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Obit: Korth, Adolph (1896 – 1977)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Korth, Golz, Blazel, Wolf

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 18 May 1977

Korth, Adolph (20 Jul 1896 – 10 May 1977)

Funeral services were held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at Dorchester for Adolph Korth. The Rev. Roland Golz officiated and burial was in Dorchester Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were Elmer Blazel, Norman Blazel, Melvin Blazel, Robert Korth, Erwin Korth, and Donald Wolf. Kraut-Maurina Funeral Home at Dorchester was in charge.

Mr. Korth died Tuesday, May 10, 1977 at 7 p.m. at Colonial House, at Colby. He was born July 20, 1896 in Grant County, South Dakota. He lived there until 1964, when he moved to Oshkosh. In 1970 he moved near Dorchester in the Town of Mayville. He never married.

He was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.

Survivors include nine nieces and 10 nephews. He was preceded in death by three sisters on one brother.

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News: Dorchester – New Owners of Krueger Supermarket (May 1977)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Krauss, Krueger

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 18 May 1977

Harry and Bobbie Krauss, formerly of Germantown, purchased the Krueger Supermarket in Dorchester from Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Krueger, and began operations Monday.

The store is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except on Friday to 8 p.m. The couple plans to open Sunday mornings in the near future.

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School: Abby – Girls Track Team Brings Home Two Trophies (May – 1977)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Lindberg, Mantik, Apfelbeck, Treankler, Conrad, Stettler, Venske

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 18 May 1977

The Abbotsford girls track team brought home two trophies last week. The girls received a first place trophy at the Auburndale Invitational, beating out Athens, Auburndale, Granton, Greenwood, Port Edwards, and Owen-Withee.

At the Medford Invitational Abbotsford took a second place trophy to Medford, who place first. Abbotsford did however, beat out Colby, Marshfield Columbus, Edgar, and Owen-Withee.

Results of the Auburndale Invitational were: First place, Jeanie Apfelbeck, high jump, Amy Lindberg, 100, Peggy Mantik, 830 and mile.

Second place: Val Conrad, Shot, Pam Mantik, 550, 440 relay Team, Brenda Venske, and mile relay team.

Third place: Vicki Stettler, discus, Breda Venske,440, and mile relay team.

Result of Medford Invitational:

Firsts: Amy Lindberg, 100 and 220, Peggy Mantik, 880 and mile, Jeanette Apfelbeck, high jump, and Pam Mantik, 440.

Third places: Sherri Treankler, 110 hurdles, Brenda Venske, 880, and Val Conrad, Shot putt.

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Bio: Gipp, Corey – Celebrates 4th Birthday (May 1977)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Gipp, Bloom, Dallmann, Johnson, Ayer, Jost, Anderson

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 18 May 1977

A birthday dinner and supper were held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Gipp in honor of their son, Corey, for his fourth birthday.

Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bloom, Mr. and Mrs. Corwin Dallmann, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ayer, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Jost, all from Unity; Doug Ayer, Caitlin Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. Dennie Dallmann and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Dallmann, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Anderson and Victor Anderson, all of Spencer, and Mr. and Mrs. David Gipp, Dorchester.

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BioM: Jost, Judith Marie (1977)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Jost, Bedroske, Dallmann, Rasmussen, Halopka, Brecke, Engevold

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 18 May 1977

Jost, Judith Marie (23 Apr 1977)

Judith Marie Jost, Unity, and Russell Ronald Bedroske, Dorchester, were united in marriage April 23, 1977 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Dorchester. The Rev. Roland M. Golz officiated at the 2 p.m. ceremony.

Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Leon Jost, Unity, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bedroske, Dorchester.

The bride, given in marriage by her parents, wore a white princess style gown accented with pearl and lace trim, and featured a train. A Camelot headpiece of matching lace held her veil. She carried a cascading bouquet of yellow roses, white carnations and stephanotis.

