Last Rites for Mabel Van Haaften at Otley Reform Church
The obituary notes Mabel McConoghey Van Haaften died November 29, 1955 at Des Moines Methodist Hospital after months of illness. Born August 29, 1902 near Monroe she was 63. She taught in Jasper and Marion counties, married Marion Van Haaften in 1926, and left two sons, a granddaughter, four sisters, four brothers, and her husband. Funeral at Otley Church featured Rev. Mueller preaching on Mark 13 and musical selections by the church quartet.
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Mabel McConeghey- van Haaften
First Reformed
Otley
Methodist
Des Moines
Monroe
Lottie
William McConeghey
Tools Chapel
Mar
Otley Reformed Church
Monroe High School
Jasper
Marion
Marion van Haaften
Duane
Dean
Connie Jean
Mueller
Churche
Jesus Cares
John van Roekel
Lynn Perkey
Albert Vander Peut
Doyle Kane
David Verros
Henry Wormhoudt
Fisher
Canada
Saskatchewan
Jess
Local Peoria Area Gathers For News and Births
Mra John Westercamp and family move from Newton to the Roose farm as Jeanette Roose returns home after his wife’s death. A baby girl Julie Ann born to Donald and [illegible] Van Wyngarden at Mahaska hospital. Bridal shower for Berniece Veenstra. marriage to Ralph Van Soelen set for December 23. Buwalda farewell as they move to Arizona with family and friends gather to wish them well.
Maternity Ward Hosts New Mothers And PTA Panel
Three new mothers in the maternity ward, a Friday PTA meeting urges all parents to attend. A panel discussion on Developing Christian Leadership in Our Children features Vanderinden Bertha Roose John Hagen and Rev H Verduin. The Luther Film will be shown soon at the church. The 15th Annual Young Calvinist Bible Conference was held December 2 in Pella with an oration by William Nibbelink and a banquet at Christian High. Many young people registered. the idle conference is praised. Mrs John Swank of Pella visited grandchildren before winter, in the Marion Marvin Swenk and Ralph Vander Kamp homes. Three ladies prepared Queen Esther Circle 1956 booklets. Fred De Nooy joined Peoria Stockyards Co as truck driver. Wiebe Veenstra and wife will farm on John Vander Hart’s property in Pella. Arthur Hoksburgen and Louis Van Roekel attended a Chicago Christian Layman's Meeting.
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Sherwood
J. L. Templeton
Kelso
Iowa
Hugh Templeton
Blaine Core
Indianola
Mary Ann van der Peut
Lester van der Wilt
Newton Coal Co
Gertrude Willemsen
Oskaloosa
Willemsen
Liter
Pella
Double R-C
Red Rock
Marion County
Mary Doris van Haaften
Napoleon
Lyman de Moss
Ladies’ Aid
Janella van Haaften
Doris Camp
Doris
Peter Jochem
Newton
John C. Roose
Peoria
Raymond
Minn
Shirley Vander Pol
Minnesota
Julie Ann
Mahaska Hospital
Donald van Wyngarden
John de Nooy
Nellie de Jong
Anne Dahm
A. H. Roose
Berniece Veenstra
Richard Veenstra
John W. Veenstra
Ralph van Soelen
Melvin Dear
Chicago
Michigan
Bart Bandstra
Andrew Bandstra
John J. Buwalda
Pete Westerkamp
Buwalda
John E. Terlouw
Cliff de Jong
L. J. Gosselink
Peter Westerkamp
Arthur Hoksbergen
Henry Vande Voort
Debbie
John Westerkamp
Frederick
Martha van Dyk
Grinnell
Ronald Jansen
Lynnville
Vanderinden
Bertha Roose
Jhn Hagen
H. Verduin
William Nibbelink
Christian High
John Swank
Marion
Marvin Swenk
Ralph Vander Kamp
Cobie Fynaardt
Jennie Hoekman
Tena Westercamp
Frances de Jong
Social visits mark week with family birthdays and anniversaries
Mr and Mrs Alvin Goemast Connie and Nancy visited the Bogaards home. Terry Douglas Linda and Kenneth joined the Barneses in LaPlata Missouri for their wedding anniversary. J A Van Zonk and family stayed with the Garrard Van Loonen relatives en route to Gunnison Colorado. Henry Sedre Connie visited relatives for a birthday party. Mrs J C Den Hartog and Mrs Wm De Jong attended an 85th birthday for Mrs Anthony De Jong at Will Bogaards home in Pella. Alvin Goemaat Connie and Nancy joined their nephew Robert Newendorp’s seventh birthday party.
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Alvin Goemast
Connie
Nancy
Gerald Bogaards
Kenneth
Ronald
Terry Douglas
Linda
Douglas
L. B. Barnes
LaPlata
Davidson
Gail
Martha
Dennis
Gunnison
Colo
Colorado
Gerrit van Loonen
Phillipsburg
Kan
van Loonen
van Zouk
Henry Sedre
Anthony Huyser
J. C. den Hartog
Wm. A. de Jong
Anthony de Jong
Will Bogaards
Pella
Alvin Goemaat
Robert Newendorp
Christmas Concert Planned by Central College Choir in December
Social notes show gatherings at the homes of Newendorps and Roordas around Leighton with family visits from Vander Linden and Hasselman. Ebenezer Reformed Church Ladies Aid hosted a pot luck while reporting a Thanksgiving offering of 3001 dollars.
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Raymond Newendorp
Leighton
Harry Newendorp
Alva Mae
W. A. Roorda
Paul Roorda
Walter Roorda
Adrian de Haan
Bruce
Keith
Robert
del Vander Linden
Deletha
Leon
Pella
Allen Rempe
Sandra
Herman Hasselman
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Marion Olsthoorn
Central College Choir
Ebenezer Reformed notices and old quotes
A fragment from a Ebenezer Reformed page mentions a fresh egg in a pan and recalls President Grover Cleveland saying the mails must go through. The text blends local church tone with a presidential quip about mail delivery.
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Grover Cleveland
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Andrew Schuttinga
Kingman Blvd
van Loon
Mr. Schuttinga
Ashton
France
Knoxville
Arthur Waardhuizen
New Sharon
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Delores
Harry de Heer
Milo
Sully
Register
Wyatt Jarp
Coalport
Coalridge Church
Lida
Bussey’s
Celia Harvey
van Zee
Peoria News
Mra
John Westercamp
Donald V. Wyngarden
Gary Vande Voort
Ray Hagen
Bernie Menning
Fred de Nooy
Peoria Stockyards Co
Wiebe Veenstra
John Vander Hart
Arthur Hoksburgen
Louis van Roekel
Leighton News
Pella Garden
Pella, Iowa
Crystal Domino
Sanford Rogness
Britt
Ferguson
Ferguson Tractor
John Deere
Turley Tractor
Hahn
Montgomery Ward
Fairbanks- Morse
Ward
Lower Grove
Peter S. Rus
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Federal Discount Corp
Livermore
Martin Naaktgeboren
Portland Cement Association
Hubbell
Iown
Portland Cement
Buick
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