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Obit: Roman, Charles (1956? – 1975)

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Surnames: Roman

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 17Apr 1975

Roman, Charles (1956? – Apr 1975)

Word was received at the Thorp Courier office that Charles Roman, 19, was killed in a car accident. He is the son of Victor Roman, formerly of Thorp.

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Bio: School – Thorp H.S. Junior Prom Royalty (1975)

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Surnames: Ebben, Noah

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 17 Apr 1975

Reigning over the annual Junior Prom at Thorp High School, Saturday April 19, 1975 will be King Bob Ebben and Queen Chris Noah. Bob is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Claybourne Ebben, and Chris is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Varian Noah.

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Obit: Cook, Edmund R. (1884 – 1975)

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Surnames: Cook, Fuller, Szymanski, Misfeldt, Boie, Alger, Graham, Broeren

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 24 Apr 1975

Cook, Edmund R. (27 May 1884 – 14 Apr 1975)

Edmund Roy Cook, 90, died at Victory Memorial Hospital, Stanley, on Monday, April 14, 1975. Funeral services were held at United Methodist Church on Thursday, April 17, 1975, with Rev. David L. Fuller officiating at the 2 p.m. service. Interment was made in the East Thorp Cemetery.

Pallbearers were: Richard Szymanski, Rick Szymanski, Dale Misfeldt, Dave Cook, Norval Boie and Junior Alger.

Mr. Cook, a retired farmer was born May 27, 1884 in Canada. He came from Canada to Stanley in 1891 and in 1896 moved to Thorp. He was united in marriage to Ula E. Graham, July 29, 1908 at Thorp.

Surviving are his wife, Ula E. Cook; one son, Floyd Cook, Orlando, Florida; one daughter, Inez Broeren of Tiskilwa, Illinois; 9 grandchildren and 20 Great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Cook and Marth Dew Cook; one son, Kermit; one brother, Alex, and two sisters, Anna and Emma.

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School: Thorp H.S. – Business Leaders at FBLA State Conference (Apr 1975)

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Surnames: Badzinski, Lewandowski, Jasinek, Schmidt, Ebben, Palms, Polnaszek, Serocki, Kotecki, Wifler, Flynn, Lipinski, Osowski, Pszeniczny, Belanger, Braatz, Wifler

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 17 Apr 1975

At the 33nd Annual Wisconsin Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference held April 11 -12, 1975, the Thorp FBLA Chapter place fourth as the Outstanding State Leadership Conference Chapter.

Thorp was one of over 100 chapters that attended the conference at Green Lake, Wisconsin. Students numbering over,000 competed in various business and skill events.

At the conference the Thorp Chapter received first place for installing the most new chapters in the state. They will also be competing at the national event for a national award for this event.

Other awards that were received by the Thorp FBLA members were: The Parliamentary Procedure Team consisting of Ginger Badzinski, Lynn Lewandowski, Rosie Jasinek, Lois Schmidt, Tina Badzinski and Kathy Ebben as alternate, place 2nd in the state.

The Spelling Team consisted of Cheryl Palms, Melanie Polnaszek, Denise Serocki and Dari Kotecki as alternate, received 2nd place in the state.

Paul Wifler received 2nd place in the state in the Mr. FBLA contest.

Other members of FBLA that represented Thorp High School were: Maureen Flynn, Kay Schmidt, Neil Lipinski, Pam Osowski, Debbie Pszeniczny, Ray Pszeniczny and Vicky Belanger. The president of the Thorp FBLA Chapter is Denis Serocki, and the adviser is Mr. Daryl Braatz.

The National FBLA Convention will be held in Miami Beach this year in June.

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Obit: Auman, Emma C. (1893 – 1975)

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Surnames: Auman, Miller, Karlen, Olson

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 17 Apr 1975

Auman, Emma C. (25 May 1893 – 11 Apr 1975)

Mrs. Emma C. Auman, age 81, of Sunset House, Stanley, died Friday morning at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield.

She was born in Clark County, daughter of John and Emma Miller. On July 30, 1919 she married William Auman in Thorp.. They moved to Stanley, where Mrs. Auman had lived since.

Mrs. Auman was a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church, the Ladies Aid and the Sunshine Club.

She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Clyde (Catherine) Karlen, Cadott; one son, Marlen, Loyal; 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William, in 1959, two sisters and six brothers.

Funeral services were Monday at 2 p.m. at Epiphany Lutheran Church, Stanley, with the Rev. Robert W. Olson officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.

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Obit: Filipowicz, Walter (1903? – 1975)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Filipowicz

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.) 24 Apr 1975

Filipowicz, Walter (1903? – 20 Apr 1975)

Walter Filipowicz, 72, died Sunday evening at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 23rd, 10:30 a.m. at St. Hedwig’s Chapel, with burial being made in the Parish Cemetery.

