Doon News Notes Big Family Gatherings and Births
Doon area families held gatherings and birthdays across Iowa Minnesota and Michigan. Sgt M John Kopsas honored by relatives from Fraizer Michigan with attendees from Sioux City Rock Valley Canton S D and Storm Lake. Multiple births and anniversaries noted with visits in Laverne Minnesota Humboldt Red Wood Falls and Rock Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kopsas
M. John
Kopsas
Fraizer
Mich
Woding
Jerry Andersen
Sunny Falls
Gus Kopias
Spirit Lake
Gordon Powell
David Baird
Canton
S.D
Bill Kopias
Benny Gerritson
Sioux City
Krrs
Lane Gerritson
Helen
Rock Valley
Louie Kopsas
Rock Valley Edges Rock Rapids in 14 and Under Meet
Rock Valley clinched a narrow victory by three points over Rock Rapids in the 14 and under events. Only one Rock Rapids swimmer won a first place, while Rock Rapids divers had mixed results in the diving rotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley
Rock Rapids
Nettie Van Sloten Rites Held for 85 Year Old
Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Van Sloten age 85 were held Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the First Reformed church with Rev. Ralph Ten Cley officiating. Burial followed at Hope Cemetery in Hull under Porter Funeral Home. Survivors include four sons Ger Rit of Doon John of George Henry of Hawarden and William of Hull. three daughters Coba Boersma Doon Henrietta Olivier Lakewood Calif Geraldine Klomp Rock Valley. 27 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren and several half sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie van Sloten
First Reformed
Ralph Ten Cley
George H. van Beek
Ed Abma
Kenneth DeGroot
DeGroot
Noeman
Donald
Gregory
John M. van Slaten
Harlan Olivier
Henry Schelling
Hope Cemetery
Hull
Porter Funeral Home
van Slaten
Hogg Memorial Hospital
Younth
Nettie van Maanen
Gerrit van Maaten
Andrieka van Rockel
Netherlands
John van Stoten
Rock Valley
Valley Manor
Gerrit of
Doon
John
George
Henry
Hawarden
William
Ted Boersma
Coba
Herman Olivier
Henrietta
Lakewood
Calif
Edward Klomp
Geraldine
Tiee
Bert Jacobsma
Bartman
Kooima
Rites Held For Mrs Kosters 88 in Orange City
Funeral services for Mrs Albert Koster 88 of Orange City were held at First Rest Hospers with Rev M Tyson officiating. Burial followed at Nassau Township Cemetery under Van der Ploeg Funeral Home Sioux Center. She died Sunday in an Orange City nursing home. Born Sept 9 1880 at Alton she married Albers Koster in 1905 at Alcan. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Harry Dr Groovenhuis Hospers and Tena Orange City a son John Respers seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren plus two mothers Luke of Rock Valley and Tunis of Sheldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Rapids
Ferd Peters
Hazel Chamberlain
Lester
Henry Juffer
Lizzie Mann
Jen Vasburg
John Keegan
Ralph Kintman
Kevin
Grand Rapids
Mich
Jessie Willematek
Heinie Bahreniss
Veterans Hospital
Sioux Falls
Walter Levering
Levering
Gerrit Rienders
Bir
Dennis Netten
Jessie Oldenkamp
Orange City
Sam Holtrop
Ann van Engen
Lioux Center
Allee Mulder
Michigan
F.P. Lehman
Humboldt
Redwood Falls
Minn
Flossie Graham
Charles Graham
Hull
Ron Graham
Minneola
Hull Vase
Louis Tylver
Storm Lake
Tara Michele
Storm Lake Hospital
Myrtle Scholten
Jennie Haack
Mina Scholten
Vernon van Oort
Roger Doron
Springvale
Maite
Manus de Jong
Dayton
Marhail
Vacaville Calif
Viva Marshall
Aart-Vanden Brink
Valley Mator
Rock Valley
Valley Manor
Jerry Vanden Top
Tenny Lee
Grange City Hospital
Vanden Top
Karen Schipper
Ireton
Jerry
Vietnam
Andrew Vanden Top
Lynden, Wash
den Besten
Ainard Vanden Top
Ron Massey
Albert Koster
M. Tyson
Nassau Township
van der Ploeg
Sioux Center
Koster
Fannie Vollink
Alton
Albers Koster
Alcan
Harry
Allie
Grooven~ Huis
Hospers
Tena
John of
Res
Youth Day and Man of the Year events August 12
Five years back on August 12 the Youth Day and Man of the Year celebration featured arts and crafts at Rock Valley Community School starting 6 09 p m, an All-Star baseball game at the ballpark at 6 30, baton twirling at 6 45, and a three division Children’s Parade supervised by Ken Van Voorst. Music by the Rock Valley Community School band followed, with Miss Vugteveen presenting a fire baton and other acts by local residents. The Man of the Year was awarded by the Commercial Club as part of the day’s events. The Sioux County Youth Fair ran August 12 to 15 with livestock exhibits and a new horse show. Flower show winners from The Hoe included Mrs Haxsy Prins and others. Ensign James van Driel, a Wartburg College graduate, had Navy service training in Georgia. Ten years ago on August 6, 1959, Elmer Miller was in Sioux Center Hospital with pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockvalley Committsity School
Linda Vugteveen
Ken van Voorst
Rock Valley
Larry Mitchell
Vigteveem
Adat Vander Bek
Kermesh Kaaima
The
Valley Male
Sioux County
Rock Valley Flower Show Were Mrs. Haxsy Prins
Hull
Roy Bomgaats
Ed Miller
Laura Te Grotenhuis
James, van Driel
Peter van Driel
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Glyn
Wartburg College
Waverly
van Drie
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Doon News
Mrs. Henry Jacobsma
Case Feikema
Laverne
Mion
Feikema
Walter Leverig
Range City
van Tol
Shelter House
Tower
Clarence Howerda
Marta
Laura
Granville
Halnesday
Della Lems
Stan Surma
Minard Vanden Top
Kelly Shutenberger
Orange Galif
Louis Elbert
Henry Jacobs
Fannie Medemia
Lvan Krull
Russell
Minneapolis
Fred Anderson
Marshalltown
Sylvia Lutskee
Him Treveer
Omaha
Nebr
Lloyd Lutskee
Raymond Lutskee
Clarkeville
Gene Kohnen
Hazel Kuhren
Rich Ricke
Norman Haze
Primghar
Elmer Mast
Jen Vosburg
Gertrude Laackmann and Son
Richard Bahrenfuss
Jackie and
Bil
Hainie Bahrenses
John Buss and
Schott
Inwood
Pers
Luke
Tunis
Sheldon
Elmer Miller
Pneu
UT AL
Ing
Miami
Jrock Valley Cement Block
TLE
Rie
Star
Ame American Qinpany
Atlas
U.S
Atlas Supply Co
Standard Oil
Husky
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