BioA: Wysocki, Mr. and Mrs. Anselm (Golden - 1974)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Wysocki, Thill, LaFond, Koehler
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 8/08/1974
Wysocki, Mr. and Mrs. Anselm (Golden – 12 August 1974)
Mr. and Mrs. Anselm Wysocki, Neillsville residents since 1963, will be honored
Sunday with an open house from 2-4 p.m. at the Wildcat Inn in observance of
their 50th wedding anniversary. The Wysocki’s were married August 12, 1924, at
Holy Name Church, Sheboygan, by Msgr. Thill.
Mrs. Wysocki, the former Hildegarde LaFond, was born in Two Rivers and moved to
Sheboygan at the age of six. After graduating from high school there she
attended the Milwaukee normal school, then taught four years before her
marriage. She resumed her teaching career in 1944 and continued in that field
until her retirement in 1963.
Anselm Wysocki is a native of the community of Ellis, near Stevens Point. He
attended area schools, then entered military service during WWI, and served with
the U. S. forces overseas for approximately two and one-half years. Upon his
return to civilian life, he entered Stevens Point normal school where he was an
outstanding athlete, excelling in a variety of sports. He taught for two years
prior to his marriage.
After their marriage, the couple lived in Milwaukee for a year and he attended
Marquette University. They resided in Sheboygan from 1925-1948. For a number of
years, Mr. Wysocki was employed by the Kohler Company. In 1944, he, too,
returned to the field of education when he accepted a position as principal at
Howards Grove, near Sheboygan.
The Wysocki’s moved to Pittsville in 1948. There, he served as principal, and
she taught high school English. They moved to Gratiot, where Mr. Wysocki was
principal of the high school, in 1952. Again, Mrs. Wysocki was employed as a
teacher.
Both retired from the Gratiot school system in 1963. The couple moved to
Neillsville in order that he could take advantage of the area’s hunting and
fishing facilities, and that they could be near their daughter, Mrs. W. C.
Koehler, and her family, residents of the city at that time.
Throughout her lifetime, Mrs. Wysocki has been deeply interested in and has
greatly enjoyed the field of drama. Her career as a teacher often included
activities as a drama coach. While the family live in Sheboygan, she, was
instrumental in the organization of the Sheboygan, Community Players, and took
an active part in all phases of its activity.
Also during their years in Sheboygan, Mr. Wysocki served as commander of the
local VFW post and was an active member of that organization. Among his favorite
activities nowadays is his hobby of gardening.
The Wysocki’s are parents of two children. Their daughter and son-in-law, the
Rev. and mrs. W. C. (Betty) Koehler, now live in Monroe. The Koehlers have two
sons, Erich and Matthew. Their son and daughter-in-law, and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Wysocki and daughters, Jackie, Michelle, Jeannine, and Deanna, ae
residents of Wayzata, Mn.
Their children are hosting the open house Sunday. Other anniversary activities
will include a 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Neillsville.
© Every submission is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.
Show your appreciation of this freely provided information by not copying it to any other site without our permission.
Become a Clark County History Buff
|
|
A site created and
maintained by the Clark County History Buffs
Webmasters: Leon Konieczny, Tanya Paschke, Janet & Stan Schwarze, James W. Sternitzky,
|