Bio: Mildebrath, Herbert (80th - 1974)

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

Surnames: Mildebrath, Blum, Nantz, Jacobs, Bidwell

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 12/19/1974

Mildebrath, Herbert (80th Birthday -15 December 1974)

Herbert Mildebrath of Neillsville was honored Sunday, December 15, with a gathering at Bali Hai Supper Club in observance of his 80th birthday. The event was planned by his grandchildren.

Members of the immediate family present for a noon dinner were his grandchildren and their families: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert E. (Cielita) Blum Jr., and family of Wauwatosa, Mr. and Mrs. Alex (Charmette) Nantz and family of Chicago, Il., and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jacobs and family of Wausau. Another granddaughter, Betty, of Chicago, was unable to be present. Also, in attendance were: Mrs. Lyle Bidwell of Duquion, Il., sister of the late Mrs. Mildebrath, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Blum of Neillsville.

An open house for friends and neighbors was held from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., with cake, coffee and punch served to honor the occasion.

The Mildebrath family formerly lived south of Neillsville in the Town of Levis, where Mr. Mildebrath farmed prior to his retirement.