Bio: Malchow, Family Reunion (Aug 1972)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Malchow, Sprague, Achten, Rau, Genrich, Werner, Mantoure, Witt, Beatty, Zenker, Graffunder, Hunt, Barker, Oehler, Mueller

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 24 Aug 1972

About 70 persons were present at the second annual reunion of the Malchow family at Dorchester Recreational Park Saturday. The affair began with a potluck dinner at noon, followed by afternoon entertainment and a potluck supper.

Those in attendance were: Mr. and Mrs. Leland Malchow, Augusta, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Sprague, Minneapolis; Mr. and Mr.s David Achten and daughter Kami, White Bear, Minn.;

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rau and Barbara, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Genrich, Leland Werner and friend, Miss Nancy Mantoure, Miss Jean Malchow, Miss Mary Werner, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Werner, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Witt and son Jade, Pat and Mike Beatty, and Mrs. Walter Werner, all of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Steven Werner and family, Waukesha; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rau and family, Oak Creek;

Walter Malchow and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sprague, Stevens Point; Mr. and Mrs. Heber Malchow and Cathy, Antigo; Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Zenker, Park Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Gay Graffunder, and Harvey Malchow, Medford; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hunt, Colby;

Mrs. Louis Barker, Fred Malchow, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Oehler and Robert Mueller and sons, Abbotsford; and Miss Ann Rau, Mrs. Alvina Marlow, Mr. and Mrs. George Rau and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rau and daughters, and James Rau, Dorchester.

Mrs. Herbert Malchow and Cathy were in charge of games and prizes. Mrs. Leland Malchow received the prize for coming the greatest distance; Mrs. Marlow, the youngest of the original Malchow family and Walter Malchow, the oldest boy of the family; Mrs. Walter Werner with the largest new family; Mr. and Mrs. Steve Werner, parents of twins, and Miss Anna Rau for being the communications coordinator.

Susan Rau and Kari Werner received prizes in children’s guessing games. Mrs. Lawrence Genrich was in charge of a “kiddie” fishing pond. Several of the men played horseshoes.

Gay Graffunder provided music for dancing, and an anniversary waltz was played for Mr. and Mrs. Hebert Malchow, who 25th wedding anniversary was Monday.

Mrs. Malchow distributed booklets of last year’s reunion. It was decided to hold another reunion next year at the Dorchester Park on the third Saturday in August.