Mothers Day Visits Across Iowa Towns and Families
Mr and Mrs Henry Brun and Duane of Iowa City join Mr and Mrs George Brock of Washington to visit Mrs Brock's parents Mr and Mrs Melo Horak at the Horak cabin northeast of Cotter. Joel Horak celebrated his second birthday with a family party. his older brother Todd turned three last week. Sgt Richard Bennett, stationed at Bentwater England, called his mother Mrs Joe Bennett on Mothers Day. The Horaks plan summer stays in Washington and Lake Odessa after wintering in Texas. Henry Little of Centerville visited his mother Mrs Della Little. Hannah Pratt from Sunnyhaven Rest Home joined them for dinner. Alvin Shebeck hosted Mothers Day dinner with several relatives at the Captain's Table. The Meyers of Bettendorf could not attend. the group enjoyed the afternoon at the Shebeck home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Brun
Duane
Iowa City
George Brock
Washington
Brock
Melo Horak
Horak
Cotter
Joel Horak
T. J. Horak
Todd
Paul R. Horak
Lake Odessa
Texas
Lake
Henry Little
Centerville
Della Little
Hannah Pratt
Sunnyhaven Rest Home
Mrs. Little
Alvin Shebeck
William C. Longer
Parkview
Wayland
D. O. Butler
Gary Shebeck
John R. McEvoy
Rock Island
Michael Freece
East Moline
Ronald C. Meyer
Bettendorf
Shebeck
Mrs C G Picken Dies at 77 in Washington County
Mrs C G Picken Sr 77 died May 12 1969 at Washington County Hospital after illness since April 20 Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home Rev Arthur Peters officiating Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery Brighton Born Mella Mae Marshall July 25 1891 in Washington County She married Dr G Picken February 27 1913 He died April 9 1962 She had lived in Washington 27 years Surviving three daughters Julia Flanders Cleo Trier and Jeanette Miksch 19 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren Church Rebekah Lodge Golden Agers W R C of West Chester etc
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Picken Sr
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral
Arthur Peters
Hillcrest Cemetery
Brighton
Mella Mae Marshall
Washington County
Thomas
Julia Parks Marshall
G. Picken
Washington
Walter Bray Hurt In Sunday Crash Near Richland
Mr and Mrs Walter Bray of Yee community five miles southeast of Richland were among those injured in a two car crash at the entrance of Dickey Prairie Home Sunday at 11 am. Bray, driving west toward Ottumwa, was struck when an Ottumwa car turned in. Bray was taken to Jefferson County Hospital. Mrs Bray to St Josephs Hospital Ottumwa. At least two passengers in the other car were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bray
Yee
Richland
Dickey
Keokuk County
Bray
Ottumwa
Prairie Home
Death of David F Bright Iowa engineer at age 25
David F Bright 25 a regional health engineer for the State of Iowa died Saturday May 10 at University Hospitals Iowa City. He was born January 6 1944 in Burlington son of Frank and Ruth Parrott Bright. Survived by wife Martha Magel parents two grandmothers sister Diane Leavitt Berkeley and brother Steve Bright Park Forest. Burial Memorial Park Cemetery Burlington with funeral Tuesday at 3 30 p m Elliott Lunning Chapel Burlington. Memorial fund donations encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David F. Bright
State of Iowa
Washington
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Elliott- Lunning
Burlington
Memorial Park
Mr. Bright
Frank
Ruth Parrott Bright
Danville
Martha Magel
University of Iowa
Chi Epsilon
Tau Beta Phi
Diane Leavitt
Berkeley
California
Steve Bright
Park Forest
Illinois
Accident at West Madison and South Ave No Injuries Reported
Saturday collision in West Madison and South Ave involved John Le Roy Courtney rear-ending Jimmy Leon Moyer who had stopped with left turn signals. Courtney cited for following too closely and fined $15. Moyer's car sustained $300 damage and Courtney's $250. Police responded at 1:15 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Madison
South Ave. B. Washington
John LeRoy Courtney
Jimmy Leon Moyer
Moyer
South B
Courtney
If the Shoe Fits
A doctor with engineering background says the human foot is the best designed machine for stress transfer. He praises the round wheel like heel and its tubeless tire, notes five arches, and links foot problems to improper footwear and abuse rather than design flaws.
