Northwest of Durham: October birthdays celebrated
By DORA UNRUH
Contributing writer
Cheryl Dirks and family, Brad and Joyce Dirks and family, and Howard and Charlene Becker of Galva were Friday supper guests of Melvin and Vera Dirks of Lehigh.
The October birthdays at the Moundridge Manor were honored Friday afternoon with a party. Alice Unruh was one of the honorees, and Lillian Wiebe, Sandy Wiebe, and Amanda Wedel went to help her celebrate.
Lola Redger had a birthday on Oct. 16, so Ray Redger took her to dinner at the Main Street Café at Durham on Wednesday. On Friday, Lola and Verla Redger, whose birthdays were Oct. 18, went to Newton to shop and eat out together in honor of their birthdays.
The supper guests of Ron and Jenalee Becker near Canton were Harry and Lela Wedel, Merlin and Karletta Wiebe and family, and Kelly and Karleen Koehn and family of Galva.
Sunday dinner guests of Roy and Nadine Davis were the Merlin Wiebe family, Dalton and Lorna Wiebe, Tim and Shelia Koehn, Jeff and Rayletta Ratzlaff, and Sarah Schmidt. Sarah also spent the weekend with the Davises.
Ron and Dora Unruh joined her brothers and sister, Rudy and Eulalia Schroeder, Milton and Alice Duerksen, and Marvin and Rosalie Duerksen Sunday evening by going out eat at Mountain Mike's at Hutchinson. They helped celebrate Marvin's recent birthday.
Wednesday evening supper guests of the Clayton Wiebes were Kelly Nightingale of Galva, who just returned from Russia, and Ken and Sandy Wiebe.
Sunday afternoon, Ransom and Lillian Wiebe visited at the home of Henry and LaVerna Redger. LaVerna is pretty much confined to her home.
Lola Redger hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for her granddaughter Tressa's tenth birthday, which was Oct. 19. Guests for dinner were the honoree, Ray Redger and Kyle, and Lisa Redger. They enjoyed cake and ice cream later in the afternoon after Tressa had opened her gifts.
Sunday dinner guests of the Clayton Wiebes were the Quinton Unruh family, the Richard Wiebe family, Wendell and Linda Wedel, and Irvin Isaac.
Travis and Sharon Koehn hosted a dinner Sunday for their guests: Darrin and Meri Kay Rhodes and Darcy, and Calvin and Janene Wiebe, Jaren, Dallas, and Dayna.
Harry and Verna Decker and Jarine Redger attended the Jantz-Johnson reunion on Sunday at the Hesston Senior Center. In the afternoon, they went to visit Carolyn Duggan in Hutchinson. Carolyn fell recently and broke her foot, which required a hospital stay. She is at home now.
