~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THORP COURIER dated Feb. 28, 2001 OLD INFO...

100 YEARS AGO...(1901)

Herman Grupp sold his farm for $2,400.

M. Wiltgen and Jas. Connor sold their pet deer to a party in Racine.

Mr & Mrs. Wm. Oberle had a daughter on the 18th.

Mr & Mrs. Lemont Bailey had a daughter also on the 21st.

Jos. Bunyea’s farm dwelling’s roof caught on fire from sparks. The fire consume almost its entire contents. Insured for $230.

A marriage license was issued to Chas. T. Card and Mary Sloan and the wedding took place Saturday evening and Rev. J.B. Bachman was officiating.

The Oberle’s farm house caught fire Thursday afternoon. William was at work and Mrs. Oberle was confined to bed by illness. Thos. Steel Jr and other nearby neighbors assisted Mrs. Oberle and 3 small children in leaving the structure just in time. The house and contents were in entire loss.

75 YEARS AGO... (1926)

Mr & Mrs. Herbert Duss had a son on Feb. 19th.

Mr & Mrs. Thos. Vanderwegan had a son on Feb. 22nd.

Mr & Mrs. Math. Olejniczak had a daughter on Feb. 16th.

50 YEARS AGO...(1951)

Mr & Mrs. Alois Teclaw had a son on Feb. 9th.

William Glasshof Sr., age 73, died in Stanley on Feb. 15th.

Andrew Syryczak, age 55, died Wednesday at his home in Lublin. Military rites were conducted by Cecil Tormey.

Mary Perzan, age 81, died Feb. 12th at her daughter Bernice Lukas home in Chicago.

25 YEARS AGO...(1976)

Carol (Deutschlander) Symbal, age 25, died Feb. 21st in Minneapolis.

Joan M. Fletcher, age 79, died Feb. 14th.

Theodore (Ted) Piekola, age 68 died Feb. 20th at his home in Withee.

Stella Jurgelewicz, age 77, died Feb. 7th in Niles, IL.

August Podobnik, age 71, died Feb. 19th in Marshfield.

Frank W. Arndt, age 76 of Withee, died Feb. 20th in Stanley.

Jess Capes, age 91, died Feb. 19th in Abbotsford.

Mrs. Addie Winkler, age 81, died Feb. 17th in Stanley.

10 YEARS AGO... (1991)

Joseph Trybula, age 87, died Feb. 23rd in Heillsville.

Victoria Jarocki received a call on Feb. 18th that James & Chris Jarocki of Texas had a son.

Jenna Baures received a brother on Feb. 3rd. Parents are Nick & Julie Baures.

Arnold Alger and Laura Petrie were wed on Feb. 9th.

Jim & Carol (Plechacek) Rowell had a baby girl on Feb. 22nd.

Frances Cukla, age 80, died Feb. 29, 1991 in Thorp.

Victoria Wilcenski, age 85 of Cornell, died Feb. 18th.

FULL OBITUARIES: LATKO, Sophie 5/7/1910 - 2/21/2001

(Parents: John & Mary (Swiatek) Wittek; spouse: Edward Latko) ZIELINSKI, Joseph William 10/16/1911 - 2/21/2001

(Parents: John & Emilia (Nagorski); spouse: Ella Stone)