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Oetken Reunion
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The descendants of John and Minnie Oetken held their 74th Oetken Reunion on July 17, at the Best Western in Great Bend, hosted by
the descendants of Fred Oetken and Ida Oetken Mausolf.
In attendance were: descendants of Otto and Ellen Oetken: Betty and Maureen Huenergardt, and Ron and Sharon Fuller; descendants of Harry and Tillie Oetken: Laverne Oetken and Nancy Lang, Henry and Gloria Pence, Arlis and Shirley Atterberry, Kim and Greg
Smith, and Matt Atteberry; descendants of Fred and Ida Oetken: Dellane and Carolyn Oetken, Michael, Jeridy, Emily, Bethany, and Chase Oetken, and Matt and Heidi Oetken and Rylee Baird; descendants of Ida (Oetken)and Virgil Mausolf: Jean Workman, Wesley and Tabor Workman, Wanda Unruh, and Rose Ann Steitz; descendants of Louis and Meta Oetken: Gerald, Karen and Luna Oetken, Rita Gagelman, Vallene Immenschuh, Lori Roundtree, and Jason and Nicci Hardin and family,
Next year’s 75th annual reunion will be hosted by the descendants of Louis Oetken.

Tompkins family reunion
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The descendents of John and Abi Tompkins gathered for their annual reunion Sunday, July 22, at the IOOF Hall in St. John. Hosts for the reunion were Mark and Doris Tompkins, St. John. Those present were, Denis and Teresa Bachand, Rae Ann Brack, and Fern Tompkins, Great Bend; Amanda Meiklejohn and Brock Hudson, Mary Ann Soerries, and Bryan Evans, Pratt; Todd Tompkins, Oberlin; Braydon Evans, Macksville, Josh Williamson, Cullison; Rebekah Wells, Derby; Janet Ferguson, Roger and Patty Wellman, Wichita.
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