BioA: Goldamer, Mr./Mrs. (70th - 2015)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Brandt, Denzine, Dietein, Kieser, Lindau, Miller, Sturtz

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 8/12/2015

Robert “Bob” and Arletta “Arlie” Goldamer celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary July 25 at the Meadowview Golf Curse n Owen. Approximately 150 friends and relatives attended.

The theme of the festivities was “A Day of Nostalgia,” with a presentation by Joe Dietein, their granddaughter Julie’s husband. He told of the honored couple’s five year relationship which began in 1940 in high school, and continued with a proposal in 1943, and marriage June 6, 1945, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Dorchester by Rev. John Brandt. The Goldamers are members of Christ Lutheran Church, Abbotsford.

Robert, after graduating from Abbotsford High School in 1942, attended vocational school in Superior to study telegraphy, then began employment for the Soo Line Railroad. He worked at several locations until 1957 before he came to Abbotsford. When the depots closed, he became as a traveling agent with the main office in Marshfield and retired in 1986 after 45 years of service.

Arletta graduated from Dorchester High School in 1941 and furthered her education at Marathon County Normal in Wausau. She taught at several rural schools. When districts consolidated, she began teaching at Abbotsford Elementary in 1958. She continued her education at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1963. She taught mainly fifth grade, retiring in 1984 after 40 years in education.

The family included two sons, John, Abbotsford and Steve, Minnesota; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. One daughter, Sue, died in 2011.

Guests came from the local area and other Wisconsin cities including Oshkosh, Eau Claire, Bayfield, Rice Lake, Hawkins, Waupaca and Kewaunee, Out of state guest came from Minnesota and Illinois.

Music and entertainment were provided by a band consisting of Howie Sturtz, Lyle Miller, Lori (Lindau) Denzine and John Goldamer. Arlie’s brother, Mel Lindau, had been a member of Howie Sturtz’s Orchestra for several years.

Much of the music performed was from the 1940’s era. John Goldamer sang a song for his parents, “Look At Us,” and Howie sang a favorite, “When My Old Wedding Ring Was New.” Don Kieser added his talent with “God Bless America.”