Local notes from Pella area church and reunions
The Chronicle recounts a flurry of community updates from Monarch Alberta to Pella Iowa. It notes pastor Ter Louw and family traveling to New Jersey then Canada, baptisms in January, and plans to attend church meetings in New York. Also listed are visits between relatives, anniversaries, and a 1959 class reunion with a Chronicle photo. The piece includes multiple family visits in Iowa, Nebraska, California, and Arizona, plus a 100th birthday celebration in Mechanicsville and a reunion recap with names and faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon G. Ter Louw
Ottumwa
Henry Roorda
Westfield
New Jersey
Carroll Rempes
Rempes
Michael
Grandpa Ter Louw
Ter Louw
Board of Managers
the Reformed Church In America
Warwick Estate
Riverside Drive
New York City
New York
Monarch
Alberta
Canada
Ter Louws
Drost
Montreal
Quebec
Trev. Drost
Leftbridge
Mrs J De Vries Feted On 87th Birthday In Pella
Mrs Josie De Vries of 215 Morningside Pella was honored at a family gathering January 8 celebrating her 7th birthday anniversary on January 11. Gifts of love were given by children and grandchildren as lunch was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandridge
Josie de Vries
Morningside
Pella
Will de Vries
Gilly
Gerrit Vink and Terry
Airs
John de Vries
Raymond Vander Leest
Dean
Richard
Jean
Everett de Vries
Duane
Rodney
Douglas
Delores
Carl de Vries
Brian
Roger
Dick Kuiper
Kenneth Kuiper
Henry de Vries
Mark
Arthur de Vries
Lana
Kathy
Jane
Giley
Pheasant hunter shoots 60 lb coyote near Anita
Lavon Baetz of Council Bluffs shot a large coyote weighing about 60 pounds while hunting pheasants near Anita. The report notes the catch as part of local wildlife activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Lavon Baetz
Council Bluffs
Obituaries and hospital notices from Pella area
Local notices report admissions and discharges at Pella and Mahaska hospitals on Monday and Tuesday. Names include Linda Waterman, Pelle Blees, John Boender, Connie Terpstra, James Winger, Peter Ten Hagen, Mrs. Ben Groenendyk, Irene Kelderman, Albert Rouw, Floris De Jong, and Judy Ann Vander Wilt. Funeral home arrangements noted for a service and family gathering, with a forthcoming full obituary in a later Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Waterman
Pella Community Hospital
Pelle Blees
John Boender
Connie Terpstra
James Winger
Peter Ten Hagen
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Ben Groenendyk
Obituary for Cora Marie Koster Nelson of Pella Iowa
Cora Marie Koster Nelson aged 89 years 9 months 21 days died January 7 1965 at the home of her nephew John Koster R R 2 New Sharon Iowa Born March 16 1875 on a Marion County farm near Pella daughter of John C and Mary Baker Koster She married Andrew Nelson they farmed near Pella until his death August 29 1929 She later lived with relatives and in recent years with her nephew and niece Funeral services were held January 9 1965 at Van Dyk Duven Funeral Home chapel Rev Everett G Ward officiated with interment at Oakwood Cemetery Pella Iowa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Marie Koster
John C
Mary Baker Koster
Marion
Pella
Andrew Nelson
Cora
Mary Isoster
John Koster
New Sharon
Anna
Cornelius Watertor
Cornelius Koster
Bertha
John ‘Ver Dught
Leta
John Chambers
Christian Union Church
Amsterdam
Nelson
van Dyk-Duven
Everett G. Ward
Oakwood
Isaac Slings Rites Set in Pella for 69 Year Old Farmer
Isaac Slings died at his residence 609 E 2nd St in Pella early Tuesday at age 69. He was a retired farmer in the Pella area. Funeral services are scheduled Thursday January 14 1965 at 1 30 p m at the Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella with Rev Harold Bossenbroek and Rev Henry Zwaanstra officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Slings
E. 2Nd St
Pella
Second Christian Reformed Church
Harold Bossenbroek
Henry Zwaanstra
Pete Zwank Wins Hog Guessing Game at Farm Night School
