School: Colby High Class, 1956 (55^th Reunion - 2011)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Baumgart, Brunow, Czerwinski, Davidson, Dickey, Dirks, Duvall, Eggersluess, Gierl, Haas, Haavisto, Herbert, Jakel, Johnson, Kenyon, Kilty, Knaf, Knoll, Lindner, Mierkey, Mueller, Newman, O’Connor, Olson, Pacholke, Sazama, Schmelzer, Schorer, Schreiber, Scidmore, Sedlack, Theilig, Wiesig, Wussow

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wisconsin) Wednesday, June 22, 2011, page 13

The Colby High School class of 1956 held its 55^th year class reunion on June 4^th at Allison’s Steakhouse in Abbotsford. The evening began with a social time, followed by a meal. 

Ben Jakel was once again master of ceremonies for the evening. Special guests were former teachers, Martin Haavisto and his daughter, Caryn, Rhinelander; and Duane Olson and his wife, Gale, Amherst Junction. 

A moment of silence was held for the 11 deceased classmates and several teachers. 

Each classmate gave a brief report about themselves. Various table decorations were awarded, and the rest of the evening was spent socializing. 

Those attending were: Arelene (Baumgart) Czerwinski and Donald, Wausau; Karen (Davidson) O’Connor, Milwaukee; Donna (Dirks) Brunow and Eugene, Fort Wayne, IN; Lyle Duvall and Bev, Colby; Elaine (Gierl) Herbert and Jerry, Neshkoro; Doris (Haas) Wussow and Bruce, Stratford; Ben Jakel and Lorene, Manitowoc; Neal Kenyon and guest, Tomahawk; Dick and Pat (Johnson) Kilty, Ogema; Ruben Knaf and Joyce, Marshfield; Dorene (Knoll) Newman and Don, Colby; Bob Lindner, Joshua, TX; Carol (Mierkey) Schreiber and George, Athens, Sharon (Olson) Dickey and Bill, Nekoosa; Yvonne (Pacholke) Mueller and Harold, Eau Claire; Leon Sazama and Pat, Colby; Wilmer Schmelzer and Dora, Colby; William Schorer, Machesney Park, IL; Alice (Sedlack) Scidmore, Woodruff; Shirley (Theilig) Eggersluess, Schofield; Bob Wiesig and Marge, Whitehouse, TX. 

The next reunion will be in five years.