Christmas holiday gatherings across Des Moines and region
Local families host and visit relatives for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day across Des Moines Humboldt Perry Duncombe Waterloo Laurens Havelock Thompson and surrounding towns. Guests include Cleal, Wowland, Pederson, Fangman, Tiernan and other families with multiple nieces nephews and in laws visiting festive homes and attending events such as the Nutcracker Ballet in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Rabbitt
Waterloo
Bill Dirks
Perry
Cecil Pederson
Humboldt
Fred Hendrickson
Laura Anderson
Kenneth Pederson
Russell Winkleblack
Ken Bailey
Clifford Bailey
Gary Bailey
Bob Bailey
Laurens
Lee Baily
Havelock
Gary Thompson
Thompson
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Cleal
Julian Ingebritsen
Des Moines
Roger Wowland
Mrs
Floyd Page
Jeff and
Doug
Duncombe
S. W. Brown
Moville
Wilbur Alig and
Nort
Pvt
Charles Fangman
Fort. Leonard, Mo
Warold Fangmans
Virgil Rickless
Audrey
Lawrence Henderson
Connie
C. Y. Stephens Auditorium
Ames
Des Moines Civic Ballet
Glen Debolt
Avery Fell
Rodman
John Tiernan
Dan Allen
Omaha
Roger of
Vermillion
Les Allen
Ken Bennett
Ken
Te Bennetts
Wesley Bennett
Jim McInure
Charles City
Dennis Yahsley
Blaine, Wash
Don
George Yabsley
Albert City
Forrest Tutt
Anna MelIntire
Dick Bierstedt
Edgar Heinrich
Fairmont
Minn
Harold Heinrich
Dwayne
Walter Meyer
Marguerite Heinrich
Whittemore
Russell Harris
Bill
Emmetsburg
Dale Johnson
Tim Ricklefs
Bernard Ricklefs
August Nielsen
Ramada Inn
Fort Dodge
Nielsens
Nielsens Re
George Swan
Brandon
Marvin Origer
St. Joe
Jim Tiernan
Pocahontas
Joe Tiernan
R. B. Ranney
Mac Nicoson
Rock Rapids
Mr. Nicoson
Paul Biedermann
Ranneys
Paul, Jr
Craig Pederson
Craig
Wiley Murray Jr
Badger
Robert Clapper
Zelma Peterson
KO. Loxterkamp
Marvin Loxterkamp
Sac City
Loren Olberding
Jerome Coyle
Vera Peterson
Greeley, Colo
Harold Petersons
Clare Donahue
Bradley Kerns
Hilda Nielsen
Roy Thompson
Lester Thorson
G. H. Brase
Telmer
Sime
Myron Sime
Russell Sime
O. N. Pederson
Webster City
Esther Bertrem
Marie Miller
Ray Isacson
Rene Peterson
Jerry Swan
Rolfe
Mav
Coin Operated
Storm Lake
Buena Vista Manor
Arleen Ummach
Ken Lovrien
1St Avenue NW
Merryheistinas
Charles Gunderson
Merry Christmas
Dafe
D. W. Duitscher
Krnch
Rickard
Iowa
Fred A. Eaton
Laurens, Iowa
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Showtime
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Moon Zero Two
United Methodist
Warren A. Rintz
St. Margaret’s
Father Jerome Coyle
St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church
Cherch
Dallas L. Johnson
Itill
Jay
Jay Arnold
Mallard
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Farmers Co-Operative Coo
Women’s Society of Christian Service of
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Rolfe Presbyterian Church
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