Tammy Kersch Weds Steve Oberbroeckling in Sumner Church
Announcement of the marriage of Tamberlyn Ann Kersch to Steven Robert Oberbroeckling at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Sumner with Father Joseph Kleiner officiating Evening ceremony featured organist Cindy Lande and vocalists Pete Fasselman and choir. Bridesmaids and groomsmen named, reception held in church. couple from Sumner area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Kersch
Sumner
Tamberlyn Ann
Steven Robert Oberbroechling
Albert Oberbroeckting
Joseph Kleiner
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Cindy Lande
Cedar Falls
Deb Burns
Judi Hostetter
Waterloo
Judy Oberbroeckling
Gary Oberbroeckling
James Oberbroeckling
Charles Oberbroeckling
Todd Kers
Westgate Couple Wed in Indiana Wedding Ceremony
Westgate man and bride Doversberger of Tipton Ind and Walter Buhr of Westgate were married at 4 pm officiated by Rev Kenneth in a double ceremony at Emmanuel Church. The reception followed with 200 guests at the Ramada Inn in Kokomo. The bride wore silk organza with lace details and carried pink roses and white daisies. Guests came from multiple towns including Sumner Elma and Dubuque. The couple will reside in Westgate where he farms. she previously taught in Kewanee Illinois.
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Thomas Murphy
Pete Fasselman
Brussels
Janice Overdorf
Tipton
Ind
Norma Hopper
Brookville
Lurs Frerking
Corder
Ramada Inna
Kokomo
Buhr
Westgate
Tipton High School
Concordia Teachers College
St. Paul Lutheran School
Kewanee
Mr. Buhr
West Central
Area I Vocational Technical School
Former Fredericksburg couple to mark 50th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Drape of 55 W Pleasant Long Beach Calif observe their 50th wedding anniversary on July 31. He is a Fredericksburg native, a former Fredericksburg Hardware worker and late Henry Drape Sr son. The pair wed July 31 1926 in Minneapolis and later retired to California. They have two daughters Betty and Sally and three grandchildren Timothy Mark and Susan. An open house in Minneapolis on August 1 will honor them, followed by a family reunion in Fredericksburg.
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Rudy Drape
W. Pleasant
Long Beach
Calif
Fredericksburg
Henry Drape
Fredericksburg Hardware
Wm. Mueller
Chicago-Great Western Railroad
Minneapolis
Drape
Mabel Ackers
Nick
Betty) Mckis
Alvin
Sally) Strelow
Timothy
Mark
Susan Strelow
Minn
Lease couple to celebrate 25th wedding anniversary
Rural Sumner couple Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lease will be honored at a family dinner at the Sweden House on Sunday July 25 observing their 25th wedding anniversary. Hosting will their children Mrs. Mike Davidson Nashua Mrs. Richard Seehase Sumner and David at home. They have one grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Lease
Sumner
Sweden House
Mike
Rebecca) Davidson
Nashua
Richard
Sherry) Seehase
David
Leon Lester Lease
JoAnn Evelyn Ommen
Leyh 45th Anniversary Open House in Sumner
About 200 attendees gathered Sunday at the Sumner home to celebrate the 45th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Leyh. Guests came from numerous Iowa towns and relatives hosted, noting their Sioux Falls marriage on July 12, 1931 and listing 19 grandchildren and several children. Matthew Mueller baptized at Sunday service with sponsors and local families attending. Also marked were Mitchell and Marcella birthday anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Leyh
