty attended.
A reunion gathering of Eichmeier cousins occurred Sunday. Attendees included Foster Kolb Pete Studimes Genev on and others such as ckwell Shefi Ha Al Kremer Du a and Chapin.
Arvedale residents note George Durant of Phoenix and a child visiting Hecae Street in the afternoon. Water Truiter and Mrs Hugo Truiter from Michigan call on Mrs Gear Stubbe while enroute from Austin Minnesota.
The obituary fragment lists numerous relatives and visitors including Carl Trutter, W H Eichmeier of Dumont, George Stu, Huffman of Iowa Falls, Mrs From Krukow and family, Louis Van Horn and Mary Lou of Sheffield, Robert Seaman and daughters Janet and Lindi of Mason City, and many others. It mentions funeral attendance for their brother and several weekend visits across multiple towns including Sheffield Mason City Des Moines East Pennsylvania Glascow Malta Marble, with trips by the Etzen, Witte, and Abben families and various guests.
A new resident this week is Douglas Duane Ruffridge born seven pounds two ounces to Mr and Mrs Donovan Ruffridge at Cedar Valley Hospital Charles City. Various locals including Mrs Clarence Shatzer Mrs Helen Schwartz and families are noted in visits trips and camp activities across Iowa with trips to Mil an Chicago Water loo Camp Gay wood Camp Lake Hubert and St Louis.
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