News: Columbia (5 Jul 1973)

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

Surnames: Foemmel, Christenson, Bohnhoff, Evans, Klepek, Schulz, Pflughoeft, Vornholt, Aspen, Hrasky, James, Mashin, Hart, Church, Zasoba, Wildish, Pyka, Sollberger, Endel, Sherman, Brooks, Green, Kraus, Smith, Schmitz, Hoebreckx

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) /1973

Columbia (5 July 1973)

Mrs. Dale Foemmel of Pine Valley, Mrs. Sonia Christenson of Marshfield and Mrs. Wilson Bohnhoff of Columbia accompanied Mrs. Helen Evans of Merrill to Chicago Wednesday, where they attended the funeral at 10 a.m. Thursday for Mrs. John (Ann Rita) Klepek. Mrs. Klepek was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Bohnhoff.
Mrs. Foemmel and Mrs. Christenson are daughters of Mrs. Evans. The ladies arrived home Thursday evening.

Georgeana and William Schulz attended a family picnic supper last week Sunday at Snyder’s Park. Others present were: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pflughoeft and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Pflughoeft, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vornholt and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ole Aspen, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Vornholt, and Franklin Hrasky, all of the Neillsville area; Paul Vornholt of Chicago; and Mrs. Jesse James and three children of Los Angeles, CA. Mrs. James is the former Ruth Vornholt, daughter of the Mark Vornholts. The James’s were honored guests.

The Schulzes visited at the Mark Vornholt home Thursday evening, where the James’ were house guests. Mrs. James and children left for their home in California Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. George Mashin granddaughter, Tara, and Teresa Hart, and Mr. and Mrs. George Church of Pine Valley visited with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Zasoba at their cottage in Hatfield Wednesday evening. Mrs. Church and Mrs. Zasoba, the former Hope Wildish, are sisters. The Zasoba’s are Milwaukee area residents.

George Mashin was a Friday evening visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pyka and family.

Mr. and Mrs. William Sollberger visited Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Endel Tuesday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sherman of Altoona visited at the Sollberger home Sunday evening.

Weekend guests of Dr. and Mrs. James W. Brooks at their Ghost-Town Ranch were: Mrs. Julian Green, Mrs. Edwin Kraus, Mrs. Gerald Smith, Mrs. John L. Schmitz and Mrs. Stan Hoebreckx, all of the Milwaukee area. The ladies are members of the same bridge club.