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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1961
Page
5
Local residents and guests visit in Sumner and nearby towns with numerous gatherings. Families from Waterloo Waterloo, Oelwein, Des Moines, Chicago and Madison attend dinners, graduations, and receptions. births announced. travels include visits to Kelsey, Kuhrt, Debel, and Bergmann households. farewell for Rev. Bucka noted.
Julie Soles hosted a Sunday afternoon personal shower honoring LaJean Slack. Miss Slack will wed Larry Hanson on June 10 in a ceremony expected to be attended by family and friends.
Mr and Mrs P L Crittenden attended a funeral Tuesday for a relative in Rock Island Illinois.
William F. Goetz Jr son of the Rev and Mrs William F Goetz will graduate from Wartburg College Waverly Friday morning June 2 at 10 00 and will begin studies at Yale University next fall
Annual Biermann reunion gathered at the LaVern Dettmer residence on Sunday with attendees from Readlyn Waverly Tripoli and Fredericksburg including Victor Peters Willard Seegers Romane Biermann Erwin Hoppenworth Herman Biermann Adolph F Biermann Henry Justen Henry Harms Leonard Dettmer Clara Dettmer Erwin Bock Joann Buchholz Connie Heinemann Denise Dettmer as oldest and youngest attendees.
Plan July wedding in Western Douglas as Marlys Stumme of Waverly and John A. Biermann of Tripoli announce their engagement. Miss Stumme, a 1961 Tripoli High School graduate, will wed July 9 at 2:00 PM in St. John's Lutheran Church. John Biermann is a farmer.
Mr and Mrs C C Eichmann attended the district bankers meeting Thursday at Clear Lake. The brief item notes their presence at the event and location without additional details.
Mr and Mrs K H Hoppenworth and family along with Mr and Mrs Fred Brase and Mr and Mrs H H Hoppenworth attended ordination services Sunday evening at St John Lutheran church Buck Creek for Roger Hoppenworth.
Relatives of Mr and Mrs Harold Kuethe from Waterloo Cedar Rapids Des Moines Shell Rock and Readlyn gathered at South Park on Sunday for a family reunion reflecting continued ties among kin in central Iowa communities.
Albert Gruber born February 4 1887 in Württemberg Germany came to the United States about 1911 lived in Kansas before moving to Iowa in 1913 He married Wilhelmine Ganske on September 7 1922 at St Matthew's Readlyn She preceded him in death October 6 1951 He is survived by one son Wilbert three grandchildren and a brother Funeral services were held Tuesday May 23 at St Matthew's Lutheran Church Readlyn with Rev Erich J Dornbusch officiating Interment followed in the church cemetery
Fremont families and relatives marked Memorial Day with visits and meals at state parks churches and homes. Guests included Rathbone and Hoppenworth households Readlyn Buck Creek Sumner Dike Oelwein Grinnell Cedar Falls and Masonville participants and relatives from several towns attended reunions and dinners with extended family members such as the Meiners Woodcock Janssen Bergmann Schmidt Berlin and Ju disch lines.
May 31 1961 items show visits by Mrs Ford Hackbarth and Lester Peters families, Elmer Towne families, and Mary Arns hosting at Waverly Convalescent Home. Jane Rathbone overnight guest, Monday supper at Donald Wooden home. Roger Hoppenworth ordained at St John Lutheran Buck Creek Sunday evening.
Kolleen Kohagen of Denver and James Forsman of Fredericksburg will marry Sunday June 18 at 2 30 p m in Peace Reformed church Fredericksburg. Kohagen runs Kolleen's Kut N Kurl Beauty Shop in Denver. Forsman will graduate from Drake University Des Moines on June 5.
Announcement of Edith Schmidt daughter of Theo Schmidt Denver and Sherwood W Armbrecht Nevada to marry July 30 at St Pauls Lutheran Artesian. Miss Schmidt teaches at St Pauls Artesian and her fiancé works at Wilson farm Nevada. For every student with a spark of genius there are a dozen with ignition trouble.
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