Shonka kin to attend Shonka funeral and local meetings
Families of Fort Dodge and Des Moines attended the July 31 funeral in Schuyler Nebraska for Mrs. W J Shonka, grandmother of Nancy and Bernard Shonka and Mrs Curtis. St Joan of Arc group in Pocahontas held July 30 meeting in Holy Name hall with remarks and gifts for guests and birthday observances. Summer school openings announced for Pocahontas with August start dates and registration details for both community and Catholic schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Sheker
Nancy
Bernard Shonkas
Fort Dodge
Jas. Curtis
Des Moines
Schnyder
Nebr
W. J. Shonka
Bernard Shonka
Curtis
Marilyn Shonka
St. Joan of Arecourt
Catholic Order of Foresters
Holy Name Hall
R. H. Wienhold
Mary Alig
Sue O’brien
Edward Monaghan
Frank Schroeder
Thomas Wilson
Frida Schott
Tom McMahon
Pocahontas
Waldo Mick
Pocahontas Community School
H. B. Karhoff
Pocahontas Catholic School
Pocahontas area notices and community updates
Community school additions in Pocahontas will not be ready for the coming school year. Cleaning renovations and new hallway partitions are underway. Local deaths, marriages, and notable events include Rosemarie Wheatley’s recovery after a farm accident, a Glendive Montana marriage involving a former Pocahontas resident, and several obituaries with service details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Community School
Wedding Day Unites Olson Erickson Couple in Albert Lea
A solemn ceremony at Trinity Lutheran church in Albert Lea Minn united Audrey Erickson and Marvin Olson in marriage. The bride daughter of Nels C Erickson and the late Mrs Erickson of Glenville Minn wore a lace gown with daisies and a pearl crown. The groom son of Mr and Mrs Harry C Olson of Bradgate was escorted by Duane Olson as best man. Bridesmaids included Mrs Jim Heiser and Mrs Jack Madsen among others with the reception to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran
Mike O’haver
San Diego
Calif
Jim Heiser
Minneapolis
Bride Weds Jack Madsen in Blair Neb
The wedding party included Jack Madsen and Andy Andersen of Blair Neb along with Jerry Odland of Bradgate and Dennis Fuller of Humboldt. Guests wore white dinner jackets and light blue dresses for the bridesmaids. Candlelighters were Dorothy Olson and Karen Shaw. Music featured Kenny Fehl and Karen Jensen. A reception for 150 followed at Trinity hall with multiple hosts and servers listed. The bride wore a black sheath with white accessories for travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Madsen
Andy Andersen
Blair, Nebr
Jerry Odland
Bradgate
Dennis Fuller
Humboldt
Dorothy Olson
Karen Shaw
Kenny Fehl
Racine
Wis
Karen Jensen
Fremont
Nebr
Trinity Hall
Jens M. Jensen
Albert Lea
Minn
Louis Belshaw
Glenville
Rolfe Iowa Town Council fills vacancy in 1959
Rolfe Iowa July 22 1959 meeting notes list present mayor Carl Hansen and councilmen Lloyd Cox Joe Lehman James Keeble Arnold Wold. Motion to appoint T J Raynes to fill vacancy caused by Boyd Hook resignation passed. Council adjournment authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Iowa
Carl Hansen
Lloyd Cox
Joe Lehman
James Keeble
Arnold Wold
Cox
Wold
T. J. Raynes
Boyd Hook
Keeble
J. H. Brinkman
Bridal couple vows and plans cross states
The bride wore a corsage with her bridal bouquet and the couple spent their honeymoon at the Dells Wisconsin and a lake in northern Minnesota. The groom will enter military service July 21. The bride, a Dana College graduate, taught PE and art in Milwaukee last year. The groom also graduated from Dana in 1958 and taught mathematics in Lyons Nebraska. Jack King of Spencer suffered a heavy laceration and concussion when a post hole digger shaft struck his head. Mr and Mrs Ralph Diddy of Perry note their magnolia tree bore its second crop of blooms in one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dells
Wis
Minn
Dana College
Blair
Nebr
Milwaukee
Dana
Lyons
Jack King
Spencer
Ralph Diddy
Perry
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Rolfe Arrow
Robert Swan
Marion Bruce
Molfe
Iqaia
Bae Epekation
Pleamber
Comidanger Signals
American Cancer Society
Pocahontas News
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Rosemarie Wheatley
Lyte Wheatley
Buena Vista County Hospital
Storm Lake
Wheatley Farm
Rosemarie
den O'Connor
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Sioux City
Glendive
Mont
Sacred Heart Church
Donna Jean German
Robert D. Kruger
Mary Kruger
Baker, Mont
Martin Seehusen
Lutheran Hospital
John Porter
Deer Lodge
Dan O’brien
Rosemarie Storr
Dubuque
Miss Storr
Carl Storr
Navier Hospital
Wm. Schreier
Ronald
DeWayne
J. J. Ryan
Elder Peterson
Elton Baker
Mallard
Roy Myers
Webb
Paul Logan
Estherville
Joe Lang
Remsen
Leo Lang
Dickens
Tony Lang
John Lang
Rochester
William Storck
Louie
Dude) Wehler
Rudolph Powers
E. C. Boulton
Methodist Church
Summit Hill Cemetery
Wehler
Anna Wehler
McGregor
Freedom
U.S
Korea
Bradgate News
Bernard Jacobs
Lee Holt
Gene Madsen
Carrie Jensen
Seneca
Forrest Slaiken
Eagle Grove
Magnus Hansen
Goldfield
Joe Artzer
David Nelson
Webster City
Qos
Hetee
Stan
Palo Alto County
Ellington
Buildings Fair
Landall Webster & Clarion
Jay
Arnold, Mallard
Charles Lindeman
Thompson Bros
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Eer
Vousis Waathir Stappi
Menting
At My Place
Mrs
Chet Carpenter
Richard Bennett
Rolfe State Bank
Mee
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