Local family notices span Sundays and hospital visits
Mrs. LaVina Kopke hosts Wayland guests while several families recall birthdays and hospital stays. Ed Crossant returns to Stromsburg. Lyle Cockle undergoes surgery at Osceola hospital. John Kopke marked his 82nd birthday in David City. Governors Ball attendees, Lincoln trips, and multiple visits to Osceola hospital noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cris Paulson
Dunnebrog
Nebraska
Russel Johnson
Stromsburg
Wendell Spaulding
Ed Crossant
Wendell Spaldin
Peter Kopke
John Kopke
David City
Lyle
Paul Bond
Lincoln
W. E. Benson
Judy
Tommy Gonnerman
Otto Wegman
Swede
Ardel Eklund
Osceola Hospital
Geo. Bond
Lyle Cockle
John Knecht
Rapid City
South Dakota
Ralph Allison
George Bond
Raymond Bond
Jean Fredrickson
Lance Fredrickson
Raymond [Beebe
Horace McKeag
Craven Stream
Calvin
Mr. Streams
A. C. Stream
Lexington
Craven
Riverside Community Social Notes This Weekend
Riverside residents hosted and visited numerous neighbors with Saturday and Sunday gatherings. Families including Wieseman Carlson Larson Martin Holm and others shared meals attended a wedding in Central City bowled together and paid condolences at Shel by.
Mr and Mrs Guildford Bryan Attend Aurora Basketball Game
Friday evening Mr Bryan and Mrs Bryan were seen at a basketball game in Aurora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guildford Bryan
Aurora
Valley Social Roundup From Friday To Sunday
Local families and guests shared visits and gatherings across the area. Mrs Bruce Pickett hosted family and neighbors while bridal showers and dinners connected residents from Valley to nearby towns including Lincoln Omaha and Stromsburg.
Osceola Bulldogs surge to 6 1 record after Aur ora win
Joyce Roberts reports Osceola's Bulldogs reached 6 1 after a 53 42 victory at Aur ora Tuesday they faced Fullerton this week and host St Paul on the 16th. Semester tests run this week halting classes. Charles S Strong spoke on Attic Adventure with costumes on display. Chorus groups plan to attend Albion Choral Clinic the 14th annual event Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Bulldogs
Aurora
Fullerton
St. Paul
OHS
Albion Choral Clinic
Shelby area social notes and birth announcement
Shelby and Lincoln area residents share births arrivals and social visits. Mil ton Gabriel and wife announce a baby boy Thomas Anthony. various gatherings in homes churches and halls across Shelby include neighbors from Jackson Columbus Ris ing City and Omaha with events such as baptisms weddings anniversaries and a Governors Inaugural Ball attendance.
Neighborhood Card Group Plans Texas Mexico Vacation
The Neighborhood Card group met at the Neal Press home Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Harvey McKeag and Mr and Mrs Fred Huggler plan to leave this week for a vacation in Texas and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Press
Harvey McKeag
Fred Huggler
Texas
Mexico
Births and deaths of George Luft and Emil Alt in Nebraska
John George Luft born November 23 1895 near Osceola Nebraska died January 6 1959 in Newhall California at age 64. WWI veteran he farmed in Polk County and worked in multiple states before passing. Emil Alt 62 of Shelby died January 7 1959 at David City hospital after illness. survived by husband Emil and three children plus siblings and nine grandchildren. Services held in Osceola and Shelby area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Luft
John George Luft
Jacob
Mary Luft
Osceola
Nebraska
Newhall
California
France
Polk County
Mississippi
Oregon
John
George
Phillip
Fullerton
Henry
Clarks
William
Albion
Adam
Ada Dorman
Topeka
Emil Alt
David City Hospital
Mary Bernt Alt
Edward
Emelia Bernt
St. Andrews
Shelby
Mark
Maurice
Loyola
Willard Hiemer
Fred
Oswald
Gust
Colum
Clara
Columbus
Hubert
St. Ann's Guild
Community matriarch remembered in Shelby services
