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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1959
Page
4
Members of St. George's congregation conduct advance ticket sales for a event to be held on Shrove Tuesday February 10 at the Elks Club. Tickets may be purchased at local outlets.
Ed Kurtz returned from a Bloomington trip with his daughter Carol Ann who is beginning graduate training at Westmar. They visited Des Moines and Chicago relatives en route. A funeral notice for 79 year old Mrs. Ley Fisch lists survivors including two daughters, a son, nine grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, and seven sisters. Funeral details at St. Joseph's Le Mars with burial at Calvary.
Kathryn Ley Fisch a long time Le Mars resident died Wednesday January 28 1959 at Sacred Heart Hospital after several months illness. She was born May 2 in a family with roots tracing through Le Mars and area. Her passing leaves a widow and community mourning a longtime local figure.
Funeral services set after a rosary at the Wikligen Luedtke Funeral Home with viewing after 2 PM Thursday. Friends may attend the visitation to pay respects and support the family during the day.
Westmar hosts an orientation program for all new students this semester in Weidler Lounge at 3 00 p m on Jan 30 with several faculty present and Westmar student body president Larry Grauberger. A reception in Weidler Parlor follows the program. Students listed hail from Le Mars Remsen Sheldon Sioux Center Onawa Quimby Akron Sumner G Bend Phutsmouth Pomona Compton Daily and other towns plus Minnesota California Oklahoma and Colorado locations.
Mrs Arlene Frances Kellen 32 of 3023 Nebraska Street Sioux City died Wednesday at home after a long illness She was born April 17 1926 in Rock Valley Iowa and had lived in Sioux City about 14 years She was a member of Blessed Sacrament church
Le Mars Iowa news brief from the Globe-Post dated Thursday January 29 1959 items include local happenings, community notices, and short reports from Le Mars and surrounding area. Names and exact events are summarized from the readable OCR text.
The obituary notes the death of a Sioux City resident with surviving spouse Nick J. and daughters Mary Judia and Patricia, all of Sioux City. She leaves six Wyffels sisters and two Wyffels brothers, plus a Rock Valley mother. Services Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church with burial in Rock Valley. Funeral arrangements handled by Larkin funeral home.
The annual meeting of the My mouth county electrical co op will be held on Wednesday February 4 at 1 30 PM at the new REA building. Farm friends are invited to join and help with serving the free luncheon. Incentive extracts will be furnished and no gifts requested. Anni Lippke and Walter Zimmermann were married February 3 1909 at her parents’ home. They have seven children and eleven grandchildren with relatives in Merrill Woodville Le Mars Annandale Waterville and Audubon.
Walter Zimmerman and spouse announce their 50th wedding anniversary open house at 134 Cent. Ave. SE Le Mars on Saturday February 7 from 2:30 to 3:00 PM. Invitations were not sent.
Announcements from Elliott-Sherman indicate the marriage of James Sherman and Martha Elliott. The ceremony took place on January 15 in the chapel at Ric Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri. James is the son of Frank Sherman of Le Mars.
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