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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1972
Page
4
Local residents and visitors share events from October with gatherings at homes in Osceola and surrounding towns. Notables include guests from Columbus Julesburg Lincoln and York with dinners birthdays and church activities.
Swede Home residents host and visit with relatives from Nebraska Nevada and Illinois. Mr and Mrs Max Ernst visit from Norfolk with family. The community shares weddings anniversaries and travel updates including trips to Dallas Torrance and Cheyenne. Local families greet guests at Lincoln Mead Stromsburg and North Platte cafes.
The Harvest of Harmony event saw about 90 marching bands compete with many entering field routines. Mary Cerny advanced as one of ten finalists for Harvest of Harmony Queen, arriving in Grand Island with 47 other contestants.
Osceola highlights homecoming queen candidates Charleen Fujan Debi Mickey and Connie Urban as Mary nominee duties continue. OHS football falls 26-8 to Henderson last Friday with next game at 7:30 p.m. against Silver Creek. Volleyball results mixed freshmen loss, reserve win, varsity loss.
Funeral services for Hjalmer T Gustafson were held October 9 1972 at the United Methodist Church in Shelby Nebraska. Born February 17 1890 in Osceola he died October 6 1972 at the V A Hospital in Grand Island. He served in World War I and spent a year overseas in France. He married Cora Gustafson on September 7 1922 in York Nebraska and they had one son and two daughters. The family farmed in Osceola and Shelby before moving to Shelby in 1952 where he worked at Shelby Fertilizer Feed and Seed until retirement. He is survived by his wife Cora, son Wallace of Columbus, daughters Aileen Heibel of Shelby and Glennis Becker of Lincoln, nine grandchildren, a brother Edwin of Osceola, sisters Edith and Myrtle of Osceola, and several in laws and friends. The funeral was officiated by Rev. Kenneth Edmonds with Opal Buchholz at the organ and Diana Scow singing. Legion Post 296 gave military graveside honors at the Shelby Cemetery. Pallbearers were Wallace Gustafson Jr Rick Ernstmeyer Wesley Nelson Vernon Swanson Eldon Swanson and Wilmer Johnson.
Among those from out of town attending Ed DeLand's funeral Sunday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Webster and Jean Kuhl of Lincoln, Erma DeLand of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fenderson and Mrs. Kay Fenderson of Kearney, Raymond Miller of Aurora, Grant Johnson and Donald Bender of Stromsburg, plus Miss Dorothy Gondringer of Sioux City. Walter Koehler and spouse observed their 56th wedding anniversary Wednesday.
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