News: Neillsville Locals (17 Jun 1965)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Schiesel, Ritzel, Thoma, Scherer, Jenni, Jelinski, Langlois, DeMert, Bush, Wasserburger, Manz, Steffen, Lewerenz, Payne, Markwardt, Imig, Lea, Prochazka, Wagner, Raines, Bruhn, Christenson, Peterson, Clark, Campbell, Dahnert, Bardell, Buddinger, Nehs, Langner, Maegdefessel

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 17, 1965

Neillsville Locals (17 June 1965)   

Donald Schiesel of the Neillsville Maytag Company left Tuesday on a five-day trip to Puerto Rico on a vacation won through sales of Philco appliances, for which his concern is the Neillsville outlet.  He flew from Eau Claire to Minneapolis, Minn., where he was to join others for a jet plane flight to Puerto Rico.

Joseph Ritzel of Telford, Pa., arrived Monday evening for a two-week visit with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thoma, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Scherer of Memorial Home. 

Mr. and Mrs. Werner Jenni visited one day last week in Milwaukee with her sister, Mrs. Steve Jelinski.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Langlois and family, who spent the last three weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar DeMert, and his mother and other relatives in Wisconsin Rapids, left Wednesday for their home in San Angelo, Tex.

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Bush and four children of Milwaukee are expected today (Thursday) to spend the remainder of the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wasserburger.  The Bush family returned home Wednesday from a vacation trip by jet to Disneyland, Cal.

Miss Kathryn Manz of Waukesha is spending this week with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Manz.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Steffen of Mauston visited Friday with their cousin, Mrs. Amy Lewerenz. They were enroute home from a fishing trip to Bayfield County.

Mr. and Mrs. Werner Jenni returned home Monday from Sheboygan, where they visited their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Myron Payne and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Markwardt and her sister, Mrs. Mayme Imig, attended a gathering at the home of the Markwardts’ daughter, Mrs. Keith Lea.  Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lea of Amherst, parents of Mr. Lea. Mr. and Mrs. Lea and family are planning to leave this week for Bloomington, Ind., where both will attend the summer session at the University of Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. George Prochazka visited Wednesday and Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Art Wagner in Eau Claire.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronie Raines and daughter of Richmond, Va., are spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bruhn. Weekend guests at the Bruhn home were W. Jay Bruhn and daughter of Milwaukee.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Christenson of Madison visited Friday at the Earl Bruhn home. 

Mis Carol Peterson of Eau Claire arrived Wednesday for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Peterson.  She plans to leave Sunday or Monday to attend summer school at Stout State University in Menomonie.

Mrs. Anna Clark of Minneapolis, Minn., visited from Wednesday until Sunday with Mrs. Ernest Campbell.

Ernest Campbell, a resident of Memorial Home, spent Sunday at his home on Bruley Street.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dahnert of Wisconsin Rapids, former Neillsville residents, visited Saturday at the Ernest Campbell home.  Mr. and Mrs. Dahnert have sold their lake front home in Wisconsin Rapids and plan to move to California.

Mrs. Clint Bardell of Spencer was a supper guest Sunday at the George Buddinger home in Town of York.

Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Nehs and family of Milwaukee spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Clara Nehs.

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Langner of Augusta visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maegdefessel.  Mrs. Maegdefessel returned home Friday from a three-day stay in Memorial Hospital.