Last Rites Held for Mrs. Fred Smits, 92
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Smits of Rock Valley aged 92 were held Friday at Porter Funeral Home with Reverend Ten Clay officiating. Burial followed at Valley View Cemetery. Mrs Smits died April 14 after a long illness. She was born February 15, 1878 in the Netherlands and married Fred Smits April 11, 1903. Survived by son John of Dean, three daughters including Mrs. Martin Frisse of East Lansing and Mrs. Joe Fredeveld of Rock Rapids, plus seven grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
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Fred Smits
Rock Valley
Porter Funeral Home
Ralph G. ‘Ten Clay
John Kraft
Kenneth Kasima
Valley View Cemetery
Martin Wierda
Sioux Center
Cental Reformed Church
Albert Ten Clay
Sioux Center Community
van der Ploeg
Lewis
Morris
George
Siam City
Thomas
Orange City
Reynold
Marvin
Bergard
Chicago, Il
Anne Landschutte
Hegg Memorial Hospital
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Richard E. Zenk
Paul Beumer
Emmert Scanion
Walter McNamara
Hein Kesters
William Ri
Dykstra Family Reunion Moves Through Four Generations
The Dykstra family gathers for a reunion after years apart with Mr and Mrs Richard F Dykstra and Randy arriving from Waterloo in Rock Valley to the home of Mr and Mrs Till Dykstra. Mr Dykstra completed a three year German tour on April 13 and Dr Ed Dykstra of Torrence California is expected Thursday. Grapevine gossip notes the fastest grape ripening season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duee
Dykstra
Richard F. Dykstra
Randy
Waterloo
Rock Valley
Till Dykstra
Germany
Norman Vail Roekel
Dougla S
Kevin
Willo Kay Dyksun
Ed Dykstra
Torrence
Calif
Sioux Settlers Club Meeting And Local Obituaries
Sioux Settlers Farm and Bureau Homemakers Club met at Mrs. Joe Ripperda's home in April with 14 members. Activities included songs, a spring prayer poem, a lesson on baked crepe paper peonies, and sewing hospital ship uniforms. Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Martin Wierda, 76, and Anne Landschutte, with funeral details and survivor lists.
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Sioux Settlers Farm
Bureau Homemakers Club
Joe Ripperda
Claussen
Johanna Fer Wee
Ter Wee
al Baatz
Hope
Ripperda
Climbing Clovers
Vivine
Cheryl Kool
Mary Bauder
Rall
Mreasurer
Minerva W
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Rale
Ufe
Wynta’ 'S Insurance Agency
Valley Woodworks
Sam Vander Schaaf
Pudd
Omaha
Nebrostal
Steel bin Execuron
Arena Circle Steel
Dave Brock
James Bouwman
19Th Ave
Fuller
Ella Hoogen
Docen
At-Ate
Jake Bargers
Guernsey
Jake Ww
Rus
Trailblazer
James Wilson
Iowa
Spotted Roars
Orville Kempers
Hell
Touch & Sew
Wade
District Credit Department
Overland Park
Kansas
Lester T. Winer
Boyven
Timmer Am
Sioma
Driesen
Harvard G. Sneller
Hampshire
Wassink
Wwi
John Groeneweg
Tollinger
Canton
3.D
Rock Rapids
Vitia
Amacia
Additas
Lephona Aumper
Investigation National Distributing CO
South Glenstone
Springfield
Canton Theatre
Canton, South Dakota
Pth Rana Deltas
Perri
Eee
SUN
Koster
IGA Rich
Bologna
CHUCK
Braunschweiger
Bel Monte
Pillsbury
Shasta
Lea
BOS
Ardee
Kitty Klover
Rhodes
Cryal Richards
Sherbert Vegas
Cpt
Lucerne
Shop Rock Valley
Mbsthe
Por Salk
Consignments Rock Avalley Sales Company
Henry
Delia) Franken
John
Martha
G.A, van Roeke
William
Henriena} Parsonson
Paramount
Peter
Jane Eya) Butts
Mes
Clarence
Myrtle) Kiel
Dick W. A. Docenink
Sioux Cente
A. Landschutte
David Wayne Harmelink
Altea
Sandra Jean Beitelsen
Portsmouth
Fyerett Gene van Maacen
Doon
Lowa
Hedy Kae van Ktey
Larry Kempers
Hull
Judy Elaine Reimers
Boyden
Cheryl
Vivian
Comm
Tam
Opa
United States Brewers Association
P.O
Osceola
Awa
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