BioA: Wallmuth, Mr. and Mrs. Fred (50^th - 1958)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Wallmuth, Henise, Sheffer, Brookins, Hanby, Subke 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) May 1, 1958 
 

Wallmuth, Mr. and Mrs. Fred (50^th - 6 May 1958) 
 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wallmuth of Dewhurst area will celebrate their 50^th wedding anniversary at their home, 1 ½ miles south of Hatfield, Sunday.  All of their relatives are expected to be present for an anniversary dinner, and all neighbors and friends have been invited to visit them at an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. 
 

Fred Wallmuth was born at Elgin, Ill, July 19, 1887.  He was married May 6, 1908 to Lillian Henise, who was born in 1888 in Elgin. The marriage took place in the Lutheran parsonage at Elgin.  To this union seven children were born; Harold, dying in infancy. The six living children are: Mrs. Ralph (Mildred) Sheffer, Black River Falls; Mrs. Elmer (Ruth) Brookins, Dewhurst; George Wallmuth, Hatfield; Freddie Wallmuth, Arcadia; Mrs. Richard (Alice) Hanby, Black River Falls; and Mrs. John (Laura) Subke, Levis. 
 

Mr. and Mrs. Wallmuth have 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  Mr. Wallmuth was employed for 22 years with the Clark County highway department, operating a grader in the Neillsville area for a number of years, and was in charge of highway work on County Trunk "J" for a number of years.  He operated a tavern in Dewhurst, near his home for several years and is now living in retirement.