Tampa: Many attend Klenda funeral
Contributing writer
Many Tampa people attended funeral services for Timothy Klenda at the church in Pilsen Monday morning. The whole community grieves with his family.
Wheat harvest is winding down with many in this area finished with cutting. Most farmers in the Tampa area say they've never seen better yields than this year.
Dale and Brent Mueller of Folsom, Calif., returned home Sunday after spending a couple of weeks here visiting Art and Betty Mueller and David Mueller and helping with wheat harvest. Joining them for the Independence Day weekend and the Mueller family reunion on Saturday were Andrea Mueller of Folsom, Doug and Brenda Mueller and Donovan of Ixonia, Wis., and Christina and Travis Schroeder of Tempe, Ariz.
Deb Hall of Herington went to Lee's Summit, Mo., Sunday and brought Adam Hall here to spend this week with Deb Hall and Kaylee of Herington and Tom and Dee Duggan.
Dave Bauer of Omaha, Neb., arrived here Sunday to visit Tillie Hein and Jim and Kris Srajer, Grant and Cole and help Jim with some field work.
Helen Schwartzman accompanied John and Pat Schwartzman to a supper Sunday evening at the new home of Gary and Sharon Mueller, north of Hillsboro, in celebration of the Muellers' 40th wedding anniversary.
Rod Mueller of Cheyenne, Wyo., is spending some time here visiting his mother, Phyllis Mueller. Additional weekend guests were Mike Mueller and Jon Harlow of Laramie, Wyo., and Ron and Jody Heath, Danielle and Tyler of Salina. Additional guests for a Fourth of July barbecue were Tom and Bev Reid of Marion County Lake, Mike and Jennifer Jay of Hillsboro, Brad Backhus, Jason Backhus, and Paul and Edna Backhus. The group helped Tom celebrate his birthday.
Adeline Bernhardt and Leona Kleiber visited Milda Krauter at Marion Manor in Marion Sunday afternoon.
Friends here have received word of the death of Mae Yauk Saturday following a long illness. Mae and her husband Arnold lived in Tampa and earlier in the Durham area before moving to Columbus about 10 years ago. Her many friends here extend sympathy to her family.
Wayne and Marita Schwartzman of Wichita were Independence Day weekend guests of his mother, Helen Schwartzman.
Karen Sklenar and Virginia Bentz were Saturday visitors of Lois Sklenar and Valerie Hampton.
Georgia Spohn and Gary Spohn attended the Fourth of July parade in Ramona Friday evening. After bringing Georgia home, Gary and Carole Spohn went to Ramona for the fireworks.
Deb Hall and Kaylee and Tom and Dee Duggan attended the fireworks display in Ramona Friday evening. Kaylee returned home with the Duggans to spend a few days.
Adeline Bernhardt, Leona Kleiber, and Lynn and Peggy Kleiber, Amanda and Nicholas went to Ramona Friday evening for the parade and fireworks. Nicholas drove a miniature car fashioned from a go cart in the parade and took first place in his age group.
Jim and Mary Clemmer went to Salina the evening of July 2. They watched two softball games in which their granddaughter Cassie Clemmer and their grandson Shawn Clemmer played.
Nicholas Kleiber spent June 30 and July 3 with his grandmother Leona Kleiber.
Tom and Dee Duggan spent the weekend of June 28-29 with Dee's family. They visited Ernie Bonham at Tyro. He and his friend Brenda went with the Duggans to Bartlesville, Okla., where they were weekend guests of Ernie and Darlene Kite. All attended Sunday morning worship at Wann, Okla., in the church where the Bonham siblings had grown up. On Monday, the Duggans and Kites visited their other brother, Bill and Toni Bockius at Tulsa, Okla.
Two omissions occurred in last week's news, because of incomplete information when the news was written. James Weber was with Anna Mae Stika, Lori Moldenhauer and Nikki, and Anna Weber on their Yoder outing. Klaus Kallenberger met with his wife Joanne and Jane Vajnar in Council Grove. Apologies to the gentlemen who were slighted.
