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December 28th news from Henry
Mike, Angie and Krista O’Neill and Bud and Fran Claussen all of Clark and Jerry and Carol O’Neill were Christmas Eve guests at the Mark and Renee O’Neill home.
Clay Bastian of Kansas City, Missouri spent from Tuesday until Sunday at the home of his parents, Ron and Peggy Bastian.
Chris and Heidi Bjugstad of Minneapolis and Troy and SaLena Engels of Mitchell spent the weekend before Christmas at the Chuck and Debbie Engels where the family enjoyed an early Christmas.
Gary and Tondi Schoepp and boys of Chanhassen, Minnesota spent Sunday through Thursday at the Calvin Schoepp home.
Lola Alexander of Clark, Doris Coyle and Lois Schoepp attended the Clark Cantata held last Sunday at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Clark.
Tom Kos of Omaha, Nebraska arrived on Saturday and spent until Christmas Day at the home of his parents, Terry and Judy Kos.
Christmas Eve guests at the Gordon Van Sickle home included, Troy and Bailey Van Sickle, Sandy Hulscher, Bob and Lisa Van Sickle and girls, Linda Page and Helen Van Sickle all of Watertown, Lisa Griffin and family, Sioux Falls, Mary Ellen Dikoff and family of Mitchell, Monty and Marcia Montgomery and family, and Mike and Shauna Lane and family.
Christmas Day dinner guests at the Ron and Linda Stern home were Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Goetsch and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kumm of Watertown, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kumm, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Nathan Stern, Mobridge, Nick Stern, Lily and Heather Morgan of Watertown.
Last Sunday, Floyd and Donna Kittelson hosted Christmas for their families. Enjoying the dinner and the day were Mike and Cheryl Hovde and family, Willow Lake, Brian and Cindy Wientjes, Tom and Kathy Wookey and family, Clark, Rick and Vickie Burchatz and family, Watertown and Collin Wientjes of Lead. Dave and Jackie McNeil and family of Aberdeen were also present and were overnight guests.
Roger and Bonnie Jankord and girls and Dale and Teresa Peterson spent Christmas Eve at the Wes and Betty Holida home in Naples.
Myron and Diane Eidsness and family spent Christmas Eve at the Ethan and Darlene Audus home in Clark.
Mike and Lola Nelson hosted Christmas Eve at their home. Joining them for the festivities were Greg Nelson, Jolene Weyland, Gunnar, Whitney and Trenton, James and Jessica Langdeaux and Naomi all of Watertown, Ben Nelson, Al and Gwen Benck, Toni and Cory, Doris and Ruth Nelson all of Henry.
Helen Schad of Eagle Butte, SD and Boyd and Coral Joens were last Sunday evening guests at the Lindy and Lesa Swedeen home.
Celebrating Christmas on Sunday with dinner at the Tom and Myrna Brenden home were Mr. and Mrs. Jory Maynard and family of Vienna, John and Chelsey Wiik, Mr. and Mrs. Will Biberdorf, Watertown, Leslie Brenden and children of Florence, Marlin and Nancy Maynard, Gary Biberdorf, and Raymond and Cleo Biberdorf all of rural Henry.
Christmas Day dinner and supper guests in the Randy and Carol Wiedebush home of rural Mansfield included Bob Boehnke and Terry and Ruth Boehnke of Watertown, Andy Boehnke of Mankato, Minnesota, Arlen and Joan and family and Lynn and Barb Hartley and Jenna and Adam Hartley of Henry, Lori Hartley, Madison, and Dave and Annette Boehnke and girls of Clark.
Arlene Sharp hosted Christmas Day dinner for Debbie Sharp and Gary Voeltz of Watertown, Danny and Bonita Sharp, Joe and Nicole Sharp, Betty Keyes and Nicky and Troy Watson.
Christmas Day dinner guests at the Calvin and Lois Schoepp home were Diane York, Kevin and Linda Schoepp, Watertown, Chad and Tina Schoepp and family, Ft. Pierre, Stacey York, Sioux Falls, Jeff and Tracy Overby and girls, Moorhead, Minnesota, Tom and Karen Miller and girls, Iroquois, Gary and Tondi Schoepp and boys, Chanhassen, Minnesota, and Doug Schoepp.
Christmas Eve, Shawn and Lynn Bastian and family of Watertown joined the Ron Bastian family for supper. Paul Johnson visited the families later in the evening.
Floyd and Donna Kittelson attended the Sunday School program on Christmas Eve at Grace Lutheran Church in Willow Lake in which Zachery and Savannah Hovde participated. Following the program they were supper guests of Anna Kittelson at Wookey’s Assistant Living in Clark.
Terry and Judy Kos, Tom Kos of Omaha and Sara Tutewohl of Minnetonka, Minnesota were Monday evening supper guests at the Bret and Karen Henricks rural Waverly home.
