Kersten Beatty couple mark 50 years with open house
Rawlin Kersten and Virginia Beatty of Lyndon will celebrate 50 years of marriage with a 2 to 4 p.m. open house Sunday February 18 at the Lyndon Library basement. Hosts include Charles and Viola Beatty Lyndon Dave and Connie Beatty Cedartown Ga Russ and Robin Beatty Emporia and Ed Beatty Burlington. The couple wed March 1 1946 in Lyndon. Rawlin retired from McDaniel Hardware and Appliance. Virginia served 25 years as Osage county clerk.
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Rawlin
Virginia Kersten
Lyndon
Lyndon Library
Charles
Viola Beatty
Dave
Connie Beatty
Cedartown
Russ
Robin Beatty
Emporia
Ed Beatty
Burlington
Rawlin Kersten
Virginia Beatty
McDaniel Hardware and Appliance
Virginia
Osage
Montgomerys to Celebrate 40th Anniversary on Feb 19 1996
Gail and Edith Montgomery will celebrate their 40th anniversary on February 19 1996. They have three children Dan Montgomery Ottawa Gayle Marie and Don Banks Vassar and Lea Ann and Barry Johnson Gardner. They have four grandsons and their children plan an anniversary dinner.
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Gail
Edith Montgomery
Dan Montgomery
Ottawa
Gayle Marie
Don Banks
Vassar
Lea Ann
Barry Johnson
Gardner
Engagement of Sasha Seymour and Steve St. John
Sasha Seymour of Overland Park and Steve St John of Emporia announce their engagement. The bride elect is the daughter of Greg and Diane Seymour of Ottawa while the groom elect is the son of Stephen and Dee St John of Emporia. Both are Excell Telecommunications representatives and plan to marry in the near future.
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Sasha Seymour
Steve St. John
Overland Park
Greg
Diane Seymour
Ottawa
Stephen
Dee St. John
Emporia
Emporia State University
Kansas City
Kan
Emporia State Univeristy
Excell Telecommunications
Pohl Hawkins Engaged Couple Plans July Wedding
Ruth Anna Pohl and Justin Hawkins announce their engagement. Ruth Anna is Baldwin High School 1994 graduate studying graphic design at Pensacola Christian College. Justin grads Heritage Christian 1992 and expects Pensacola Christian May graduation in accounting and business management. Wedding planned July 27, 1996 at Calvary Baptist Church Ottawa. Lola Hudson’s 95th birthday is Feb 13 1996 with a card shower at Oak Haven Nursing Center Richmond 66080.
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Wendell Pohl
Baldwin
Ruth Anna Pohl
Justin Hawkins
Jon Hawkins
Lawrence
Baldwin High School
Pensacola Christian College
Pesacola
Calvary Baptist Church
Ottawa
Lola Hudson
Oak Haven Nursing Center
South Street
Richmond
Society page deadline and submission form details
The notice states the Society page deadline is noon Tuesday, ahead of Wednesday publication. Forms for Society announcements are available at the Herald Office, 104 S Cedar.
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Herald Office
S. Cedar
Local Babies Born in Ottawa Area This Season
Abbey Nicole McCrea is the daughter of David and Lori McCrea of Ottawa, born December 13 1995 at Ransom Memorial Hospital weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces, with sister Ashley Lauren. Caleb Gene Rodgers, son of Bill and Amy Rodgers Princeton, and Makenzie Lynne Rodgers three months old, with grandparents Doris and Richard Brown Lee's Summit Missouri and Nancy Kennedy Ottawa. Jerica Rose Brewer three quarters, daughter of Randy and Valerie Brewer Ottawa, with brother Damien Dray 11 and sister Hayley Michele 7, grandparents Larry and Linda Finch Ottawa Sandi and Melvin Edmonds Lawrence and Burt Brewer Florida. Cody Aaron Croucher son of Rodney and Jan Croucher Ottawa, four birth day February 8 1996, with grandparents Virgil and Jeanette Croucher and David and Maxine Brown Ottawa. Dallas John Gloss eighteen months, son of Kevin and Sheri Gloss Overbrook, with grandparents Robert and Doris Brook and Ed and Mary Garber Ottawa. Great grandparents listed for several families including Roger and Helen Scott Ottawa and Max and Ivie Hetrick Pomona.