Wellman man Guy S. Martin dies at 78
Guy Samuel Martin, 78, of Wellman died Sunday May 11 at the Yearing Nursing Home in Williamsburg where he had resided three years. He farmed most of his life in the Wellman area. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with Pastor L. H. Aurich of St. Paul Lutheran Williamsburg in charge. Burial in Brethren Cemetery near South English. Born August 28, 1890 near Parnell to Charles and Minnie Long Martin. Survived by three daughters Hazel Shinn of North English Frances Moyer of Washington Marjorie Blum of Wellman a son Earl Martin of Columbus Junction eleven grandchildren three step-grandchildren fourteen great grandchildren and two sisters Hazel Westfall and Keota resident Mrs. Hazel Hicks. Wife Estelle M. Bullock died 1959. two sons two grandsons four brothers and three sisters preceded him. Friends may call Powell Funeral Home Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Guy Samuel Martin
Yearing
Williamsburg
Powell Funeral Home
L. H. Aurich
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Brethren Church
Brethren
South English
Mr. Martin
Parnell
Charles
Minnie Long Martin
Estelle M. Bullock
Galva
Iowa
Lutheran Church
Russell
Hazel) Shinn
North English
Raymond
Frances) Moyer
Washington
Marion
Marjorie) Blum
Earl Martin
Columbus Junction
Harley Westfall
Hazel Hicks
Keota
Margaret Green 89 dies in Oskaloosa Keswick widow served as teacher
Margaret Elizabeth Greene 89 died Saturday evening at Mahaska County Hospital OsKaloosa after hospital admission May 7 She taught school and ran boarding houses in Cedar Rapids for 30 years The last of her family services at Our Lady of Lourdes Keswick with Rev A H Kempker Burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery Sigourney Rosary at Powell Funeral Home South English She was born September 7 1879 north of Keswick to James and Ellen Boland Greene survived by nieces and nephews preceded by two brothers and two sisters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keswick
Margaret Elizabeth Greene
Mahaska County
Oskaloosa
Greene
Cedar Rapids
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
A. H. Kempker
Pleasant Grove
Sigourney
Powell
South English
Miss Greene
James
Ellen Boland Greene
John
Winnie Hannon
Mary Dawson
Wilfrid Pauly dies at Kansas farm home
Wilfrid Pauly 58 former Richland farmer found dead Saturday evening in a pond at his Ottawa Kansas farm home apparently from drowning He had been boating alone Funeral services tentatively set for Wednesday in Ottawa Pauly born September 3 1912 in Keota son of John and Teresa Pauly He was a member of Richland American Legion Post and Mother Cabrini Catholic Church Surviving are his father Callie of Portland a son Donald of Texas a daughter Dorothy of Washington a brother Norbert of Fairfield and three sisters Mrs Vivian Hough Mrs Loyola Keller and Mrs Dolores Worley All of Portland Pleasant Plain or Kirksville Missouri respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Wilfrid Pauly
Ottawa
Kansas
Mr. Pauly
Keota
John and
Teresa Conrad Pauly
Callie
Portland
Donald
Texas
Dorothy
Washington
Kirksville, MO
Norbert
Fairfield
Vivian Hough
Loyola Keller
Dolores Worley
Pleasant Plain
Mid-Prairie Seniors Near End of Term
Dates in the last week of May are set for Mid-Prairie seniors. May 25 8:00 p.m. baccalaureate services and May 26 7:30 p.m. Senior Awards Night in the high school gym. May 27 is the last school day with commencement at 8:00 p.m. in the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid - Prairie
Washington County CAP appoints youth program director
The CAP Advisory Committee announces Richard Choate, a Washington High junior, will direct the summer youth employment program for the Washington area. Vernon Clark will train him. Applications are urged from ninth through seniors via schools or CAP Center. adults may call 653-2853 for part time work. Donations fund the program, with checks made to CAP Summer Youth Employment Program and mailed to Mrs. Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
CAP Advisory Committee
Richard Choate
Wahington High School
Washington
Vernon Clark
CAP
Richard
CAP Center
Washington Street
Robert Day
Ed Richenberger rites at Wayland
Funeral services for Edward Richenberger will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Wayland Mennonite Church, with Rev. Walter Neuelfeld officiating. Burial will follow in North Hill Cemetery. A World War I veteran, he was a retired carpenter and painter born September 6, 1891. He married Ruth Green in 1921. she died in 1965. Surviving are four sons, Gale, Rex, Russell, and Jerry. fifteen grandchildren. one great grandchild. two sisters, Rosina Eicher and Mary Rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Edward Richenberger
Henry County Hospital
Wayland Mennonite Church
Walter Neufeld
North Hill
Richenberger
Henry County
Xavier and
Rosina Schlegter Richenberger
Ruth Green
Gale
Rex
Morning Sun
Russell
Burlington
Jerry
Cuba City
Wisconsin
Jesse
Rosina) Eicher
Mary Rich
Mt. Pleasant
Wayland Man Sam Freyenberger Dies at 92
