New Year Baby and Local Happenings Across Washington County
Angela Dawn Gordon arrived at Washington County Hospital at 11 10 a m weighing six pounds five ounces born to Mrs Janice Gordon of 603 North Marion Avenue Washington Norman Schoonover named president of the Chamber of Commerce board The Keota service station owned by Gordon Pearson burned in a morning blaze Other items note New Year celebrations visits and county officials changes plus hospital births and discharges across the region
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela Dawn Gordon
Washington County
Angela Dawn
Janice Gordon
North
Marion Avenue
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Norman Schoonover
Washington Chamber of Commerce Board
Keota
Gordon Pearson
YMCA
Cloid Willits
Harold F. Timmins
West Chester
Harvey Dale Timmins
C. A. Owen
Chicago
Englewood U.P
Hospital and family notices from Washington area
Wednesday Yesterday lists several residents including Mrs. Robert Kelley and Mrs. Elsie Meeker in Washington with medical notes, Mrs. Chester Goodin in Brighton undergoing surgery, Gilbert Mitchell, Miss Carol Cottrell, Arpie Sickle in Albia, and Randy Stephens and Fenton Miller families in Wapello and Kalona with newborns. Today shows Gary Wenger and family in Wayland with a daughter and mentions James Heilman in Washington and Jeremy Greiner in Richland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Messinger
Keota
Bert Babcock
Washington
Ray Steele
Margaret Turkington
James Heilman
Archie Christner
Pleasant
Alice Maxwell
Timothy Morrison
Letts
Melvin Letcher
Mabel Loveless
Robert Cheyney
Lisa Robbins
Brighton
Jeremy Greiner
Richland
Surgical
Robert Kelley
Dallas Hotle
Chester Goodin
Elsie Meeker
Gilbert Mitchell
Carol Cottrell
Arpie Sickle
Albia
Randy Stephens
Wapello
Fenton Miller
Kalona
Gary Wenger
Wayland
Local Births and Health Updates Across Washington and Keota
Yesterday reports list multiple residents from Washington with medical updates including Grace Stone Kathryn Wright Ellen Olson and Edward Shepherd along with Walter Griffin Perry Meador Schlena Sabin and Louis Wagenknecht. In Keota Mr and Mrs Edward W Greiner announce the birth of twin daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Stone
Washington
Robert Baker
Walter Griffin
Perry Meador
Columbus Junction
Edward Shepherd
Louis Wagenknecht
Kathryn Wright
Ellen Olson
Schlena Sabin
Columbus City
Edward W. Greiner
Keota
Washington County chooses Schneider as chairman for 1977 board
Elmer Schneider was re elected to lead the Washington County Board of Supervisors as the new 1977 board convened. The session also sworn in Ralph Marshall and Robert Pearson with Sheriff Yale Jarvis and County Auditor Curtis Mineart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Schneider
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Schneider
Riverside
Ralph Marshall
Washington
Robert Pearson
Marshall
Pearson
Yale Jarvis
Curtis Mineart
Richard Bordwell
Birth Announcements in Stork Gazette
A series of birth notices lists Titus Lamar Yoder Minds Lynn Chambers Jonathon Earl Walker Katura Miller Chad Grimm Brenna Faler Dorothy Miller Kristen Rae and Randi Lynn Stephens with their parents and rural route or street addresses in Kalona Washington Keota Letts Columbus Junction and Wapello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Reschly
Keota
Son
Paul Faler
Columbus Junction
Stephen Chambers
Washington
Charlie McAvoy
Jerry Miller
Kalona
Richard Grimm
Titus Lamar Yoder
Iddo M. Yoder
Mindy Lynn Chambers
South 9Th
Jonathon Earl Walker
Joseph Edward Walker
North Adam
Katura J. Miller
Jerry T. Miller
Chad Robert Grimm
Richard Kenneth Grimm
Letts
Brenna Kathleen Faler
Paul Daniel Faler
Dorothy Mae Miller
Fenton David Miller
Kristen Rae
Randi Lynn Stephens
Randy Chester Stephens
Wapello
Rural Iowa deaths mark first week of January 1977
A sequence of death notices lists Allen J. Stauffer 62 of Wayland found dead at home. Ralph Edward Williams 78 at the Christian Shelter Care Center Quincy Indiana. H Helen Lackey 88 of Washington. Junior William Chance 44 of Washington. Barbara D. Yoder 96 of Wellman. Mary Pacha Yates 91 of East Pleasant Plain. Daniel Conrad 78 of Wayland Parkview Home. Pearl Seaberg 82 Mt. Pleasant rural. Funeral details noted for several with persisting care facilities and cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen J. Stauffer
