Washington County Timeline Highlights From Local Reunions and Events
A 1935 class reunion brought together alumni and family for a cooperative dinner in Sunset Park. Teachers and officials attended state workshops and public hearings, while Guard units prepared for annual summer training. The community celebrated safety awards, agricultural exchanges, and local church and civic activities across decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Park
Roxie Longer
Washington
Iowa
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Washington County
Dwight Bode
Highland Community School
Washington County Court House
113Th Aaa
Sth Division
National Guard
Camp Haven
Wis
Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
George Horn
Safety tips to avoid lightning during storm season
Describes National Weather Service guidance for Iowans and outdoor visitors. Advises seeking shelter, avoiding metal objects and electrical devices, staying off water, and using cars as protection. Emphasizes not handling a lightning victim prematurely and performing emergency resuscitation as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
NWS
Weather Service
Hospital Notes Monday Admits and Births Listed
Admitted yesterday is Chris Beliel of Washington for surgery. Births today include Mr and Mrs Elvin Lessenger of Grandview, a son. Dismissed yesterday is Miss Brenda McConne, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Beliel
Washington
Elvin Lessenger
Grandview
Son
Brenda McConne Washington
Admitted and Dismissed Patients Tallied
Admitted Tuesday includes Mrs Seferino Soto shington and Mrs John Sinclair Washington both in medical care and Philip Busley in surgical. Long Term Care admitted Mrs Maye Sorrell. dismissals include Kenneth O Donnell and Mrs Alvin Long with daughter in Columbus Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seferino Sotoshington
Philip Busley
Washington
John Sinclair Washington
Maye Sorrell
Kenneth O'Donnell
Alvin Long
Columbus Junction
Obituary and Social Notes from Washington and Brighton
Wednesday ed Yesterday lists Mrs Wayne Robinson of Washington in medical notes alongside Mrs Bessie Lowry of Brighton in surgical. Today features Miss Cathleen Turner and Brian Cuffel with Miss Betty Earnest in Washington plus Mrs Alvin Lessinger and her son in Grandview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Robinson
Washington
Medical
Bessie Lowry
Brighton
Surgical
Cathleen Turner
Brian Cuffel
Machingin
Betty Earnest
Alvin Lessinger
Daily Health Notes From Richland and Washington
Today entries list Mrs Wilda Tarrence of Richland and Mrs Merle Kerr of Columbus Junction in medical care. Admitted to long term care yesterday Rev Arthur Peters of Washington. Today Mr and Mrs David Swatos of Washington welcome a daughter. Today Mrs Vera Buchanan of Washington and Gene Brookhart of Crawfordsville are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilda Tarrence
Richland
Medical
Merle Kerr
Columbus Junction
Arthur Peters
Washington
David Swatos
Vera Buchanan
Gene Brookhart
Crawfordsville
Friday attend Friday attend
A fragmentary notice lists multiple individuals including David Tapley Mrs Lovell Bitting Nicholae Gumaniac Mrs Nele Chalupa Mr and Mrs Hubert Wehr Mrs Stephen Hunt Mrs Wayne Robinson Phillip Besley Vera Simpson and others in Washington Wapello and out of town Mercy Cedar Rapids transferring to Long Term Care Tom Kabenoid room 2101 at Mercy Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Tapley
Washington
Lovell Bitting
Nicholae Gumaniac
Nele Chalupa
Hubert Wehr
Son
Eda Ec Apello
Stephen Hunt
Wapello
Wayne Robinson
Phillip Besley
Vera ‘Simpson
Mercy
Cedar Rapids
Tom Kabenoid
Donald Goetz
Hartford City
Ind
George Goetz
Donald
Fay
University Hospital
Town City
Long and Lessenger announce births
Julie Marie Long daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvin Jay Long Route 1 Columbus Junction is born. Brandon Donald Lessenger son of Mr and Mrs Elvin Wayne Lessenger Box 170 Grandview is born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Marie Long
Alvin Jay Long
Columbus Junction
Brandon Donald Lessenger
Elvin Wayne ‘Lessenger
Grandview
Week in review highlights weddings births and events
The column lists engagements such as Doe Angela Dallmeyer to Russell Underwood and Kathy Escher to Bill Cox, several travel notes from Mrs. Marcella Vittetoe and Sister Marie, and family updates including a birth Judi Jo Gibbs in Lansing Michigan. It also covers community happenings like Riverside housing groundbreaking, SCAD theater plans, and local visitations and funerals in Washington area with multiple named families and places.
Marriages Listed in Week Across Iowa Churches
A series of wedding announcements dated July 5 1975 and June 12 1975 recount ceremonies in Keota Oskaloosa Wellman Wayland and La Jolla California. Couples include Lynette Nelson and Larry Knepp Celeste Durian and Kim Croskrey Rita Joann Jones and Edwin Luers Evelyn Romine and Steven Forbes with multiple double ring ceremonies and officiants noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynette Nelson
Paul O Nelson
Keota
Larry Ray Knepp
Edgar Knepp
Harper
Duane Perry
Faith Baptist Church
Oskaloosa
Celeste Ann Durian
Richard Durian
Wellman
Kim Steven Croskrey
Donald Croskrey
Branson
Barb Cline
Des Moines
St. Mary's Church
Charles Mannhardt
Rita Joann Jones
Robert E. Jones
Route 1
Edwin Charles Luers
Milo Luers
R. J. Keota
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Paul Lobb
Wayland Mennonite Church
Brenda Diane Simmering
Joseph Willis Alliman
Wayland
Robert G. Ritz
Willis J Alliman
Nick Kassebaum
Evelyn Rae Romine
la Jolla
Calif
Steven Randolph Forbes
San Diego
Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church
David Roll
Lawrence A Romine
Frank A. Forbes
Pauma Valley
Cal
Local Notes Highlight Family Events And Community Updates
A crowded Washington County page rolls through family milestones, travel notes, and civic concerns. Dorothy Gevock and sisters plan a 3500 mile Canada and New England trip, Brighton marks Cyril Conrad’s 50th anniversary with family hosted open house, and births, birthdays, baptisms, and visits across Wellman Des Moines and Washington feature among many neighbors. Talks on a proposed medical clinic face funding uncertainty, while the hospital board debates MOB cost overruns. Police urge bicycle safety amid near misses as lawsuits arise from a 1974 two car crash near West Chester. Washington schools hire two teachers and prepare for the county fair with a new Demolition Derby finale.
