Fifty relatives attended the 62nd annual Bredemeier reunion Sept. 27 in the Santa Fe room of Marion City Library. A covered dish dinner was served, and president Kris Page conducted a short business meeting. Page was selected to continue as president, with Kelli Foreman as vice president and Rod Summervill as secretary-treasurer for 2016.
The oldest person in attendance was Ray Pierce. Nathan Beard was the youngest.
Family members from Marion in attendance were Theron and Alicia Nienstedt, Jeremiah and Gabriela; Harvey and Betty Sanders; Carol Laue; Mike Richmond; Gene and Doris Winkler; Mick and Marge Summervill; Margie and Ken Nienstedt; and Bruce Winkler.
Out-of-town attendees were Kris and David Page and Archer of McPherson; Frances Sanders and Kelli Foreman, both of Newton; Gary and Joyce Mott and Nathan and Kaylyn Mead, Addison, Asher, and Abram, all of Manhattan; John Summervill and Rodney and Carol Summervill, all of Hutchinson, Myron and Bobbie Harris of Peabody; Ray and Carol Pierce, Dave and Lynda Kauffman and Paige, and Andrew and Deanna Georgiou, Matt, and Sarah of Hesston; Joyce Sangwin of White City; Steve and Teresa Boyd and Whitney Beard, all of Wichita; Dennis and Sue Navrat of South Dakota; Jessyka Raple of Hillsboro; and Layne Nienstedt of Lincolnville.