BioA: Vollrath, Mr./Mrs. Henry (Golden – 1975)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Vollrath, Yaniga, Seibold, Schwarze
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/27/1975
Vollrath, Mr./Mrs. Henry (Golden – 25 March 1975)
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vollrath of Greenwood were honored with an open house
Saturday evening at the Legion Hall in Greenwood. Golden wedding bells were
suspended from above and more bells, along with candles and flowers, graced the
tables. The tiered wedding cake was decorated in gold and white. More than 125
guests greeted the Vollraths on the occasion of their golden wedding.
Among the guests were: Mrs. John Seibold, the former Irma Vollrath, and Alvin
Schwarze, both of Greenwood, who had been the attendants at the wedding March
25, 1925. The marriage ceremony took place at the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Yaniga, three miles west of Greenwood.
The former Paula Yaniga had come with her parents from Austria at the age of
three and after a few years in eastern states the family moved to Greenwood.
Here she received her education and then worked as a telephone operator in
Greenwood.
Henry Vollrath was born three miles northwest of Greenwood. The son of the
Philip Vollraths, he continued farming the home place after their marriage. He
received his education in the rural school when shinny was the game and degree
coaches and hockey were unknown.
In 1957 they moved into their present home and Mr. Vollrath continued to work on
the farm until it was sold in the recent years. Mrs. Vollrath again worked as a
telephone operator for a number of years.
Through the years they have enjoyed traveling whenever the opportunity arose and
have been in Mexico and Canada.
Mrs. Vollrath like to refinish furniture and also does chair caning. They both
do gardening. She had been a member of the West Side Homemakers and belongs to
the Immanuel Guild.
Mr. Vollrath served as clerk of the Decker school board for 25 years and was
chairman of the Town of Warner assessor.
They are members of the Immanuel United Church of Christ.
Their three children Vern Vollrath, Janesville, Dale and Larry Vollrath, Green
Bay, with their wives, attended the celebration, along with the eight
grandchildren.
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