Bio: Goeltz, Linda (Engagement – Apr 1972)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Goeltz, Hart

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 06 Apr 1972

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goeltz, Colby, announce the engagement of their daughter, Linda, to John Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hart, Rte. 1, Alma Center.

Linda is a 1967 graduate of Colby High and a 1971 graduate of UW-River Falls. She is currently teaching in Plymouth.

Her fiancé is a 1968 graduate of Lincoln High School in Alma Center. He is employed by Hartland Dairy Farm.

A September 30, 1972 wedding is being planned.

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BioM: Goeltz, Linda (1972)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Hart, Goeltz, Henseler, Esser, Michaels, Tompter, Westberg, Sterzinger, Laufenberg

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 12 Oct 1972

Goeltz, Linda (30 Sep 1972)

Mr. and Mrs. John Hart are making their home in Alma Center following their September 30, 1972 wedding. The former Linda Goeltz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Goeltz, Colby, and John Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hart, Alma Center, were wed in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Alma Center.

The 2 p.m. ceremony was performed by Father Joseph Henseler. Music for the ceremony was provided by Miss Rose Ann Esser, the organist, and Miss Kathy Michaels and Mrs. Maren Tompter, who sang “Ave Maria” and “Whither Thou Goest.”

The bride wore a traditional white floor length gown and carried a bouquet of orchids surrounded by white feathered carnations and yellow tea roses.

Attending the bride as maid of honor was Miss Pat Hart, Plymouth. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Jay Westberg, Colby, Miss Helen Hart, Black River Falls, Mrs. Nancy Sterzinger, Superior, and Miss Margaret Goeltz, Colby. They carried baskets of white feathered carnations and yellow tea roses.

The groom’s best man was Gilbert Hart of Alma Center, and the groomsmen were Frank Laufenberg, Alma Center, Glen Goeltz, Colby, Wayne Sterzinger, Superior, and Herman Hart, Alma Center.

Serving as ushers were Eldon Westberg, Colby and Mike Esser, Alma Center.

Following the ceremony the couple was honored at a reception in the church parlors and a buffet supper and wedding dance at the Unity Village Hall in Unity.

The new Mrs. Hart is a 1971 graduate of WSU, River Falls. She taught in the Plymouth elementary schools last year. Her husband graduated from Lincoln High School and is engaged in farming at Alma Center.