News: Humbird (8 Nov 1973)

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

Surnames: Gust, Dignin, Stanley, Pierce, Matti, Greub, Green, Kleckner, Zerbel, Potvin, Smith, Englebretson, Gausel, Laffe, Hoog, Stallard, Fitzmaurice, Riggs, Gerber, Nering, Polege, Flannigan, Kirby, Seuske, Walker, Zick, Barkley, Newton, Nelson, Buttke, Gehl, Simonson, Christen, Olson, Burkholder, Schoengarth, Burrington, Parent, Sieg, Blom, Zimmerman, McIntyre, Newell

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 11/08/1973

Humbird (8 November 1973)

Mrs. Jerry Gust and son, Dudley of Bay City, called Saturday at the home of Mrs. Kate Dignin.

Mrs. Alan Stanley of Granton and mother Mrs. Earl Pierce of Neillsville, were here Saturday for the funeral of Mrs. Emma Theiler and also called at the Arnold Matti home.

Mrs. John Greub accompanied Carl Greub of Neillsville to Eau Claire Sunday; Mrs. Greub to spend some time with her husband, who is a patient in Sacred Heart Hospital; and Carl to call on his brother, then to have dinner and spend the day at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herb Green. Mrs. Greub reports her husband is gaining slowly.

Mr. and Mrs. John Kleckner of Stevens Point called last Saturday at the home of her mother, Mrs. Freda Zerbel.

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Potvin and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Potvin of St. Paul, and Mr. and Mrs. K. Englebretson of Spencer, last Sunday were dinner and afternoon guests of Mrs. Mattie Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. John Gausel returned to San Jose, Ca, Monday after spending several weeks here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Theiler, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Laffe called in La Crosse Friday and on the way home had supper at the home of his sister, Mrs. Emma Hoog, and Leonard, in rural Melrose.

Mr. and Mrs. Alton Stallard, accompanied by Mrs. Levi Fitzmaurice, drove to Rochester, Mn, on Sunday to see Levi Fitzmaurice. He is critically ill in St. Mary’s hospital. They found him a little better.

Mr. and Mrs. Wendel Riggs of Zion, Il., were overnight guests Saturday of her sister, Mrs. Emma Gerber.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nering and boys of Milwaukee were weekend guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Polege.

Mr. and Mrs. Claire Flannigan of Wheeler, visited Sunday at the Archie Kirby home, and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Seuske and Joe of St. Paul were weekend guests. They were joined Sunday by Mrs. Margaret Walker of Fairchild for a family dinner.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zick of Denzer called Friday on Mrs. Frieda Zerbel.

Ralph Flannigan of Burlington and son, Tom, called Friday at the Arnold Matti home. They were on the way to Rhinelander. They stopped again Sunday with his son and friend.

Friends here are sorry to hear that Edwin Barkley of Eau Claire (former Humbird boy) is a patient in Sacred Heart Hospital.

Mrs, Maude Newton came home Thursday night from a week’s visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Helene Nelson, in Eau Claire.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Polege attended the wedding of their granddaughter, Judy Buttke, and Richard Gehl last Saturday and were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Buttke.

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Simonson and family were joined Sunday by Mrs. Emma Gerber and Art Christen for dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Olson in Taylor.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Olson spent the weekend in Rockford, Il., at the home of his sister, Mrs. Carol Burkholder. In their absence his mother, Mrs. Johanna Olson, with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Schoengarth of Neillsville, took care of things on the farm.

Mr. and Mrs. Pirl Burrington of Thorp were dinner guests last Sunday of their daughter, Mrs. Dewayne Parent.

Dinner guests Sunday in the Bernard Sieg home were Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Sieg of Fairchild, Mrs. Jim Blom and children of Price and Mrs. Laura Dignin.

Mrs. Johanna Olson was a dinner and supper guest Sunday at the Allen Zimmerman home in Fairchild.

Ronnie Burkhalter of Rockford, Il., spent the week here with home folks.

Mr. and Mrs. William Dignin and Charlene of Nova, Oh., drove here Thursday to bring his mother, Mrs. Laura Dignin, home for a five weeks’ visit in their home.

Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Parent and Steve were guests Sunday of her sister, Mrs. Ralph McIntyre, in Elk Mound.

Mrs. Bernard Sieg, Mrs. Lyle Newell and Mrs. Laura Dignin were in Black River Falls Monday forenoon.