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Bio: Krultz, Ed – Never Forgotten Honor Flight (Oct 2023)

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Surnames: Krultz, Nolan

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 08 Nov 2023

On one of the cards Ed Krultz received recently on the Never Forgotten Honor Flight was the following quote by Captain J.E. “Ned” Dolan of the United States Marine Corps: “Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share.” Having served for three years and four months in the Marines, Krultz knows the truth of that statement and of the sacrifices many men and women have made over the years in their service in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Krultz, along with many other veterans from Wisconsin, had the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C.; and the numerous memorials there honoring the nation’s veterans on the 45th Never Forgotten Honor Flight on Sept. 25. While there, the veterans were not only able to be honored for their service, but also to honor those whose names are engraved on the walls of the memorials, the names of those who never came home.

Even in his younger years, Ed Krultz was never particularly fond of traveling. As a young man growing up outside of Greenwood, Ed Krultz always knew his home and his heart belonged on a farm in Clark County, and it was his dream to take up that life after graduation. But, during those years, the draft was still ongoing and Krultz said he knew it was likely he would be drafted once he was out of high school.

“I didn’t want to get drafted,” he said. “I wanted to start working and farm after graduating. I didn’t want to get started on that and then get drafted and come back and start all over again. I wanted to get my obligation over with.”

So, before his graduation in the spring of 1962, he and a high school friend signed up to join the U.S. Marine Corps. His reason for joining the Marines was rather simple, but effective.

“Me and a friend went out on recruiting day and saw the guys in their uniforms and I just liked their uniform,” said Krultz.

He started his service in September 1962. For his assignment, Krultz said he was shipped to Okinawa, Japan, where he spent 15 months. The trip there and back was a long, memorable experience.

“When I went overseas, it was 21 days on a boat, one way,” he said. “I didn’t get seasick, but a lot of the guys did. I did get a sore butt though from sitting on a metal seat for 21 days. You played cards to pass the time and you had to learn how to play quick because we didn’t play for free.”

While stationed in Japan, Krultz said he was in the guard company where he watched the main gate of the base and acted as military police.

“We would man the gates and watch 24 hours with different shifts,” he said. “We would drive the patrol car around the base to check things out. I also worked in the brig, the jail, for a little while.”

They also played war games to hone their skills. “We would do a lot of jumping in and out of boats for landings,” he said. “When you’re 20 years old, it’s easy to jump in and out of them; you don’t think about how much effort those exercises take.”

After his time in Japan, Krultz was sent back stateside where he spent the remainder of his time in the service at a base in South Carolina. As part of the guard company, he said he helped in funeral services for many veterans — most of whom served in World War I.

“We did a lot of funerals with the 21-gun salute,” he said. Although he was set to end his three-year stint in the military in September 1965, events of the time extended his time in the service by four months. The Vietnam war was starting to heat up, and the military was put on high alert. But Krultz never had to leave U.S. soil again, and in January 1966, he was honorably discharged.

“It was only supposed to be a three-year tour, but it got delayed,” he said. “We ended up putting in an extra four months. When I went into the service, there wasn’t much public opinion one way or the other on Vietnam, you were just expected to serve. Shortly after I got out was when things started to get controversial.”

After his time in the service ended, Krultz ended up working a few different jobs before making his way back to Greenwood and starting the path to fulfill his dream to become a farmer. He enjoyed living out his dream for many years, and it wasn’t until a few years ago when a friend brought up the Honor Flight, that he ever thought of making the trip.

“A friend of mine, Roger Schwartz, said that I should sign up for it,” he said. “It was well worth it.”

The all-day trip to Washington, D.C., took Krultz, his nephew Doug — who served as his guardian —and other veterans and guardians to many of the memorials in the nation’s capital. For Krultz, the most notable sights they visited were the Iwo Jima Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial Wall.

“It was busy, very busy,” he said of the trip. “We got to see a lot of the memorials, Lincoln, Vietnam, Korea, 9/11 by the Pentagon. It was really interesting. My favorite was the Marine Corps Iwo Jima Memorial because that is my branch. At the Vietnam Wall, it was very emotional. I got a rubbing of the name Gary Brooks from Greenwood who died in Vietnam in 1966. He was a very good friend of my sister and I’ll be giving this to her someday.”

On the return trip, Krultz said he received his biggest surprise of the day with the arrival of a package of mail for him. Some of the letters he received were from people he had never met, while others were from family, friends and community members from Greenwood. It was very touching, he said.

“It brings tears to your eyes,” he said. “The mail call was a very special surprise. I couldn’t believe how many cards there were. Some were from people I knew, and I was impressed that they had all of this done without ever telling me. There were also many from people I didn’t know.

The final stage of the journey home brought one final surprise for Krultz. A massive crowd stood at the airport when they arrived, despite the late hour, including members of his family who had traveled many miles to see his return.

“When we got back there was a massive crowd,” he said. “There must have been 500 people even though it was late. About two dozen members of my family were there. All in all, it was very impressive.”

