Christmas Guests Fold into Many Families in Crescent and Mineola
Trudy Rhoades notes a flurry of Christmas gatherings across Crescent and Mineola. Hosts include the McMullen, Stewart, Skerritt, Williams, Decker, and Messinger families with numerous relatives and friends visiting from Council Bluffs, Omaha, Treynor, Red Oak, and beyond to share meals, birthdays, and New Year celebrations.
Village Social Roundup Spurs Ames Community Ties
Monday chili supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Hugh Tyndall for a group including Mr and Mrs Mark Robbins and Rob Washburn. Several families from Ames and nearby towns shared holidays with relatives in the area, with multiple visits, dinners, and guests from Red Oak, Essex, Des Moines, and Brussels. Strong ties mark New Year gatherings, travel between Monroe Louisiana and Iowa relatives, and local hosting among Wilsons, Axtells, and Reshs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Tyndall
Mark Robbins
Darrell Lewis
Dave Sell
Linda Selinger
Rob Washburn
Mary Jo Currington
Angie
Elizabeth
Monroe
Joe Robbins
Vera Dittus
Dwight
Bowling Green
Ohio
Marion Wilson
Art Detterings
Greeley
Colo
Ellsworth Smith
John Wilson
Gordon and
Tom Axtells
Creighton Millers
Harold Shiolds
Jack and
Jimilliamson
Dick Godfrey
Co. Bluffs
Don Godfrey
Darrell Godfrey
Ames
Russell Asell
Lynn Flemings
Russell
Bob Green
Macedonia
Clifford Allely
Essex
Bob Sell
Dennis Yates
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Floyd Yates
Marion Keast
Elliott
Norbert Gillissen
Brussels
Belgium
Lorance Lisle
Bob Resh
Dean Darbys
Emerson
Wilma Barnett
Red Oak
Ed Barnetts
Robert Reshes
Pearl Woodin
Donald
Ben Barkley
Delbert Kings
Nodaway
Jack Kaspers
Northboro
Corliss Cox
Christmas Guests and Family Gatherings Across Iowa Nebraska
A round of holiday visits and family meals centers on Council Bluffs, Essex, Shenandoah, Morton Mills, and Red Oak. Among those mentioned are the Coles, Hicks, Brammeier, Davidson, Turner, Hicks, and Smith families with guests from Omaha, Glenwood, Indianola, Stanton, and Des Moines. A wedding at St. Margaret Mary in Omaha and other Christmas dinners punctuate the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Cole
Laurie
Becky
Pleasantdale
Nebr
Larry Skank
Carson
Ralph Coles
Ron Coles
Ralph Cole
Joy
William David Scherle
Joan Boyle
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church
Omaha
William Boyle
Bob Hicks
Henry Clarks
Glenwood
LeRoy Levasseur
Hartford
Henry Cole
Ralph L. Cole
Donna Saville
Hampton
Don Hicks
Stanton
Robert Hicks
Gene Westerlunds
Morton Mills
Nancy Hicks
Jim Lykke
Red Oak
Holiday Inn
Morris Johnson
Sioux Falls
Wayne Geldseth
Bob
Gary
Greg Johnson
Carleton Davidson
Don
Germany
Local families share New Year and Christmas visits across Iowa towns
A sequence of social exchanges maps a busy period of visits and dinners. Pat Pijanowski hosted the Larry Trawickeses of Omaha. Bob and Patty Bell visited the Ed Blackmans. Donnie Schroeders dined with the Schroeders. Brad Wooten and Maryville guests stayed with the Vanattas. Emerson's group included Rick Myers Waneta Blackman and Dora Morse. Martha Myers celebrated her 85th birthday with family. The Myers, Bartholomews, and related relatives gathered for Christmas and New Year events across Glenwood Dysart What Cheer and surrounding areas, with several trips to Omaha and Illinois railings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnie Schroeders
Robert Schroeder
Brad Wooten
Maryville
Dick Vanattas
Rick Myers
Waneta Blackman
Dora Morse
Emerson
Henry Schnoors
Dora
Myers
Martha Myers
Dwight Myers
Pearl Bartholomew
Glenwood
Rick
Linda
Christina Myers
Carol Stephens
Dave
Kathy Blackman
Kaby
Everett Blackmans
Dysart
Bob Fosters
Keith Fosters
Orlo Jones
Omaha
Woody Jones
Jack
Tracy Sell
Tarkie
Cash Janulewicz
Bob Raine
Ralph
Lex Raines
Les Raine
Marjorie Stackangast
Erma Cheyney
Ralph Raine
Bob
Kathi
Arlene Graham
Ralph Raines
Wapello
Ray Johnson
Keithsburg
Joyce Zeigler
Joyce
Ruth Craig
Keith
Linda Barber
Graceland
Blackman Family
Duane Clays
Christmas and New Year Neighborhood Notes
Strahan mentions Marvin and Bernice Woodfill returning from a two week Arizona trip with Marvin Carl Woodfill and family in Scottsdale. Bob Woodfill joins from Huntington Beach. They toured Lake Havasu and Hoover Dam. Dell Charles and Wava Lou Bowley visited Neb City and Glenwood for illness, with belated Christmas gatherings. Other local visits include Harold and Verlin Hardy, Allan Hendrix of Omaha, Guy and Curt Grindle in Omaha, and many family drop ins with the Kiers, Swetts, and Mahers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Marvin
