United Service Women To Meet Tuesday Evening
The United Service Women of America Unit 26 will hold their regular meeting on Tuesday eve ning December 18 at the Legion Hall at 8:00 p.m. Members are asked to bring wash cloths and hankies. A short Christmas program will be given. Lunch will be served by the Social Committee. The annual Christmas party for the children will be held at Memorial Hall next Monday evening December 17 at 7:30. Members are asked to bring the children and a gift for each child. Santa Claus will attend. Children may recite, sing, or play an instrument if they wish. Fortnightly Club members met at Mr Arthur Klein’s home on Thursday afternoon November 29. Mrs J G Klein reviewed The Gauntlet by James Street.
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United Service Women
United Service Women of America Unit 26
Legion’ Hall
Memorial Hall
Santa Claus
Arthur Klein
J. G. Klein
James Street
Phyllis Ande
Supps
Koffie Tijd
LaVelma de Penning
Thelma Grandia
Florence van Maanen
Ver Ploeg Cemetery Aid to Meet at Home
De Porter Grove Cemetery Aid society will meet Tuesday December 18 at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs Janes FE Ver Ploeg. Edward Martell of Ayer Massachusetts announces the marriage of his daughter Betty to Clarence L De Penning son of John De Penning of Pella Iowa on Sunday November 25 at St Marys Rectory. The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev Coye. The bride wore a white wool street dress with brown accessories and a corsage of baby white carnations. Her maid of honor was her sister Shirley in jade green street dress with black accessories. Edward Martell the brides brothers was best man. A reception was held at the bride's parents home with seventy five guests including out of town visitors from Chicago Illinois Central Bridge New York Patterson New Jersey Fitchburg Springfield and surrounding towns. The couple will be at home on a farm after March 1. The groom was discharged from the army after three years and two months including eighteen months overseas.
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Edward Martell
Ayer
Massachusettes
Betty
Clarence L. de Penning
John de Penning
Pella
Towa
St. Mary's Rectory
Coye
Shirley
Chicago
Central Bridge
N. Y
Patterson
N. J
Fitchburg
Springfield
Plett es Golden Wedding Celebrated in City
Mr and Mrs Ed Plette celebrated their golden wedding with an open house on December 4 at 838 Franklin St. Relatives and friends attended from several states as they recalled a 1896 marriage. Plette long ran a furniture and undertak ing business and remained active in church and community affairs. They have three daughters and four grandchildren with several out of town guests in attendance.
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Plettes
Ed Plette
Franklin St
Plette
J. du Pree
First Reformed Church
Wormhoudt and Plette
First, Reformed Church
Home For the Aged
City Couneirs
Dlette
First ,Reformed Church League For Service
Henrietta Klein
Lucille Kelley
Brockway
J. Z. Brockway
Lavelle
Jack
Denison
Town
Marold I. Klein
Rochelle Park
Harriet M. Kaldenberg Besser
East Moline
Minois
A. FE. Kaldenberg
Des Moines
Towa
de Bernard Mulder
New York
Obituary of Mrs A Kommer 1853 1945 Zeeland Holland to Monroe
Mrs A Kommer born May 13 1853 Zeeland Holland died December 8 1945 at 11 15 am at the home of her son Leon Kommer aged 92 7 26. Married May 29 1875 to Adrianus M Kommer. Survived by sons Marinus Jan Leon Peter Marie and others with fourteen grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Funeral held at Crumpacker Funeral Home Monroe with Rev A Haverkamp of Pella officiating. Card of thanks from Leen Pete Marie Jennie and families.
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A. Kommer
Leon
Pete
Jennie
Crumpacker Funeral Home
Monroe
A. Haverkamp
Pella
Pall
Marie Jarnigan Shaw
Marie McDonald van Houwelingen
Otley
Leen
Marie
Death Notice for Henrietta Klein of Pella Iowa
Henrietta Klein born January 3 1866 at Pella Iowa died December 6 1945 aged 79 years 11 months 2 days survived by two sisters five brothers including Mrs H Van Oenen Eddyville Jacob Wouda Pella Tunis Klein Eddyville Tone Perry Anne William Pella and Richard Harvey preceded by parents two sisters Dena Wittenberg and Blanche Slot and one brother John G Klein funeral December 7 1945 at 2 p.m. Van Dyk Funeral Home Rev A Haverkamp officiating interment Oakwood Cemetery
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Henrietta Klein
Gerrit T. Klein
Dena Kornegoor
Pella
Iowa
H. van Oenen
Eddyville
Jacob Wouda
Tunis Klein
Tone
Perry
Anne
William
Richard
Harvey
Dena Wittenberg
Blanche Slot
John G. Klein
van Dyk
Rev. A. Haverkamp
Oakwood Cemetery
Thanks for support after Henrietta Klein’s death
We thank friends relatives and neighbors for their kindness after our dear sister Henrietta Klein died. We gratefully acknowledge expressions of sympathy and condolence and floral tokens of regard.
