Heiden Family
July 4, 1949

The 28th annual reunion of the Heiden family was held at Grape at the Grange Hall Monday with an attendance of 91. A potluck dinner and supper were served and the afternoon was spent playing games and electing officers.

Officers are William Brown president; Clarence Berlin, vice president, and Lavern Berns, secretary and treasurer.

Those serving on the entertainment committee were Mildred (Roggerman) Heiden, Wava Koster and Dorothy Heiden. Kitchen chairman was Mrs. Lester Frank.

Prizes were awarded to the oldest members, Mr. and Mrs. William Carl Heiden, and the youngest child, Verna Jean Althoff.

Those present were:
 

• Mr. and Mrs. Virgil "Charlie" Fuller and children, Marilyn, Arlene and Gary, of Battle Creek

• Miss Roberta Gall of Holland, Ohio

• Mrs. Lester Frank and children, Barbara and Lester Jr., of Petersburg

• Mr. and Mrs. William Leo Heiden and daughter, Nelda, and Carolyn Pollock of Deerfield

• Mr. and Mrs. Edwin "Pete" Heiden and children, Donald, Deloris, Glenn, Betty and Ellis of Dundee
  
  From Lansing, Michigan
   

• Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Heiden and children, Laura, Irene, Ben and Edward

• Mr. and Mrs. Herman D. Heiden and son, Jerry
  
  From Toledo, Ohio
   

• Mr. and Mrs. William Brown and daughter, Arlene

• Mr. and Mrs. August Lehmkuhl

• Mr. and Mrs. John Koster

• Mr. Erlin and Wava Koster

• Miss Florence (Burmeister) Warner
  
  From Britton, Michigan
   

• Mr. Henry William and Dorothy Heiden and daughter, JoAnn

• Mr. and Mrs. Howard Heiden and son, Ronnie
  
  From Ida, Michigan
   

• Mrs. Emma (Stock) Heiden

• Mr. and Mrs. John Eipperle and daughter, Sally

• Mrs. Herbert Nickel
  
  Others from Monroe County
   

• Mr. and Mrs. William Bicking

• Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Berlin and son, William

• Mrs. Helma Gloff and daughter, Alice

• Mr. and Mrs. Gerhardt Althoff and daughters, Miriam and Verna Jean

• Misses Eve, Laura and Linda Berns

• Mr. and Mrs. William Carl Heiden and daughters

• Norma "Jeanie" Jean

• Helen Esther Heiden

• Miss Kathleen Lohr

• L.W. Beaumann

• Mrs. Lester Heiden and son, Robert

• Mr. and Mrs. William Frank Heiden  and children, Carol, Janice, Jimmie, Dianne and Dickie

• Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heiden and children, Verdell and Velda

• Mr. and Mrs. Leo Heiden and sons, Roger and David ; Mary Lou and Gene Opfermann

• Mr. Arthur and Mildred (Roggerman) Heiden and children, Harold, Joyce, Ronald and Ralph.

The next reunion will be held at the same place July 4, 1950.