Lydia Decious 75 Dies in Center Junction Home
Lydia Decious age 75 died at 3 30 a m November 3 in the home of her daughter Alberta Bohler Center Junction She was born near Mechanicsville June 6 1873 to William and Mary Shaffer and lived much of her life in Forest Chapel She married John B Decious September 7 1890 He died December 17 1917 Survived by seven sons Walter Martelle Amos Cedar Rapids Harry Mount Vernon Forrest Scotch Grove Ernest Marion Clair Cedar Rapids Harlan Mount Vernon and daughter Alberta Bohler Center Junction Also 14 grandchildren six great grandchildren and sister Elva Beck Cedar Rapids A daughter Laura Sherman and an infant son preceded her Funeral 1 45 p m at Harrington funeral home Wyoming and 2 30 p m Friday Forest Chapel with Dale Cunningham officiating Pallbearers grandsons Harvey Nethergall Tipton Robert Tanner Melvin Decious Cedar Rapids Floyd Decious Lisbon John Decious Mount Vernon Arthur Sherman Clarence The Center Junction Woman s Club met at Luella Jamieson s with Helen Seiler presiding Lectures on New Trends in Education and an exhibit for National Art Week were highlighted The nursing home idea was announced for George Dirks home on Main Street Mr and Mrs Lloyd Collier plan to operate it Mrs Fred Preas and granddaughter left for Dixon Ill via Stanwood with Mr and Mrs Ray Bohler and Miss Carrie Preas County Ministerial Association met at Presbyterian manse with Dale Cunningham Center Junction vice president and Inter-Church Council activity noted
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Center Junction
Lydia
Decious
Alberta Bohier
Lydia Decious
Mechanicsville
William
Mary Shaffer
Forest Chapel
John B. Decious
Ray Bohler
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Walter
Martelle
Amos
Cedar Rapids
Harry
Mount
Dixon
Ill
Stanwood
Carrie Preas
Frank Himebaugh
May Himebaugh
Scotch Grove
County Ministerial Association
Presbyterian Manse
Dale Cunningham
Gladys McNeilly
Inter-Church Council
Wyoming
Onslow Area Events Include Club Meeting Play
Mrs S G Hutton hosted the Astraman club with Miss Mabel Streeper assisting. Mrs C A Reade presided in the absence of the president Mrs Harold Jordan. A homecoming program was led by Mrs Fred Scott and Miss Mabel Streeper. The Onslow Presbyterian church held services with Gideon society music and the Onslow high school junior class presented the play The Black Derby Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
S. G. Hutton
Astraman Club
Mildred Streeper
Harold Jordan
C. A. Reade
Fred Scott
Mabel Streeper
Onslow Presbyterian Church
Gideon Society
Cedar Rapids
Onslow High
Community Notices of Local Social and Funeral Events
Local residents attend funerals, visits, and social calls across Anamosa Cedar Rapids Central City Scotch Grove and neighboring areas. Names include Paulsen Kennedy Tomlinson Smalljohn Bickford Gutzeit Hodeval McLaughlin Rigperton Heisey Ahbraken Sears Cass Wilcox Blough Kingsmuth Streets Callahan Orr Parmenter Reiss Becham Snyder Hutton Cooley Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Ellen Paulsen
Marilee Kennedy
Ann Tomlinson
Norma Smalljohn
Dale Bickford
Thomas Gutzeit
Ronald Hodeval
Jack McLaughlin
Lonnie Rigperton
Ruth Heisey
Kate Paulsen
Anna Ahbraken
St. John’s Lutheran Church
George Sears
South Dakota
Ida Cass
Edwin Wilcox
Scotch Grove
Walter Holtz
Matilda Thompson
Arnold Thompson
Ifford Parmenter
Central City
Calvin Reiss
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Robert Becham
George Lyon
Marvin Snyder
S. G. Hutton
D.ar
Roy Cooley
C. R. Smith
Social News From Sand Springs Parish Events
A Sand Springs parish hall shower honored Mary Ann Jasper and John Turnis with many gifts. Several local couples and visitors from Davenport Detroit Monticello and Des Moines shared meals and hospitality at various homes and events over the weekend. Community members include Winters Kintzle Reynolds Batchelder Feltes and Strittmatter among others with visits from university student Marjorie Thomas and trips by Ernest Wahl and T. M. Redmond family members. Patronize Express Advertisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Springs
Sand Spring
Mary Ann Jasper
John Turnis
Phil Winters
Dyersville
Jim Brunken
Winters
Irvin Kintzle
Monticello
John Reynolds
Palo
Nelson Freeze
Noel
Fred Egger
Dean Morton
Des Moines
John Batchelder
Claude Batchelder
W. First
Glenn Eilers
Bernadette Feltes
Davenport
John Feltes
Billy Grant
Dubuque
Fred Burke
Jimmy
Detroit
Mich
Jack Warren
Jackie
Fom Wilgenbusch
Ray Kirby
Leonard Sackett
Local School Names Sports Participants from OCR Snippet
Readable names include boys Ray Eileen Rex Schrader Robert Spahr James Husman and girls Marilyn Landis Mary Alice Wilcox with scattered initials and numbers. The fragment lists participants likely from an interscholastic event or roster paragraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Eileen
Robert Guyan
Rex Schrader
Robert Spahr
James Husman
Marilyn Landis
Mary Alice Wilcox
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harrington Funeral Home
Harvey Nethergall
Tipton
Robert Tanner
Melvin Decious
Floyd Decious
Lisbon
John Decious
Mount Vernon
Arthur Sherman
Clarence
Woman’s Club
Luella Jamies
Helen Seiler
Roll Call
L. J. Johnston
Springville
Education Department
National Art Week
Kent
Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
Wvionticeilo
Iowa
Monticello Express
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Onslow and Vicinity
Prult & Owen Lumber Co
Ray Kreeb
Marjorie Thomas
University of Iowa
Iowa City
C. G. Thomas
A. J. Strittmatter
Susan
Tommy Redmond
Mrs
T. M. Redmond
Ernest Wahl
Tripp
Sioux City
Henry von Sprecken
Fred Jansen
Frank Glasson
Patronize Express Advertisers
Barbara Hoffman
Eugene Poppe
Beverly Hanken
Lucille Clark
Norma Hintz
Ivan Benedict
Jack Thoeni
Bruce Appleby Wee
Linda Hargrave Ween
Dorothy Eggers
Jane Rickels
Lorna Plueger
Anna Hanssen Ween
Rose Marie We
Janis Pickett Were
Jean Clark Ween
Boys Chauncey Dirks Ow
Arthur Diers Ee
Glenn Hein
Elnora Schoon
Weenie Nee
Elizabeth Young Wene
Virginia Harms Mewn
Ruth Ann Kuntz
Aee
Irma Oltmann Eer
Ruth Spahr Terre
Sara Hayden Eree
Marva Dirks We
Betty Kurth
Wayne Wacker Wes Ee
Fred Messerli
Robert Rhatigan Wren Ea
Tom Eden
Owen
Langworthy
Ohio State
Michigan
eSaeee
Marilyn Miller
Pruit & Owen Lumber Co
Miriam Young
Marileigh Clark
Anna Diers
Marjory Suett
Shirley McCurdy
Doris
Zimmerman
Ncneill’s
Phoenix
Perfection
MecNeill’s Hardware
Dey
Lane
Furniture and Appliance
Bottle Gas Service
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