DeReus Family Reunion

DEREUS, EMORY, KALDENBERG, OSBORNE, RUGGLESS, TOMLINSON, TRAPP, TURNEY, VAN BENNAMAN, VANDER BAARD, VANDER LEEST, VANDER POL, VRIEZELAAR

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 5/20/2017 at 18:29:48

DeReus Family Reunion
The DeReus annual reunion was held at the Henry DeReus home near Prairie City, Sunday, Sept. 4. The day was spent in visiting. Those present were Marinus DeReus of Pella, who will soon be 90 years old, but is yet real active; Mr. and Mrs. A. A. DeReus and son of Newton; Mr. and Mrs. Peter DeReus of Valeria; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. DeReus of Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Ned DeReus of Pella; Mrs. Nellie Vander Pol and son of Oskaloosa; Mrs. Lee Ruggless of Prairie City; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Osborne and family and John DeReus of Prairie City; Mrs. Helen Turney, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Vriezelaar and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vriezelaar and family, Mrs. Mattie Vriezelaar, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vriezelaar of Otley, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Ray DeReus and two children and Si Tomlinson of Maxwell; Mr. and Mrs. Claude DeReus and daughter of Valeria; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Emory and family of Mingo; Mr. and Mrs. John Vander Baard and family of Otley; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kaldenberg and family of Monroe, Mr. and Mrs. Arie DeReus and family of Vandalia, Mr. and Mrs. Gysbert DeReus and son of Prairie City, Mr. and Mrs. Art Vander Leest and children of Mitchellville, Mr. and Mrs. Willis DeReus and son of Prairie City; Mr. and Mrs. Henry DeReus and children of Prairie City; Mrs. Mattie Trapp and sons of Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Grandus Vriezelaar and family of Otley, Fay DeReus of Rock Island, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Vriezelaar and family of Otley, Mr. and Mrs. Arie Vriezelaar and family of Otley; Henry DeReus Jr. of Prairie City; Mrs. Van Bennaman of Prairie City. At noon a bountiful dinner was (article cut off)
Source: The Colfax Tribune; Thursday, Sept. 8, 1932