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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1971
Page
8
A reader praises Denny Johansen for five years of running a youth football program and weighs options to limit it to seventh and eighth graders as a school function. They urge focus on fundamentals and safety with minimal outside competition and reduced pep rallies and pressure for younger players.
Mr and Mrs Forrest Seward of Wichita Kansas were weekend guests of Irene Meacham Also visiting Saturday was Willard Carter of Omaha Mr and Mrs Jerry Tenniges and Mr and Mrs Bill Beebe attended the Nebraska Kansas State game at Manhattan Saturday
New officers for the Osceola Methodist WSCS were installed during worship last Sunday. Installed were: Pres Mrs Milan Snodgrass. Vice Pres Mrs Donal Wieseman. Sec Mrs Morris Dunn. Treas Mrs Millard Sigler. Social Relations Mrs Virgil Bugbee. Missionary Ed Mrs M A Mills Sr. Membership Mrs Viola Wiesenan. Spiritual Growth Mrs Lowell Hanson. Local Response Mrs Harold Jarmin. Program Materials Mrs Howard McKeag. Courtesy Chm Mrs Dale Lewis. Funeral Chm Mrs Bart Watts. Ass’t Mrs Dorothy Bush. Olive Watts Wedding Chm Mrs Bill Zedicher. Ass’t Mrs Ray Wagner. Dining Room Chm Mrs Kenneth Sipes. Ass’t Mrs Robert Mills. Activity Com Mrs Paul Walgren Chm. Finance Com Chm Mrs Mildred Sigler. Parsonage Com Chm Mrs Sheldon Bond. Nominating Com Chm Mrs Floyd Emmons.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Schlesinger of Shelby marked their 25th wedding anniversary with a Sunday celebration. After dinner with family at Bernt’s Cafe in Shelby, about sixty relatives gathered at St. Vincent Hall in Osceola for a social afternoon and supper, honoring eight wedding attendants and numerous relatives and friends.
Osceola notes Della Need who had been visiting at the Don Schutt residence in Herman returned home Monday Mrs Schutt drove her home.
Horace Milo McKeag born December 1 1905 near Osceola Nebraska died November 11 after a lengthy illness at Annie Jeffrey Hospital He married Blanche Russell March 15 1936 and farmed in Hackberry Precinct Polk County Survived by wife four brothers and sister with services held at United Methodist Church Stromsburg with burial at Fullerton
Funeral services for Roy Steele, 68, were conducted at Kepner-Roberts Chapel with Rev. Truman Bachenberg officiating. He died Saturday at the Veterans Hospital in Grand Island after transfer from Annie Jeffrey Hospital in Osceola. Born October 10, 1903 in Illinois, he later lived in Iowa and Arcadia Nebraska before moving to Osceola. He served as a machine gunner and motor pool chauffeur in World War II at Fort Meade Maryland. He married Eunice Williams on May 8 1949. He is survived by his wife two brothers and a sister and four nephews. The family noted his parents had preceded him in death.
Mrs. Hilma Herrmann 83 of Osceola died November 10 1971 in Hayward California. Services were held November 13 at Sorenson Bros Mortuary and burial followed at Chapel of The Chimes Cemetery Hayward. She was born September 17 1888 in Saunders County Nebraska and married Lewis C Herrmann in 1909. Surviving are two daughters five grandchildren two great grandchildren two sisters and three brothers. Her husband died in 1964.
Mrs Charles Nickolite and daughter born October 29 at St Marys Hospital weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces. The Calvin Kropatsches baptism of Amy Jo at St Marys Church Pilsno followed by a reception for relatives including the Kulo and Kropatsch families. Nearby social and church events include St Andrew Altar Society meetings and a Knights of Columbus pancake feed.
The Kropatsch daughters visited grandmother Mrs Fern Knight in Stromsburg. Dr W R Nay of Albion joined John Hahn and Lawrence Leimser households for a supper and Leimsers wedding anniversary. Carl Bollig and Allyn Leimser families surprised the Leimsers for their Oct 26 anniversary. Mildred Hahn and other relatives attended. hospital outings involved Mrs Albert A Gabriel and Mrs Verland Bauer. Dale Dunn visited Mrs Bauer at Bryan Memorial. Mrs Dunn has been discharged.
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