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St. Michael's Catholic Church

Garber


St. Michael's 1st communion - ca 1920's

St. Michael's Catholic church, Garber, first communion class with Father D.T. Minogue.
Charlotte Marie Amling is first girl on the left. Jim Cassidy is one of the boys. Remainder unidentified.
The photo is undated, ca1920

~contributed by Michael F. O'Brien from his personal collection



Verna O'Connor with the Meyer boys - ca 1920's

St. Michael's Catholic church, Garber, Verna O'Connor with the Meyer boys & Father D.T. Minogue
The photo is undated, ca1920

~contributed by Michael F. O'Brien from his personal collection

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Confirmation Class, 1921

Archbishop James J. Keane, Dubuque, Ia., administered the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Michael's church at Garber, Wednesday, April 13, at 2:30 p.m. to the following class:

Kenneth Joseph McLane
Francis Joseph Phelan
Louis Joseph Amling
Harold Leo Berns
William Augustine Curran
John Joseph Conley
Henry Stroschein
Joseph Michael Dinan
Lester John Becker
Sylvester Vincent Wench
Albert Anton Wach
Ludwig Joseph Wach
Herbert Ward
Cecil Joseph Madden
Helen Mary Purvis
Anita Mary Zapf
Helen Mary Reimer
Lillian Mary Stoeffler
Evelyn Anna Stoeffler
Charlotte Mary Dinan
Mary Clara Matt
Margaret Elizabeth Downey
Dorothy Lenora Graff
Julia Josephine Zapf
Lucile Agnes Conley
Margaret Mary Stoeffler
Mrs. Florence Mary Kafer
Mrs. Elsie Clara Whittle

~Elkader Register, Thur., 21 April 1921 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

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Confirmation Class, 1928

A large class was confirmed at St. Michael's church Thursday by Bishop Duffy of Grand Island, Nebraska. Those who were confirmed were:

Clotilda Stroschein
Dorothy Costigan
Helen Amling
Delores Hall
Esther Voss
Kathryn Vorwald
Bernice Matt
Marie Kafer
Marcellus Meyer
Jervis Scheffert
Jerome McLane
Cyrile Meyer
Victor Voss
Clarence Kafer
Alvin Berns
Wilson Downey
Lawrence Thein
Delbert Matt
Lawerence Matt
Cyrenus Stroschein
Frank Bauer
Galen Noack

~Clayton County Register, Thur., 26 Apr. 1928. Elkport column ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson

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