SR • January 2016
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VANPELT —
A son, Beau Troy VanPelt, was born to Katherine
(Loew) and Brad VanPelt of the Shiloh SDB Church on
November 10, 2015.
BIRTH
TEXARKANA SEVENTH DAY BAPTIST CHURCH
Texarkana, AR
Pastor Dan Richards
Joined by testimony
Craig Jones
Geri Jones
William Jones
NEW MEMBERS
DEVOTIONAL
“I have learned in whatsoever state I am,
therewith to be content.”
— Philippians 4:11 (KJV)
“Open Concept”
My husband and I watch programs relating to buying
and/or renovating properties. Having grown up in
19th century parsonages and then bought only
fixer-uppers we could afford, we are amazed at
complaints and expectations prospective home
owners express. While we see a magazine-picture-
perfect kitchen, potential buyers’ comments range
from “It’s dated,” or “needs to be ‘did over,’” to
“won’t work for our family.”
Everyone wants an “open concept” living space
(
Little House on the Prairie
?). The master bedroom
needs a walk-in closet and
en suite
(bathroom).
“There’s no view of the ocean from my bed.”
“Utility wires obstruct the view.”
“The fourth bedroom is on the first floor.”
(Wait 30 years!)
“The third bathroom is near the kitchen.”
“There’s only one sink in the
en suite
.”
“The shower is set-in.”
Carpet (once a luxury) “needs to go.”
“There’s no man cave…or dance studio...
or play room.”
“The drawer pulls are too big.”
When the final project is completed and the designer
has furnished every stick of furniture, knick-knack,
artwork, and dinnerware, everyone oohs and ahhs
over the beautiful black-and-white décor which
looks pretty much like the one-room living space we
saw on yesterday’s show.
Perhaps a grateful, open mind for the Lord’s provision
would go far in enhancing contentment in “whatso-
ever state”!
— Donna S. Bond
Shiloh SDB Church, NJ
KROHN
— Alice Louise Krohn, 98, passed away on
March 16, 2015, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge
Center, MN
Alice was born on May 24, 1916, the daughter of Albert
and Ida (Bartlett) Houseman in Jasper County, Iowa. She
attended the Red Brick School in Dodge County and High
School in Kasson, MN.
Alice was united in marriage to George M. Bonser on
August 12, 1935, at the Steele County Fair in Owatonna
and later divorced.
On January 29, 1976, Alice married Charles E. Krohn at
Rochester, MN.
Alice was a lifelong resident of Dodge County. She was
a waitress at the Hub Cafe at Dodge Center and Home Bakery
and Cafe in Kasson, and clerked at the Gripps Food Market
in Dodge Center. Alice was active in the Seventh Day Baptist
Church and was president of SDB Ladies Aid. She enjoyed
crocheting, traveling, and spending winters in Texas.
Alice is survived by her children: Bonnie Seymour,
Tustin, CA; Vivian Kloppstein, Kasson, MN; Robert (Maria)
Bonser, Kasson, MN; Barbara Mogen, West Concord, MN;
Burton (Brenda) Bonser, Wabasha, MN; one step-son, Mike
Loomas, Milwaukie, OR; 17 grandchildren; 27 great grand-
children; and 2 great-great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Norma
Hennum, Salton Sea, CA; and Luverne Stenstad, Emily, MN.
She was preceeded in death by her parents; 1 son, William;
1 grandson; and 3 sisters and 1 brother.
Memorial service for Alice Krohn was on March 29, 2015,
at the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Dodge Center with
Rev. Dale Rood officiating. Inurnment was in Riverside
Cemetery in Dodge Center.
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