Deaths of the week list regional obituaries
A roundup of weekly death notices across multiple towns names ages and dates. George Westen Clarence Miller J Earl Eldridge Efe Leona Little Melvin J Craig Powell Taapken Rudolph Bonnichsen Samuel Hochstedler Mary Ruth Younkin George Milo Riordan Anna Mae Miller Lawrence Hedger and more are listed with ages residences and funeral details. The notices note hospital or home deaths and indicate local funeral homes and burial practices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maynard
Bill) Brown
East Washington Street
Brown
Washington Street
Insurance Plan Savings & Loan
Memory Lane
Keith Crossett
Thomas Polk
Jane Marie
Institute of Christian Churches
Drake University
Rev. Polk
Cecil Long
Don Shepard
Mary Jo
Santa Rosa
Lemmon Building
Lt Shepard
E.E. Stutsman
WHO
R.E. Shannon
United Presbyterian Choir
Carolyn Hamilton
West Chester
Washington County Women's Christian Temperance Union
D.J. Palmer
Rotary Club
C.W. Stewart
Washington County Public Health Service
State Board of Health
Stork Gazette
Journal
Marcella Vittetoe
Sister Marie
Ed.d
Urbana
Ill
Alaska
San Francisco
Portland
Carl Dallmeyer
Doe Angela
Russell C. Underwood
Phyllis Underwood
Frank Underwood
Warren Escher
Kathy
Bill Cox
Stephen Cox
Lisbon
Herb Osincup
Elyse
Waverly
Lynn
Elsie) Osincup
Cheryl Daniquist
Brian
Millersville, Md
Everett Davison
Ron Ashmore
Ronnie
Katie
Oak Park
Mich
Phil Ahrens
Donald Gibbs
Onondaga Road
Onondaga
Judi Jo
Josephine Janecek
Lansing General Hospital
Lansing
Mae Janecek
Roy Havel
Bess Havel
Chicago
George Havel
Riverside
Steven Jaeger
Martin Kron
William Lukavsky
Tillie Vondrasek
Janecek
Edward Bond
The
Sea
SCAD
Richard Scharine
William Penn College
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Tom Price
Newburgh
New York
Tom
Reformed Presbyterian Seminary
Pittsburgh
Alice
Robert Jugenheimer
Fayetteville, N.C
Leroy Jugenheimer
Fagar Stewart
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Willis Bush
Kansas City Osteopathic Hospital
Independence Avenue
Kansas City
Kimberly
Kevin
Kirk Klopfenstein
West Des Moines
Kermit Klopfenstein
Fred Brugge
Rhonda
Melinda
Dale Huegerich
Exira
Extra
Laurel Garrett
Phoenix
Ariz
Mike Peebler
Paul and
Kay Garrett Peebler
Myrl Leavitt
Biringham
Mrs. Leavitt
Mildred Bonnett
Dorothy Gevock
Lucy Schoenfelder
Regina
Oakdale
Sheri Blessing
Davenport
Canada
New England States
Cyril Conrad
S. Jefferson
John Sinclair
Ray Blairs
Mary Masson
George Masson
Cherry Brinning
Dorothy Luckinbill
Sinclair
Victor Masson
Mrs
Dave Plank
Michigan
Peggy
Gary Witthoft
Kimberly Lea
Ralph Withott
Jim Rich
Jennie Lauderman
Washington Care Center
Muscatine Care Center
Mark Flickinger
Jeremy
Storm Lake
Don Libe
M.R. Flickinger
St. James Catholic Church
Flickinger
County Hospital
Ken Bauer
Homer N. Porter
Edith M. Porter
Richard J. Wehr
Washington Community Schools
Lincoln
Board of Education
Robert F. Shepherd
University of Wisconsin
Denise Ann Canney
Miss Canney
University of Iowa
Richard Herlein
Stewart Elementary
E.K. Schlapkohl
Milo Orris
County Fair Board
Werner Lowry
Sussex
England
G. Marvin Lowry
Lowry
Jon Greiner
Town Methodist Medical Center
Pleasant St
Ron
Carl Greiner
George FE. Westen
N. 4Th Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Clarence W. Miller
Cairo
Arkansas City
J. Earl Eldridge
Indianola
Efe Leona Little
University Hospitals
J Roland Crandall
Jones Funeral Home
Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Fairfield
Melvin J. Craig
Milan
Rocelia G. Pryor
Ella Mae Little
Powell Taapken
N. Marion
Rudolph
Lou) Bonnichsen
Aluna — Samuel G. Hochstedler
Kalona
Pleasantview Nursing Home
Mary Ruth Younkin
George Milo Riordan
Keokuk County Hospital
Sigourney
Anna Mae Miller
Pleasantview
Lawrence Milo Hedger
Hickory Hill
Oaklawn
Wyman
Bruce Hiatt
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