Van Wyk Van Roekel Wedding Held In Otley Church
Mary Lou Van Wyk and Ronald Lee Van Roekel were married December 28 in Otley Reformed Church with 85 guests. The double ring ceremony featured a lace gown, pearl necklace, and baby carnation bouquet. A reception followed in the church basement. she works at Vernon Company and he at Boomsma Produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou van Wyk
Marion van Wyk
Otley
Ronald Lee van Roekel
Richard van Roekel
Leighton
John Staal
Otley Reformed Church
Nora de Reus
Ray Bandstra
Bill Bruxvoort
Melvin van Wyk
Francis van Wyk
Ralph Klein
Jo Ann van Wyk
Linda van Roeker
Gene Vander Linden
Roger van Wyk
Susan Williams
Vernon Company
Newton
Boomsma Produce
Pella
Verwers to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary Open House
Rean Verwers and his wife Mary Lou Van Wyk Gysbert Ter Louw hosted by their son William Verwers seven miles northwest of Pella. Relatives and friends invited for Saturday Jan 25. The couple, married January 21 1914 in Pella, have children Celia Vonk Otley Marion Kellogg and Sophie Van Doorland deceased, plus 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rean Verwers
Oskaloosa
William Verwers
Pella
Tunis
Celia) Vonk
William of
Otley
Marion
Kellogg
Sophie C. van Doorland
Hester de Leeuw
De Jong and Vander Velden Bride and Groom Wed in Sully
Betty Sue De Jong and Roger Allan Vander Velden united in marriage January 2 at 7:30 p.m. in First Reformed church Sully with 190 guests. The ceremony featured a double ring service, blue and white decorations, and a four tier cake. Parents are De Jong of Sully and Vander Velden of Prairie City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Sue de Jong
Roger Allan Vander Velden
First Reformed
Sully
Harold Kammerand
Arthur de Jong
Bastian Vander Velden
Prairie City
Beverly Stravers
Lois de Jong
Darlene de Jong
Melody Baarda
Gary Vander Velden
Robert Brower
Clarence de Jong
John Brower
Walter de Jong
Connie Brouwer
Brs
Danny
Vander Velden Wedding Details and Attendants
Mr and Mrs Vander Velden unite in marriage with Betty Sue De Jong Vande Krol Viola De Jong Velma Jansen and Helen Van Wyk among the listed relatives. After a Nashville trip they will reside near Galesburg. The bride wears a camel silk crepe dress and orchid bouquet. The bride is a Lynnville Sully High School graduate and works in the Maytag Co Supply Department. The groom is a Prairie City High School graduate and works as a mechanic at Axtell Ford Co in Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vande Krol
Viola de Jong
Velma Jansen
Helen van Wyk
Shirley Schippers
Lester Nikkel
John Wouda
Wayne Shutts
Henry van Maanen
Louis Dieleman
Herman Jansen
Jeanette Willemsen
Marilyn van Maanen
Ronald van Weelden
Raymond Williams
Nashville
Tenn
Galesburg
Lynnville- Sully High School
Maytag Co
Prairie City High School
Axtell Ford Co
Newton
SSS Club Meeting At Holland House January 9
The SSS Club met at Holland House with Mrs Nick Geurts as hostess. President Mrs Jake Monster opened with devotions. A Christmas donation letter from the Christian Home in Council Bluffs was read, plus a plea for funds for the orphanage expansion. A rummage sale is planned at Knoxville Courthouse later this month to aid the project. Lunch followed and a tour of the Holland House. Mrs Dave Van Steenis will host February meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland House
SSS Club
Nick Geurts
Christian Home
Council Bluffs
Court House
Knoxville
Dave van Steenis
Mrs Farver Hosts Pella Garden Club Meeting
The Pella Garden Club gathered January 15 at Mrs Paul Farver s home with thirteen members attending. Marie Blecka reported on the December 19 home tour and thanked Eunice Lubbers for the buffet supper. New members Mrs Ray Hagen and Mrs Borden Davis were welcomed as the club s membership reached thirty. The program featured an exchange on house plants, and the next meeting was scheduled for February 7 at the Coffee Shop with members to provide table settings centerpieces and dessert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Garden Club
Paul Farver
Marie Blecka
Eunice Lubbers
Lubbers
Ray Hagen
Borden Davis
Stiernemans 25th Wedding Anniversary Open House
Mr and Mrs Jacob Stierne mann celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary Sunday January 26 at their home 194 Franklin Street with open house from 12 to 2 and 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM Relatives and friends are warmly welcome to share in the occasion with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Stiernemann
Franklin Street
Arthur Huysers to Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Huyser of Sully celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday January 25 with an open house at the Sully Community building from 1 00 to 5 00. The couple requests no gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Huyser
Sully
Coyote Shot Near Boxholm Sparks County Bounty
Coyote J C Gonder shot a coyote with a rifle near Boxholm. Local coyotes are rare in the area and the county offers a ten dollar bounty for such depredations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coyote J. C. Gonder
Boxholm
Art Exhibit Featuring Iowa Art Salon Award Winners
In Central College library a fine art exhibit showcases Iowa State Fair Exhibitions winners that have earned Iowa Art Salon Awards. The display presents award winning works from 1946 through 1963.
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Central College Library
Art talk and local tidbits fill Pella Chronicle page
The writer muses on varied art styles seen in New York museums and recalls oddities like a white background with orange square titled Orange Square on a White Background. She notes Pella Bologna fame, a recent fire at Pella Christian High School, census jokes, and a rapid Central College office renovation with gold carpeting, plus family quirks and a pet toy menagerie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guggenheim Museum
New York City
Pella Christian High School
Robins and Picnics Remembered Amid January Snow
A reflective note recalls snowy January days in Pella and anticipates spring as thoughts turn to picnics and robins. The speaker asks the reader about their own seasonal wishes and expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Robins
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Gysbert Ter Louw
Henry van Roekel
Freinds
Mary Lou
Mr. and Mrs. van Roekel
Mr. and Mrs. Rean Verwers
de Jong
Vander Velden
Mr. and
Mrs. Vander Velden
She Is
Jake Monster
Mrs. Farver
Arthur Huysers
Dial
Pearse Ig Cto
Eae le Te
Sylvia J. Hawker
Cezanne
Oops
College
N.F.O
Carol
Gary
Indiana
Chicago
Des Moines
Pella Bologna
Pella Bakery Goods
Central College
Devin
THE
Tatty
Teddy
Kitty
Puppy
Ducky
Pumpy
Humpty Dumpty
Deeah
Giant
Jolly Green
Pam Cintry
Earl Pohlmann
Cook & Son Agency
Franklin Pella
ST. Joseph Children’s
Norwich
Paardekooper
Ideal Pharmacy
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