Mrs. Clara Geisz 86 Dies in Chadwick After Fall
Mrs. Clara A. Geisz 86 longtime Chadwick resident died Tuesday October 6 at Savant City Hospital following a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Me Trini Lutheran Church Salon township with Pastor Theobial nke officiating. Burial in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery near the church. Surviving are daughters Lila Dyson Clara F Mildred Gengenbach two sons William R Geisz Charles Geisz 14 grandchildren three great grandchildren a sister Anna Daggert and brother Paul Daggert. She was preceded by six brothers and a great grandson.
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Charles
Clara) Geisz
Chadwick
Savant City Hospital
Frank
Chadwitt
Trini Lutheran Church
Salon Township
Theobial Nke
Trinity Lutheran
Clara
Ben
Lila) Dyson
Savanna
Clara F
Carl
Mildred) Gengenbach
Mt. Carroll
Social Roundup in Chadwick and Nearby Towns
Saturday evening gatherings included Chadwick residents Jr Bowles and Tetty Lou Bowles with Mrs A Howls in Moline. Sunday diners hosted by Mrs. Prowant and Dean Prowant in Staanna. Monday visitors to Mrs. Hartman included James Fletcher and CB Vaught of Clinton.
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Albert Bowles
Tetty Lou
Vianne
FE Howls
Moline
Frank Prowant
Dean Prowant
Staanna
Claire Prowant
Ear ‘Thomson
James Fletcher
Vey CB Vaught
Clinton, i
Elsie Hartman
Leroy Foltz
Kenneth and
Keith
Robert Carroll
Thomson
K. W. Senneff
Iowa City
Washington State
Iowa State
Steve Partridge
Sterling
Richard Voeckel
Girl Scouts Enjoy Tea and New Members at Chadwick Legion
Chadwick Girl Scouts and leaders held a tea at the Legion Home on Wednesday September 30. Four new Brownies joined Rhonda Stewart Joan Daechler Lisa Frank and Sherri Scheidegger. A Fly Up ceremony included LeAnn Handel Debra Weber Sherri Johnson Kathy Bush and Jamie Rippy. Debra Voeckel and Angela Siltman joined the Junior Scouts. Cadette troops cooked out at Mackay's on October 5 with Mrs. Verel Rogers and Mrs. Sheldon Frank assisting. Intermediate troop led by Mrs. Harold Hawley and Mrs. Eugene Bush built a tepee fire and cooked hot dogs.
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Legion Home
Chadwick
Rhonda Stewart
Joan Daechler
Lisa Frank
Sherri Scheidegger
LeAnn Handel
Debra Weber
Sherri Johnson
Kathy Bush
Jamie Rippy
Debra Voeckel
Angela Siltman
Mackay's
Verel Rogers
Sheldon Frank
Frank
Harold Hawley
Eugene Bush
Chadwick 4H Clubs Hold Achievement Night at High School
Chadwick High School hosted the Chadwick Busy Beavers Mixing Mixers and Fair Haven Top Notchers 4H Clubs for Achievement Night on Tuesday September 29. County Outstanding Award went to Pat St. Clair while Busy Beavers members Joe Doty Darrell Etnyre Keith Foltz Ann Mackey and Pat St. Clair received Project Honor awards and Amund Ballard Joe Doty Darrell Etnyre Cheryl Ferris Alice Sibley Gloria Sibley Jane Sibley Sheila Sibley and Pat St. Clair were named Junior Leaders. Guests included Earl GILLILAND assistant area adviser Joe Kurth who reported on the State Leadership School Edward Siltman Chadwick superintendent Mr and Mrs Don Brand Downers Grove weekend visitors in the Mest home Mr and Mrs Terry Brand Glen Ellyn and other local families as weekend and Sunday dinner guests in various homes. Arlyn Larson left for Parsons College after a week at home.