Wayland
Ralph Edward Williams
Christian Shelter Care Center
Quincy
Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home
Columbus Junction
Columbus City Cemetery
William Chance
W. 5Th
Washington
Washington Care Center
Brighton
Mary Pacha Yates
East Pleasant Plain
Washington County Hospital
Daniel Conrad
Parkview Home
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Roy
Pearl) Seaberg
Mt. Pleasant
Henry County Health Care Center
Cold Iowa Winter Brings Fires Arson Suspicions And Births
The Washington County area endures bitter cold with a new storm likely to sweep northern Iowa. Arson is suspected in two warehouse and factory fires, with juveniles admitting involvement as investigations continue. A newborn New Year’s Baby, Eric Lynn Reschly, arrives at 8 55 p.m. January 3 weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces. Progress on Washington Community District teacher negotiations includes a base salary proposal of 9350 with improvements. Craig Arbuckle rolls a 299 in bowling but misses a perfect game. Deaths outpace births 234 to 188 for the year. Elmer Schneider elected county board chair with Bob Pearson among new members. The Farm Progress Show looms next fall northwest of Washington inviting a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Carol Giardino
Washington Community
Washington Education Association
WEA
Lona
Iowa
Steele Lumber
McCleery-Cumming
Leland Jeffries
Washington
Dean Dawn
Ainsworth
Eric Lynn Reschly
Daniel and
Julie Reschly
Route 2
Keota
Eric Lynn
Board of Education
Craig Arbuckle
Craig
Melody Lanes
Stork
Elmer Schneider
Bob Pearson
Marriages of the Week in Washington Area
Gertrude Grubb and Harold Thomassen, both of Washington, wed January 1 1977 at United Methodist Church chapel with Rev J Roland Crandall presiding. Teresa Callahan and John Kessell exchanged vows January 5 1977 at the Little Brown Church Nashua with Rev Hinds officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Grubb
Harold Thomassen
Washington
United Methodist Church
J. Roland Crandall
Teresa Callahan
Don Callahan
Morning Sun
John Kessell
Wallace Kessell
Little Brown Church
Nashua
Hinds
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S.W. Hart
Earl Harr
Emma Barnett
James Wagner
Karl and
Kenny
Burlington
Martha Kennedy
Karen Foster
Cherry Luckenbill
Iowa State Teacher's College
Cedar Falls
Howard Hazen
Roger
Dean
Arthur Wiley
R.E. Arthur
Isaak Walton League
Washington Boy Scouts
McCleery
County Board of Supervisors
R.C. Ferguson
Ames
Dwight Booth
Robert Hanna
Milton Ross
Elizabeth Jones
Thelma Edgar
Paul Maxwell
R.E. Brown
H.J. Heinz Company
Iddo Yoder
Charles Thompson
Francis Feltz
Clarence French
Helen McCall
Sylvia Wilson
the Week In Review
Journal
Dean Dann
Ron Duwa
Duwa
Highland Junior-Senior High
Highland Township
Red Ball
Riverside Fire Department
T. R. Phillips
Tracy
Sue Janecek
Carma
John
Shirleen Huber
Tim
Kathy Patterson
Holiday Acres
Rhinelander
Wis
North Woods
Robert Roberts
Winga’s
Roberts
Rowland Rees
Ruth Rees
Crawfordsville
Ila Davis
Howell Rees
Ed Rees
Carol Jea
Evan Rees
Margaret Thomas
Henry Rees
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
McFadden
Daniel
Julie) Reschly
Franklin Township
W. County Hospital
Delaina Goodlander
Mary Greely Hospital
Iowa State University
Joe Goodlander
Hyrel Seiler
L.H. Swords
Peoria, IN
Square
Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Steele Lumber Company
Steele Lumber Co
Raymond F. Blair
Blair
Crooked Creek
Don Morrow
Dean Morrow
Tony
Malin
Ore
Harry Haywood III
Eldora
Isaac Kleese
Kleese
Max Arbogast
Dick Morrow
Joanie
Randy Morrow
Larry Morrow
Greg
Larry Arbogast
Larry Laws
Children’s Hospital
Augusta Westen
Tena Simmering
Selina Zieglowsky
Mildred Zieglowsky
Hannah Zieglowsky
Albert Zieglowsky
Vernon Fry
Price Roberts
Disneyland
Universal Studios
England
Price
Beverly Black
University Hospitals
City Police Department
Jarvis
Wood Construction Company
East Third Street
Norman Jensen
Jensen
Jimmy McCullough
Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Kan
Stork Gazette
H. Helen Lackey
E. Washington St
United Presbyterian Home
Wellman
Barbara D. Yoder
Lester Yoder
Aunt Agatha
Huber Evans
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