A wife mother and grandmother devoted to family was honored in Shelby with a rosary at Kepner Funeral Home on January 9 1959 and a Requiem High Mass at Sacred Heart Church January 10 1959 officiated by Msgr John Kean. Burial followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery with pallbearers listed as nephews Leo Clarence Wilfred Bernt Edward Schaf Arnold Gabel and Francis Alt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Gabriel
Lincoln
Thomas Anthony
A. E. Kuhnel
North Shelby
Elmer Stewart
Harvey McKeag
Howard McKeag
John Tomesevicz
Alfred Bernt
Leonard Luft
Jackson
Lloyd Schlesinger
Harmon Augustin
William Jaax
Lloyd Carmichael
Chester Buchholz
Globe Trotters
Francis Alt
Albert _Alt
Columbus
James Alt
Marvin Dawes
Maurice Haudersheldt
Keith Haudersheldt
Jack Haudersheldt
Legion Hall
Louise Cockson
Will Schlesinger
Rising City
Charles Lux
Grace
Wilma
Oswald Bernt
Alfred Gabel
William Morgan
Eugene Gabel
Francis McGimpsey
Melvin Hess
Marvin Hess
Chicago
Minn
Vivian Dunning
Bernard Krizychi
Eagle Hall
Dunning
Dale Carter
Virgil Dunning
Monsignor
Kean
Scott Allan
Kansas
Anna Abbott
Louisa Fills
Shelby
Sophia
Leonard
Fred
Jacob
Kepner
Osceola
Nebraska
Erwin A. Kiel
Methodist Church
Willis Wills
Harold Blevins
Mr. Luft
Osceola Cemetery
Kepner Funeral
Sacred Heart Church
Msgr
John Kean
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Leo
Clarence
Wilfred Bernt
Edward Schaf
Arnold Gabel
Weekend visits spread across Polk Stromsburg York and Omaha
Mrs Anna Appleton of Polk weekend guest in the Geo Heckman home and Mrs George Heckman visited with Mrs Delia Samuelson near Stromsburg on Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Arthur McVeigh and Kathy visited with Mr and Mrs A E McVeigh in Grand Island Sunday. Mrs Lawrence Bowe and Ken visited the Dwight Swanson family in York Saturday. Mrs Rose Swan and Leonard visited Mr and Mrs Ray Swan and Mr and Mrs Tony Swan in Omaha Sunday. The Vic and Don Cerny families were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs Mary Cerny and Elsie. Mrs Hattie Turner from Belgrade visited the Arthur McVeigh family Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wieseman
Ronald Carlson
C. O. Carlson
Cecil Larson
Grand Island
Harold Martin
Silver Creek
Carl Holm
Dean
Harold
Joe Karges
Rose-Geier
Central City
Emil
Shelby
Karges
Alt
Karen Wieseman
Mavis Carlson
Kathy
Chris Hayes
al Heitzman
C. R. Carlson
Patty
Emma Peterson
Stromsburg
George Karges
Danny
Marcia
Robert Tapinka
Columbus
Art Gabriel
Duane
Donette
Don Hayes
Robert Bryan
Osceola
Guildford Bryan
Bill Umstead
Mervin Strombergs
Brian
Earl Bond
York
Lydia Weber
Brooke Berggren
David Rutter
Clara Horst
Richard Wyman
Vaughn Mickey
Lutheran Church
Carl Timm
Paul Walgreen
Omaha
Clarence Fenstemaker
Fred Novell
Jim Dalrymple
Monty
Rising City
Bruce Pickett
Floyd Frizzell
Valley Church
Rex Wieseman
Eda Burritt
Leona Boden
Ellen Wieseman
Irene Burritt
Robert Schmoker
Lincoln
Harry Christensen
Valparaiso
Donal Wieseman
Duane Schmoker
Hugh Schmokers
Allen Kresha
Mary
Gerhardt Lux
Richard Klass
Humphrey
Alfred Kuhnel
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
Dale Dunn
Fred Henggeler
Earl Hardle
Francis Urban
Chas. Scheiests
Norfolk
Norman Lux
Larry Meister
Marilyn Yundahl
Paul Imm
Robert Imm
Oscar Imms
Ray Grossnicklaus
Anna Appleton
Polk
Geo. Heckman
George Heckman
Delia Samuelson
Arthur McVeigh
A. E. McVeigh
Lawrence Bowe
Ken
Dwight Swanson
Rose Swan
Leonard
Ray Swan
Tony Swan
Vic
Don Cerny
Mary Cerny
Elsie
Hattie Turner
Belgrade
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wayland i
Mrs. LaVina Kopke
Stream Home
Craven Streams
Evan Hall
Emma Carter
Raymond Beebe
Riverside
Mrs
Poland
China
Ass’n
Fair Grounds
East Edge of
Neb
H & Ffa
FFA
E. H. Goff
Secy
Loup City
Nebr
Owr
Johnson and Johnson
Mennen
Stork
Rexall
Algor Yungahl
Don Willets
Ashton
Carl Wiesemans
Jack Wiesemans
Ronald Carlsons
Dick Alt
Mike Duncan
Glenn Wobig
Robert Wiesemans
Howard Boden
Dana
Rachel
Olive Seaberg
Evelyn Krenk
Eddie
Dub Grossnicklus
Ronald Sarow
Christianna Sarow Lawrence
Joyce Roberts
Charles S. Strong
Shelby School Board
Classen
Horace McKeage
Moodie
Gooch
Fairacres
Washington
Cudahay
Runger’s No
Tang
Cornhusker
Anderson Mercantile
Blackbird Food
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