Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-20
CATAWBA
MRS. A. n. ROFKAR

The death of Mrs. Anna Pal
mer came as surprise to her
many friends who had not rea-
lized the seriousness of her con-
dition. Her body was laid to rest
last Tuesday afternoon in Cataw-
ba Island cemetery beside her
husband who passed away year
ago last October. AS an officer
and past president Of the Ladies
Afternoon Club and an active
member of the Dorcas Society,
she will be greatly missed. AS a
final tribute her place in the L.
A. C. will remain vacant for a
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Shores have
concluded a siX-Week motor trip
to Florida, returning to their
home Friday evening.
Wives of the local volunteer
firemen were guests at dinner
party Friday evening in the Cliff
House.
Mrs. Regal Fetterman attended
the meeting of Commodore Per-
ry Circle of the C. c. L. in the
home of Mrs. Charles Ruddock,
Port Clinton, last Thursday eve
ming.
The Mothers Club will be en-
tertained Wednesday evening,
February 25, in the home of Mrs.
Edward Later The group will at
tend lenten services in st. Johns
Lutheran Church, Port Clinton,
preceding the meeting. An all day
quilting meeting was held We'd
nesday in the home of Mrs. Rich
ard Petersen.
Because of the illness of Mrs.
]. C. West, the L. A. C. was en-
tertained in the home of Mrs. v.
A. Frye last Wednesday after
noon. The next meeting will be
Feb. 25, at the home of Mrs. A.
J. Disher Roll Call on current
events will be followed by book
review by Mrs. Gordon Rathbun.
The regular meeting of the Dor.
cas- Society will be held Thurs
day afternoon, Feb. 26. Devo-
tions will be in charge of Mrs.
West and hostesses will be Mrs.
A. j. Disher, Mrs. Clarence Brown
and Mrs. Gordon Rathbun.
The final meeting of the Goth
year of the Garden Club will be
held Tuesday evening, Feb. "a, in
the home of Mrs. Ambrose Pearce.
Roll call "How I practice conser-
vation" will be followed by a pa
per on Conservation by Mrs. A.
j. Disher. The newly elected Of
ficers will be installed at this
meeting.
Mrs. George Zimmerman and
granddaughter Cynthia Bandera
of Detroit were guests of Miss
Amanda Rofkar for several days
last week, coming for the funeral
of her aunt, Mrs. Palmer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bandera and the Misses Rose
and Marcia Zimmerman all of De
troit, came for the funeral Other
Michigan relatives included Capt
and Mrs. Alfred Palmer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Palmer, Jr., and Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Palmer of st. 10
seph, who were called here before
his mothers death. A large mum
Der of relatives came from To
ledO.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Brown
have returned from motor triI
to Los Angeles. California.
Farm Bureau Advisory Counci
No. met Wednesday evening
Feb. 18 in the home of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Vincent Gill, Portage Twp.
Among Port Clinton resident
who anticipate making Catawb;
Island their home in the not tot
| far distant future are Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lot jenkins, Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Wedekind and Mr.. an,
Mrs. Albert Davids, all having
purchased property.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Brown of ca
tawba Cliffs are the parents of
daughter, Pamela Louise, borl
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds Gallo
way of Celina were recent guest
in the Ambrose Pearce home.
A meeting of the 1852 and 1875
Civic Committees of the Gardel
Club was held in the home @
Mrs. Carl Clark last Thursda
evening to make final arrange
ments for the dedication of tn