Saturday morning, Ray and Lois Nelson attended the funeral service for Leonard Rusche at Peace Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, S.D. Mr. Rusche was a member of the Sioux Emperian Barbershop Chorus with Ray. Kenny Kruse, Jackson, and Shirley Sandager, Hills, attended the funeral Monday morning of Robert Ahrendt, 75, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Inwood, Iowa. Mr. Ahrendt was a former resident of Hills. Ruth Arp, Luverne, mother of Ron Arp, underwent double by-pass heart surgery Thursday at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. Ron and Betty have made visits to be with her. Vi and Fran Sandager and Mark, Ellie Sandager, Mike, Nancy and Dawn Sandager attended the 90th birthday celebration Saturday afternoon honoring Milton Anderson at the Assisted Care Center at Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls. Milt biked 90 miles thus far in this year, 2004. Milt and wife, Evelyn, were former Hills residents. Steve, Marilyn and Justin VanWyhe, Cliff and Vi VanWyhe and friends from Iowa State joined Travis and Amber Arends for a birthday dinner in Sioux Falls Saturday noon honoring Amber on her birthday. Jean Hanson, Sioux Falls, and Harriet Skattum were Sunday dinner guests in the Ray Nelson home.Jamie Arp returned to her duties at the Mountain Home Idaho Air Force Base where she is a traffic controller. She spent 10 days in the home of her parents, Ron and Betty Arp. Dinner guests Sunday of Vic and Fran Sandager at Tuff Village were Mark and Karen Sandager, Ian and Tom.Jim and Maxine Lorence, Mound, spent Friday and Saturday with Evelyn Rogness. Friday afternoon Joanne Goehle drove to Ruthton to take in her granddaughter, Alyssa Carmany’s, second grade program. Thursday evening she went to Edgerton to watch Katie Hadler’s basketball game. Wendell and Kathryn Erickson took their granddaughter, Ericka Anderson, out to lunch Saturday noon. She will be returning to Pitzer College where she is a senior. Guests in the home of Cyndi and Gregg Ebert from Thursday until Sunday noon were Matt Ebert and friend, Kelsey Broadsho. Both are law students at the University of Minnesota. Coming from Omaha, Neb., for the weekend were Jeff and Josie Ebert, and Scott and Kristy Ebert, Hannah and Molly, from Harrisburg. Joanne Goehle went to Brandon, S.D., to attend the basketball game there in which her niece’s son, a senior, saw action. Wendell Erickson’s sister, Ramona Olson, Denver, Iowa, underwent surgery Friday at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Chuck and Rheta DeBoer spent last week in the home of David and Bonnie Fagrey in Rapid City, S.D., caring for their grandchildren while their parents were away.
