Ruth Smith Williams obituary notices eldest daughter of Fred Smith
Ruth Smith Williams born September 8 1884 in Arborville Tochter of Fred and Cynthia Ann Smith spent early life in Arborville, lived in Colorado and Wyoming, returned 1941. Married Carl Williams October 19 1909. Died August 23 Osceola hospital aged 76 11 15. Survived by sisters Estelle and Bertha brother Edmund and many relatives. Services at Wall Funeral Home Polk conducted by Rev Lindley Cook. Interment Arborville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Smith
Fred
Cynthia Ann Smith
Arborville
Aurora Business College
Congregational Church
Carl Williams
Colorado
Wyoming
Goshen
Polk
Williams
Osceola Hospital
Rest Manor
Osceola
Bertha Kerr
Yucaipa
Calif
Estelle Wilkins
York
Edmund Smith
San Jose
Wall Funeral Home
Lindley Cook
Floyd Merchant
John Wochner
Jordan
Oliver Baker
Henry Kisler
Elwood Tewell
Lowell Bills
Lloyd van Housen
Local Social Roundup From West Side Delano Gatherings
Community notes document numerous Sunday visits and dinners. Names include Arthur Ahlquist Donelson Oberg Widga Sundberg Nelson Nelson families. guests travel from Polk and Sioux Falls to Stromsburg and Lincoln venues. Agnes Nickerson visits Haverland. Sharon Sundberg plans North Park College return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ahlquist
Gaylen
Delano Ahlquist
Delan
Frances Donelson
Denice
Lester Widge
Jerry Holm
Ed Oberg
Robert Oberg
Orley Conkling
Scott
Elton Peterson
Lyle Widga
Polk
Lester Widga
H. P. Tewell
Ralph Larson
John Olson
Frank
Jennie Anderson
Francis Donelson
H. F. Haverland
Norma Walgren
Irene Walgren
Otto Johnson
Harvey Middaugh
Grace Moberg
Sharon Sundberg
Chicago
Carl Sundberg
Sharon
North Park College
Tracy Nelson
Russell Kreis
Ben Stromberg
Arthur Nelson
Harold Nelson
Adolph Forss
Agnes Nickerson
Simla
Colo
George Preece
Miss Nickerson
Lincoln
Stromsburg
Roy Fijell
Joe Lindeblade
Maureen Johnson
Sioux Falls
S. D
Lincoln Visitors Bring News of Weekend Guests
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Johnson and Linda hosted several days of guests this past week. Weekend visitor Mr. Burdell Papkes from Sioux Falls joined. Mrs. Morris Johnson along with Maureen and Linda were Lincoln visitors on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Johnson
Linda
Burdell Papkes
Sioux Falls
Maureen
Lincoln
Calvary Church Announces September Schedule
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church Swede Home lists events led by Pastor Hadley including Sunday School Teachers meeting on September 7 at 8:00 p.m. and Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity with classes at 10:00 a.m. Worship at 11:00 a.m. September 11 choir practice at 8:00 p.m. September 14 ALCW general meeting at 8:00 p.m.
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Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church of
First Methodist Church Osceola Nebraska Events
Ray E Hawkins leads services at First Methodist Church Osceola Nebraska. Circle Two and Circle Three of the WSC S meet at private homes. Church School at 9 45 a.m Morning Worship at 11 a.m Sermon Grains of Sand Builders at 8 p.m. Christian Worker's School runs Sept 10 to 12 at Bradshaw church with nursery kindergarten juniors and youth leadership classes. Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship Sept 11 at 7 30 p.m. Choir Sept 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Two
W.S.C.S
Walter Koehler
Circle Three
Don Byers
Christian Worker’s School
Bradshaw Methodist Church
Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship
Wayland Community Notes and Visiting Guests
Church services at 10 30 led by Mr James H Lowther. A Merry Workers gathering Wednesday September 13 with a sack lunch after the afternoon session. Several families from Oregon and nearby towns visited relatives here and enjoyed backyard meals and stargazing. Visitors included the Brittells from Roseburg Osceola guests Buffingtons Moore family Kopke Bond Spalding and others sharing meals and outings across Wayland through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Lowther
Walter Brittell
Diane
David
Judy
Nancy
Tim
Becky
Mark
Roseburg
Oregon
Dean Buffington
Osceola
Kenneth Moore
Ulysses
Mr. Brittell
Fremont
Candy Miller
York
Larry Miller
Calmer Stephenson
Don Funk
Gary Allison
Laverne Obermier
Stromsburg
Nellie Spalding
Alhambra
California
Goldy Spalding
Wendell Spalding
Reg. Eklund
Holly Eklund
The
State University
Peter Kopke
Tillie
Dora Heckeroth
Waco
Ronald Eklund
Local social and family visits span several towns
The report lists Sunday and weekend visits among families in York Polk Stromsburg Gothenburg and Chicago guests include Mr and Mrs Alden Johnson Steve, Max Lott Earnest Lott Arnold Gill Craven Stream Barr Allison Bond and Springer family members Reg Eklund Sigma Nu president attends national meeting in Lexington Virginia travels via Chicago Washington DC returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Gonnerman