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Chadwick
Busy Beavers
Fair Haven
Chadwick High School
Pat St. Clair
Joe Doty
Darrell Etnyre
Keith Foltz
Ann Mackey
Amund Ballard
Cheryl Ferris
Alice Sibley
Don Brand
Downers Grove
Ed Mest
Terry Brand
Glen Ellyn
Mest
Darryl Mest
North Central College
Naperville
Wilbur Linker
Lanark
Oliver Emnyre
Harveylock
Abe Reiff
Lulu Smith
Milledgeville
John Sollenberger
Lane Frank
Mt. Carroll
Sheldon Frank
Evanston
Northwestern
Donald Fsher
David
Linda
Harold Beaston
Savanna
Orval Rahn
Herbert Law
John Janssen
Carroll
Marvin Knutts
Kathryn Rahn
Kenneth Rahn
Debra
Harold Schleming
Kenneth Brown
Tuleford
W. H. Montague
Glen Tucker
Rock Falls
W. J. Green
Joe Montague
Ef Baileyville
Don Montague
Woosung
Lloyd Mackey
Deets
Louis Volz
George Knoess
Johanna Volz
Tom Redman
Burnell Moen
Dorothy Schleming
Emma Miller
Arlyn Larson
Parsons College
Fairfield
Arlyn
Ellsworth Hoover
Stoughton
Wis
Marriage Vows United Miss Mary Ellen Book and Stanley Spealman
Miss Mary Ellen Book and Stanley R. Spealman were married in a candlelight ceremony Friday evening at the Assembly of God Church in Rock Falls. The ceremony featured white and gold decor, a procession led by Rev. Marion L. Book, and music by Miss Marona Tighe and organist Mrs. Wendell Davis. The couple, residents near Morrison and Chadwick respectively, celebrated with a reception at the Sterling YWCA.
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Mary Ellen Book
Stanley R. Spealman
Mary Elen Book
Assembly of God
Rock Falls
Miss Book
Marion L. Book
H. W. Lutz
Cma
Wendell Davis
A. Shepherd
Book
Morrison
Spealman
Obert C. Spealman
Chadwick
Elaine Bonk
Betty Jean McCulloh
Mercersburg
Roy Lee
Karen Ashpole
Alan Rahn
Gordon Brown
Springfield
Merrill Kidder
Ronald Callahan
Independence
Earl Cobble
Susan Zook
Abilene
Kamsas
Lottie Rahn
Isaiah’ Book of
Charles Spearman
YWCA
Sterling
Bill Simester
Mareng Tighe
Lola Zook
John Tautz
Lyndon couple wed in Lyndon area ceremony
Miss Bette Lou Bowles and Miss Lois Alleman wed in a ceremony officiated by local clergy. Bride wore a white wool suit with navy patent accessories and a gold cymbidium corsage. The couple plans a short honeymoon and will reside in Chadwick. The bride, a 1962 Lyndon Community High School graduate, attended Messiah College for two years and works for Lord Baltimore Press in Clinton Iowa. The groom, Chadwick Community High School 1962 graduate, is a farmer. Guests traveled from Iowa Illinois Missouri Pennsylvania and Kansas to attend.
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Bette Lou Bowles
Lois Alleman
Clifford Waters
Clarence Gramm
Archie Heer
Aaron Tyson
Earl Cobble
Richard Stern
Chadwick
Lyndon Community High School
Messiah College
Grantham
Lord Baltimore Press
Clinton
Chadwick Community High School
Abilene Kansas
Iowa
Independence
Springfield
Missouri
Mercersburg
Heroin
Freeport
Sterling
Milledgeville
Lanark
Mount Carroll
Elgin
Rock Falls
Morrison
Lyndon
Blumers Meet Schreiners at O’Hare Upon California Return
Mr and Mrs Andy Blumer greeted Mr and Mrs Lloyd Schreiner at O’Hare Airport Chicago after the Schreiners month long visit in California with their sons in law and daughters. They enjoyed the trip and climate but plan to spend the wine months in Florida as in years past.
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California
Andy Blumer
O'Hare
Chicago
Lloyd Schreiner
Schreiners
W. C Doak
W. M Earley
San Diego
Florida
Top Notchers Hold Meeting in Fair Haven Notes
The Fair Haven Top Notchers held their October meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Fair Haven school with guest speakers fire chief Lloyd Handel and Ralph Ferris on fire prevention. Ray Alexander spoke on Fires and Janice Forth demonstrated shooting pictures with an Instamatic. Lunch followed hosted by Maureen Remmers and Greg Adolph.
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Fair Haven
Lloyd Handel
Ralph Ferris
Ray Alexander
Janice Forth
Maureen Remmers
Greg Adolph
Becky Adolph
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Mt Carroll
Anna Daggert
Paul Daggert
Mt.oaresll
Chadwick News
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Ioman
Main Street
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Pittsburgh
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Savanna Lumber Co
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Savanna Phos
Pittsburgh Paints
W. W. Zuck
Mr. Zuck
David Bowman
Mark
Don Eisseller
Shari
Jimmy
R. C. Naniga
Tom Redsoon
Evan Rahn
Elmer Rahn
Maria Castle
Dixon
Lena Tripp
Michael
Gregory
Timothy Hawkins
Kewanee
S. S. Harter
June Rauser
Polo
Dennis Schreiner
Oliver Etnyre
Selahoma
Turner Turnpike
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Hickory
Tulsa
Oklahoma
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Genoa
DeKalb
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Main St. Savanna, Ill
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Main St. Savanna
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Phillips Petroleum Company
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