Christmas Eve Gatherings at Bermel Home in Keota
Keota residents report Christmas Eve at the Bermel home with extended family from Town City West Chester and Des Moines. Guests included Don and Lawrence Bermel families Clemie Smith the Flynn family and visitors from Mason City Fairfield and Burlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Lawrence Bermel
Bermel
Don Bermel
Duane Loney
Town City
Vic Flynn
West Chester
Clemie Smith
David
Shari Toney
Diane Flynn
Mason City
Harold Hutchinson
Bob Fisher
Johnnie
Walter Fisher
David Yocum
Robert Fishers
Leonard Brown
Fairfield
Ronnie Wallerich
Susie
Barbara Wallerich
Des Moines
Melvin Wallerich
Burlington
Haold Peiffer
Mabel Morris
Marion
Phil Morris
Pete Becker
Leo Becker
Gerald Becker
West Point
Iowa
Adrian Hoenig
Fort Madison
Lowell Burden
Pleasant
Becker
Norbert Beckly
Clarence Aller
Meyer family in holiday gathering
The Wayland community notes Christmas gatherings across multiple families. Mrs. Dave Meyer hosted a large group at the Kauffman school house with numerous Meyers and relatives from Alma Michigan Grinnell Dubuque Fairfield Mt. Pleasant Albuquerque New Mexico Cedar Rapids Mundelein Illinois and local areas. Additional events include cooperative dinners and birthday celebrations among the Nebel Messer Reschly and Shaffer families with relatives visiting from Crawfordsville Staten Island Newton Keota and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer Wayland
Dave Meyer
Kauffman
Meyer
Gary Meyer
Melinda Meyer
Alma Michigan
Orval Meyer
Jane
Mary
Grinnell
Joe Kos
Dubuque
Donald Kauffman
Fairfield
Warren Anderson
Scott and
David
Mt. Pleasant
Richard Meyer
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Mabel Roth
Max Roth
Allen Meyer
James Meyer
Boyd Garrett
Wilbur Roth
Bill Hileman
Chicago
Roger Bullman
Mundelsen
Ill
Mike Hileman
Cedar. Rapids
Everett Hileman
Eva Burkey
Harry Ackles
Trenton
Howard
William Cochran
Ann Neff
Aggie Glanzman
Mary Neff
Margaret Reschley
Sam Marsh
James Marsh
Tom
Harold Neff
Mark
Karen Short
Larry Neff
Richard Neff
Tom Lowry
Lynn Neff
Larry Detrick
Jim Hesser
Eva Beese
Margaret Reschly
Arthur Messer
Messer
Allen Clark
Kenneth Clark
Melvin Clark
Lisa
Perl Messer
Harold Messer
Fai
Guy Messer
Ernest Messer
Randy
Dwight Messer
Donald Lynn
Kauffman School
Laurence Shaffer
Bob and
Lee Shaffer
Craw
Fordsville
James Wyse
Kendra
Shaffer
Wyses
Freida
John
Albert Reininger
Ralph, Roth
Lampe
Robert Roth
Edwin Reschly
Dirk
Phil
Staten Island
Glen Reschly
Ralph Melville
Washington
Reschly
Dan Reschly
Ken Miller
Willard Sweitzer
Iowa City
Dan Nebel
Dale Nebel
Newton
Colorado visitors share Christmas with Kalona families
Colorado residents Arthur Roth and daughter visited Kalona from Saturday to Tuesday, sharing a cooperative Christmas dinner with numerous local families including Swartzendruber, Miller, Yoder, and Reber households. Guests from Virginia, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana joined meals and exchanges at several homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Arthur Roth
Julesburg
Colorado
Ellis Swartzendruber
Mortis Swartzendruber
Cecil Miller
Paul D. Miller
Gareth Swartzendruber
Elmer L. Yoder
Virginia Swartzendruber
Harrisonburg
LaVon Christopher
Battle Creek
Michigan
Maynard Reber
Charles Rhodes
Rockford
Illinois
Carroll Reber
Marshalltown
Lester Reber
Henry Mullet
Simon Mullet
Larry Rediger
Monica
Katie Yoder
Hubert Malichky
Curtis Figgins
Jean
Dessie Figgins
Harry Malichky Sr
Dave Jamison
Christmas Day Guests Gather Across States
Mrs Dale Roberts and family and Joe Yoder of Charlotte Michigan visited Mr and Mrs Ford Skola with Jan and Sue Ann. Also MR and Mrs Joe Harper of Davenport, Mr and Mrs Larry Skola and Andy of Moline Illinois and Mrs Nellie Fink of Washington attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Roberts
Joe Yoder
Charlotte
Michigan
Ford Skola
Jan
Sue Ann
Joe Harper
Davenport
Larry Skola
Andy
Moline
Illinois
Nellie Fink
Washington
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Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Steve
Becky
Waterloo
Kenny Aller
Merlin Aller
Dougie
Allers
Belle Plaine
Arents
Kenny Allers
James Bell
Doug
Pensecola Florida
Meridian
Mississippi
Pat
Ames
Tom McDonald
Cedar Rapids
Russell Bell
Karen
Gordon Gibson
Coralville
Frank Leedom
George Leedom
Kenneth Lukins
Columbus Junction
Royal Porter
Ottumwa
Donna Lee Yoder
Bill Yoders
Larry
Maurice Altenhofen
Charitons
Yoder
Earl Chambers
Mrs
George Chambers
Sale
Well L
Farrow
Oliver
J. D
Massey Harris
Totary
Krause
Banos
Dunham
Kewanee
Gehl
THC
International
Ray Bontrager
Wilbur Swartzendruber
Ike Yoder
Wellman Savings Bank
A&c
C. L. Jennings
New London
Washington County Fairgrounds
Westinghouse
D. R
Bob) Langstaff
Cash Murphy & Soakup
Mike Orris
Clyle Mason
Germany
Austria
Corona
Nellie Davis
Mrs. Eugene Way
Yoders
D. Paul Yoder
Frytown
Nancy Yoder
Keosauqua,la
van Buren
Machinery & Equipment
J.D
Ford
J. D. Duals
Harrow
H. Hydra
Continental
Tractor Raak
H. P
Knipco
Poland
China
Richard Anderson
Keith Murphy
Milo Orris
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