Chuck and Maxine Hanson, Austin, spent from Tuesday until Friday in the home of Dorothy Thorin. On Jan. 2, they celebrated Christmas when others came for dinner: Nancy, Jerry and Diane Thorin and Todd and Daye Thorin and family, Sioux Falls. Shorty Thorin of the Village came for the afternoon.Erma Schubbe has returned from the Cities area after spending the holidays with her children and families. Vic and Fran Sandager returned home last Wednesday after spending over Christmas with the John Sandagers at Colorado Springs, Colo. Kjersti and Leif Sandager came to Minnesota to spend a few days in the Mark Sandager home and to celebrate New Year’s here. David and Nancy Swanson and Jennie and Chad Nelson, Taylor and Jaxon, went to Phoenix, Ariz., to spend Christmas with Stacey Swanson and Chris Swanson. Cyndi Ebert returned home Saturday after spending two weeks in Columbia, S.C. While there she got acquainted with her new grandson, Jack, son of Todd and Dawn Ebert. Celebrating Christmas in the home of Marie and Del Walraven were Terry Walraven (Donna was ill), Albert Lea, Sarah and Mark Dodge, Hartley, Iowa, and Bob and Shirley Walraven and Keith. Evelyn Rogness received word that her sister-in-law, Doris Jorgenson, Chandler, Ariz., passed away at the age of 88. She was a sister to Evelyn’s husband, Alfred, and grew up in this community. Survivors include her husband, Dale Jorgenson, two sisters, Irene Ransdell, Alta Loma, Calif., and Millie Suhl, Minneapolis, and nieces and nephews.Mark and Karen Sandager, Ian, Tom and Alicia, recently returned from a week’s cruise in the Caribbean. All the children of Wendell and Kathryn Erickson, except, Charles who is in Afghanistan, were home for Christmas. Wendell and Kathryn spent last week in the home of Mike and Anna Gilman in Eagan. The children of Chuck and Rheta DeBoer were home Christmas Day and also Friday. They are David and Bonnie Fagrey and family, Jeff and Karen DeBoer and family, Seth and Susan Hofman and family, and Rachael DeBoer and friend, Jeremy Van Beek. Bobbie Serie of Luverne, died at the age of 61. Funeral services were Friday at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Coming for the funeral and visiting in the home of Harriet Skattum were Teddy and Wendell Skattum, Deerwood; Roger and Donna Skattum, Edgewood, Iowa; Bob and Karen Godfrey; Paul and Jean Skattum, Rochester; and Dewayne and Margo Edwards, Forestburg, S.D. Opal Swanson spent over Christmas with her daughter and husband, Peter and Mary Herr, Chicago, Ill. On Dec. 14, Gregg and Cyndi Ebert, Scott and Kristie, Hannah and Molly, drove to Huron, S.D., to help Gregg’s great-aunt, Marie Birks, celebrate her 95th birthday. Marie is in a nursing home there. Matt Ebert has been spending a few days in the home of his parents and will return to his studies at the University of Minnesota where he is in law school.
