Swede Home Socials Link Generations At Local Events
Community members in Swede Home and surrounding areas gathered for birthdays visits and church activities. Notable events include Clarissa Utley celebrating her first birthday with multiple families present, and a Calvary Lutheran Church schedule featuring confirmations and a United Reformation Service at Stromsburg High School gym.
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Calvary Lutheran Church of
Swede
Milan E. Swasko
United Reformation Service
Holy Communion of All Lutheran Churches
Stromsburg High School
Polk locals visit during Saturday evening lunch
Lynn Knerr of Denver Col and Chris and Adam Sawyer of Ashland were Saturday evening lunch guests in the Irvin Anderson home.
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Lynn ,Knerr
Denver, Col
Chris and
Adam Sawyer
Ashland
Irvin Anderson
Bridal Shower Honors Miss Karen Anderson in Lincoln
Miss Karen Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs Vernon Anderson of Lincoln was honored at a bridal shower on Saturday afternoon October 19 at the home of her aunt Mrs Alvena Lind. Guests included her mother grandmother Mrs Esther Warner and other relatives. Karen will wed Mr Sam Walls of Lincoln on December 27.
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Mervin Johnson
Kevin
Indianola
Martin Lundstrom
Lillie Chindgren
Mesdames Irvin Anderson
Clifford Bowman
Arthur Larson
Kenneth Larson
Ronald Sarow
Arthur Samuelson
Dorothy Larson
Doris
Darrene Larson
Alda Nelson
Janet
Amy
Jim
Basil Carlson
Ellen Oquist
Ruth Gestrine
Harold W. Johnson
Edna Gestrine
Lena Johnson
Mark Utley
Clarissa
Russell Patience
Omaha
Terry Patience
Lincoln
Marcella Leadbetter
Shenandoah, Jr
Kenny Reed
Linda
Ralph Jilg
Silver Creek
Dave Utley
Karen Anderson
Vernon Anderson
Alvena Lind
Wleeth
Esther Warner
Dianne
Donna Bodine
Wallace Lind
Leanne
Dean Donelson
Lynn
Jack Anderson
Jill
Stromsburg
Carleton Anderson
Emma Anderson
Karen
Sam Walls
Omer Troester
Peggy Sharman
Duane Blase
Melanie
Ed Klingsporn
Bill Wallace
Waverly
Martin.Baack
Robert Baack
Elizabeth Meerkatz
Clarence Meerkatz
Florence Maderow
Aurora
Dick Mundt
Charles
Marvin Bankson
Gertrude Troester
Hampton
Wayne Person
Jim Person
Dave Person
Hastings
Karla Irwin
Hugo Person
Person
Gwyn Johnson
Milfred Johnson
Don Stuebgen
York
St. Paul’s
Utica
School Lutheran Teachers Conference
Sun
Circuit Pastor’s Conference School Board
Community Social Notes from Arborville and Nearby
Local residents attend church meetings and host and visit relatives across towns including Harvard Grand Island York and Seward. The period includes dinners suppers birthdays and multiple weekend visits among Wochner Bedient Kennel Perkins Shenk Burgess Tenniges Kenel Beckner Crow dell and other families.
Hazel Swedenburg obituary from Clarks Nebraska
Funeral services were held October 17 at United Methodist Church in Clarks for Hazel Swedenburg who died October 15 at home. Pastor Paul J. Johnson and Guy Savage officiated with Willard Adelson at the organ. pallbearers included Robert Lindahl and Leonard Strobel. Interment in Swede Plain cemetery. She was born June 9, 1893 in Polk County to Oscar Rodine and Emma Johnson. married Arthur Swedenburg April 17, 1912 and farmed in Polk County before moving to Clarks. Survived by husband, two sons Wesley and Fred, two sisters Medy Branting and Violet Larson, one brother Harry Bodine, six grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents and a sister.
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United Methodist Church
Clarks
Hazel Swedenburg
Paul J. Johnson
Guy Savage
Willard Adelson
Elmer Garner
Lennis Lind
Jesus
Robert Lindahl
Leonard Strobel
Fritz Bender
Gus Glasgow
George Sweet
Lawrence Kuhn
Paul Coover
Swede Plain
Polk County
Oscar
Rodine
Emma Johnson
Arthur Swedenburg
Osceola
Polke County
WSCS
Busy Bee
Friendship Kennsington Club
Wesley Swedenburg
Stromsburg
Fred Swedenburg
Medy Branting
Portland
Ore
Violet Larson
Harry Bodine
Clara Blase Birthday Open Hosts Aurora Party
The Aurora community marks Clara Blase's 92nd birthday with an open house attended by relatives and neighbors. Robert Rahrs of Lincoln helped with corn picking, and multiple families visited or hosted gatherings at homes in the area over the weekend.
