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Bio: Green, William Dale (Birth – 15 Jan 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Green, Carolfi

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 24 Jan 1979

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Green of Mosinee are the parents of a son, William Dale, born January 15, 1979 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield.

Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Dever Green, Loyal, and Mr. and Mrs. Anton Carolfi, Auburndale, and great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Emrol Green, Spencer.

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Bio: Drews, Mr./Mrs. Gary – Purchase Blue Mirror Bowling Alley (Jan 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Drews, Diedrich

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 24 Jan 1979

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Drews recently purchased the Blue Mirror Bowling Alley at Greenwood on January 10, 1979. They formerly managed “Lake Geneva Lanes” at Lake Geneva. Bob and Donna Diedrich, who operated the Greenwood alleys for the past two years, purchased the Super Bowl Bowling Alleys at Anoka, Minnesota.

Mr. and Mrs. Drews have two children, Terry, age 9, and Debbie, age 8.

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Bio: Verhulst, Arlene (Engagement – Jan 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Verhulst, Harris

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 24 Jan 1979

Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Verhulst of Route 1, Loyal announce the engagement of their daughter, Arlene of Onalaska, to Michael Harris of Onalaska, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Harris of Beloit.

Miss Verhulst is a 1975 graduate of UW-La Crosse, and is employed by Coulee Youth Center of La Crosse. Mr. Harris is the La Crosse District Manager of the MCISA Corporation.

A fall wedding is being planned.

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Bio: Lindner, Susan Mary (Engagement – Jan 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Lindner, Durst

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 24 Jan 1979

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lindner, Route 2, Loyal, announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan Mary Lindner, Route 2, Loyal, to John Joseph Durst, Box 57, Hewitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Durst, Sr., Box 57, Hewitt.

Miss Lindner is a 1975 graduate of Greenwood High School. She attended UW. Marshfield, and is presently enrolled at Mid-State Tech at Marshfield. She will graduate in May of 1979. Her fiancé is a 1975 graduate of Marshfield Senior High School and a 1977 graduate of UW-Marshfield. He is presently enrolled at UW-Eau Claire, where he will graduate in May of 1979.

A Jun 1979 wedding is being planned at Greenwood.

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Bio: McNeely, Lori – 1st Place in Script Writing Contest (Jan 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: McNeely, Kehrberg, Butterbrodt

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 31 Jan 1979

Lori McNeely, Loyal High School senior, received a first place plaque, a one hundred dollar bond, and a standing ovation from members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, who gathered for their nine district winter meeting at Barron on January 29, 1979).

Lori received these awards in the VFW’s “Voice of Democracy” radio script writing contest. Second was won by a contestant from Elk Mound, and third by a contestant from Mondovi.

Lori’s tape was entered in the state contest, where is was awarded seventh place. A contestant from Kewaunee received first.

“It was a good experience for me,” Lori commented, “because I plan to go into the field of broadcasting. It also gave me a chance to express my feeling toward freedom in America.”

People who accompanied Lori to Barron included Mr. and Mrs. Ray McNeely; Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Kehrberg, representing the local VFW; and Mrs. Marvelene Butterbrodt, advisor of the journalism and radio production classes at Loyal High School.

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School: Greenwood H.S. – 3 selected for Honors Band (Jan 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Kaltinger, Horn Decker

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 31 Jan 1979

This year three members of Greenwood Senior High Band have been selected to play in the Indianhead Honors Band. Karen Kaltinger on oboe, Luann Horn on clarinet and Duane Decker on Trumpet will be playing in this year’s honor band.

The Indianhead Honor Band is composed of 250 high school band members from schools throughout Wisconsin. Members are chosen on the basis of contest ratings, awards and recommendations by their band director.

On February 24, 1979 these three students will travel to Eau Claire, where they shall attend two rehearsals of the band. The day will then conclude with a concert by the Indianhead Honors Band and the Eau Claire University Band.

Congratulations on this fine achievement.

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Bio: Olson, Roy – Retires from NSP (Jan 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Olson, Volk

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 31 Jan 1979

Roy Olson of Loyal retired in January after working for Northern States Power Company for 31 years.

He and his wife Margie are looking forward to be able to go camping more often and traveling with their camper, they said.

“There is a lot of work to catch up on around home first though,” Roy says. “A lot of work was left until I retired, when I’d have more time.” He built the house they are living in during 1962 and ’63.

