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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-08-17, Page 11Many fc.i rn ily gatherings I village Several family gatherings l gs Co mmunity Centre. have taken place in and Family members present around the village lately. came from Michigan, the Zurich Carmel Sweeney Many children, grand- children and relatives gathered at the home of Mrs. Juliette Denomme recently. Visitors were present from Toronto, Rondeau Park, Detroit, Kitchener, London and the Zurich area Foster reunion The Foster family reunion was held at the St.- Boniface Parish this past Thursday. Following mass , a brief ceremony was held to honour the dead members of the family. Later in the day, dinner for 165 guests was enjoyed along with a visit to the old .homestead. Two orchestras provided the music for a dance in the evening at the Zurich NEW CITIZEN NEWS CORRESPONDENT — This marks the introduction of a new column devoted to the happenings in Zurich.Writing the column will be Mrs. Carmel Sweeney, a resident of Zurich for the past 16 years. Mrs. Sweeney who is originally from Windsor has been very active in many organizations in the village. She and her husband Jerome and their four daughters reside on Bismark street. If you have any news please phone Mrs. Sweeney at 236- 4702. HAY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ZURICH 236-4381 Farms - Homes- Cottages Agents Elgin Hendrick Grand Bend Hugh Hendrick Kippen Jack Scotchmer Bayfield Glenn Webb Dashwood 238-261 1 262-5389 565-5270 237-3229 P Blue Bonnet Phone 236-4012 Zurich, Ont. Specializing in: . Children's Wear Ladies Wear ® Men's We •,r • Wallpaper • Drapery Just Arrived For Falll Carhartt Cords Men's Sizes 26 to 36 Ladies' Foxy Cords Sizes 26 - 36 Children's 8 to 16 western provinces and Illinois. Geiger Reunion The 12th reunion of the, family of Moses Geiger and Catherine Eckstein was held on Sunday July 23, at Dash- wood Community Park. About 40 persons enjoyed an afternoon of visiting and games conducted by the McBride family. Following a sumptuous pot -luck supper, a, business meeting, chaired by president, Mrs. Judy White, ended the day: The executive for 1979 are Cliff Beynan, president, Tom Rowe, vice-president, Carole Whitehead, secretary-tre-, asurer. The oldest family member present was Mrs. Melizza Geiger who was for many years a resident of the Zurich. area. Smith reunion Approximately 150 people attended the Smith reunion held at the home of Edward and Donna Lesperance. After dinner, a dance was held to the song stylings of the Lesperance Trio. Visitors came from Barrie, Peterborough, Hamilton, Windsor, Belle River, Detroit and Zurich. Bridal Shower A bridal shower for Miss Patti Overholt, daughter of Martha and Wilfred Overholt was held recently at St. Peter's parish hall. Personals A train trip to Toronto, and visit to various places of interest for two days was thoroughly enjoyed by Mozart and Julie Gelinas. Mr. & Mrs. Earl Flaxbard have recently returned from a trip to Fergus and Kit- chener Ontario. A joint birthday party for Mr. Mozart Gelinas Sr. , Carrie Sweeney and Aimee Gelinas was held at the home of Mr. '& Mrs. Jerome Sweeney. Mr. & Mrs. Earl Gingerich of Aradia Florida are visiting with the latters brother Mr. Alvin Steckle and other relatives in the area. Guests for a week at the cottage of Mozart and Marie Gelinas were Mrs. Anna Marie (Sweeney) Cavill� her daughter Kathleen and friend Laurie, all of Detroit. Welcome to Mr. & Mrs. Dennis McLeod and their children, Shelley, and Jay formerly of St. Catharines who recently moved to the village.Mrs. Deloris Benanti of Chicago daughter of Mrs. Nora Mittleholtz is spending a week's vacation with her mother. Mrs. Gladys Morrison of Preston is visiting her daughter and family Mr. & Mrs. Ed Keenan at the Dominion Hotel. Visiting the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville Tenn. , seems to have. become popular with some area couples lately including, The Ivan Meidingers, Dennis Overholts, Gordon Hays, Harold Dietrich's and Ken McCarters who had the pleasure of personally speaking to June Carter and Johnny Cash. Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Lee of Fort Erie called at the Harold Thiel home on Monday. Mrs. Lee and the Thiels met in Vernon B.C. while their husbands were nursing orderlies in the military Hospital during the war of 1943-1946. It is 32 years that they have not seen each other when they left Vernon to return to civilian life, so they had a nice surprise visit with lots of army life to talk about. (OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS 'TILL 9 P.M.) McCenn Const. Ltde Pre -Cast Concrete • Steps and Porches • Ornamental Railings DASHWOOD, ONT. Your Authorized Dealer DIAL 237-3647 HELPING HANDS — That old little red wagon that may have faded, is still useful as these two young Varna residents demonstrate. Doing some shopping are Lee and Robin Nor- man ages six and seven. Staff photo HURON SANITATION Owned by John J. Dotson • CAN OFFER YOU COMPLETE 24 NR. SANITATION SERVICE PHONE JOHN HOTSON AT 238-2140 If no answer call 238-8240 for prompt reply. POWER SEWER LINE CLEANING ' from 1'2"toy"pipe • save unnecessary lawn damage • cut down labour costs • for farm, commercial and residential PORTABLE TOILET SERVICE Portable Toilets a''re available 7 'days a week with Maintenance and Delivery included. 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