Sumner
Hazleton
Jesup
Oelwein
Castalia
Waterloo
Denver
Rinard
Independence
Fayette
Fredericksburg
Hawkeye
Westgate
Cedar Falls
Randalia
Marion
Allison
Tripoli
Fairbank
Matthew Leyh
Mabel Handley
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Donald
Larry
Wayne
Yvonne) Lienau
Kenneth
Joyce) Diemer
Dennis
Gwen) Hart
Carole Leyh
Matthew Mueller
Frederika
Matthew Dallas Mueller
Eldean Mueller
Alvin Sassman
Darrell Stout
Walther
Kristie
Cynthia Sassman
Herman Mueller
Allen Mueller
Leslie Heidemann
Herman Jacobs
Mandy Pagel Baptized At Union United Methodist Church
Mandy Diane Pagel infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Roger Pagel was baptized at the morning service by Rev Edward Cass at Union United Methodist Church Sponsors are Albert Pagel and Brenda Nauholz Dinner guests included Herb Nauholz Brenda Albert Pagel and family and Phyllis Pagel The 20th Wenthe reunion met at Sumner Park with 52 attendees from Phoenix Frederic Sumner Hawkeye Fredericksburg West Union Randalia Paul Klots from Phoenix Also noted were Lena Wenthe oldest and Jeff Wenthe youngest The 1977 reunion will be at Hauth Park Hawkeye on the third Sunday in July The American Legion Auxiliary meets Tuesday July 27 at 8 pm at the Legion Hall Installation of 1977 officers will be held Evelyn Roth Girls State representative will report Dorothy Buckendahl Lorraine Pridbe and Pearl Platte in charge No August meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Kenneth Sowers
Vesta Rhea
Dewey Peters
Robert Treloar
Maurice Treloar
Rex Lucas
Lloyd Klotz
Decorah
Evelyn McMeans
Lucas
Lancaster
Treloar
Mandy Diane Pagel
Roger Pagel
Union United Methodist Church
Edward Cass
Albert Pagel
Brenda Nauhalz
Sumner Park
Phoenix
Ariz
Frederic
Wis
Hawkeye
Fredericksburg
West Union
Randalia
Paul Klots
Phoenix, Ariz
Lena Wenthe
Jeff Wenthe
Daryl Wenthe
Hauth Park
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Evelyn Roth
Dorothy Buckendahl
Lorraine Pridbe
Pearl Platte
4-H Junior Fun Day Bremer County Theme Sunny Day
Bremer County 4-H Junior Fun Day held Monday June 28 at Camp Ingawanis featured 74 fourth through sixth graders in sun filled activities. The day included games a noon cookout nature hikes scavenger hunts swimming crafts and a nature study where each 4-Her created an animal habitat to show camouflage techniques. Local 4-H members from Tripoli Readlyn Frederika Sumner Readlyn and nearby towns participated along with senior counselors from Fredericksburg Sumner Readlyn and Readlyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Camp Ingawanis
Andrea Reynolds
Gwen Bergman
Kathy Reuter
Sumner
Library Notes and New Books at Sumner Public Library
The library announces weekday and Saturday afternoon hours and evening sessions. A memorial book honors Jerry Uhlenhopp through the Harold Uhlenhopp family. New Chilton Auto Repair Manuals cover cars from 1954 to 1963. New fiction includes Catherine Cookson’s Miss Martha Mary Crawford Catherine Marchant and Brian Cleeve’s Sara. Also featured are School Spirit by Tom McHale A G Mojitabai The 400 Eels of Sigmund Freud and Happenthing in Travel On by Carole Spearin McCauley.