Wayland resident Sam Freyenberger died Sunday noon at Henry County Hospital after a brief illness. A retired farmer, he never married. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Zehr Funeral Home with burial in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Born February 10, 1886, in Henry County to Joseph and Mary Freyenberger, he was baptized Mennonite. Survivors include brother Chris and sister Katie Wyse, both of Parkview Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Samuel Freyenberger
Parkview
Henry County
Zehr
Sugar Creek
Vernon Gerig
Mr. Freyenberger
Joseph and
Mary Schlatter Freyenberger
Chris Freyenberger
Katie Wyse
Record of new car models and owners in era inventory
A listing of vehicles and associated owners or households including Wilbur Swartzendruber with a Lark Travel Trailer, Clarkson with Chevrolet, Bain with Rambler, Turnipseed with Buick, Hunter with Volkswagen, Wood with Pontiac, Rich with Lark Travel Trailer, Anderson with Plymouth, Strabla with Ford, Stewart with Mercury, Johnsons DX Buick, Richardson with Ford, Block with Buick, Wise with Volkswagen Campmobile, Redlinger with Chevrolet, Mace Motor Co. Mercury, Wenger with Ford Truck, Messer with Honda, Stephens with Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Swartzendruber
Lark
Margaret Otto Clarkson
Chevrolet
Max
Marion Bain
Rambler
Lloyd
Norma Turnipseed
Buick
Lawrence
Twila Hunter
Volkswagen
Clayton
Hazel Wood
Pontiac
Franklin James Rich
Richard
Jeri Anderson
Plymouth
James Raphael Strabala
Ford
Laura Jane Stewart
Mercury
Johnsons DX
Nancy Jewell Richardson
Louis
Rosalind Block
Ronald
Joan Wise
Burlington man Arthur Roach dies mowing lawn
Arthur Roach, 61, of Burlington died Friday apparently of a heart attack while mowing his lawn. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Roach of rural Wayland. Survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ted Tschantz of Wayland and Mrs. Alice Messer of Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Burlington
Arthur Roach
Harlan
Laura Ross) Roach
Ted. Tschantz
Alice Messer
Trenton
Belva Bonnett Dies in Salem Oregon After Illness
Mrs Belva Bonnett longtime Richland area resident dies in Salem Oregon after an extended illness Funeral services planned in Salem with Gould Funeral Home in charge and burial in Richland Friends Cemetery Born March 27 1885 at Packwood daughter of Robert and Alda Turnbull Lived in Pleasant Plain Brighton and Richland before moving to Oregon 40 years ago Survived by husband Lewis Bennett two sons Frederick Macy Albany Oregon Merl Macy Ventura California three daughters Margaret Greer Palm Springs California Charlotte Ann Blumenstine Miles City Oregon and Marcelle Phillips Enis Texas Two brothers C H Turnbull Des Moines and Carlos Watson rural Richland Two sisters Leora Fleig Richland and Edgar Bennett Batavia and nineteen grandchildren Preceded in death by a son and a daughter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Belva Bonnett
Salem
Oregon
Gould Funeral Home
Richland Friends Cemetery
Bennett
Packwood
Robert and
Alda Jones Turnbull
Pleasant Plain
Brighton
Lewis Bennett
Frederick Macy
Albany
Merl Macy
Ventura
California
Margaret Greer
Palm Springs
Charlotte Ann Blumenstine
Miles City
Marcelle Phillips
Enis
Texas
C.H. Turnbull
Des Moines
Carlos Watson
Leora Fleig
Edgar Bennett
Batavia
Spring Fling staged by Prairie Flower School
More than 80 parents and guests attended the fourth annual Spring Fling at Prairie Flower School with a multi group style show and music. Participants included Christine Smithburg and Sherry Helfrich in advanced classes while Rodney Fox led flag presentation and Jean Erickson accompanied. Special guests from Idris Club Kalona and others assisted with decorations, refreshments, and flowers. About 1,200 people later walked 27 miles from Iowa City to Coralville to protest hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower School
Christine Smithburg
Sherry Helfrich
Roberta McGrumphry
Shirley Sieren
Gloria Williams
Vera Johnson
Sherry McAvoy
Cynthia Seering
Sherri Morrow
Mary Kay Johnson
Rhonda Boyd
Linda Renfro
Janet Bean
Joyce Carriker
Idris Club
Kalona
Dwight Bode
Dwight
Cedar Rapids
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
al Kinsler
Pacha
Washington
Mark Davis
Miss DePenning
4 - H Club
Birney
Zieglowsky Builders
Herlein
Nickell
Johannes
Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
Iowa City
Coralville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Bennett
Sgt
Richard Bennett
Air Force
Bentwater
England
C. G. Picken
Julia) Flanders
Cleo
Ruth) Trier
Jeanette) Miksch
Walter Brays
Fern Pastry Shop
Pastry Shop
West Side Square
Dick Paul
Friends
North Side Square
Evening Journal
Guy
Martin
Margaret Green
Kansas Farm
Mid-Prairie
Ed Richenberger
Sam Freyenberger
Wayland Man
Nestle
Golden Valley
Jor
Pleasmor
Our
Pillsbury
Gal
Jug
Kennebeck
Aav
ESS
Nagorettes
Whale
Oscar Mayer
Fuhr
Cochran
Food Center
Dale Fuhr
Joe Cochran
F.T.D
Wolf's Flower Shop
Salem, Ore
Rodney Fox
Jean Erickson
Osincup’s
Osincup Drug
Maker
Osincup Drug Store
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