BioA: Klapatauskas, Mr. and Mrs. Mike (Silver - 1971)
Contact: Dolores
(Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Klapatauskas,
Mertens, Kitzhaber, Novak, Cornwell, Vallone, Gregorich, Hosely, Searles,
Deiler, Doepke, Burr, Bayuk, Perko, Brey, Anderson, Pekol, Suda, Sackmann,
Stiefvater, Dunn, Fagan, Hadzima, Bourdeau, Harkness, Seehafer, Kuehl, Rizzi
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 6/24/1971
Klapatauskas, Mr. and Mrs. Mike (Silver - 19 June 1971)
The Rev. Michael
Mertens officiated at the Silver wedding anniversary mass of Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Klapatauskas, who renewed their marriage vows during the 8 o’clock mass Saturday
evening at Holy Family Catholic Church in Willard.
Miss Diane
Klapatauskas of Marshfield was the organist, and Mrs. Bernard Kitzhaber of
Greenwood was soloist.
Michael Klapatauskas and Lorraine Kitzhaber were
married June 19, 1946, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Greenwood, by the late
Rev. J. J. Novak. Attendants were Dolores (Kitzhaber) Cornwell; Frances
(Klapatauskas) Vallone; Edward Gregorich, and Erven Hosely.
Mr. and Mrs.
Klapatauskas have three children: Ray of Cudahy, Donna Searles of Willard and
Diane of Marshfield. They also have on grandchild, James Searles.
Mike
and Lorraine farmed on Rt. 3, Thorp until 1950, when they moved to Willard,
where Mike was co-owner of the F. & M. Garage for 14 years. He was then employed
at the Farmers’ Store in Greenwood until 1968, when he entered the Mobile Home
Industry and is presently employed by Dickman Homes, Spencer.
Both are
active in parish and community work, and Mrs. Klapatauskas has been town
treasurer since 1959.
Festivities included a dance and open house at the
West Side Hall.
Those from away who attended were: Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Klapatauskas, Cudahy; Miss Diane Klapatauskas, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Deiler, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Doepke, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Burr, Miss Mary Ellen Bayuk and Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Perko, all of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Kitzhaber, Mary Jo and
Dennis, Mosinee; Mr. and Mrs. Cal Cornwell, Larry, Tim and Bill, St. Paul Park,
Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Wally Brey and Dave, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Pekol, Jr., and Greg, Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Suda and Bob,
Gurnee, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Klapatauskas, Nick, Julie, Arlen, Randy and
Karen; Mr. and Mrs. George Sackmann, Thorp, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Vallone, Sam, Jr.,
Ardis, Tom and Lisa ; Tom Stiefvater, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Klapatauskas, Withee; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dunn; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fagan, Scott and
Jill and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hadzima, Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bourdeau,
Great Lakes; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harkness, Indianapolis, Ind.; Sister Judy
Harkness, Evergreen Park, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Vic Seehafer, Chili; Mr. and Mrs.
Wally Kuehl, Finland, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rizzi, Curtiss, and many
relatives and friends from the Greenwood and Willard community.
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