Friday evening guests in the Clayt Wittmeier home were Karen & Larry Johnson and granddaughter Maya.

They joined Donna & Joe Larsen; Ryan & Abby Larsen family; Greg & Jenny Olsen and Lincoln; Laura & Mike Griffith family (all of Sioux Falls area ) at the home of Debra & Bob Ruppelt for a Saturday morning Easter brunch. Others in attendance were Brian Ruppelt of Brookings, and Eric & Anna Ruppelt of Oakland, IA. Afternoon activities were planned for the grandchildren and the beautiful sunny day was a perfect touch of time together.

Todd Weber of Menno and his mother, Shirley Yonkers drove to Mitchell on Saturday where they visited and had supper with their sister and granddaughter, Nikki Weber, Jayce and Brecklynn, and Derick Gunther.

Tom and Jo Reiff and Erick Reiff of Parkston, Riley Reiff of Platte, and his fiancé Amy, Barratt and Eli of West Virginia, Brent, Nikki, Aira and Will Weller of Rochester, Minnesota, Brady Reiff and Andi Kurtz of Des Moines, Iowa, Richard and Nina Reiff, Lance Reiff, Wyatt, Amanda, Avery and Alyvia Beeson, Wally and Debbie Voigt and Matt, Amy, Emma, and Lydia Yost of Parkston were guests for Easter in the home of their mother and grandmother, Ethel Reiff.

Steve, Beth and Megan Kozel of Spearfish, and Zach Kozel, a student at South Dakota State University of Brookings were visitors from Friday until Monday in the home of their parents and grandparents, Larry and Sharon Kozel. Joining them for Easter Sunday dinner were Julie, Abby and Simon Freier of Parkston.

Arlys Thompson was a dinner guest on Easter Sunday in the home of her son, Eric, Dana, Emily, Morgon, Ethan and Brady Thompson of Brandon. Also attending was Arlys’ brother, Lyle and Kay Johnson of Salem.

Elaine Vesely of Tyndall and her daughter, Laura, Scott, Janaye and Kason Welsh of Sioux Falls were visitors on Saturday of their mother and grandmother, Lillian Burfeindt at the Meadow View Manor. On Easter Sunday morning they all returned and brought Lillian to the Sunday morning worship service at the First Presbyterian Church.

Randy and Barb Schroeder of Atkinson, Nebraska, Ryan Schroeder, Brad and Shelly Poppe, Nick and Brook Poppe of Omaha, Nebraska, Mel and Brenda Fathke, Chris, Nikki, Braylon, Zander and Kiera Fathke, and Danny, Lindsey, Daxton, and Addisyn Fathke enjoyed Easter Sunday dinner in the home of their mother and grandmother, Margaret Poppe.

Loren and Laurie Jurrens, Lexie Jurrens, Dennis and Dixie Jurrens, and Nicole Jurrens of Sioux Falls were guests for dinner on Easter Sunday in the home of their mother and grandmother, Carol Jurrens.

Jan Sternhagen, Darcy Gill and Ronald Mount were visitors during the week in the home of Ethel Reiff.

Bert Pritchett’s daughter, Holly hosted Easter on Saturday and Easter Sunday in Center, Nebraska that Bert and Nyla Raysby attended, along with many other family members.

Kevin and Charlene Tjeerdsma were Easter guests on Saturday in the home of his sister, Susan and Randy Cahoy of Mitchell, along with Kevin’s brother, Joel, Deb and Ethan Tjeerdsma of Rogers, Minnesota, and Cornelia Tjeerdsma. From Mitchell Kevin and Charlene drove to Sioux Falls where they were Saturday overnight guests in the home of their son Tyler, Zayden, and Kinley Tjeerdsma and Courtney Bruget. Zayden and Kinley returned to Avon Sunday night with their grandparents, Kevin and Charlene.

Jim and Shirley Yonkers were Easter supper guests Saturday night in the home of her daughter, Robin and Jim Schnaidt of Menno, along with Jordon Schnaidt of Menno, and Evan, LaNaie and Elliotte Schnaidt of Crooks. On Easter Sunday, Jim and Shirley were dinner guests in the home of her son, Jay and Sally Weber, and with Nathan, Krystal, Reina and Sloan Weber of Sioux Falls, and Dave, Jennifer, and Bodhi Blais of Fargo, North Dakota.

Beth Namminga and Ethel Cooper of Springfield enjoyed a fun ten-day bus trip through Allied Travel and Tours to Savannah and Charleston. They went on city tours, walked in the Atlantic Ocean, went to Baltimore Estates, toured the only tea plantation, went to the Grand Ole Opry, and the Kentucky Derby.

Reta Ridgway, Cleo Reiff, Paula Vilhauer, Craig Struckman and Bo Coleman of Ord, Nebraska, Shawn Coleman of Woonsocket, and Gale Coleman and family of Parker were Easter Sunday dinner guests in the home of Kathy Coleman in Springfield.

Gary and Sandra DeGroot of Springfield and grandchild, Zoey DeGroot of Sioux Falls, Ken and Marlys Eben, Sam, Sophie and Whisper Eben, Kevin, Daniel, Alita and Heaven Eben, Mark and Roxie Pier of Crofton, Nebraska and Tom, Jackie and Parker Pier were Easter Sunday dinner guests in the home of their mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Irene Eben. They enjoyed having an Easter Egg Hunt. Afternoon visitors were Tony and Kay Eben of Tyndall and Kendra and Grace Eben of Sioux Falls.

Joe and Lisa Williams of Mitchell hosted Easter at Rooster Ranch Game Lodge in Mitchell on Sunday. Guests were Diane Ewing of Sioux Falls, Jim and Dawn Williams and Jim, Savannah, JJ, Ellie, Nash and Ty Williams, all of Alexandria, Luke, Jessica, Drake and Haddie Mikkelson of Lennox, Jesse, Amanda, Berkley, Cade and Bayler Block of Platte, Tyler, Nikki, Ava and Cora Williams of Sioux Falls, Tate, Callie and Jack Williams of Letcher, Linn, Kristen and Remi Chau of Sioux Falls, Jim, Haley, Reese and Trace Rogers of Brookings, Andrew, Tara, Quinn and Hayes Mehrer of Sioux Falls, Paige Smith of Alexandria and Jimmy Schuurmans of Avon.