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Robert Rahrs
Clara
Blase
Hospital Report List of Patients in Annie Jeffr Memorial County
During the two week period October 14 to 21 the Annie Jeffr Memorial County Hospital recorded patient totals and listed names by town including Osceola Stromsburg Stromsburg Benedict Gresham Silver Creek Columbus Central City and Shelby. Names include Glenn I Anderson Carl Allinder Florence E Anderson Gertrude Braithwait George Buchta Jennie Burke David F Carlson Donzella Engel Thelma Hastings Maud E Herrmann Emma Horstman Clarence R Johnson Beth Jones Alma Junge George Kumpf Ruth Matzner Florence Mills Charles Petrzilka Carl Wieseman Letha Soll Clara Anderson Wesley Swedenburg Nellie Klein David Hanson Russell Nordstrom Terry Lee Fleck Betty Hinkle Sharon Scow Arla Burkhardt David Burritt Nancy Asche among others with several dismissals recorded.
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Annie Jeffr Memorial County Hospital
Glenn I. Anderson
Osceola
Carl Allinder
Florence E. Anderson
Stromsburg
Gertrude Braithwait
Shelby
George Buchta
Jennie Burke
David F. Carlson
Donzella Engel
Central City
Thelma Hastings
Maud E. Herrmann
Emma Horstman
Polk
Clarence R. Johnson
Beth Jones
Alma Junge
Benedict
George Kumpf
Ruth Matzner
Gresham
Florence Mills
Charles Petrzilka
Carl Wieseman
Letha Soll
Columbus
Clara Anderson
Wesley Swedenburg
Stroms
Nellie Klein
David Hanson
Russell Nordstrom
Terry Lee Fleck
Betty’ Hinkle
Silver Creek
Sharon Scow
Arla Burkhardt
Central
Birthday Open House Honors Clara Blase at 92
Mrs Clara Blase was honored on her 92nd birthday at an open house at Hamilton Manor in Aurora. Also honored were Mr and Mrs Harold Blase on their 30th wedding anniversary. Forty five guests from York Hardville Polk Central City and Fremont attended. Lunch was served at the close of a pleasant after.
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Henry Blase
Viola Ziegelbein
Clara‘ Blase
Aurora
Leroy Nelson
Raymond Stunkel
Ray Rohde
Brad‘shaw
Carl, Mundt
Leon Meerkatz
Polk-Greeley
Verland Widga
Bob Clymer
Kim
Clarence Rahrs
Louis Driewer
Hampton
Joe Hahn
Gary Sagehorn
Milfred Johnson
Rudolph Gustafson
Omer
Troester
Dennis Weeks
Omaha
Denise Schulze
Mary Bankson
Sherman Wilshusen
Duane Bodine
Kenneth Wilshusen
Marvin Schulze
Otto Wilshusen
Norman Wilshusen
Schuyler
Ralph Wilshusen
Fremont
Robert Rahrs
Lincoln
Emma Zierott
Raymond Sagehorn
Elmer Wilshusen
Clara Blase
Wray Lacy
Grand Island
Raymond Stankel
Leo Litty
Hamilton Manor
Harold Blase
York
Hardville
Polk
Central City
Obituary and Hospital Notices From Stromsburg and Osceola
Local notices list residents including Christine Dufek Cedric Fineey Earl Hardle Edna Reed Dixie Lee Schutt Harriet Sundberg Berading Swanson Carolyn Wieseman Sharon Rathje and Norman Leach with statuses. Obituary notes Julius Johnson and Ewald Klingsporn recovering at home after surgery while Rev Robert Carlson recuperates from hip surgery and Albin Benson returns from VA Hospital. Nell Aker and Mrs Lawrence Shenk receive hospital care for shingles and other illnesses. Hilding Dahlin undergoing surgery in Aurora hospital.
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Christine Dufek
Stromsburg
Cedric Fineey
Osceola
Earl C. Hardle
Silver Creek
Edna A. Reed
Dixie Lee Schutt
Harriet Sundberg
Berading Swanson
Stromsurg
Carolyn Wieseman
Sharon Rathje
Shelby
Norman’ Leach
Julius Johnson
Ewald Klingsporn
Lincoln General Hospital
Id Klingsporn
Robert Carlson
Fridhem Lutheran Church
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Lincoln
Albin Benson
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
Omaha
Nell Aker
Pienberger Hospital
Centrality
Lawrence Shenk
Ashland
Ashland Hospital
Hilding Dahlin
Aurora Hospital
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Swede Home News
David Jones
Mark
Linnea Jones
Evan Nordstrom
Robbie
Don Turk
Littleton
Col
Roger Hanquist
Myron Larson
Presto
Sundberg &Son
Arborville' News
John Wochner
Fred Bedient
South Central Association
United Church of Christ
Harvard
Harry Kennel
Clyde Kennel
Karol Bankson
Ed Beckner
Lawson
Brent
Brenda Shenk
Herschel Shenk
Dave Kennel
O. K. Burgess
Deer River
Minn
Virgil Tenniges
Brian
Richard Tenniges
Dale
Seward
Mary Perkins
Perkins
Marvin Olson
Eli Kennel
Dennis van Housen
Vergil Bush
Mike Crowdell
North Blue News
David Burritt
Nancy Asche
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