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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1963
Page
4
Fragrant memories of Mama's bread and plum preserves mix with news of Florence Falk's radio absence and a friendly coffee break. The column shares a kitchen moment, asks for space to tell a recipe from Mrs. Arvin Klein Otley Thousand Island Dressing using Miracle Whip chili sauce pepper onion celery sugar salt and a brief prep and storage note.
Lorraine Williams from New Sharon Iowa will join Iowa Wesleyan All American on the U S Pan American women’s basketball team. The games run April 12 to 20 in Sao Paulo Brazil. Also named are Sandra Fieteton St Joseph Missouri and Rita Horky Nashville Tennessee both former All Americans at Iowa Wesleyan.
Professor Maurice Birdsall, drama and speech chair at Central College, spoke to the Pella Ministerial Association in the college dining hall on Tuesday morning March 12. He urged preserving Pella’s heritage and discussed church role, community culture, and shifting patterns, as members endorsed Easter Seal campaign led by Reuben and Mrs Schakel and elected officers headed by Rev Gerald Van Oyen of Calvary Reformed Church.
Owen Arkema born July 28 1905 on a farm near Sully Iowa lived there with Gerrit and Dena Arkema until 1915 move to Tracy married Helen Johnson December 10 1927 they had three children Rosalie Ronald and Beverly all survive Funeral services were held March 11 at Van Dyk Duyen Funeral Home with Rev Frank Greenwood officiating Burial in Bellfountain Cemetery Tracy Oklahoma
Margaret Vande Voort born September 18 1902 in Mahaska county near Pella married H Clarénce Vander Linden and had two children Ralph and Doane. She died March 7 1963 at Pella Community hospital at age 69. Rev Glen O Peterman led the 1st Reformed Church service and Pella Ministerial Association gathers monthly for breakfast at Central College.
Miss Jennie Ryken 68 of Pella Mahaska County died March 1983 at Pine Sky Hospital born Sept 1894 daughter of Gerrit J. and Nellie DeJong Ryken east farm Pella area. Survived by five brothers and six sisters. funeral March 13 Second Christian Reformed Pella with Rev Bernard Haan officiating. Burial Peoria Cemetery. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery noted. former member Peoria Christian Reformed Church and Holland Ladies Aid. married life on a farm south of town until 1950 moved to Pella. This obituary lists numerous family relations and church ties.
David O Thomas a World War I veteran and longtime Pella resident died in 1983. He worked on the Rock Island Railway and in local depots, later served as night watchman. He married Kathleen Todd in 1910 and had four children Josephine Monich Mary Nimmo Mark and Marion. Burial with Masonic rites followed in Oakwood Cemetery.
Sheldon postmaster Don Morse received a commendation letter on retirement after more than four decades of service to the local staff and community. The event marked the end of a long tenure in the town's postal operations.
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