Jamie Jost, Unity, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Kathy Dallmann, Unity, and Mrs. Alan Rasmussen, Marshfield, were bridesmaids. Their gowns were styled similar to the bride’s, the maid of honor in green and the bridesmaids in yellow. Each carried a basket of daisies, carnations and lilies of the valley. Their headpieces were floral wreaths.

Best man for the bridegroom was Gene Halopka, Dorchester. Groomsmen were Dave Bedroske, Dorchester, and Alan Rasmussen, Marshfield.

Missy Brecke, Stetsonville, was flower girl and Mike Engevold, Spencer, ring bearer.

Completing the wedding party were ushers Bob Michlig and Loren Bedroske.

A reception dinner and dance followed at the Dorchester Memorial Hall.

Both graduated from Colby High School, the bride in 1974 and the bridegroom in 1973. The bride also graduated in December 1976 from the data processing course at North Central Technical Institute, Wausau, and is employed as a computer operator for Sentry Insurance, Stevens Point.

The bridegroom is a 1974 graduate of the truck driver training course at Fox Valley Technical Institute-Oshkosh.

They will make their home in Stevens Point.

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News: Colby – Scout Kite Flying Winners (May 1977)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Ludwig, has, Brandt, Decker, Ruppert, Thums, Mohan, Socwell

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 25 May 1977

Colby Cub Scout Pack Number 683 held its annual kit flying contest last Wednesday.

First afloat winners were: First, Tony Ludwig; second, Lee Brandt, and third, Mike Haas.

Highest performance winners were: First, Ludwig; second, Jim Decker, and third, Haas.

Kite construction winners were: First, Ludwig; second, Decker; third, Tom Ruppert.

Sportsman winners were Ben Thums, Rod Mohan and Paul Socwell.

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Bio: Viergutz, Susan – Graduates with Honors (May 1977)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Viergutz, Mielke

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 25 May 1977

Susan Viergutz, daughter of Mrs. Hugo Mielke, graduated magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater recently. She received a bachelor of business administration with a finance major.

Miss Viergutz will be employed as an underwriter in the commercial property division of Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance in Minneapolis in mid-June, after visiting her sister in Georgia.

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Bio: Feldstein, Jane Loos – Colby H.S. Graduation Speaker (May 1977)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Loos, Feldstein

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 25 May 1977

Jane Loos Feldstein, a graduate of Colby High School, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Loos, Colby, will speak at the commencement exercises at Colby High School on May 26, 1977 in Colby high school gym.

Mrs. Feldstein is a program and budget officer with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) in Washington, D.C.

She is married to Michael Feldstein, who is the program coordinator for the Sahel Development Program for the agency of International Development. They were stationed in Accra Ghana for three and one-half years and traveled extensively in West Africa. In her current position with the World Bank she has worked in Kenya, Columbia and Peru.

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Obit: Herrmann, Elsie (1901 – 1977)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Herrmann, Dix, Volkmar, Ven Rooy, Blair, Thede

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 25 May 1977

Herrmann, Elsie (1 Aug 1901 – 19 May 1977)

Funeral services were held Monday, May 23, 1977 at the First United Church of Christ, Colby, for Mrs. Elsie Herrmann, age 75, Colby.

The Rev. Kenneth Dix was officiating clergyman. Burial followed in Colby Memorial Cemetery. Rux-Lulloff Funeral Home, Colby, was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Herrmann passed away Thursday, May 19, 1977 at the Colonial House of Colby.

The former Elsie Volkmar was born August 1, 1901 in Abbotsford. She married Alfred G. Herrmann on June 22, 1922, in rural Abbotsford.

They farmed in the Colby area until moving to Colby in 1958. She was a member of the First United Church of Christ and its ladies guild, Royal Neighbors and Eastern Star of Abbotsford.

She is survived by two sons, Richard Herrmann, Colby, and Glen Herrmann, Colby; two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Evelyn) Ven Rooy, Colby, and Mrs. Eugene (Verna) Blair, Abbotsford; 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one brother, Oscar Volkmar, Junction City, and two sisters, Mrs. Emaline Thede, New Holstein, and Elfreda Volkmar, Owen.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

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