News: Granton (27 May 1971)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Walter, Beeckler, Schmidtke, Beg, Williams, Wiley, Cooper, Spry, Ure, Garbisch, Rooney, Kirk, Beader, Henninger, Gilbertson, Stevens, Verhagen, Taucheck, Degenhardt, Vandeberg, Elmhorst, Schwanebeck, Freedlund, Brown

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 5/27/1971

Granton (27 May 1971)

Mt. and Mrs. Louie Walter returned to their home recently after spending the past seven months in Tampa, Fl.

Miss Pearle Beeckler observed her birthday last Friday. Guests at the Beeckler home that afternoon were Mrs. William Schmidtke, Mrs. Ethel Berg, and Miss Mabel Williams and her house-guest, Miss Florence Wiley of Galesburg, Il. Evening visitors were Ione Cooper and Audrey Spry, Ben Beeckler and Mrs. Irene Ure. Mrs. Jesse Beeckler of Neillsville called Sunday afternoon at the Beeckler home.

Overnight guests last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Garbisch were her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Asher Rooney of Great Falls, Mt., and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Kirk of St. Paul, Mn.

Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bender and son of Yakima, Wash., were expected to arrive Tuesday at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Henninger.

Mrs. Gertrude Gilbertson has returned to her home after a week’s visit in Rockford, Il, with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gilbertson and family. Mrs. Irene Verhagen brought her back to Granton.

Miss Mabel Williams and her houseguest, Miss Florence Wiley, were entertained Tuesday afternoon by Miss Daphne Beeckler.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Stevens of rural Spencer and Mrs. Stella Stevens of Loyal were dinner guests Sunday at the William Schmidtke home. In the afternoon, Mrs. Irene Verhagen of Rockford, Il., and her daughters, Pam and Judy, of Wisconsin Rapids, were callers at the Schmidtke’s.

Mrs. Otto Schmidtke spent the weekend in Loyal, taking care of her grandchildren, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Degenhardt.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Vandeberg, Mrs. Robert Elmhorst, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schwanebeck, Mrs. Norman Freedlund, and Mrs. Otto Schmidtke attended the funeral of an aunt, Mrs. Joe Brown, in Hancock on Saturday.