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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1962
Page
5
Wesley Chapel community notes show the Friendly Neighbors Club meeting at Mrs. Ben Schmoker’s home followed by a social hour. A family picnic is planned for summer. Numerous local families and relatives visited each other over Father’s Day and weekends, with guests from York, Shelby, Columbus, and Glendora.
Visitors at Social Center Rest Home included Irene Meacham Minnie Cadwell Mrs Gus Miller and couples D R Henry of Ventura Calif Mr and Mrs Andrew Cor less of Los Angeles. Mrs G Clarence Carlson Mrs James McKeag Jr Mrs Enoch Boden and Lillie Johnson brought treats. Mrs C E Casselberry and Fern Scott spent Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Floyd West.
June 9 University of Nebraska commencement lists Polk County graduates. William R. Kepner Jr of Osceola earns a Bachelor of Arts, Judith M. Blevins of Shelby receives a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Larry L. Daum of Shelby earns a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Mary Kresha guests Becky McDonald then theatre party. Gene Scholz and Grace Buchta visit Dee Hastings. Wieseman hosts Father's Day picnic. Calhouns and Don Rafert of Seward guests. Mary Kresha with Sharon Green birthday visit. Yungdahl at Silver Creek birthday for Walter Koehler Osceola. Sarow visit Oscar Jones home. Wieseman family visit C R Carl parents. Carl Wieseman hosts Jack Wieseman’s family for supper. Wieseman family attend Miley Rein wedding. Burritts dine with Brighams Shelby. Guests from North Dakota Omaha Iowa Tacoma. Neal Brigham and family also visit. Pickett Genoa visits Bruce Pickett. Frizzells host Fathers Day guests. Allan Kresha breakfast with Glen Green. Yungdahl family Sunday dinner with Oscar Imm. Burritts and Helen Kenney attend Grossnicklaus picnic. Glenn Kresha and family visit Allan Kresha.
A sequence of local 4 H and civic visits is reported. Ronald Lux attends a state 4 H training camp in Halsey Nebraska with Gary Garey, sponsored by Federal Cartridge Corp of Minneapolis. Other items list farm youth meetings, club events, and visits among the Dunn Lux Urban and Shoup families in York and nearby towns.
Polly Barnell hosts 50th anniversary observance for Mr. and Mrs. Reed at Trinity Lutheran Church with 160 relatives and friends, lunch served after a gold and white decorated program. Will Garling set for 50th anniversary open house June 24 at Trinity Lutheran. Roger Merchant named Osceola Swimming Pool manager and Midland College Lettermen's Club president. Various Nebraska summer studies and visits noted.
Swede home life note lists numerous neighbors and relatives visiting and attending the Pedersen Thelander wedding at Millard on Saturday afternoon. Guests include Monson Osceola. Larson family hosts. Lingwall Anderson from Minneapolis. Johnsons from Lincoln and Denver area. Teegerstrom Mosier Ekstrom and others from Lincoln Osceola and York.
The annual Grossnicklaus Schmoker picnic was held at Pawnee Park Columbus on Father’s Day June 17 1962 with attendees from Osceola Rising City Stromsburg Shelby Silver Creek and Columbus. The event began in 1943 and will resume on Father’s Day 1963 at Osceola Park with plans announced.
The obituary notes sisters Mrs John Braithwait of Thayer and Mrs Irene Mettle Meyer of Columbus, one brother Dwight Dickhute of Valparaiso, and 12 grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents and an infant grandson. Burial was in Shelby Cemetery with Kepner Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The 31st Stromberg picnic was held at Buckley Park Stromsburg with a 1 PM dinner for 132 attendees. Guests included numerous Stromberg relatives from Lincoln, Clarks, Osceola, Polk and other towns, plus out of town relatives attending the Miley Reich wedding and later visiting Earl Miley’s home.
Mrs Kathryn Hutchinson and Mrs Robert Bradt with two children from Sacramento California visited the Victor Sterup home in Osceola Friday night. Mrs Bradt and children departed Wednesday for North Carolina to rejoin her husband in the Air Force. Mrs Hutchinson stayed.
Funeral services for Pearle Coffin 54 were held June 18 at the Shelby Methodist church after her death June 14 at University Hospital Omaha. Rev. R. E. Hawkins officiated. pallbearers were Glen Sack Leon Hopwood Glen Carpenter Trovd Smith Bob Kuhnel and Bob McGimpsey. Surviving are husband Wayne five daughters Carolyn Miksch Detroit Barbara Reisdorff Atkinson Sharon Pallas Grant and Miriam Packard plus other relatives.
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