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  Herman Heiden was the only child of August and Rika Heiden who did not
spend his life in Monroe County, Michigan. In 1915, he and his
wife, Reka, moved north about 160 miles to Isabella County to
farm and raise their four children.
In 1963, the extended families of
Lewis and Zina (Robinson) Heiden,
Nellie (Heiden) and
Chester Ayris, Bertha (Heiden) and Cecil Drake and Richard Lee and
Thelma (Clark) Heiden started have yearly family reunions in
1963. We only have information through the 2005 gathering. If
you would like to add a comment for these or other Herman Heiden
reunions, please send an
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| 1963 Reunion |
The
first reunion was held in 1963. It was at
Chester
& Nellie (Heiden) Ayris'
farm home near Mt. Pleasant. Plenty of food and it
rained some. Ball games, horse shoe and Harley gave
little ones rides on a pony. Ivan treated everyone
to ice cream cones. Present 53. |
| 1964
Reunion |
The
2nd reunion was held at the farm home
of Orvest & Virginia Davis near Dewitt on Sunday,
July 26. Smorgasbord dinner and lots of lemonade.
Horseshoe, ball and card games. The youngest present
was Joey Watson;
oldest was
Chester Ayris.
Hildreth
Rambow was the oldest lady. Present 49.
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| 1965
Reunion |
The
3rd reunion was held at
Cecil
& Bertha Mae (Heiden) Drake's farm home at Chesaning. Lots of food was
served and pop for everyone. There were lots of
unusual games to play. The Davises won the door
prize. Colleen Heiden and
Harley Ayris won the
clothes pin grab. Shirley Ayris won the marble game.
Lots of pictures were taken. Present 39.
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| 1966
Reunion |
The
4th reunion was held July 31 at Orvest &
Virginia Davis' near Dewitt. After a bg dinner an
auction sale was held and several things were sold
for $11.15, which is to be used for next year's
reunion. Bingo and card games were played and games
for the children. Present 40. |
| 1967
Reunion |
The
5th reunion was held at Lewis
& Zina (Robinson) Heiden's at Lake George. Another big dinner. An
auction was held to take care of pop and ice cream.
Next year everyone bring a white elephant for a
sale. It was a bit chilly, but some went swimming.
Everyone signed a card to send to Allen Ayris in
Vietnam. Johnnie Davis celebrated his 42nd birthday on
this reunion day.
Alvin Rambow came from Florida to
be here for the reunion. Present 40. |
| 1968
Reunion |
The
6th reunion was held at
Edward
& Delores
Heiden. Lots of food was prepared by the Heiden
ladies. Bingo
& games were
played. Raymond Drake was in Vietnam and all hope he
would be home soon. He was missed at the reunion.
The white elephant auction raised $32.43. Present
51. |
| 1969
Reunion |
The
7th reunion was held at
Wayne & Evelyn
Van Orden's at 210 Hall St. in Shepherd. The games
for the children were led by
Allen Ayris and his new
bride Kathy. The white elephant sale raised $31.50.
Present 38. |
| 1970
Reunion |
The
8th reunion was held at
Harley
& Shirley
Ayris' farm home near Remus. Dinner was served and
games were played. The white elephant auction raised
$55.90. Present 32. |
| 1983
Reunion |
The
21st reunion was held at Orvest
& Virginia
Davis'. White elephant $186.81. Present 55.
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| 1984
Reunion |
The
22nd reunion was held at
Rosemary
Petoskey's on US 27 Dewitt. White elephant $118.50.
Present 64. |
| 1985
Reunion |
The
23rd reunion was held by
Chester
&
Nellie (Heiden) Ayris at the
Community Building in Shepherd. White elephant?
Present 41. |
| 1986
Reunion |
The
24th reunion was held at Allen & Kathy
Ayris' in Frankenmuth. White elephant $134.00.
Present 44. |
| 1987
Reunion |
The
25th reunion was held at
Connie
Sevrey's
in Lansing. White elephant $111.05. Present 58.
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| 1988
Reunion |
The
26th reunion was held at Wayne & Evelyn
Van Orden's in Shepherd. Helium balloons decorated
the yard and a special cake for Johnnie Davis'
birthday. White elephant $236.00. Present 81.
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| 1989
Reunion |
The
27th reunion was held at
Jerry
& Midge
Heiden's near Laingsburg. White elephant $210.00.
Present 71. |
| 1990
Reunion |
The
28th reunion was held at
Randy
& Rhonda
Davis' near Mason. Prizes were awarded for silly
hats - Laura Hudson won. It was fun. Linda Davis
painted faces. White elephant $252.75. Present 80.
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| 1991
Reunion |
The
29th reunion was held at
Herman
& Lydia
Heiden's near Lansing. Silly hats again. White
elephant $ 189.00. Present 58. |
| 1992
Reunion |
The
30th reunion was held at
Harley Ayris'
and all his children helped. A quilt made by Ruth
Ayris was raffled off There was a hay ride pulled by
draft horses. White elephant $177.78. Present 53.
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| 1993
Reunion |
The
31st
reunion was held by
Jim & Myrna (Drake) Bishop with the help of
Betty (Heiden) Hubble at
the Black Creek Conservation Club on Chippewa Road,
Mt. Pleasant. It rained in the morning. There was a
picture ID game. White elephant sale $225.00.
Present 73.
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| 1994 Reunion
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The 32nd reunion was
held by Ed
&
Delores Heiden
and their children at the Mason Hall near
Okemos. Games were played. A beautiful chicken dinner
and lots of visiting. White elephant $307.00. Present
58. |
| 1995
Reunion |
The 33rd reunion was held at Randy &
Rhonda Davis' home near
Mason. |
| 1996
Reunion |
The 34th
reunion was held July 28 at the Black Creek Conservation
Club on Chippewa Road, M1. Pleasant.
Ivan
&
Ruth Ayris were
hosts. |
| 1997
Reunion |
The 35th
reunion was held July 27 at
Herman
&
Lydia Heiden's on Eskes
S1. near Lansing. Rosemary Petoskey &
Irv Pasch were hosts.
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| 1998
Reunion |
The 36th
reunion was held Aug. 2 at Black Creek Conservation
Club. Myrna
&
Jim Bishop were
hosts. |
| 1999
Reunion |
The 37th
reunion was held Aug. 1
at Droste Park,
Westphalia. The hosts were the Ben Heiden family.
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| 2000
Reunion |
The 38th
reunion was held at Moore's Park in Lansing with
Jim
& Cindy Hudson as
hosts. |
| 2001
Reunion |
The 39th
reunion was held July 29 at Moore's Park, Lansing with
Jim & Cindy Hudson
as hosts. |
| 2002
Reunion |
The 40th
reunion was held at Droste Park, Westphalia, with hosts
Ben Heiden and family. |
| 2003
Reunion |
The 41st
reunion was held at
Valley Farms Park near Lansing with hosts Herman
&
Jerry Heiden and
families. |
| 2004
Reunion |
The 42nd reunion was
held at Valley Farms Park near Lansing with hosts
Samantha Sevrey and Chris Lamont and family.
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| 2005
Reunion |
The 43rd reunion to be held at Valley Farms
Park near Lansing on July 31, with picnic committee:
Virginia Davis, Herman D. Heiden, Connie Sevrey, Rosemary
Pasch
&
Lydia Heiden.
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