Christmas Day dinner guests at the Jerry and Carol O’ Neill home were Mike O’Neill, Lisa, Angie and Krista, Bud and Fran Claussen of Clark, Dan and Karrie O’Neill, Brandon and Justin of Castlewood, Jason, Kylee and Madelyn Steen of Watertown, and Mark and Renee O’Neill and family and Dick O’Neill.
Nathan and Jackie Lake of Hutchinson, Minnesota, Rick Hoftiezer of Sioux Falls, Lucy Hoftiezer of Watertown and Doris Coyle were all Christmas Eve dinner guests at the Veryl and Sandy Hoftiezer home in Watertown.
Earl and Alyssa Rhody and Tierra of Clear Lake, Fain and Roxanne Geiger and Kelby Goodall enjoyed Christmas Eve at the home of Roxanne’s parents, Louis and Mardella Gortmaker in Miller.
Rod and Julie Cotten and girls were Christmas Eve supper guests at the Steve Briggs home in Watertown.
Charles and Sharon Stender of Custer and Roosevelt Toney and Tanis Hansen of Stockton, California spent the Christmas holidays with their parents, Harold and Jeanette Hansen. Additional Christmas Eve guests were, Harry and Clarice Severson of Clark, Don and Delores O’Neill of Watertown, and Tim and Tracy O’Neill and family of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Christmas Eve supper guests at the Terry and Judy Kos home were Brian and Kathy DeJong and family, Watertown, Bret and Karen Henricks and family, rural Waverly, Tom Kos, Omaha and Sara Tutewohl of Minnetonka.
Celebrating Christmas on Saturday at the Marrion Geiger home were Earl and Alyssa Rhody and Tierra of Clear Lake, Fain and Roxanne Geiger, Kelby Goodall, Chad and Lisa Purintun and family and Lynn Geiger. Following the dinner the families enjoyed their gift exchange.
DJ Church called on the Art Heustess family on Christmas Eve. Art Heustess, who is a truck driver, was able to be home in Henry with Dorinda and girls over the Holidays.
Bob and Kathy Frey and family of Watertown and Virgil and Marjorie Bastian were Christmas dinner guests at the Ron and Peggy Bastian home.
Albert and Gail Kittelson hosted an early Christmas at their home last Sunday. Enjoying the day were Jim and Penny Thyen and family, rural Waverly, Tony and Connie Kittelson and family, Baltic and Patty Kittelson and family,
Sara Tutewohl of Minnetonka, Minnesota spent from Sunday afternoon until Christmas day at the Terry Kos home.
Floyd and Donna Kittelson were dinner and supper guests on Christmas Day at the Mike and Cheryl Hovde home in Willow Lake.
Last Sunday, the Johnson families had an early Christmas with dinner at the Jill Kasten home in Hayti. Present to enjoy all of the festivities were Heidi Johnson, Nathan and Jena Hall, Ron and Jennifer Briggs and family, Watertown, Jerry Kasten, Lake Norden, Agnes Opdahl, Hayti, Jeff and Jamie Schaack and family, Tim and Jennifer Johnson and family and Cokey Johnson.
Christmas Eve supper guests at the Danny and Bonita Sharp home were Arlene Sharp, Joe and Nicole Sharp and Betty Keyes.
Gathering for Christmas dinner at the Doris Nelson home were Mike, Lola and Ben Nelson, Ruth Nelson, Tim and Diane Nelson all of the Henry area and Jeff, Mary, Kyle, Amanda and Morgan Nelson of rural Clark.
Christmas Eve supper guests at the Lindy and Lesa Swedeen home were Boyd and Coral Joens, Arlen Swedeen, LeRay and Andrea Swedeen and girls, Rose Pickles all of Henry and Helen Schad of Eagle Butte SD. Santa Claus also made an appearance.
Last Sunday Don and Rose McElroy met Dave and Becky McElroy of Sioux Falls for supper out in Brookings.
Troy and Nicky Watson spent Christmas Eve at the Duane and Pam Hull home at Tulare, South Dakota.
Diane Nelson spent the weekend in Minneapolis to celebrate a belated Christmas with her mother, Dorothy Bares, her sisters, daughters and grandchildren.
Peggy, Clay, Matt and Emily Bastian visited with the John Clausen family at their Lake Pickrel cabin on Christmas night.
Doris Coyle spent Christmas Day afternoon at the Steve and Bernie Coyle home in Watertown.
Terry and Judy Kos enjoyed Christmas Day dinner at the Everett and Joanne Berglund home in Milbank.
Floyd and Colleen Sperlich of Rapid City arrived at the Albert Kittelson home on Monday and spent until Friday. Joining the families for Christmas Day were Jim and Penny Thyen and family and Clarice Thyen, rural Waverly and Patty Kittelson and family.
Myron and Diane Eidsness and girls, Leif and Callie Eidsness of Henry and Joe Eidsness of Atlanta, Georgia had Christmas Day dinner at the Jeff and Becky Barthel home in Watertown.