Pete Zwank won the $6 first prize in the 1964 hog guessing game at the Farm Night School on January 4. He guessed the average Central Iowa hog price for 1964 would be 15.26 dollars per cwt, with the actual price 15.28. Second place went to Guysbert Ter Louw who won $2 and Delis Van Zante took $2 third. Money was donated by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Zwank
Farm Night
Central Iowa
Guysbert Ter Louw
Delis van Zante
West Knoxville Farm Bureau Ladies Meet Hostess and Topics
Mrs Dwight Orr hosted the January West Knoxville Township Farm Bureau Ladies meeting with chairwoman Mrs John Burnett presiding. Members discussed Greece lessons and reports on The Story of Greece and its people. Safety points for home use and a Christmas basket delivery were shared. A Pennies for Friendship collection occurred and the February all day meeting at Mrs Asa Mann’s home with husbands invited was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Orr
Gerald Orr
West Knoxville ‘Township Farm Bureau
John Burnett
James Agan
Greece
Worth Smith
Richard Black
Smith
National Geographic Magazine
Black
Life World Library
Eliot
Together Magazine
Asa Mann
Federated Club to hear Costa Rican Folk Tales review
The Women’s Federated club will hear Dr. Maxine Huffman review her book Costa Rican Folk Tales on Tuesday January 19 at 1 30 p m in Lower Graham Hall Lounge. She will show slides on Costa Rica and a nursery will be provided at the Legion Hall for members’ children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Federated Club
Maxine Huffman
Graham Hall
Cautionary Ice Skating Tips From Marion County Nurse
The Public Health Nurse of Marion County urges flooding outdoor fields for safer ice skating where artificial rinks exist. Thin ice is unpredictable and snow hides danger. never skate alone and follow rescue steps such as using a ladder, ropes, buoys, planks, branches, hockey sticks, or long scarves to reach the shore and assist a rider in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Leona B. Fisher
Arriv
Ice safety measures for rescue operations described
The article explains how rescue aids should be available in skating areas and suggests a human chain method for rescuing drowning skaters. It emphasizes testing ice beforehand to prevent chain breaks and outlines steps for forming a line of helping responders by lying prone and passing the person in need along the chain.
Cork tied monofilament nets sunfish school location
Angling tip explains attaching a cork with strong monofilament to a caught sunfish crappie or yellow perch then tossing it overboard to reveal the school’s location and movement. The method emphasizes using the fish as a marker to locate fish schools.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob de Ruiter
Denver
Colorado
Nick de Ruiter
Dale Vos
Gilman
N. A. Vos
Mrs. Dar Hiddleson
Nancy
Ricky
John Gerel
Texas
Mexico
California
Nevada
Anna Hospers
Costa Mesa
John
Gertrude van Veen
Jennie van Veen
Kenneth van Veen
U.S. Marines
Beaufort
South Carolina
John van Veen
Monroe
Kathy Vander Ploeg
Donna van Baale
C. F. Dykstra
Orville L
Wallace Street
Youngtown
Arizona
San Francisco
Dykstra
Orville
Judy
Santa Barbara
Pela
Franklin Verrips
Dennis Feeser
Donald Verrips
Columbus
Nebraska
Anthony Nunnikhoven
Jennie Schuttinga
Prairie City
Grace and
Wilma Slykhuis
Frank Elsworth
Ethel
Mechanicsville
Pres. Johnson
Pella Community High School
Pella Country Club
Larry Bogaard
Ronald van Ekeren
Stan Nollen
Larry Toom
Donald Dahm
Larry Terpstra
Dean Butler
Roger Duven
Mark de Cook
Marsha van Steenis
Linda van Ekeren
Joan Nossaman
Howard Westerkamp
Chronicle
Chronicle News
J. de Vries
South Pella
del Monte
Carol
Crax
van Camps Pork & Beans
Doles
Adriana Boertje
Harold
Leighton
Rodger
Andrew
Berdine
Willis van Sant
Sully
John Wynberg
John van Wyk
Cora Nelson
Isaac
Central College
Karl Mattern
Drake University
W. Knoxville
Bureau
Federated Club
THE
Barance
Ranel
Randere
MEN & Boys’ Rand
T & D Dept. Store
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