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Abbey Nicole McCrea
David and
Lori McCrea
Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ashley Lauren McCrea
Richard
Linda Eeord
Pomona
Jim
Karen McCrea
Frances Eeord
Ballard
Irene Wood
Dorothy Andrews
Caleb Gene Rodgers
Bill
Amy Rodgers
Princeton
Makenzie Lynne Rodgers
Doris
Richard Brown
Lee’s Summit
Nancy Kennedy
Terry Kennedy
Margie Rodgers
Chris Post
Kansas City
Wilma Kennedy
Ethel Rodgers
Four Generations Celebrate February Birthdays in Ottawa
Beverly Vathauer and Ashley Records mark birthdays as Ottawa residents join Neoma on February 8 Joyce on February 12 and Beverly on February 22. The family notes three generations share February birthdays across four generations.
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Beverly Vathauer
Ashley Records
Ottawa
Neoma
Joyce
Beverly
Diamond Recovered After Highway Drop Near Albuquerque
Robin Esslinger lost a two carat diamond and gold wedding band when the ring slipped from her car window on a Sunday drive. A highway worker found the $20,000 ring Monday while checking potholes. the band was damaged but the stone intact.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Robin Esslinger
Esslinger
The Amish Cook: Snow, Hogs, and Shared Recipes from Indiana
Elizabeth Coblentz writes from Indiana about heavy snows and closed roads, hog butchering with family help, and the joy of shared cooking. She includes inexpensive fruit cake and unbaked caramel cookies recipes, plus notes on contacting her for cultural questions.
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Elizabeth Coblentz
Albert
Inverness
Fla
Coatsburg
Elizabeth
Indiana
Coblentz
Oasis
P.O
Middletown
Ohio
Wedding of Laura Swearingen and Walter Miller in Topeka
Laura K Swearingen and Walter M Miller, both of Topeka, wed February 1 1996 at Shawnee County Courthouse with Judge Franklin Thies officiating. Bride’s lineage traced to Donna Swearingen and Dean Swearingen. groom's mother Naomi Miller. Bride wore ivory silk pant suit and carried three red roses. matron of honor Barbara Gibson and best man Troy Miller. Both graduates from local schools. bride a Washburn student and Kansas History Center assistant. groom a Topeka High and Washburn alumnus and Shawnee County Sheriff’s reserve corporal.
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Laura K. Swearingen
Walter M. Miller
Topeka
Shawnee County
Franklin Thies
Donna M. Swearingen
Ottawa
Dean C. Swearingen
Naomi R. Miller
Barbara A. Gibson
Troy J. Miller
Ottawa High School
Neosho County
Babies Named Bayleigh and Ethan Born in Ottawa Area
Bayleigh Elizabeth Mitchell was born December 30, 1995 at Ransom Memorial Hospital to Jason and Jenni Mitchell of Pomona. The baby weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces and measured 204 inches. Grandparents are Doug and Linda Home. great grandparents include Beth Kendrick and Albert and Ella Booker among others. Ethan Jacob Myers, born February 4, 1996 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital to Charlie and Lori Ann Myers of Ottawa, weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces and measured 19 inches. Grandparents are Isabel Hart and Judy Myers.
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Bayleigh
Elizabeth Mitchell
Jason
Jenni Mitchell
Pomona
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ethan Jacob Myers
Charlie
Lori Ann Myers
Ottawa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Montgomerys
Las Vegas
Pohl-Hawkins
Heritage Christian School
Yassenger's
Kramer Drug Store
S. Main
Kids
Jerica Rose Brewer
Randy and
Valerie Brewer
Damien Dray
Hayley Michelle
Larry
Linda Finch
Sandi
Melvin Edmonds
Burt Brewer
Florida
Art and
Erma Jean Finch
Eleanor Bundy
Yvonne Thorn
Wellsville
Cody Aaron Croucher
Rodney and
Jan Croucher
Virgil
Jeanette Croucher
David
Maxine Brown
Dallas
John Gloss
Dallas John Gloss
Kevin and
Sheri Gloss
Overbrook
Robert and
Doris Gloss
Ed and
Mary Garber
Roger and
Helen Scott
Max and
Ivie Hetrick
Rodgers
Croucher
Neoma Fenton
Ray Fenton
Joyce Records
Kaitlyn Records
Bridal Registry
Mike Cromwell Michelle Reed
Randy Altic
Jayne Rea
Dawn R. Fleming
John Heckert
Michelle D. Douglas
Shawn H. Hardeman
Doug and
Linda
Beth Kendrick
Fort Smith, Ark
Ella Booker
Shel Knob, Mo
Loren
Betty
Keller
Don and
Jerry Hore
Isabel Hart
Judy Myers
Rene
Strawa
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