On Tuesday, Bob and Patti McElroy of Iowa arrived to spend Christmas week at the home of their parents, Don and Rose McElroy.
Harold and Jeanette Hansen and their family guests visited recently with Elinor Flury of Watertown.
Bret and Karen Henricks and family rural Waverly and Terry and Judy Kos gathered at the Brian DeJong home in Watertown for pizza and to celebrate Terry’s birthday on Thursday evening.
Don and Rose McElroy, Bob and Patti McElroy of Iowa spent Saturday at the Dave McElroy home in Sioux Falls.
Lindy and Lesa Swedeen and boys were Christmas Day guests at the Boyd and Coral Joens rural Henry home.
Danny and Bonita Sharp and Betty Keyes were among the supper guests on Thursday evening at the Arlene Keyes’ Lake Kampeska home.
David Rorvik of Watertown accompanied Hans and Charlotte Rorvik to the Lyle and Linda Rorvik home at Wausau, Nebraska on Saturday. They all returned to their homes on Sunday.
Doris Nelson hosted the Nelson Family Christmas on Saturday with her children in attendance.
Keri Nelson, daughter of Bruce and Stephanie Nelson, is spending her college Christmas break at her parent’s home. On January 3rd she will leave for Oklahoma to start her internship at the Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie.
Monty and Jackie Geiger and family of Faulkton were Sunday luncheon guests at the Marrion Geiger home. The families enjoyed their gift exchanges. Fain and Roxanne Geiger and Lisa Purintun also stopped in for a visited with the Monty Geiger family.
Roy Anderson who is a patient at the Clark Nursing home has been able to spent time at the family farm during the holidays.
Raymond and Cleo Biberdorf enjoyed Christmas Day dinner at the Gene and Carla Herr home in Aberdeen.
The community would like to express sympathy to the Howard Easthouse family on the death of Howard’s mother, Alice.
Earl and Alyssa Rhody and Tierra of and Fain and Roxanne Geiger enjoyed supper out on Saturday evening. Tierra remained at the Geiger home until Monday.
Steve and Bev Paulson and family and Roger and Bonnie Jankord and girls were Christmas Day guests at the home of Roger’s mother, Ethyl Zirbes in Castlewood.
Christmas Day guests at the Fred and Debbie Morgan home were Heather Morgan of Watertown, Freddie Morgan of Aberdeen and Nick Stern of Lily.
Rod and Cherie Jans and boys were Christmas Day dinner guests at the Brad and Lorie Terhark home at Willow Lake.
Mark and Patricia Pike were among family members that enjoyed Christmas Day dinner at the Jack and Cindy McMillan home.
Chad and Lisa Purintun were Christmas Eve guests at the Vic and Betty Purintun home in Watertown.
Keri and Kaitlyn recently treated their mother, Stephanie, to supper and a movie in observance of her birthday. Keri then went to Perham, Minnesota to spend an early Christmas with Joe Esser and his family.
Gary and Paulette Cotten were Christmas Day supper guests at the Rod and Julie Cotten home in Henry.
Christmas Eve supper guests at the Kevin and Linda Schoepp home in Watertown were Diane York, Watertown, Stacey York, Sioux Falls, Chad and Tina Schoepp and family of Ft. Pierre and Calvin and Lois Schoepp.
Cokey Johnson enjoyed Christmas Eve supper at the Tim and Jennifer Johnson home.
Bruce and Stephanie Nelson, Keri and Kaitlyn and Joe Esser, Perham, MN were among family members enjoying Christmas Eve at the Don and Norma Nelson home.
Christmas Day dinner guests at the Al and Dawn Koch in Watertown were Tom, Myrna and Jared Brenden, Danny and Kathy Brenden all of Henry, Tim Grygiel, Leslie Brenden, Allison and Zachery of Florence, Tony and Angie Ringheimer and family, Volga, Butch and Erin Brenden, Arlington, Mavis Brenden, John and Chelsey Wiik, Boyd Koch of Watertown, David Koch, Brookings and Ashley Koch, Mankato, Minnesota.
Mary Cypher of Hazel called on Donna Kittelson Friday afternoon.
Guests at the Helen Van Sickle home in Watertown Christmas Day were Gordon and Loydeen Van Sickle, Mike and Shauna Lane and family, Monty and Marcia Montgomery and family all of Henry, Bob and Lisa Van Sickle and family and Linda Page of Watertown, Mary Ellen Dikoff and family, Mitchell, and Lisa Griffin and family of Sioux Falls.
Joan Warnock spent Christmas Day at the Bruce Nelson home.
Anna Hartley of Garden City accompanied Barb, Lori and Jenna Hartley to the Snow Queen Talent Contest in Aberdeen on Saturday. Jenna competed in the Senior Talent Division of the contest.
Cokey Johnson was a Christmas Day dinner guest at the home of her mother, Agnes Opdahl in Hayti. Also present for the dinner were Don and Pat Walder.
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