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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1955

Page

5

Obituary and community notes from Lovilia area 1955

Mrs. Fred Kraber of Lovilia Iowa daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C E Ballard died February 26 1955 at Red Rock Iowa aged 60 years 11 months 6 days after a short illness heart attack funeral February 28 at Lovilia Methodist Church. Survivors include husband Fred Kraber three sons Charles Edwin Freddie Dwight and Richard Wesley one grandson David Charles mother Grace Ballard father Charles Ballard deceased 1950. Also notes births, local events, school activities, church, and local residents updates.

Fred Kraber Louilla Iowa C. E. Ballard Red Rock Albia Charles Edwin Freddie Dwight Richard Wesley David Charles Grace Ballard Charles Ballard F. Kraber Rovilia Cordova Iown Lovilia Kirksville State Teachers College Melvin Scripson Collins Hospital Knoxville Iva de Heer Arie Boat Mahaska County Hosital Oskaloosa E Randol Eugene Alvaretta van den Berg Nelson Vos Roy Kildie Gene Stratton Porter Missouri Mary Merl Cecil Price Emma Giles Joe Templeton Emma Joe Earl Bailey Bussey Liffy Rinehart J. L. Templeton Rotary Bill Vriezelaar Wabash Ernest Dailey Delmar de Heer

Lynnville celebrates 50th wedding anniversary and community notices

Lynnville residents marked Mr and Mrs Harry Williams 50th wedding anniversary on February 19 at their home with a three tier cake baked by daughters and a supper with family. Relatives include Virgil Beason Roberta Joyce Janice Harold Beason Robert Viola Roger and Robert Branxsma Gene Ronnie. News also notes Teresa Meredith born February 26 at Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa, sister to two other daughters. World Day of Prayer was hosted by Mrs Harvey Gause with Rev Carl Byrd leading. Grover C Warbel 69, longtime stock buyer and former Lynnville mayor, died at his home. He is survived by Nellie, two daughters, two grandsons, a sister and a brother.

Harry Williams Charles Savage Rahn Arthur Carolyn Staven Neal Irvin Meredith Teresa Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa David Conn Janet Opal Sparks Iowa City Sparks Dick Sparks Howard Macy St. Mary's Hospital Nellie Davis Harolday Women’s Club Will Gray Ruth Ratcliff Guy Blom Newton Floris Duinink Lynnville High School Alverta Ratcliff Walter Ratcliff Patricia Monroe Janes Harris H. A. Gause Will Allee Neal van Hemert Pella van Hemerts Grover C. Warbel John Vriezelaar Susan Arthur Vriezelaar Martha Carol Ver Woert Summit School Glen Henry Ver Woest Marvin Heemstra Jacob Vos Arthur de Vries Mercy

Local Obituary Notes From Hewton Funeral Home

Funeral service info shows a gathering at Murdock Johnson Funeral Home Hewton on Thursday afternoon. Names Vina Renaud Ver Steeg Wingfield and C W Renaud appear among attendees. burial at Newton Union Cemetery with other family visits to Oakland and Council Bluffs residences.

Eral Murdock- Johnson Funeral Hewton Jal Newton Union Claude Wingfield Maries Vina Renaud Ver Steeg C. W. Renaud Oakland T. L. Link Council Bluffs

Local social notes from Pella and area

Carol Ann Sedrel and family in Pella area days. Dick Leydens and Elizabeth Verrips visit Dark Beintema home. Two Knoxville workers move to Leighton with barbering start April 1. Rev. De Jong attends board meeting in Orange City. Families visit Sioux Center and Allerton. Jennings, De Bruin, Brummel households host/visit guests. John Meppelink and Sandy of Colorado visit De Jong home. Beintema and Vander Linden hosts at supper. Jennings brother visit in Des Moines.

Dick Leydens Elizabeth Verrips Pella Apent Beintema E. C. Kruseman Wm. van Haaften Joe Wharton Knoxville Leighton Wharton Veterans’ Hospital P. A. de Jong Orange City Mary Marvin Peter Sioux Center C.E. Jennings Dat Wie Ira Jennings Allerton Town Harold de Bruin Rodney Floyd Brummel Connie de Jong H. Kuperus C. E

Summaries of Dutch Iowa Community Notes and Birthdays

Summit community notices include birthday treats at Summit school for Martha Ver Woert and Glen Ver Woert, and social visits among Vriezelaar, De Vries, Van Haaften, and Van Dusseldorp families. Reports mention hospital stays, illnesses, and church society meetings along with meals, hospitalizations, and a 45th anniversary at a Pella home.

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