Arborville Youth Fellowship Raises Funds With Corn Pickup
The Arborville Youth Fellowship gathered corn at Bruce Bedtent farm on Saturday to raise money for their fund and later held a Wiener Roast at the church park hosted by the Bedient and Bills families. Easter-related visits and dinners centered around local families, with numerous households hosting relatives and friends for meals and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Fellowship
Arborville
Bruce Bedtent
Church Park
Bruce Bedient
Easter Social Notices and Local Visits Report
A long list of afternoon and weekend visits across local homes. Names include Morris, Bedient, Recknor, Shenk, Bedient family groups, and guests from York Wichita Jamaica Columbus and Bertrand. Easter services attended by Arborville Youth and multiple church members from Trinity Lutheran Polk Methodist Swede Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Emken
Jerry Stevens
Owen Bedient
Ann
Fred Bedient
Harold Bedent
York
Carl Bedient
Wichita, Kans
Carolyn Bedient
Jamaica
Ernest Brockevelt
al Brockevelt
David City
Bob Fetty
Columbus
Wilfred Stephens
Bob Stephens
Tdncoln
Christl
Elwood Tewell
Central City Hospital
Francis Tewell
Dick Bauer
Norman Recknor
Ed Recknor
John Recknor
Kristin
St. Paul
Carroll Shenk
Claude Shenk
Clarks
Arborville
Swede Plain
Trinity Lutheran
Polk Methodist
Harold Bedient
Wichita, Ks
Vern Samuels
Lisa
Bruce Bedient
Alfretta Bedient
Bruce Horen
Bertrand
Richard
Dale Tonniges
Seward
Virgil Tonniges
Be- Ward
Daryl
Brian
Wayne Swanson
Polk County's oldest senior citizen dies after home accident
Polk County obituary for John Smith 91 who died at Central City hospital after a fall at his Second-floor apartment. Born July 18 1881 Bloomfield Town he lived in Sherman Polk area most of his life and was still driving. Survived by two sons Ivan and Merwin, seven grandchildren ten great grandchildren two daughters-in-law. Funeral April 18 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Reverend Stephen Stohlmann officiated. Interment in church cemetery with organist Mrs Doyle Klingsporn and pallbearers Virgil Bush Irving Blase Alvin Smith Jim Lindberg Lester Rhode Leonard Warnick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Central City Hospital
John Smith
Virgil Bush
Ervin Blase
Alvin Smith
Jim Lindberg
Lester Rhode
Leonard Warnick
Pre-Easter Family Visits Highlight Polk News
Mr and Mrs Ray Werner and Helen Wonderling were guests of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Werner and family at Aurora for a pre Easter supper. Ray Werner and his family joined Ira Mae Wedsted and sons at Grand Island for Sunday dinner. Minnie Wright visited from Lincoln and North Platte for dinner with Mrs Selma Carlson at Stromsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Fisher and Sons
Ralph Fisher
Fred
Freda Shockey
A. A. Shockey
Harry Kennel
D. N. Mills
Bruce Bedient
Gary Everhardt
Heidi
Bernard Litty
Art Worth
Wm. Blender
Francis Doremus
Everett Blender
Teresa Engel
Wilfred Stephens
Ron Gray
Lincoln
Lloyd van Housen
Terry
Roy Glasser
Francis Tewell
Ray Werner
Helen Wonderling
Kenneth Werner
St Aurora
Ira Mae Wedsted
Grand Island
Minnie Wright
North Platte
Selma Carlson
Stromsburg
Charles van Pelt
Doris
Connie
Stan Corbett
Omaha
Kearney
Kearney State College
Milton Anderson
Davenport
Iowa
John Veburg
Veburg
Andersons
Ronald Veburg
Edwin Prante
Hastings
Richard Weburg
Marie Clayton
Paul Clayton
Robert Clayton
Ronald Weburg
