News: Neillsville Locals(18 Jun 1970)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Burr, Dahlke, Swenson, Subke, Bronson, Kennedy, Lang, Meihak, Dus t, Rordtvedt, Elmer, Vandeberg, Resong, Hoesly, Peterson, Senger, Owens, Kipp, Keller, Bodamer, Ott, Simenson, Potter, Wynett, Tio, Oldham, Schroeder, Kippenhan, Williams, Schield, Schraufnagel, Werth, Douyette, Selves, Suchy, Zille, Heutz, Wavrunek, Haut, Haas, Foemmel, Feyen, Cram, Hughes, Behm, Severson, Pachal, Drescher, Jelinski, Jenni

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 6/18/1970

Neillsville Area (18 June 1970)

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Burr left Sunday from Minneapolis, Minn., where they took the train to Moses Lake, Wash., to visit their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dahlke, and family for a week.

Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson went to Menomonie last Saturday and attended the wedding of a relative. Sunday they attended a family reunion in Menomonie.

Fred Subke and daughter, Zannie, of River Falls, visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Subke last Friday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. John Subke and Donnie and Susie attended the funeral of an aunt in Elgin, Ill., last week.

Joanne and Debbie Subke and Judy Bronson are spending a few days in Milwaukee this week.

Mrs. Lydia Kennedy and Mrs. Mable Lang and daughter Lila, of Chicago Heights, Ill., visited Mr. and Mrs. William Meihak last week Monday through Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Durst and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Rordtvedt, Lorraine Elmer, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elmer and Elvin Durst, all of Plymouth, and Mrs. Deoma Vandeberg of Oregon, were guests last Saturday at the Walter Durst home in honor of their golden wedding anniversary. Saturday evening they were all guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Meihak.

Joseph Resong and Mrs. Johanna Hoesly visited her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hoesly at their cottage in Hatfield Sunday afternoon.

Carol, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Peterson, was home a few days last week and returned Sunday to Eau Claire, where she teaches.

Mrs. Frank Senger visited her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Owens, Sr., in Withee last Saturday.

Misses Beverly and Darlene Kipp who spent last week with their grandmother Mrs. Marie Keller returned to Milwaukee Sunday with Miss Mary Kipp and Dan Bodamer. All were dinner guests of Mrs. Keller Sunday. Others there also were Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Ott and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Simenson, Lisa, Tim, Tom, and Dan Potter and Buddy Wynett, all of Neillsville; Miss Beverly Tio and Marilee Simenson of Wisconsin Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ott visited Saturday and Sunday at the homes of their parents, Mrs. Marie Keller and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oldham and family, and attended the Oldham family reunion at Schuster Park.

Paul Schroeder of St. Paul spent the weekend with his father, Carl Schroeder.

Supper guests last Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Ott and family were Miss Beverly and Darlene Kipp of Milwaukee, Tim and Lisa Potter, and Mrs. Marie Keller, in honor of the second birthday of their son Harley.

Saturday dinner guests at the home of Wendell Ott were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kippenhan, and her grandmother, Mrs. Williams of Greenwood, and Donald Kippenhan of Owen.

Miss Wendy Schield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Schield, and Gloria Schraufnagel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Art Schraufnagel, left Monday for Colorado to find employment. They plan to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Jay Werth, sister and brother-in-law of Miss Schield.

Mrs. Gladys Douyette of Woodruff has returned home after spending three days last week with relatives and attending the graduation of her nephew Tom Selves, of Granton.

Mrs. Edna Suchy of Pittsville and Mrs. Earl Zille of Neillsville visited last Tuesday and Wednesday with Mrs. Gladys Douyette and Mr. and Mrs. Heutz in Woodruff.

Mr. and DMRs. Joe Wavrunek and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haut spent the weekend in Ashland and Bayfield. While in Ashland they visited an aunt of Joseph Wavrunek and Mrs. Fred Haut.

Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Haas and daughter, Joan, spent last week visiting their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Haas, and family in Barron.

Mr and Mrs. Ervin Foemmel and son, Douglas and Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Feyen of Moline, Ill., spent last week in Canada fishing.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cram and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cram and family of Neillsville had a birthday supper with their mother, Antoinette cram, last Thursday evening at her home.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Behm and Mrs. Lillian Severson were supper guests last Friday of Mrs. Antoinette Cram. In the evening they played Canasta.

Karen and Sharon Pachal of Loyal spent two weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Drescher while their mother was in New York.

Lee Drescher of Fort Belvoir, VA., was home on a weekend pass last weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Jelinski of Milwaukee visited her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Jenni, for several days last week.