BioA: Kuester, Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand (Golden - 1953)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Kuester, Gutzmer, Stucki, Bremer, Bryan, DeMert, Zabler, Hemp, O’Brien, Koehler 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) November 26, 1953 
 

Kuester, Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand (Golden - 1953) 
 

Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Kuester, Grand Ave. Rd, Rte 3, Neillsville, celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary Saturday, Nov. 21, by entertaining members of their immediate family at a 6:30 dinner at the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church dining parlors.  Following the dinner open house was held from 8 to 10 p.m. 
 

The Rev. William Koehler gave a short talk in commemoration of the event and read a few letters and poems which had been sent to Mr. and Mrs. Kuester from relatives who could not be present. 
 

Jacob Stucki, Madison, a grandson, gave a history of the grandchildren. 
 

The table was decorated with a three tiered wedding cake, a gift of the children, and yellow and white chrysanthemums.  A yellow mum plant, trimmed with coins wrapped in gold paper, completed the decorations. 
 

The following children and their families attended: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gutzmer and daughter, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stucki and David, Neillsville; Jacob Stucki and daughter, Marion, Madison; Marie Ann Stucki, Evanston, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bremer and daughters, Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. john Bryan, Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Roman Kuester and children, Carol, Beth Ann and Dennis, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar DeMert and children, Robert, Karen and Eleanor, Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Zabler and Shirley Ann and Patricia, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. John Hemp and son, Ronald, La Crosse; Mr. and Mrs. John Hemp, Jr., La Crosse; and Mr. and Mrs. Harold O’Brien and sons, Jerry, Jean and Jack Neillsville. 
 

Two daughters, Beaulah and Minnie were unable to attend.