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Sumner Public Library
Harold Uhlenhopp
Jerry
Chilton
Martha Mary Crawford
Catherine Cookson
Catherine Marchant
Martha Mary
Scarlett O'Hara
Crawfords
England
Tyne
Miss Marchant
Sara
Brian Cleeve
London
Molly
Tom McHale
Egil Magruder
Magruder
California
Vermont
Sigmund Freud
A. G. Mojitabai
Four Winds
Carole Spearin McCauley
New England
Ivy
McCauley
Bridge marathon winners at Sumner hospital benefit
The 1975 76 bridge and 500 card marathon for Sumner Community Memorial Hospital ended with an awards party Wednesday evening. Forty players attended the Student Teen Center event held through Forrest Cannell and Mrs Mayre Kane and Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Community Memorial Hospital
Student Teen Center
Forrest Cannell
Mayre Kane
Baptism and social notices from Sumner Gazette 1976
Wade Gene Robertson, son of Mr and Mrs Gene Robertson, was baptized Sunday morning July 18 at St Pauls United Church of Christ by Rev David Fye. Sponsors were aunts Bonnie Niedert and Brenda Zell and cousins Barbara Steege and Kenny Jones Jr. Followed by dinner with relatives and friends including Raymond Robertson Alfred Zell Saddler Steege Niedert and others. Olive Mitchell announced yearly winners for the year. Bridge high scorers Lucille Walker Marilyn Kirchmann second high Marlys Reuter Norma Tiedt. High overall series Gert Niemann and Pat Delahery. 500 high Darlene Harms Helen Harms. second Bertha Drinkle Mary Nicklaus. third Mary Minkel Elaine Anderson. Hospital funds program seeks entrants by Aug 1. Floyd L Coulson received 30-year service award at Veterans Administration Hospital Knoxville. Chariton Leader Sumner Gazette July 22 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Gene Robertson
Gene Robertson
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
David Fye
Bonnie Niedert
Waterloo
Brenda Zell
Sumner
Barbara Steege
Westgate
Kenny Jones
Robertson
Raymond Robertson
Alfred Zell
Brenda
John Saddler
Cedar Rapids
Roland Steege
Darrell Niedert
Kenneth Jones
Edwin
Bertha Zell
Alvina Wolfgram
Olive Mitchell
Lucille Walker
Marilyn Kirchmann
Marlys Reuter
Norma Tiedt
Gert Niemann
Pat Delahery
Darlene Harms
Helen Harms
Bertha Drinkle
Mary Nicklaus
Mary Minkel
Elaine Anderson
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Tammy Kersch
Steve Oberbroeckling
Matthew
Elizabeth Kersch
Melvin Runde
Dubuque
Ann Pipho
Oberbroeckling
Sumner High School
Hillcrest
H & H Construction
Mr. of
Armald Seehuis Lampe
Amt
Serdine Ecderka
Wisconsin
Aust. Minn
Fennimore
Cassville
Peoria
Ill
Charles City
Postville
Austin
Banks Study Club
Downing Park
Ed Kaeppel
Earl Kitch
Vic Rodrigs
Tom Smale
Wilbur Eckenrod
Philip Leyh
Carl Lang
Minnie Horsley
Louis Horsley
Reuben Koester
Seehases
MR. and
Mrs
Steven Oberbroeckling
Indiana
Ida Leslein
East Second St
Waller
Bernita) Voelker
Wayne Voelker
Elden Voelker
Jane Voelker
Velda Voelker
Elma
West Des Moines
Durango
Curlew
Mason City
New Hampton
Maynard
Fort Madison
Thomas Buhr
F'burg
Mrs. Lease
Mike Davidson
Post 92
Doug Stedman
Frances Loeb
Westgate Study Club
Ada Reading Circle
Study Club
Reading Circle
Harold Leech
Louis Kane
Leonora Moser
Waucoma
Rebekah
Bremer Rebekah Lodge
1.C. O. F. Hall
Albert Rees
al Wolfgram
Orville Herman
Noble Grand
Elliott Schroeder
Lodge 98
Shamrock Rebekah Lodge
Janesville
Grace Burke
Mildred Wolfgram
George Waskow
Ervin Timm
Emma Weidemann
Leo Hoepfner
Anna Bock
Marvin Pleggenkuhle
Mona Dodd
Harley Prideaux
Paul Johnson
Claude Aubrey
Dan Gomez
Robert Blanch
Shirley
Sharon
Ray Kirchmann
Cheryl
Fred Hoepfner
Matt Leyhs
Mandy Pagel
Pagel
Herb Nauholz
Phyllis Pagel
4-H
Larry Biermann
Kevin Axon
Kristie Axon
Julie Kirchoff
Kerwin Schmudlach
Lisa Kloster
Keith Lewis
David Fay
Joe Huebner
Susan Miller
Lori Mohlis
Jerry Macken
Readlyn
Library Notes
By Gretchen Hanth Brayton
Wade Robertson
Lavern Lampe
Kane
Mitchell
Floyd L. Coulson
Rehabilitation Medicine Service
Veterans Administration Hospital
Knoxville
Sumner Gazette
S. Q. Dryer
G. E. Dryer
Tappan Gas Range
S. Q
Apt
Wringer
Meyer Hardware of
Sumner, Inc
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