Osceola area note book recalls church moves and weddings
Ten years ago Rev Richard W Odgers was named Osceola Methodist Church minister and Pvt Gerald Gondringer returned to Fort Leonard Wood. A teen center opened above the Legion Club, with Blanche Rein as manager. Sharon Kershaw wed Bruce Frizell at Silver Creek Methodist Church. Golden wedding plans announced for Mr and Mrs Wesley Koehler. Fr Chonta bid farewell as he moved to Falls City.
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Richard W. Odgers
Chapman
Osceola Methodist Church
Gerald Gondringer
Fort. Leonard Wood
Alfred Gondringers
Legion Club
Blanche Rein
Sharon Kershaw
Silver Creek
Bruce Frizzell
Silver Creek Methodist Church
Wesley A. Koehler
St. Vincent Parish
Raphael Chonta
Falls City
Polk County
Nebraska Psychiatric Institute and Welfare
John Inness
American Legion Auxiliary
Ralph Watts
Paul Monson
Carl R. Johnson
Arthur Johansen
Jack Johnston
Shirley Lux
Richard Randall
Marcia Burritt
Richard Alt
Florence Kresha
Jerome Jarecki
Erlene Schleichardt
O. Bryan Nelson
Bob Lamb
South Osceola
Central City
Judy Koehler
Job
Ruby Walgreen
Daisy Drummond
Osceola
Salt Lake City
Utah
Louis Scholz
Roy C. Johnson
Marjorie Jean
Mervin L. Johnson
Lena Johnson
Wayland Social News Highlights and Local Visits
A Central City reception honors Leo Stines newly elected Grand Master of Nebraska Masons. Nearby, York and South Bend guests joined Bradshaw and Win Side residents for weddings, dinners, and multiple weekday visits. Extended travels included Lincoln airport meeting and San Francisco trip discussions among local families.
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Arnold Gill
Anne
York
Craven Stream
Leo Stines
Central City
Grand Lodge of the Masons of
Nebraska
Lodge
Peter Kopke
Robert Barr
Christian Poehlman
South Bend
Ind
San Francisco
Susan Winter
Anthony Winter
Bradshaw
Joy Marie
Tim
Martin Winter
Hampton
Wayne Deininger
Aurora
Foy Rosenberry
Clifford Bond
Gresham
Local News Highlights from Columbus and Surrounding Areas
Local notices cover anniversaries and visits among neighbors including Mr and Mrs Leo Albers 50th reunion at Kramer High Columbus and gatherings with families from Pender Lincoln and Lake City Ia. Agricultural tips discuss greenbug monitoring staking tomatoes and fence row weed control with chemical guidance and spraying precautions.
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Leo Albers
Albers
Kramer High
Columbus
Holiday Inn
Wheat Field Day At Mead Field Lab June 17
A Winter Wheat Field Day is planned at the Mead Field Lab on Thursday June 17 at 7:00 p.m. The event will feature Winter Wheat Spring Small Grains and Triticale with guidance on weed control and moisture management for crops in hot windy weather.
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Mead Field Lab
Free Corn Cob Clean-up Service Ad
A local notice from Clarks Nebraska offers a free corn cob clean-up service with a contact telephone number 548-2533. The ad invites residents to call for assistance.
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Clarks
Nebraska
Valley News social items and local gatherings
Community notes from Osceola include the Grossnicklaus Schmoker and Johansen picnic on Father’s Day at Osceola City Park with a rain contingency. Local visits feature Mrs Lula Pickett and neighbors, birthday tributes for 80 year old Ella Koehler, and various family dinners and church events at Osceola Lutheran Church.
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Grossnicklaus - Schmoker and Johansen
Osceola
Lula Pickett
Esther Kuhnel
Nellie Kuhnel
Shelby
Gary Lux
Margie
Lincoln
Vern Johnson
Lois Grossnicklaus
Ella Koehler
Lawrence Meister
Iola Schmoker
Omaha
Larry
Billie Monroe
Missouri
Dale Dunn
Danny Dunn
Dale
Danny
Harlan Damn
Terry Mentink
Nicole
Matthew
Andy Mentink
Osceola Litheran Church
Gary Men
Obituary of John Zohner of Columbus
John Zohner, 83, of Columbus died Friday after a lengthy illness. Rev. Bruno Savage officiated at a 9:30 a m service at St Bonaventure Church, Columbus, with burial in Shelby Cemetery. Born October 26, 1892 in Butler County, he married Della Sidle on November 14, 1914 and farmed in Polk County before moving to Columbus in 1960. He was a longtime St Bonaventure member. Surviving are his wife Delores Brase of Shelby, son John W. Zohner of Lincoln, daughter Genieve Eller preceded him, nine grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
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John Zohner
Columbus
Columbus Hospital
Bruno Savage
St. Bonaventure Church
Shelby Cemetery
Wendlin
Juliana Rodrick Zohner
Butler County
Polk County
Della Sidle
Shelby
Osceola
St Bonaventure Catholic Church
Henry (Delores) Brase
John W. Zohner
Lincoln
Otto Bernt
Genieve Eller
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New York
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Europe
W. O. Fudge
John Wesley
Snider
U. S
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Linus
Tiboli Theatre
Tracy Mumford
Veach & Berggren
Keene Ludden
Ludden
North Osceola
David City
L. L. Snider
H. H. Weeden
C. E. Hansen
M. A. Mills
C. E. Mickey
Arthur
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Northern Pacific
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O W. Hoop
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War Department
Frantic Flowers 4-H Club
Tami Hegi
Gina Schmidt
Lisa Podraza
Carole Podraza
Ladonna
Lori Reisdorff
Lutheran Church
Mary Alice Schott
Paula Johnson
Fairgrounds
Ann Kucera
Mike Bryan
Bryan
OHS Alumni News
Sally Mills
Grinnell College
Iowa
Mortar Board
Wayland
Lavina Kopk
Jim Brazees
Susan of
Pender
Douglas Wells
Harry Brazees
Lake City
California
Ed Gregory
Helen Merrick
Richard Main
Ortonville
Mann
Main
Emily Terpstra
Virgil Peer
Orion
Ill
George Heckmans
Nora Spitz
Joanne
Ramona
Francis Sand
Colone
S. D
Sand
Terpstra
Erma Jones
Agnes Timm
Sharon Petersen
Brian Hanson
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Winside
Nebr
Bob Thompson
W. F. Monson
Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association
Donald L. Sigler
John Furrer
Extension Agronomist
Farm News
State Farm
Karth DeLand
Stromsburg
sTate
pAam
Fire and Casualty Company
Home Office
Bloomington
Limos
Valley News
Eda Burritt
Tink
Goldie Bond
Arvid Peterson
Westbrook
Minn
Bill Umstead
Old Bond
Keith Peterson
Lewis Dunn
C. J
Wesley Peterson
Neola Dunn
Lottie Gay
Don Madison
Si Cook
Daughters of
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Lindy
Wally Simpson
Brooklyn Dodgers
America
Lincoln Telephone
Till
Var Svenska Fest
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