Alberdina Vander Wal and Kenneth Kuiper Wed in Leighton Church
Alberdina Vander Wal and Kenneth Kuiper married on Friday evening October 9 at Leighton Christian Reformed Church. Rev. Leonard Van Staalduinen officiated a double ring ceremony before about two hundred guests. The couple, both from area families, exchanged vows, with ornate floral arrangements, tassels, and a royal blue and white theme. The bride wore a peau de soie gown with Swiss motif embellishments and a pearl crown veil, carrying a cascade bouquet of white roses and ivy. Demure attendants in cotillion blue organza complemented the bridal party, while musicians and guests from Des Moines to Otley joined in the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberdina Vander Wal
Harry G. Vander Wal
Oskaloosa
Kenneth Kuiper
Dick Kuiper
Otley
Leighton ‘Christian Reformed Church
Leonard van Staalduinen
Bernice Vander Wal
Barbara Braxvoort
de Kruyff
Elmer Vos
Larry Kuiper
Ester Steenhoek
Howard Vander Pol
Wedding of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kuiper in Otley
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kuiper wed in a church ceremony followed by a reception in the parlors. The bride Wilma Vander Wal wore a blue and white knit suit. she will work as a surgical nurse at Pella Community Hospital. The groom is a farmer. After a trip to the Ozarks, they will reside on a farm near Otley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Vander Wal
Larry van Dusseldorp
Darrell Uiterrharkt
Diane Robinson
Clara Vernooy
Caryl van Veldhuizen
Lana de Vries
Delores de Vries
Walter Steenhoek
Barney Memmelaar
Leonard Simmons
John Newendorp
Ron Dunsbergen
Ozarks
Otley
Pella
Monroe
Cordova Obituaries And Local News Roundup
Cordova news notes several deaths including Worth Karr, discussions of local illness, travel plans, theatre outings, and ongoing community updates. The column cites a Salt Lake City death in the Riley Young family, medical visits, Christmas shopping, sports practice, a robbery at Monroe Laundromat, and extensive letters about a cross‑country trip with observations on landscapes, bridges, and Indian trading posts.
Thumbnail sketch of social security disability rules
The column outlines 1954 55 amendments to the Social Security Act detailing disability eligibility requirements. It notes work credits, the freezing of prior earnings, and the expansion of benefits to disabled individuals at any age up to 65 with dependents. It also explains the effect on later retirement benefits and a sample scenario of eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security
Congress
John Jones
Disability Trust
Visitors Stop by at Home for Aged Residents
Mr and Mrs An eot of Prairie city and Mrs Mode Viter markt visited last Friday. Mr and Mrs Andrew of Grandfork SD called on Maggie Vitermarkt aunt. Mrs John Biscott of Newton saw Alida Biscott last Thursday. Mes Witt gus Sant of Sully called on Nettie Geenen. Marie Buitenwert Swank of Sully netted on Nettie Geenen. Mr and Mrs Albert Fails of Runnells visited Ary Spencer last Sunday. Jean Watertor of Awres called on C Watertor and Mrs Herman Veenstra of Attica visited C Waterton last Sunday. Jack Simons of Hamilton IA called on C Waterton last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An Eot
Prairie City
Mode Vitermarkt
Andrew
Ce. Aar
Grandfork
Maggie Vitermarkt
John Biscott
Newton
Alida. Biscott
Witt
Gus Sant
Sully
Bias Aistek
Nettie Geenen
Marie Buitenwert Swank
Albert Failes
Runnells
Ary Spencer
Jean Watertor
Awres
C. Watertor
Herman Veenstra
Attica
Jack Simons
Hamilton
Iowa
C. Waterton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alberdina Varder Wal
Mary Jones
Des Moines
Tracy
Aivercina Vander Wal
Sully, Oskaloosa
Cordova
Worth Karr
Corda
Mary Mikesell Karr
Collins Hospital
Riley Young
Salt Lake City
Utah
Riley
Mary de Moss
Rex
Lester
Pella Hospital
Fred Smith
Nebr
Margaret Boyce
Helen’s
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Lincoln
Jim van Vliet
Paul
Juanita Cronkhite
Detroit
David Benton
Craig Bosch
Steve Halen
Kirk Carter
Kirk
Daily Register
Darlene
Colfax
Gerald van Zante
Smith
Cage Girls
John van Veen
Greenfield
Earl Cunningham
Zeke
Laverle
Mary Templeton
van der Ploeg’s
Joe
Sue
MYF
Solarium
Ella Klyn
Elmie Blackledge
Lee
U.S
Puerto Rico
Angie van Wyngarden
Henry’Van Wyngarden
Ella
Baker Drive
Everett
Washington
Alpha van den Berg
Junella van Haaften
Irene Nichols
Junella
Cleo Fouch
Ethel
Ethel Hart
Madge
Donnie
Flagstaff
Gray Mts
Cameron
Dinosaur Mts
Monument Valley
Valley of the Navajo Tribal Park
Tuba City
Glen Canyon
Sunset Crater National Monument
Togo
Gora
Powell Lake
the Big Ben
KODEL
Skodel
Emark
Errs Winderea
Ction
Subenga StuDio
John
the Home For Aged
Graham Hall
Central College
Ladies
Nollen
Ernie Engbers
MGR
Arthur de Cock Clarence van Gorp
Wm. de Kock Tudor G. Ver Meer
Henry Roorda
Arthur van Zee
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