Monthly Archives: May 1989

Diary Entry for 5/7/1989

We went to Sunday School 41, and church 29. Communion. Cold and cloudy. Snow in Rochester and Buffalo. 9 inches at Rochester. We didn’t get any. Wrote letter to Vern’s.

Diary Entry for 5/9/1989

Mother and Daughter get together. Sandwiches at 6:30. About 100 there. Catholics, Baptists, Alliance churches all took part. Musical. I washed clothes. Jim, Sue, and 2 guys here for coffee with Merrill in evening. Had been canoeing.

Diary Entry for 5/10/1989

Another nice day. In the 60’s. I raked out flower beds. We trimmed tree by our bedroom window. I didn’t get to Rebekah’s. Ginny didn’t go. Jill Ferrell very bad in hospital.

Diary Entry for 5/14/1989

Mother’s Day. We went to Sunday School 44 and church 57. Jim and kids here for dinner. Vern called in evening. Nice day but thunder storm about 1:30. Jill Farrell died this morning.

Diary Entry for 5/16/1989

New State Police station opened in Philadelphia today. Cobby Slate here. He brought church key and books. Leaving our church. We went to funeral home for Jill. Stopped at Halls. Evelyn and Dawn there. Dawn engaged. We forgot to go to Administrative Council.

Diary Entry for 5/20/1989

Dan graduates from college. We all went. Very nice. Vern read names. Dan graduated Magna Cum Laude. Had picnic for Dan and Don Gehm’s birthday. We stopped at Ken’s. Saw Holly and family. Also Tammy and baby.

Diary Entry for 5/31/1989

We went to city and FHA. Got red petunias for cemetery and set them out on way home. Got wedding gift for Donnie. Rained hard all day. Foggy. Jolie sang solo at school concert. Joel in chorus. Pat and Jim went.