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Local gatherings and visits in Monroe area families
The Reynolds family and neighbors hosted Sunday dinners and visits across Monroe Des Moines Knoxville and surrounding areas. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. John Vriezelaar family Susan Hugh Loren West Jack Wartenhorst and many relatives with activities spanning needlework homecomings and a 4 H skating party. Loren West’s hospital release and crutch use were noted along with memories of Valley View school and past teachers.
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W. Vriezelaar
Carrie Vriezelaar
Jeanetta Woodell
Prairie City
Ethel Rusk
Delphia Roovaart
Des Moines
Marie de Graaf
Sadie Hiemstra
Locustdale Farm
John Vriezelaar
Francis van Dusseldorp
H. W. Vriezelaar
Bob Fisher
Newton
Jack Frost
Dale Vander Ploeg
Beverly Vander Ploeg
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Beverly
Bernard Zerley
Sons
Monroe
Loren West
Boulder
Colorado
Denver
Susan
Hugh
Leland Long
Jake Rozendaal
D. Franje
Otley
Wayne Angove
Knoxville
Larry Angove
Cindy Matherly
Sherry Rickabaugh
Barbara Clevenger
Susan Vriezelaar
Pella
Joe Willemsen
Merlin Roorda
Bussey
Ronald den Hartog
Northwestern College
Orange City
Ronald
Gerald den Hartog
James Vriezelaar
Clint
Kent
Waverly
Gradus Vriezelaar
Arthur Vriezelaar
Midland
Lena Fennema Nolin
Mordrack
Maryland
Worth Sale
Valley View School
Lena Fennema
Tools Chapel
Winifred Marshall