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School: Granton H.S. Graduation (1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Parker, Barth, Daleiden, Stokka, Bartsch, Dudei, Strand, Krueger, Garbisch, Scheel, Barth, Sladek, Alleshaski, Bandt, Borland, Buettner, Burkhalter, Cook, Dahl, Dix, Drescher, Goergen, Hanson, Hasz, Hoesly, Jennings, Johnston, Krohn, Kuehn, Kurth, Langreck, Lavey, Mannigel, Marg, Martin, Scharf, Strey, Ure, Vandeberg, Wesenberg, Wolf

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 23 May 1979

The Granton High School graduation will be held on Thursday, May 24, 1979 at 8:00 p.m. in the elementary gym.

Bronna Parker will give the Valedictory address and Sandra Barth the Salutatorian address. Bronna is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Parker, Route , Granton. Mr. and Mrs. James Barth, Route 1, Chili, are the parents of Sandra.

Class vice president, Nick Daleiden, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Daleiden, Route 2, Granton, will welcome parents and guests.

The invocation and benediction will be given by Maynard Stokka, pastor of the Zion American Lutheran Church of Granton. Music will be provided by the high school band.

Scholarships will be awarded by Merle Bartsch of Citizens State Bank, Mrs. Evelyn Dudei for the Teachers of the Granton Area Schools, and Principal Lionel Strand for the FFA.

After remarks and presentation of the Valedictorian and Salutatorian awards by Superintendent Roland Krueger, the class will be present by Lionel Strand, Principal. Board members, Marjorie Garbisch, James Daleiden and Robert Scheel will present the diplomas.

Class officers are Sandra Barth, president, Nick Daleiden, vice president, Dawn Sladek, secretary and Adrean Alleshaski, treasurer.

The motto “The Past Cannot be Changed; The Future is Still in our Power,” was selected, along with the class flower of yellow roses and blue carnations, and class colors of royal blue and gold.

Members of the graduation class that belong to the National Honor Society are Sandra Barth, Nicholas Daleiden, Thomas, Hasz, Thomas Langreck, Jeffrey Lavey, and Bronna Parker. Honor students are Sandra Barth, Zoe Garbisch, Kelley Hoesly, Bronna Parker, and Thomas Langreck.

The members of the graduating class are as follows: Adrian Alleshaski, Rebecca Bandt, Sandra Barth, Bruce Borland, Annette Buettner, Mavis Burkhalter, Lory Cook, Arthur Dahl, Jr., Nicholas Daleiden, Lori Ann Dix, Bonnie Drescher, Robert Garbisch, Zoe Garbisch, Francis Goergen, Bruce Hanson, Thoma Hasz, Kelly Ann Hoesly, Terryle Ann Jennings, Daniel Johnston, Toby Krohn, Karen Kuehn, Coleen Kurth, Thomas Langreck, Jeffrey Lavey, Russell Mannigel, Danny Marg, Ronald Martin, Bronna Parker, Gary Scharf, Sandra Scheel, Dawn Sladek, Amy Stokka, Gary Strey, Barbra Ure, James Vandeberg, Dawn Wesenberg, Lynn Wesenberg, and Tony Wolf.

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Bio: Jembrzycki, Nadine Ann (Engagement – May 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Jembrzycki, Dux

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 23 May 1979

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jembrzycki announce the engagement of their daughter, Nadine Ann, Wheeling, Illinois, to Richard R. Dux, Kenosha, Wisconsin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Verland Dux, Route 2, Loyal.

The future bride is a 1978 graduate of Loyal High School and attended one semester at the University of Wisconsin, Marshfield. She is employed at Dominick’s Food Chain and Karoll’s Men’s Store in Illinois. The groom to be is also a 1978 graduate of Loyal High School, and is a student at Gateway Tech at Kenosha, studying air frame and power plant mechanics.

The couple plan to be married June 7, 1980 at Loyal.

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Bio: Vogel, Linda L. (Engagement – May 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Vogel, Capelle, Werner

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 23 May 1979

The parents of Linda L. Vogel and David D. Capelle announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. She is the daughter of Mrs. Virginia Werner, 5309 West Van Beck Street, Milwaukee, and Charles Vogel, also of Milwaukee, and he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Capelle, Route 1, Loyal.