Roy began his career with Northern States in 1947 at Neillsville as a lineman.

In 1960 he came to Loyal as District Representative, replacing Perry (Fuzzy) Volk, who retired. “It was still the same work,” Roy Says, “building and repairing lines every day and reading meters. Most of the downed line occurred during bad weather, from storms with lightning or wind. And if there was trouble, you had to go.”

Roy and Margie have four children, all but David are married. Herb has a Dental Lab in Duluth and Superior. He lives in Duluth. Roy, Jr. at Neenah, is an electrical worker; superintendent at the Neenah Foundry. Their daughter, Sandy, lives at La Crosse, and David, who recently got out of the service, also lives at La Crosse and works for the Alma Dairyland Power Company.

They have five grandchildren.

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Obit: Wolfe, Margaret (1909 – 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Wolfe, Schlachtenhaufen, Degen, Domine, Hills, Collier, Schmidt, Luber, Pieper, Rohloff, Olson

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 31 Jan 1979

Wolfe, Margaret (11 Feb 1909 – 24(?) Jan 1979)

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Margaret Wolfe, 69, of 106 N. Gwinn, Loyal, on Friday, January 27, 1979 at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Loyal, with the Rev. Bruno Schlachtenhaufen officiating. Interment was in the Loyal Lutheran Cemetery. Rinka Funeral Home, Loyal, was in charge of arrangements.

Margaret Degen was born February 11, 1909 in the Town of Beaver to Fred and Bertha Degen. She attended the Sunnyside School and the Loyal High School. She was married to Alvin Wolfe on December 4, 1929 at Loyal. He preceded her in death on July 24, 1964.

They farmed in the Town of Beaver until 1964, and she moved to the city of Loyal in 1972. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Survivors include four sons: Richard, Loyal; Tom, Big Rock, Illinois; Ronald, Loyal; Robert, Unity; one daughter, Mrs. Edward (Ardith) Domine, Loyal; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Hills, Loyal; and Mrs. Ernst (Doris) Collier, Marshfield; and one brother, William Degen, Idaho; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Verlun, and one sister.

Pallbearers were Ervin Schmidt, Allan Luber, Arnie Pieper, Edward Rohloff, Paul Wolfe and Art Olson.

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Obit: Schultz, Louise (1879 – 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Schultz, Strong, Kunez, Vein, Wichman, Sweemer, Huebing, Martin, Hartman, Manthe, Gries, Ewald

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 31 Jan 1979

Schultz, Louise (19 Jul 1879 – 24 Jan 1979)

Funeral services were held at the Rux-Lulloff Funeral Home, Colby, on Saturday, January 27, 1979 at 1:30 p.m. for Mrs. Louise Schultz, 99, of the Marshfield Convalescent Center. Mrs. Schultz died at the Convalescent Center on Wednesday, January 24, 1979. The Rev. Charles Strong officiated, and burial was in the Colby Memorial Cemetery.

Louis Schultz was born July 19, 1879 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to the late William and Louise (Kunez) Vein. She was married to Erenst Schultz on April 24, 1907 at Plymouth, Wisconsin. They farmed at Route 1, Spencer from 1912 until moving to Colby in 1937, and lived there until entering the nursing home in 1969. Her husband preceded her in death in 1947.

She was a member of Colby United Methodist Church.

She is survivedby one son, Melvin Schultz, Route 1, Spencer; and two sisters, Mrs. Adele Wichman, Wausau, and Mrs. Minnie Sweemer, Sheboygan. Three brothers and three sister preceded her in death.

Pallbearers were Mike Huebing, Roy Martin, Fred Hartman, Olaf Manthe, Ray Gries, and Gordon Ewald.

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News: Loyal – IGA Wins Beef Round Up Award (Jan 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Cronce, Fulwiler, Dering

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 31 Jan 1979

It isn’t always the big stores that win the prizes. Last week the Loyal IGA Store was presented with an award won in a recent “Beef Round Up” promotion sponsored by the Copps Distributing Company of Stevens Point.

In making the presentation, Jerry Cronce, IGA Meat Specialist said, “Copps recognized Loyal IGA’s outstanding ability for displaying and merchandising IGA Table Rite beef, which results in an accompanying increase in sales.”

Over 60 area stores participated in the month long promotion.

Receiving the award were Jack Fulwiler, head of the meat department for the past 188 years, and Dawn Dering, store owner.