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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1969
Page
7
Malvern and surrounding area residents shared Christmas cheers and greetings with extended family and friends. The record lists numerous households in Malvern Red Oak Council Bluffs Omaha and Glennwood hosting dinners visits and phone calls from California Colorado and Texas with plans to travel to Viet Nam and other locations surrounding the holiday season.
Services for William Rudolph Costello were held Friday at 2 p.m. at Hackett funeral home in Shenandoah with Rev. Lester C. Hall officiating. Interment followed in Monroe cemetery at Imogene. Costello, born Feb 13 1887 in Homestead Penn, died Dec 25 1968 at Hand Community Hospital aged 81, survived by wife Olie Ethel Gee and four sons Ralph Darrel Charles and Lynn. He served as an Elder of the United Church of Christ and was long a Sunday School teacher and active in Strahan and Imogene civic affairs.
Covello, a 17 year Mills County Farm Bureau member and Crown Ledge No 439 AF AM Randolph official, devoted husband and father, led farm and community efforts. Survived by wife Olie, four sons Ralph Ralph of Randolph Darrel Arlington Charles Malvern Lyrm Imogene, two brothers Elias Woodbridge NJ Edward Philadelphia, one sister Viola Costello Philadelphia, twelve grandchildren and many relatives. Preceded in death by parents and three brothers Grover Frank Lewis.
A late report from the highway patrol to the sheriff details a Dec. 22 incident north of Silver City on a county road. At 12:20 a.m. Bernard Spiker of Malvern and Henry V. Straka of Corneil Bluffs met four calves in the road, caused damage to both vehicles amounting to about 1,900 dollars in total.
The Corner conference schedule shows Stanton hosting Malvern, Hamburg visiting Essex, Farragut at New Market, and Sidney at South Page this Friday. NV and F-M meet in conference play January 7 as Malvern unveils new bleachers with ample seating for the game.
on Sunday December 22 Mr and Mrs Jim Taylor hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Vernon Johnson of Macedonia Mr and Mrs Darrell Hartley and Glenwood for coffee and cookies at the Curtis Taylors home.
Local families celebrated Christmas with gatherings in Omaha and Council Bluffs. The Vinton Taylor family and Bob Kelley family visited relatives, while Bob Kelley heads soon to the Philippines where Larry Taylor serves. Christina guests included Anna Pierce and Agnes Workman with multiple local households sharing meals and visitors.
Roger Bergantzel is home from Great Lakes to spend the holidays with his parents the Elmer Bergantzels. Mrs Emma Sowers was a guest Christmas day of the Lynn Sowers family in Carson.
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