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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1966
Page
1
Numerous local families and guests from Shelby Lincoln Columbus Ottumwa and Des Moines attended a weekend wedding for Ronald Rinehart and Judith Keegstra. Community groups including Tulip City Barracks No 1122 VFW met at the Legion Hall for a business session and social hour.
Andrew Brouwer of Monezuma visited his brother in law Bert Van Lingen on Sunday. Rev. Henry Ver Meer of Pella toured Fair Haven and neighbors this past week. Tunis Nikkel of Sully called on Mrs. Marie Swank and Mrs. Edith Stek last Thursday. C Willemson visited son Warner and family Sunday. Neal Van Soelen called on Frank Vanden Berg this week. Emma Vander Wal and Elizabeth Aalbers of Pella visited Mrs. Hattie Van Zee. Hattie Streek of Santa Cruz California visits sister Kate Melton this week. Gilbert Meinders family called on his mother Mrs. Marie Meinders Sunday. Winnie Van Heukelem spent Sunday with her daughter at Henry Goodyk’s home.
Mr and Mrs Ray B Gosselink of 708 West Second Pella announce the engagement of their daughter Carol A to Rodney L Van Wyk son of Mr and Mrs Richard H Van Wyk of 500 Liberty Pella Both are 1966 graduates of Pella Community High School She works for Bankers Life Co Des Moines He works at Gosselink TV in Pella No wedding date set.
Graveside services for Sherrill Denice De Heer infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald De Heer will be Friday at 10 30 a m at Oakwood Cemetery in Pella Edward Adams to officiate Baby Sherrill died at birth Tuesday afternoon Surviving are the parents maternal grandmother Clarence Garden of Oskaloosa paternal grandmother Dana De Heer of Pella and other grandparents full obituary notes death at birth with local family ties
Mr and Mrs Glen De Bruin of Pella Route 3 welcomed an 8 lb 7 oz son on September 19 at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Cornie Vos and Mr and Mrs Roy De Bruin. Great Grandparents are A Vere Meer and Tom De Bruin.
Dick J Ver Ploeg died September 15 1966 at age 66 years 3 months 12 days born June 3 1900 in Dallas Ta son of James E and Gertie Vander Wilt Ver Ploegh married Agnes Van Reees September 18 1924 with three children Chadwick Lee Dick Junior and Wendel James surviving with nine grandchildren two sisters and three brothers. Funeral September 17 at First Reformed Church Pella with interment Oakwood Cemetery.
Clarence G Pope son of Charles and Arminta Willcutt Pope born March 13 1886 on a Marion County farm near Bussey Iowa. He lived in Marion County and Pella all his life dying Sunday September 11 1966 after a heart attack at age 80 5 28. He married Alta Vander Linden November 23 1910 at What Cheer IA. They had six children Charles W Daniel Clara John K Raymond C and Ralph who died at 9 months. Surviving are Alta four sons one daughter 11 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Funeral services held September 14 1966 from Van Dyke Duven Chapel with Rev Everett G Ward officiating and burial in Oakwood Cemetery Pella. A final note reads Today’s mighty oak is just a little nut that held its ground.
Gradus Vriezelaar attended the Northern Nut Growers Association convention at Storrs Connecticut with tours of an experiment station thirty miles away. Attendees viewed nut varieties from hazelnut to English walnut and heard about grafting methods. Blight resistant crosses between American, Chinese and Japanese chestnuts were discussed after a forest tour.
A brisk community page outlines local events and notices in Pella for Thursday September 22 1966. Brief items cover meetings, schedules, and society announcements reflecting midweek town life.
Monday offers spaghetti and hamburger with carrot strips applesauce chocolate cake and penoche frosting plus sandwiches and milk. Tuesday serves hamburger on schoolmade buns oven steamed potatoes buttered beans with salad baked. Wednesday features baked beans perfection salad glazed donuts peaches. Thursday includes baked potatoes and butter barbecue wieners creamed peas and pear halves. Friday presents lasagna apple pineapple salad and chocolate pudding.
Ada Stanley and John Dieleman were admitted to Pella Community hospital on Monday September 19. Mrs Cordin Sniff of Pleasantville and Mrs Dale Sandving of Knoxville were admitted on September 20. Ed Meinders, also admitted, and Mrs Truman Sage of Pleasantville were moved in. Two patients, Mrs Josephine Veenman and Mrs G R Van Dyk, were discharged or admitted as noted, with Van Dyk assigned to Ottumwa City Hospital room 327.
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