Miss Vogel is a 1974 graduate of Milwaukee Hamilton High School. Her fiancé graduated from Loyal High School the same year. Both graduated in 1978 from the University of Wisconsin, River Falls. He is district Sales representative for Select Sires.

The June 20, 1979 wedding will be at Trinity Lutheran Church, Loyal, Wisconsin.

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BioM: Wunrow, Mary Jo (1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Wunrow, Ringquist, Bornbach, Butkas, Konkol, Aumann, Miller, Zahn, Pryer, Prust, Schill, Froeba, Masephol

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 23 May 1979

Wunrow, Mary Jo (12 May 1979)

On Saturday, May 12, 1979, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Hewitt, Miss Mary Jo Wunrow, 307A, West Blodgett, Marshfield, became the bride of James Alvin Ringquist, Loyal. Father Bornbach performed the ceremony and Clarice Butkas played the organ and Mike Konkol sang. Lori Aumann and Sandy Miller also played guitar and sang for the occasion.

Miss Wunrow is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wunrow, Route 1, Arpin, and the groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dahl, Loyal.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride was seen in an ivory and old lace dress (lace was hand crocheted by her grandmother), Camelot head illusion veil. She carried a bouquet of roses, daisies, corn flowers, violets, lily of the valley and baby’s breath.

Serving as maid of honor was Miss Kathryn Zahn, Marshfield. The bridesmaids were Mrs. Caroline Wunrow, Arpin, Miss Sue Ringquist, Madison, Miss Heather Pryer, Spencer, Miss Donna Wunrow, Arpin, and Miss Daun Ringquist, Loyal. They were attired in rainbow colored dresses of peach, blue, orchid, yellow, green, and pink trimmed with ivory lace. They carried garden bouquets of daisies and baby’s breath. They also wore floral wreaths of daisies and baby’s breath in their hair..

Brian Prust, Chili, was the best man, and the groomsmen were Kenneth Wunrow, Arpin, James Wunrow, Arpin, John Wunrow, Arpin, Ronald Schill, Auburndale, and Ray Froeba, Loyal. David Ringquist and Thomas Masephol performed ushering duties.

A supper was held at St. Michael’s school basement in Hewitt, and a reception and dance were held at the Marshfield Town Hall, Hewitt.

The bride is a 1976 graduate of Marshfield Senior High and expects to graduate May 20, 1979 from Mid-State Technical Institute as an operating room assistant. The groom graduated in 1978 from Loyal High School and works at Automated Products, Marshfield.

The couple is residing at 200 South Peach Street, Marshfield.

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Bio: Halfen, Beatrice (Noeldner) – UW-Oshkosh Graduate (1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Noeldner, Halfen

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 23 May 1979

Mrs. Beatrice (Noeldner) Halfen graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh on Friday, May 13, 1979 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. She is a member of the Delta Tau Kappa Honor Society with a grade point average of 3.54, 3.2- being necessary for membership.

Mrs. Halfen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Noeldner. Her husband, Norm, is employed by the Social Services Department in Oshkosh, and she has two children, Mark, age 11, and Aaron, age 6.

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Bio: Edwards, Debra – Scholarship Winner (May 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Edwards, Olson

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 23 May 1979

Debra Edwards, Greenwood, was one of four University of Wisconsin, Madison students who were recipients of Moorman Manufacturing Company scholarship for study in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. They met company officials and accepted scholarship certificates at a dinner held for them recently in Madison.

Debra is a freshman studying pre-veterinary medicine, and is the granddaughter of Mrs. Geneva Olson of Greenwood.

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Bio: LaBarge, Timothy – Scholarship Recipient (May 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: LaBarge

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 23 May 1979

Outstanding students in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University were honored at the recent annual college awards banquet and program in the Memorial Union.

The event cites top students with awards and scholarships in recognition of academic and professional excellence. Forty-eight students received citations. Four veterinary medicine faculty members were also honored.

Student award recipient was Timothy LaBarge, Loyal, Allen Products Company junior scholarship.

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Bio: Humke, Elvera – Shares Argentina Experience with 3rd Graders (May 1979)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Humke

----Source: TRG (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 23 May 1979

The Greenwood third grade students were fortunate of receive first-hand information about Argentina, a country they have been studying about in social studies. Mrs. Elvera Humke presented slides of her trip to Argentina. She also displayed and talked about articles she had brought back. This presentation helped them to understand the life and customs of this South American Country.