Article by Cheyenne Thomas

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Obit: Fischer, George A. (1941 – 2023)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Fischer, Brusky, Kohler, Beyerl, Recob

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 08 Nov 2023

Fischer, George A. (13 Jul 1941 – 26 Oct 2023)

George A. Fischer, 82, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 26, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.

George was born on July 13, 1941, in Loyal, to George Jr. and Catherine (Brusky) Fischer. He was raised on the family farm and graduated from Loyal High School in 1959. George was united in marriage to Merry J. Kohler on Jan. 29, 1966. They resided in Loyal where they farmed and raised their children. Other than farming, George had a successful career running his own insurance agency.

He loved spending time with his family, playing cards, sporting events, and watching the Green Bay Packers. George was keen minded, strong-willed and stubborn at times, but he had an enormous heart and wonderful sense of humor.

George will be dearly missed by his wife, Merry, of 57 years; his three children: Janet (Jason) Beyerl, Lisa Fischer (Michael Recob, and Brian (Jessi) Fischer; his grandchildren: Ryley (Carly), Brianna (Josh), Bianca (Gabe), Mya, Ethan, Leia and Brinnly; his sister; Sister Janet Fischer, FSPA of Claxton, Ga.; nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, George Jr.; mother, Catherine; two brothers: Donald and Charles; sister-in-law, Virginia; infant sister, Rita; father-in-law and mother-in- law, Carl and Esther Kohler; and many other relatives. A funeral mass for George (this part of the article was missing)

Family and friends are invited for visitation at 10 a.m. until the time of the service.

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School: Loyal H.S. classes of 1973 and 1974 hold reunion (14 Oct 2023)

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Surnames: Haslow, Geiger, Anderson, Huskelus, Gardner, Smith, Pernsteiner, Froeba, Wissell, Weaver, Alleshaski, Erickson, Setzer, Schmitz, Meacham, Johnson, Kollmansberger, Wehrman, Beasley, Rueth, Schultz, Fricke, Mayer, Miller, Boehning, Schmidt, McNeely, Meshnick, Rowley, Milz, Brenner, Sheets, Weyer, Baggerley, Luchterhand, Domine, LaBarge, Pachal, Bauer, Meyer, Vivoda, Teter, Schober, Zinsli, Davel, Dahlby, Humlie, Rakovec, Kowalczyk, Bowe, Ziegeweid, Reis, Esselman, Baird, Gorsegner, Delo, Adler, Hartl, Domine, Wilke, Pieper, Paschke, Kemz, Schmitt, Schmitz, Jacobson, Horn, Boehnen, Dux, Pockrandt, Lucht, Kasper, Hardrath, Brenner, Lucht, Kasper, Schlagenhaft, Wolf, Noeldner, Mechelke

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 08 Nov 2023

The Loyal High School Class of 1973 celebrated its 50th class reunion on Oct. 14 at the Loyal American Legion. The Class of 1974 joined them.

Attending from the Class of 1973 were: Karen (Geiger) Haslow, Chris (Anderson) Huskelus, Kathy (Gardner) Smith, JoAnn (Pernsteiner) Froeba, Kay (Wissell) Weaver, Alan Alleshaski, Marilyn (Erickson) Setzer, Janet (Schmitz) Meacham, Sue Johnson, Danny Kollmansberger, Vicki (Wehrman) Beasley, Terry Rueth, Dennis Schultz, Eddie Haslow, Mary Jo (Fricke) Mayer, Janice (Miller) Boehning, Brenda (Schmidt) Rueth, Kathy (McNeely) Meshnick, Julie (Rowley) Milz, Debbie (Brenner) Sheets, Alan Weyer, Sherry Baggerley, Mike Luchterhand, Randy Domine, Kathy (LaBarge) Pachal, Eddie Bauer, Jim Rowley, Bob Meyer, Parker Vivoda, Allen Teter, Mike Sheets, Todd Schober, Jon Zinsli, Bob Davel, Tom Dahlby, Barth Humlie, Alan Rakovec and Rod Kowalczyk. Those who attended the reunion but were missing from the picture were Sandy (Delo) Bowe, Jim Lato and David Stowe.

Attending from the Class of 1974, celebrating their 49th class reunion were: Jerry Schmidt, Pat Ziegeweid, Deb (Reis) Esselman Baird, Eric Gorsegner, Barb (Delo) Adler, Shelly (Hartl) Domine, Diane (Wilke) Kollmansberger, David Pieper, Randy Paschke, Ken Kernz, Ralph Schmitt, Randy Schmitz, David Jacobson, Barb (Schmidt) Horn, Eileen (Boehnen) Dux, Deb (Pockrandt) Lucht, Cindy (Kasper) Hardrath, Patti (LaBarge) Pachal, Karen Brenner, Larry Lucht, Mark Schlagenhaft, Joe Wolf, Gordon Noeldner, Jeff Kollmansberger, Jim Sheets, Gene Pachal and Jim Mechelke.

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