Hiawatha Girls

 

Hi Wally!

14 March 2008

Here is a tidbit of news, there are 6 of us Hiawatha girls all near the same age .

We meet at least 3-4 times a year just to catch up. Today, Friday is our day.  

We all went to school together at least to  the ninth grade.  Some of us were

born in Hiawatha some Morhland and some migrated in from somewhere else.

Virginia Gordon, Jensen.  Carol Prince. Sally Simmons, Butler.

Elaine Hampshire, Jones. Joyce Yeates, Mathie. & Myrna Burgess,

Harris, Wallace.

Myrna

Harry Vogrinic

Harry Vogrinec

Longtime Carbon County resident Harry W. Vogrinec turned 90 years old March 1. He celebrated the occasion with his family.

Harry has two children, Jeff (Carolyn) Vogrinec and Terry (Marilyn) Vogrinec. He has four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Tags: From the Sun Advocate 4-March 2008

Comments from Sally

Hi Wally,

Just read through (Or should I say cried through) the 'Hiawatha Blogger'.  Just no words to tell you how appreciated your preserving of Hiawatha memories is to me and to anyone, I'm sure, who ever lived in our beloved little coal town.  Thank you, thank you for all of your hard work.  I have a photo of the "tipple crew", taken probably in the 50's.  Anyway------ you, my dad, your dad, Mike O., Glenn D  and many others are in the photo.  I will bring it to the reunion.  It is wonderful---you all have coal dust on your faces.  I love it.  Thanks again, Wally.   

Sally Butler -- fnsbutler@comcast.net

Gloria Hohrein

Wally, Please let everyone know that my mother, Jennie Colosimo has moved to Colorado to live with me.  If anyone wants to get in touch with her they can do so at my email address.  Thanks, Gloria Hohrein ghohrein@yahoo.com

Rex Fero

Lindquist Mortuaries and Cemeteries Rex V. Fero (July 20, 1921 - March 3, 2008) Rex V. Fero LAYTON – Rex V. Fero, 86, passed away Monday, March 3, 2008. He was born July 20, 1921 in Nekoosa, Wisconsin the son of Frank and Ruth Rainbach Fero. Rex married Margie Gentry on March 29, 1955 in Evanston, Wyoming. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Rex was a boxer as a young man. He was an artist who was good at sketching on paper and was an excellent storyteller, who wrote stories for many people. He was on a bowling league with the seniors and enjoyed his guns for target practice. Rex was a fantastic comic and was kind to everyone he met. Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Cheri Jean (Carl) Shioji, Clinton; Peaches Pook, Clearwater, FL; a foster daughter, Deanna (Charles) Ross, Reno, NV; and one nephew, Chuck Castor, Rock Springs, WY. Preceded in death by his parents, infant son Jack, two sisters and one brother. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 7, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Lindquist’s Kaysville Mortuary, 400 North Main. Friends and family may call Friday from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at the mortuary. Interment, Kaysville City Cemetery.

Tags: Husb. of Margie Gentry

Pete Peterson -son of LaVerne & Feno Peterson

Peter M. Peterson
Peter M. Peterson "Heart of Gold!" On Feb. 25, 2008, Pete passed away after an extended illness.Pete was born September 24, 1945 in Utah to Feno and LaVerne Peterson Beloved husband of Earlene for 37 years. Loving father of Kim (Dallas), Darrell, Merrilee (Roy), Swede (Kim), Randy (Ivette), Sandy (Travis), Steve, Sarah (Isaac). Loving grandfather to 37 grandchildren. Brother to Judie, Millie, ReNae (Dean), Janet, Pamela (Bruce), Kip (dec.) and Terry. Preceded in death by his parents and his brother. Pete had a contagious laugh and scary growls that will be dearly missed. He was the funniest man we know! A celebration of Pete's life will be Friday, Feb. 29th, 11:00 a.m. at Redwood Memorial Mortuary, 6500 S. Redwood Rd. A viewing will be held Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the mortuary and Friday from 10 - 11 a.m. prior to services.

Tags: LaVerne was LaVerne Nielson

Hiawatha Breakfast 3 Mar 2008

We had a good time at breakfast this morning (as usual). Paul Mecham brought some old pictures and we tried to identify all the people. (We were not to successful however.) There were eleven of us there today. Dean Petrulas, Mike Manosakis, Don Reaveley, Wally Baldwin, Archie McCarrie, Tom Neilson, Glen Davis, Jay Wilson, Mike Orphanakis, Tucker Lowe and Paul Mecham. ----

If anyone has a picture of the old "swimming hole" up North Fork or one of the several "Tarzan Swings" in Hiawatha I sure would like to have a copy of it.