Richter-Fairley Wedding Vows Exchanged At St. Margaret's
Irene Richter daughter of Enid and the late Lester Richter of Rolfe wed Bill Fairley son of Wilbur Fairley in a Aug 11 1972 ceremony at St. Margaret's Catholic Church. Monsignor Zeno Reising officiated at 7:30 p.m. The bride wore a Victorian empire gown with Venise lace and a chapel length train. Bridesmaids wore jade blue and blue floral organza gowns. The couple were accompanied by family members and friends as part of a wedding with flowers, music, and traditional roles noted.
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Irene Richter
Enid Richter
Rolfe
Lester Richter
Bill Fairley
Gayville
S. Dak
Wilbur Fairley
St. Margaret’s Catholic Church
Msgr
Zeno Reising
Jon Henricksen
Mason City
Purcell
Bruce Fisher
Cedar Falls
Michael Fritz
Des Moines
Marlene Richter
Mary Richter
Mary Fritz
David Plantz
Dave Kniffen
Tyndall
Bob Jensen
Chamberlain
Jim Wilcox
Wakanda
John Olson
Tom Moore
Rolfe Public Library policy shifts for rural patrons
The Rolfe Public Library board approves 1973 changes charging non contributing township residents an annual fee for library cards while Des Moines and Powhatan Townships opt out. Roosevelt and Garfield join with tax funding to grant free access, as Des Moines and Powhatan will pay $2 single or $5 family cards.
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Rolfe
Des Moines ‘Township
Powhatan Township
Rolfe Public Library
Des Moines Township
Siouxland Library System
Iowa
Fifteen Year Reunion for Rolfe Class of 1957
The Rolfe Community School class of 1957 marked a 15th anniversary with a school tour, a dinner, and film presentations by former superintendent R O Mortensen of Elkhart Humboldt. Attendees included Amella Van Gorkom Fritz Raytown Missouri and Sharon Wax Berryman Rockford Illinois among others. Fourteen of twenty eight members were present and the group voted to reconvene in five years in 1977.
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Rolfe Community School
Rolfe
R. O. Mortensen
Elkhart
Humboldt
Amella van Gorkom Fritz
Raytown
Sharon Wax Berryman
Rockford, Ill
Jane Pederson Dirks
Perry
Kenneth Shaw
Eagle Grove
Dorothy Lanus Papenfuhs
Spirit Lake
John Mortensen
Cedar Falls
Sharon Roberts Scott
Ames
Rosann Stegge Beekman
Slater
Larry Pullen
Rembrandt
Greg Kaiser
Carleen Murray Leeper
Indianola
Jim Young
Britt
Larry. Burns
Jerry MacVey
Brownsdale
Minn
Senator Miller to Speak at Laurens Fundraiser Dinner
Pocahontas County Republican Central Committee hosts a dinner at Laurens Community School on Tuesday September 12 with U S Senator Jack Miller of Sioux City as featured speaker. Dinner at 6 30 pm. tickets cost 7 50 with 3 00 for new and future voters. tickets available from Deane Gunderson Rolfe or at the door.
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Town
U.S
Jack Miller
Sioux City
Pocahontas County
Laurens
Deane Gunderson
Rolfe
Republican Central Committee
Terrie Nielsen to Wed Roger Allen in March
Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Nielsen of Gilmore City announce the engagement of their daughter Terrie to Roger Allen son of Mr. and Mrs. Les Allen of Rolfe. Both are USD Vermillion students with Roger on the first football team and Terrie majoring in elementary education.
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Harry D. Nielsen
Gilmore City
Terrie
Roger Allen
Les Allen
Rolfe
Roger
University of South Dakota At Vermillion
U.S.D
School election slate includes district directors treasurer and area 5 director
A school board election is set for Monday September 11 at Rolfe school from 12:00 noon to 8:00 pm. Incumbents Gay Stover District 3 and Deane Gunderson District 4 seek re election while Amy Turley runs for treasurer district wide. An Area 5 director is to be elected and voters face a local question to sell the DMT school building and site. A community service plow event covered 120 acres at the George and Gary Smith farm with many residents assisting and donations provided by local residents.
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Rolfe
Gay Stover
Deane Gunderson
Amy Turley
Miss Turley
Area 5
D.M.T
George
Gary Smith
Smith Farm
Plewin
Pedersens
Bob
Bill
Andy
Steven
Mitch Murray
Ron Spencer
Howard Spencer
Lawrence Henderson
Ray DeWall
Roger Witt
Martin Peterson
George Shimon
Louie Krischel
Don Ferguson
Otto DeWal
Russel Jordan
Garth
Garland Smith
Lynn DeWall
Pat Heathman
Havelock
Marilyn Smith
Alice Witt
Sue Pedersen
Mary Jane Jordan
Millie DeWall
Betty Pedersen
Jane Thompson
Lois Spencer
Rochester woman joins Fiddler On The Roof cast
Mrs. Doug Kelly of Rochester Minnesota daughter of Mrs Fay Wax of Rolfe is chosen for the Rochester Civic Organization cast and choir for the musical production Fiddler On The Roof October 5 to 8 at the Rochester Civic Auditorium.
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Doug
Rita) Kelly
Rochester, Minn
Fay Wax
Rolfe
Rochester Civic Organization
Rochester Civic Auditorium
Mrs Anna Onnen Visits Relatives Here This Week
Mrs Anna Onnen of Houston Texas visited relatives here in the fore part of the week. She is listed as visiting and staying with family members.
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Anna Onnen
Houston
Texas
Open House for Rolfe Couple 50th Anniversary
Open House Sunday September 17 1972 from 2 to 5 p.m. in Rolfe United Methodist Church basement hall to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs G Fred Smith of Rolfe Iowa relatives and friends invited no gifts. Rolfe Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday September 11 at Bon Appetite Cafe dining room for noon dinner and business session all members urged to attend.
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Rolfe
Wallace Taylor marks 40 years as Rolfe retailer
Wallace Monk Taylor celebrates four decades of running Taylor Oil Co on Main Street Rolfe this weekend. He started the business September 1 1932 and a new building was added in 1949. Open House Saturday will feature gifts and prizes. Before this venture he worked with Guy Eccles Sr in plumbing.
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Wallace
Monk) Taylor
Taylor Oil Co
Main Street
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Guy Eccles, Sr
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