News: Willard (20 Jul 1972)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Debevec, Arch, Dunn, McHale, Prebil, Backus, Doepke, Klapatauskas, Bayuk, Roth, Janezich, Hemersbach, Severson, Vollrath, Penlke, Roznik, Bukovec, Krultz, Machan, Stremikis, Volk, Hendricks, Craig, Raminger, Matkovich, Kirn, Herrick, Lesar, Zeug, Snedic, Horvat, Djubenski, Plautz, Robey, Govek, Parkel, Scharenbrock, Jordan, Lauer, Wendt, Wieda, Roberts, Luzovec, Klier, Lamovec, Vallone, Cushman, Champa

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 7/20/1972

Willard (20 July 1972)

Dinner guests last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Debevec were Ernest Arch, Nancy and Betty Arch of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dunn and family of Eau Claire and Mrs. Austin McHale of Springfield, Va., Nancy and Betty Arch and Mrs. McHale were visiting Ernest Arch and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Arch.

Mr. and Mrs. Garth Prebil and family of Milwaukee were guests recently of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Prebil.

Mrs. Walter Backus was admitted to Memorial Hospital in Neillsville last Friday.

Mr and Mrs. Jim Doepke of Marshfield spent the weekend at the Julius Klapatauskas home.

Diane Klapatauskas spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Klapatauskas.

Mr. and Mrs. William Bayuk have returned home from Dubuque, Ia.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Roth and son of Fannystelle, Canada visited friends in this area last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Tony Janezich of Oak Park, Il., and Stanley Janezich and friend of Waukegan, Il., were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alfonz Hemersbach and family.

Mr. and Mrs. John Severson of Fridley, Mn, visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Backus, Mrs. Eva Severson, Mr. and Mrs. William Vollrath, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Penlke and other friends.

Mrs. Mary Roznik of San Jose, Ca., arrived last Sunday by plane at St. Paul, Mn, where she was met by her brother, Albert Bukovec, who brought her to Willard to visit her mother, Mrs. Louise Bukovec, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bukovec, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bukovec and family and Mr. and Mrs. Sylvian Krultz and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Machan of Lyons, Il., arrived Saturday and are staying at their summer cottage and also visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Stremikis Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Volk and Edward Volk.

Miss Bernie Stremikis spent several days in Madison last week or orientation. She plans to enter the university there this fall.

Mr. and Mrs. Wes Hendricks of Newcastle, In., arrived here Sunday night to spend some time with Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Craig and family. Mrs. John Raminger, Steven and Lisa of Hixton spent the weekend at the Craig home.

On Tuesday evening at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Matkovich, a birthday party supper was held in honor of their grandson, Kelly Kirn. Also present were Scott Herrick, Greg Herrick, Dean Lesar and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kirn. The birthday cake was made and decorated by Mrs. Michael Klapatauskas. After supper games were played.

Mrs. Angela Zeug of Superior visited a week with her mother, Mrs. Mary Snedic, Mrs. Anna Horvat, Paul Snedic, Mr. and Mrs. John Snedic and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Djubenski.

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Plautz of Minneapolis, Mn, spent the weekend with his mother, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Djubenski and family and his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Snedic.

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Plautz and Robert and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Plautz and family attended a Robey family reunion at Glen Park last Sunday.

Carol Govek and William Govek attended the Dairy picnic at the fairgrounds in Neillsville last Sunday. Carol received a blue ribbon on a bull and her brother, William, got a white ribbon on a cow.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parkel were at Westfield last Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Louis Parkel.

Mr. and Mrs. John Scharenbrock and Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Jordan visited last Sunday at Stanley with Mrs. Anna Lauer.

Mr. and Mrs. Willard Wendt and family of Hastings, Mn, visited for some time with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herrick and family and Mrs. Anna Herrick.

Jack Herrick of Stillwater, Mn, and Annie Wendt of Hastings, Mn, were guests last week of Mrs. Anna Herrick and other relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wieda and Todd of St. Paul, Mn, spent the weekend with Mrs. Anna Herrick and relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Roberts of St. Petersburg, Fl, spent some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Luzovec.

Mr. and Mrs. Hank Klier of Whitefish Bay were supper guests last Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Klapatauskas.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lamovec and family of West Allis were here for a week at the Frank Lamovec home.

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Vallone and family of Milwaukee were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Klapatauskas and family.

Mrs. Roy Cushman and children of Racine spent some time here with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Champa.