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Henrietta Klein
William Van Baalen dies at 86 in Dec 1946 home
William Van Baalen died at his daughter’s home on December 11 1946 at 3 30 a m aged 86 years 2b days He leaves five children two sisters one brother two half brothers 16 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren Funeral services were held December 13 1945 at the Co operative Home for Funerals with Reverend Anthony Haverkamp officiating Bearers were Willard Rietveld Dannie Dieleman Marion Dieleman Elmer Dieleman Virgil Lubberden and Sherman Van Baalen Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery
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Wm. van Baale
D. D. Dieleman
Pella
L. W. de Penning
Sully
D. J. Rietvled
Des Moines
W. J. Lubberden
Oskaloosa
M. van Baalen
Newton
A. G. de Bruyn
Engle van Baale
Joe
Will van Baale
Co-operative Home
Anthony Haverkamp
Willard, Rietveld
Dannie Dieleman
Marion Dieleman
Elmer Dieleman
Virgil Lubberden
Sherman van Buale
Oakwood Cemetery
Mrs Eke Dykstra obituary notes life in Holland and Iowa
Mrs Eke Dykstra Brunia born Friesland Netherlands June 28 1860 died December 11 1945 at her daughter Ticia Durhams home near Harvey Iowa aged 85 years 6 months 14 days She married Albert K Dykstra May 21 1886 two children Cornelius Souili Town and Ticia Durham Hav ey Iowa Her husband died June 6 1938 at Pella Iowa Also two grandchildren predeceased by two great grandchildren Survived by two children all grandchildren nine great grandchildren Funeral December 18 1945 at 8 00 PM from Cooperative Home for Funerals Reverend A Haverkamp officiating Burial in Oakwood
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Eke Brunia
William Brunia
Ticia Posthumus
Friesland
Netherlands
Ticia Durham
Harvey
Iowa
Albert K. Dykstra
Cornelius
Souili Town
Havey
Pella
America
Holland
Co-operative Home For Funerals
A. Haverkamp
Oakwood
Richard Vander Leest dies after brief illness in 1945
Richard Vander Leest aged 69 died Thursday afternoon December 6 1945 at MaHaska County Hospital after a brief illness. He was born April 28 1886 near Pella and spent most of his life there. He married Maggie Dunnink on August 7 1908 in Galesburg and had three children. Surviving are his widow two daughters Grace and Mavie a brother Conrad and Neal a sister Mrs Adam Terpstra and five grandchildren. Funeral Monday December 10 at 1 PM from Third Reformed Church of Pella with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Richard Vander Leest
Inet
Mahaska County Hospital
Jacob Vander Leest
Hattie de Jong
Pella
Galesburg
Maggie Dunnink
van der Leest
John van der Leest
Walter de Kraai
R.W. Dieleman
Saih
Raymond of
Reasner
Grace
Avie Vane Hansten
Mavie
Dame Dieléman
Conrad Vander Lest
Neal Vander Leest
Sully
Adam Terpstra
Newton
Vander Leey
Third Reformed Church of
Third Reformed Church
Dick Vander Leest
Walter Vander Leest
Clarence Dunnink
John Vander Leest
Henry Terpstra
Art de Kraai
le J. Borst
Oakwood
God
Jordan
Mrs H B Bogaard Life of Pioneer Woman in Orange City
Sioux County obituary details birth in Marion County on January 22 1863 and death December 1 1946 at age 82 in Orange City Iowa. Jana Cornelia Jongewaard later Bogaard née Stoutenberg daughter of Cornelius Jongewaard and Helena Stoutenberg traveled Oregon Trail as an infant then returned to Pella and Sioux County. Married Hillabrant Bogaard February 23 1886, mother of 12 children including Cornelius David Elizabeth William Kenneth Joseph Harvey and 16 grandchildren. Surviving children listed: Cornelius Rock Valley David Sterling K W Coleman Glendale Elizabeth Orange City William Gedar Rapids Kenneth Gedar Rapids Joseph Sioux City Harvey Reinbeck.
