Looking At Life As It Used To Be In Tripoli Area
A slice of 1962 life notes: Barn raising in Leroy township by M Dilley, cement walks spreading across Tripoli, A L Bostwick sells jewelry store to H J Frye of Waverly, and local price marks from 55 years ago. Community events include a pretty church wedding at St John’s Siegel for Esther Biermann and Stanley Bockhaus, the 19th annual Tripoli Alumni reunion, and new bank cashier Orval H Radock in Frederika. Readlyn church anniversaries and obituaries for Ernst Bergmann and Carl Schweer, plus marriages of Arlene Meyerhoff to Robert Stone. Also reports on new buttermaker Wilbert Bergmann at Klinger creamery, fishing trip to Red Lake, and ISU graduation of 1,105 from near Denver. Construction begins on Wapsie Valley High School after contract lettings. One year ago items reference funeral for Will Blume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Alumni Association
Orval H. Radock
Luana
Farmers Savings Bank
Frederika
A. J. Hochberger
Ernst Bergmann
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Siegel
E. E. Senst
Arlene E. Meyerhoff
August E. Meyerhoff
Readlyn
Robert D. Stone
Edward D. Stone
E. Jacobs
Zion Lutheran Church
Funeral services for Herman Miller in Siegel
Funeral services for Herman Miller a 76 year old will be Saturday at Rettig Funeral home with burial in St. Pauls Lutheran cemetery Siegel. Marriage of Sylvia Joan Lee and Duane Schwerin occurred in Readlyn at St. Pauls Lutheran church with Rev Buckmann officiating. Caroline Moehling 81 funeral held at St. Pauls United Church of Christ Denver. Mr and Mrs Wm Bull honored at dinner for their 46th wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Ann Everding
Bernard Everding
Harold Laube
G. H. Laube
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Readlyn
Erich J. Dornbusch
Henry Otto
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Klinger
James Buckmann
Herman Miller
Rettig Funeral Home
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
Siegel
Lynn Wilson
Darl-Ette Club
Erhardt Lahmann
Chester E. Pals
Sumner
Sylvia Joan Lee
Norma Lee
Duane Schwerin
Alvin Schwerin
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Caroline Moehling
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Denver
Duane Meyer
Wm. Bull
Waterloo
Poocks Host 25th Anniversary Luncheon In Readlyn
Mr and Mrs Arnold C Poock were honored at a family luncheon at Mrs Elsa Venter’s home in Waterloo Saturday noon with 25 guests. Violet Poock and Sheldon travelled to Readlyn for the Poocks wedding celebration. Mr and Mrs Robert Thran and Eric of Williamsburg are visiting in the Oscar Thran home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold C. Poock
Readlyn wedding plans announced for Joyce Thurm
Mrs Helen Thurm announces the engagement and upcoming marriage of Ruth Joyce Thurm to David R Wittenburg of Readlyn. The wedding is set for August 4 at 7 p m in Zion Lutheran church Readlyn. Joyce Thurm is a Wapsie Valley High School graduate. her fiancé works at Olivers Corp Charles City. Rube Brafford and Mike Frease receive gold pins from Scranton Fire Department for long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Readlyn
Helen Thurm
Ruth Joyce
David R. Wittenburg
Raymond Wittenburg
Zion Lutheran Church
Miss Thurm
Wapsie Valley High School
Oliver’ S Corp
Charles City
Rube Brafford
Mike Frease
Scranton Fire Department
Scranton
Community Hosts Honor Birthdays And Anniversaries
A long list of Sunday visitors and dinner guests gathered at multiple homes in Fremont and surrounding towns to celebrate birthdays and the 15th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Hoppenworth and others. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lindner and family of Vero Beach Florida, the Die Ulrichs of Clarksville, the Haverkamps of Buck Creek, the Riecks, Finks, Kruegers, Eriksons, Bergmanns, Berlins, and many Bremer county youths at Ames for a 4-H conference. Various social calls followed at Readlyn, Waverly, and Buck Creek, with visits to the Rathbone and Scheddler families and other local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. H. Hoppenworth
Ronald Lindner
Vero Beach
Flo
Freddie Ulrich
Clarksville
Marvin Haverkamp
Buck Creek
Wendell Brase
Otto Rieck
Ronald
Alfred Rieck
Robert Fink
Mary Heinemann
H. H. Hoppenworth
Amanda Presti
Robert Rathbone
L. P. Krueger
Richard
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Erik Erikson
Aurora
Minn
Wm Schlichting
H. W. Krueger
Alice
Joel Wikner
Bremer County
Ames
Lora
Loren Bergmann
John Berlin
Leslie Schmidt
Doris Bergmann
Robert Moeller and Sons
Allen Bockhaus
Waverly
Paul Kappmeyer
Herman Tegtmeier
Robert Chapin
Myron Chapin
Ernest Scheddler
Ed Scott
Readlyn
Vernon Wikner
Elmer Claus
R. O. Wikner
Gene Woodcock
Kay
Kansas City
Tom
L. W. Pipho
Sumner
Gustav Jaschen
Wee
Verner Jaschen
Hong
Vernon
Thana
Me Jert Chapin
Sunday Even
Paul
Lkx
Ing
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. John's Evangelical Church
Esther Biermann
Stanley Bockhaus
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Lloyd Oltrogge
C. H. Oltrogge
Tripoli
Donald Schumacher
A. H. Schumacher
Denver
Iowa State College
Will Blume
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Arogna
Gus Glaser
Rath
Black Hawk
Rath Black Hawk
HAM
Pik-Nik
California
Texas
Maxwell House Coffee
Jel
Joyce Thurm
Gil
Pie
Iowa
Fremont
League of
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