Ted Gonnerman
Alden Johnson
Steve
Gothenburg
Calmer Stephenson
Max Lott
Earnest Lott
Polk
Arnold Gill
Craven Stream
Peter Kopke
Robert Barr
York
Ralph Allison
Charles Gabbie
Christopher
Heidi Wilbur
Chicago
George Bond
Raymond Bond
Paul Bond
Gary Allison
Gilbert Springer
Stromsburg
Reg. Eklund
Sigma Nu
Lincoln
Lexington
Virginia
Reg
Washington D. C
Gregory
Community Notes From The Valley In Brief
Valley residents hosted and visited family members with dinners baptisms and church events. Notable items include the christening of Anthony Edward Kresha at St. Vincent's Church with Allan Kresha as godfather and Fr Edward Jaworowski officiating. Oxford Nebr relatives traveling for a funeral of Clifford Dohner. and multiple weekend gatherings at the Pickett and Wieseman homes with extended family in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Pickett
Don Swanson
Frank Frizzell
Silver Creek
Dave Rutter
Effie Fernandez
Oxford
Nebr
Clifford Dohner
Henry Jaron
Chicago
Donna Rutter
Theodore Samlin
Teddy Jensen
Omaha
Bruce
Stromsburg
Glen Kresha
Little Anthony Edward
Leo Kresha
Community Guests and State Fair News Highlight Local Socials
Sunday visits include Mrs. Frank Lux of Shelby and Janet Urban at Gerhardt Lux home. County families shar e birthdays and baby showers while 4-H youths join State Fair activities. Nursing duty placed for Barbara Wieseman and multiple families attend the fair and gatherings across Osceola and Lincoln regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Kresha
Mary
Gerhardt Lux
Frank Lux
Shelby
Janet
Connie
Ray Urban
Lewis Dunn
Frank Gay
Don Madison
Central City
Viola Townsend
Clarks
Orville Eikenhorst
Don Swanson and Sons
Riverside
Calif
Bruce Pickett
Floyd Frizzell
Emma Peterson
Stromsburg
Jack Wieseman
Mary Kresha
Adolph Kresha
Betty Ann
Martin Jones
Rudy Carlson
Carol
Elsie
Nebraska
Dale Dunn
Lees
Lincoln
Barbara Wieseman
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Laurence Meister
Janet Wieseman
C. R. Carlson
Carl Wieseman
Charles Massie
Osceola
Agriculture College
Anne Dunn
Kathryn Pliefke
Linda McKeag
Barbara Oberg
Barbara Klingman
Dougls Dunn
James McKeag, Jr
Ewald Pliefke
Algot Yungdahl
Charles Mass
Esther Shelmadine
P. C. Wieseman
Carl
Wed
Wren Sherwood Attends Lavelle Anniversary Party
Mr and Mrs Wren Sherwood attend the anniversary party of Mr and Mrs Merle Lavelle at Polk Saturday evening in a social gathering noting the couple’s milestone with friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wren Sherwood
Merle Lavelle
Polk
District 18 social and school opening notes
District 18 residents hosted and visited across multiple households including Fletcher, Lisko, Ziemba and Schroeder families with guests from Columbus, Omaha, Alliance and California. School opened August 28 with Esther Bartenbruch as teacher and a mothers luncheon followed by a get acquainted party at the Dist. 18 schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fletcher
Kansas
Claude Fletcher
John Sutko
Edward Lisko
John Micek
Ed Augustin
Shelby
Ivan Bailey
San Jose
Calif
Joe Stec
Alliance
William Schroeder
Columbus
Frank Ziemba
John Zohner
Harvey Kruegman
O’neill
Nebr
Leslie Hohndorf
Dist
Esther Bartenbruch
Emil Koziol
Near
Clarks
John Stec
Monroe
Frank Andersen
Omaha
George Rasmussen
Wayne
Franz Luchsinger
Louis A. Schmidt
Karenjo
Wil le Fyfe
Leo Bernt
Leon Hopwood
South of Shelby
Phil Micek
Minnesota
Weekend Visits Across Illinois Households Mentioned
The report lists multiple Sunday and Labor Day visits among families in Galesburg and Monmouth Illinois including Mr and Mrs Leonard Wiese, Mr and Mrs Fred De Waele, and their relatives. A great granddaughter Jacqueline Rae is welcomed in Monmouth. An accident injured Louis Schott while silage work. pneumonia followed and he improved at Annie Jeffrey Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wieseman
Fred de Waele
Galesburg
Illinois
Phil Porter
Monmouth
Ill
Jacqueline Rae
Art Wiser
Delano Kinberg
Kirk
Lincoln
Orra Garretson
Ray Schnoor
Bradley
Denise
Grand Island
Wally Garretson
Central City
Ted Johnson
Eugene McCarron
Kearney
Rolland Ekstrom
Lawrence Meister
Carla Jean Sterup
Leo Albers
Louis Schott
Delmar Augustin Farm
Schott
Annie Jeffrey Hospital
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Ruan
Ruth Williams
Pace Letters
Good Samaritan Project
Finance Committee
Marlin Hardy
Elmer Ray
West Side
Mrs. Homer Green
Rexall
America
Prescription
Lavender
John
First Methodist Church
Ray E. Hawkins
Wayland
LaVina Kooke
Valley News
Aldane
Alta Lisko
Muse Theatre
Osceola, Nebraska
Richard Widmark
Sonja Ziemann
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
James Darren Michael Callan
Deborah Walley
Kepner
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