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Sioux County
Orange City
Iowa
H. B. Bogard
Harvey Bogaard
Co-operative Funeral Home
Reinbeck
Pella
H. B. Bogaard
Jana Cornelia Jongewaard
Helena Stoutenberg
Cornelius Jongewaard
Marion County
Oregon Trail
Pacific Coast
Hillabrant Bogaard
Chidren
Obituary of Mrs. C. A. Walhof of Rock Valley
Mrs. C. A. Walhof of Rock Valley died after illness, with surviving husband C. A. Walhof, children including Elizabeth, and extended family recalling a devoted wife and mother. Funeral services were held December 4 at the First Reformed Church of Orange City with Rev. J. Colenbrant preaching. interment followed in the family plot cemetery.
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Elizabeth
First Reformed Church of
Orange City
Rev. J. Colenbrantley
Death Claiming Life of Mrs Memmelaar at 66
Mrs Hattie Memmelaar 66 died Sunday at Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa Iowa after a lingering illness. She was born October 28 1879 in St Anna Paragic Netherlands and lived near Leighton 37 years. She married Andrew Memmelaar in Paterson New Jersey in 1903. They had nine children. Surviving are sons Turney Memmelaar Peter Memmelaar and Edward Memmelaar and daughters Mrs Peter De Groot Mrs Zimmer Mrs Upman and others plus brothers and a twin sister. Funeral services were held at the Christian Reformed Church Leighton with burial in Butler Cemetery Leighton Iowa.
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Mattie Memmelaar
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Iowa
St. Anna Paragic
Netherlands
Leighton
Paterson
N. J
Andrew Memmelaar
Memmelaar
Peter
Clarion
K Terpstra
Turney Memmelaar
Peter de Groot
Sanborn
Wm. Memmelaar
Prank Upman
Zimmer
Manhattan
Montana
Edward Memmelaar
Prairie City
Herman Rozendaal
Alice Banama
Christian
Chas
Greenfield
Butler Cemetery
Gratitude for support after dear mother's death
We thank friends and hers for many kind acts performed for our mother, Mr Hattie Memmelanr, and for assistance after her passing. We are grateful to all who expressed sympathy and condolence. The Children.
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Hattie Memmelanr
Mrs. B. Van Ommen Dies at 89 in Pella Home
Mrs. B. Van Ommen of 702 Fast First Street Pella died Monday December 10 at 6 30 p m aged 89 years 11 months 6 days Funeral services Thursday at 1 30 p m at Third Reformed Church officiated by Rev I Borst with interment in Oakwood cemetery More life details to appear in The Chronicle December 20
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B. van Ommen
Cards of Thanks From Gerrit Van Waardhuizen Family
We thank our neighbors friends and relatives who assisted with corn pickers finish picking and cribbing our corn. We also thank the ladies who helped prepare the meal last week Thursday. This is greatly appreciated and Jong will be remembered by us.
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Jong
Gerrit van Waardhuizen and Sons
Hospital Thank You Note From Des Moines Relative
Donald Robertus thanks relatives friends and classmates for cards tells and gifts during hospital stay in Des Moines. He says he is recovering at home and must stay quiet for a while and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Des Moines
Donald Robertus
Gratitude Note From Mrs Heemstra Otley Iowa
Mrs Neal Heemstra thanks friends relatives and neighbors for visits cards flowers and gifts during hospital stay and after returning home Federated Club Women remind recipients of food contributions for the group message notes appreciation and ongoing assistance.
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Neal Heemstra
Otley
Iowa
Christmas Baskets Sought This Week at Van Sittert’s Store
Residents are urged to leave Christmas baskets at Van Sittert's Store this week or give to Mrs. Marion Van Gorp, the club chairman, by Tuesday to ensure timely distribution.
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van Sittert
Marion van Gorp
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Petzold
Melba Hoekstra
Douwstra Chapel
Carol Hall
Leonora van Dellen
Noel Logan
Mary Taylor Liggett
Kenneth McDaniel
Ernest Vander Kamp
Benj, Versteegh
Florence Vander Kamp
Silas Vander Kamp
Vivian
Ruth
Josephine
Erma Renaud
Wayne
Howard Renaud
Mrs. McDaniel
Chronicle
Sobituary
William van Baalen
Mrs. Eke Dykstra
Richard van der Leest
L. 4. Borst
Conrad Vander Teest
Richard Vander Teest
Arie van Haaften
Dan BE
Dieleman
Ray Vander Leest
Mrs
Hattie Memmelaar
Mrs. B. van Ommen
Chantoras
Overland Greyhound
Ottumwa
Pella, Iowa
Greyhound
Interstate Transit Lane
de Joode Insurance Agency
Washington St
Lown
Jewelry
BAY
Boat Furniture CO
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