Bernice Woodfill
Marvin Carl Woodfill
Scottsdale
Bob Woodfill
Huntington Beach
Calif
Lake Havasu
London Bridge
Hoover Dam
Dell
Charles
Wava Lou Bowley
Sheri Timm
Neb City
Wava Lou
Glenwood
Mrs. Jackson
Karen Popejoy
Sheri
Terry Hardman
Verlin Hardy
Harold
New Year Visit of Sayers Family at Marengo
The Lea Dean and Katharine Sayers spent New Years Eve and Day with Mrs. Mable Sayers in Marengo. Mr and Mrs Max Sayers and family joined them for the holiday gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Katharine Sayers
Mable Sayers
Marengo
Mra
Max Sayers
East Liberty Life and Holiday Gatherings Across Blair Area
Angela Harris of Council Bluffs spends vacation with grandparents the Tackett family in Tabor. Dozens joined Christmas and New Year visits across Malvern, Hamburg, Aberdeen and Council Bluffs, with the Parker and Hunt families hosting relatives. Several birthdays and family meals mark end of year observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela Harris
Council Bluffs
Paul Tackett
Tackett
VFW
Tabor
Harve Tackett
Joe Parker
Jim
Mike Parker
Hilary
Hamburg
Mae Scott
Malvern Village
Gary Parker
Bellevue
Nebr
Galen Hunt
Malvern
Leonard Parker
Claude Stephens
Phoebe Goodell
Glenwood
Marie Wright
Aberdeen
Bill Osborn
Tom Osborn
Town City
Parkers
Emnett Stephens
Dean Darbys
Hastings
Floyd Evans
Clarinda
Dak
Jay Darnolds
Floyd
Francis Darnolds
Jay
Ray Honeywell
Emerson
Walter Stille
Stilles
Georgia Henderson
Macedonia
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Trudy Rhoades
Lonnie McMullen
Clint McMullen
Crescent
Ralph Stewart
Kevin
Gary McNutt
Dan Templeton
Phyllis Skerritt
Marjorie Raynor
Dora Vandal
Skerritt
Ben Burgoin
Bar Buerite Goodenow
Harold Skerritt
Jim Raynor
Vera Mills
Randy
Char
Lotte Decker
Martha Kelly
Delmar Decker
Chuck
Robert Batten
Michael
Debra
Mineola
Sheldon Williams
Harold Williams
Charlie Roenfeld
Stanley Volkens
Bob Johnson
Lincoln
Martha Young
Velma Rath
Treynor
Clarence Mass
Wayne Halvin
Clara Maynes
Willisea Good Samaritan Rest Home
Clarence Kindig
Russell Maynes
Villisca Rest Home
Robert Messinger
Jerry Messinger
Virginia
Don Boyce
Fred Voss
Michael Mullin
Pat Diers
Jim Fitzpatrick
Jimmy
Vicki
Mildred Fitzpatrick
Little Sioux
Edna Mills
Robert Jacobs
Mike
Marion Craig
Sioux City
Susan Bumstead
Ute
Phyllis Robertson
Warren Robertson
Morningside College
Phyllis
Eugene Kelly
Clifford Kelly
Glen Robertson
Fred Robertson
Megan
Atlanta
Robertsons
Lon Hale
Terry Coulson
South Kansas
Lon
Jim Miller
Yong
Steve Miller
Marvin Husz
Lowell Husz
Oakland
Art Miller
Dennis Miller
Mike Miller
Shelly
Scott
Milpitas
Steve
Mineola Legion Hall
Miller
Oye Wesley ‘News
Harold Wilson
Malvern United Methodist
Richard Viney
Bonnie Mansfield
Strahan United Methodist
Emmettt Gipe
U.S
Malvern First Baptist
Lloyd Bedsworth
Nishna Valley
Emerson U
Silver City
Hillsdale United Methodist Church
Leon V. Wallace
George Wright
Wayne Hilton
St John's Lutheran Church
Alincere
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
O.L. Kaufman
Wesley Chapel
Nishna Valley Parish
David Nolte
Hastings Nishna Valley Parish
United Methodist Church
Sue Goodwin
S.S. Supt
First Baptist Church
David Olson
Wm. Douglas
Terry Angry
Champion Hill Presbyterian Church
Barry Phelps
Harold Cooper
Henderson Christian Church
Fred Coggburn
Ralph Steward
Silver City United Methodist Church
Robert Fisher
Collins Drug Co
E.W. Knight
Iowa
Blackburn Oil Co
Emerson Farm Supply
Emerson, Iowa
Mills County Savings & Loan Association
Glenwood, Low
Malvern Body Shop
Malvern, Iowa
Malvern Trust & Savings Bank
Malvern, Towa
Botna Valley Grain Co
Briggs Chevrolet Co
Malvern, Iuwa
Vite
Edi
Raye Rao
Iver
Esther
Mordecai
Oaks News
L.E. Brammeier
Pat Pijanowski
Larry Trawickes
Ed Blackmans
Bob and
Patty Bell
Strahan Lems
East Liberty
Josie
Messrs
Mmes
Richard Henderson
Frederic Newell
Laura Clay
Irma Hayes
Alma Boehme
Frances Decker
Earl Hatcher
Henrietta Boehme
Denny Boehme
Hays
Tom Pearce
Rippey
Walter Siecks
West Bend
Kathy Stille
Bobby Stille
Henderson
Dick and
Rick Leets
Springfield
Max Stranathan
Dennis
Wright
So. Dak, Mr. and Mrs Charles Goodell
Imedivet
Club 64
Miss Gast
Counci Bluffs
OM Highway
Pharmacists
Keleher
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