Delbert
Viona
Martha Suck
Oscar Ita
Mod Squad
Gary Harless
Dean Bankson
Lloyd Knerr
York
Hazel Kinder
Columbus
Kent Bankson
Easter Sunrise Services Draw Large Crowd in Bankson Pasture
Hordville area Easter morning services gathered a large attendance at Neil Bankson pasture led by Pastor Rob ert Carlson of Fridhem Lutheran and Pastor Richard Bauer of the Baptist Church. The Hardville Men's Quartet sang with instrumental background from local musicians. breakfast for about 125 followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Bankson
Robert Carlson
Fridhem Lutheran Church
Richard Bauer
The
Baptist Church
Hardville
Clarence Blase
Robert Erickson
Lennart Johnson
Alvin Stranberg
Mike
Bill Garrett
Myla Guilford
Linda Lavelle
Kande Erickson
Janni Bankson
Miss Guilford
Dwight Biase
Doug Hahn
Baptist
Fridhem Family Fellowship
Fridhem Fellowship
Boone
Iowa
Reuben Swanson
Omaha
Marx Petersen
Elton Erickson
Merlyn Fowler
Lumier Kucera
Community Notices Rolled Through Swede Home District
Swede Home residents and relatives from Stromsburg Aurora and Osceola gathered for family visits and dinners. Names include Yungdahl Larson Forss Lundstrom Johnson and Gestrine with guests from Fort Collins Texas Monroe and Lincoln. Several extended family members hosted, dined, or visited during Mother's Day and Easter periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Yungdahl
Clark Yungdahl
Stromsburg
Elwyn Yungdahl
Aurora
Rhonda Biberstein
Vincent Krol
Fort Collins
Colo
Victor Krol
Myron Larson
Mardell Johnson
Leonard Helverson
Marquette
Walter Bush
Arlene Fisher
Osceola
Adolph Forss
Ruth
Lester Gestrine
Harold W. Johnson
Steven Lundstrom
Martin Lundstrom
Jim Lundstrom
Dallas
Texas
Tom Hetzer
Linnea Nordstrom
Wausa
Florence Jones
Carolyn Nordstrom
Fremont
Sinai Lutheran Church
Rhonda Beberstein
Cole
Lillie Chindgren
Sander Chindgren
Bob Dittmer
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Arborville News
Leland Bills
Lynn
Lana
Dewain Watt
Ed Hanson
Eillene
Eldon Anderson
Ron Anderson
Manhattan
Kan
Joel Stevens
Becky Stevens
Carolyn
Stevens
Chris Weber
Natalie Weber
Castle Rock
Calif
Arnold Merchant
Alan Merchant
Floyd Merchant
Neal van Housen
D. C. Morris
Jess Rust, Jr
Patty
Kenneth Ekeler
Floyd Jensen
Wilfred Smith
W. W. Timms
Bob Brockevelt
Sioux Falls
S. D
Rich Brockevelt
Erma Trandt
Central City
Donald Morris
Lloyd Morris
Lee Morris
Steve
Tommy
Killer Kanes
Sundberg
James Morris
Lefiani
Damon Lamp
Earl Fuehrer
Floyd Bittinger
Lyle Jensen
Jess Rust
Morris Home
Larry Harrington
Sons
John C. Smith
POLK
Hordville
Combined Baptist Lutheran
Bankson Pasture
Leo Bowlby
Beth Nilelsen
Marx Holtorn
Dorcas
Herbert Bankson
Roger Clayton
Jack Lincoln
Albin Benson
Ethel Benson
Carl Benson
Roy Kuhn
Ames
Kenneth Klaasmeyer
John
Clarinda
Bernard Andreas
Lester Suck
Elsie Weller
Swede Home News
William Larson
Rolland Ekstrom
Harvey Sundberg
Paul Gustafson
Wilma
Margaret Peterson
Rude Sandin
David Jones
Larry Davis
Wilbur Olson
Nellie Olson
Ellen Oquist
Esther Appleton
Walter Samuelson
Edith Larson
Nadine Larson
Carla Jasper
David Ten Have
Michigan
Harold Nielsen
Monroe
Roger Hanquist
Edna and
Ruth Gestrine
Wayne Johnson
Freda Waller
Sven Carlson
Ben Berger
Harold A. Johnson
Henry Thelander
Irvin Gestrine
John Sundberg
Martin Gestrine
Ray Gestrine
Levert Oquist
Stanley Oaquwist
Arnold Ekstrand
Edna
Vance Teegerstrom
Wayne Tyler
Leslie Tyler
Bill Ferrand
Frances Widga
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