News: Merrillan High School Alumni (Reunion - 1980)

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

Surnames: Gile, Nettleton, McDonald, Haas, Ketchum, Ewens, Phelps, Estey, Blair, Call, Smith, Olson, Yates, Archer, Cary, Hollenbeck, Paulver, Barber, Carlson, Scherbarth, Pulver, Partridge, Davis, Nolop, Callan, Nohelty, Snyder, Rogolski, Granger, Miller, Olin, Holmes, Schude, Abrahamson, Breheim, Bennett, Schudi, Jones, Frank, Phillips

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/12/1980

Merrillan High School Alumni (Reunion - 1980)

Tre Merrillan High School Alumni Association Reunion will be held Sunday, August 31, at the Merrillan School. The reunions are held every five years in the years ending with a 5 or 0 and are always held the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. There will be a catered noon dinner Tickets are $6 per person and must be reserved by July 1 with Mrs. Gibson Gile of Merrillan, recording secretary.

Mrs. Gile said addresses of some graduates are unknown and sees-help in locating them. Anyone having information on anyone in the following list shou0ld contact her: (class numbers follow name).

Meldah Nettleton McDonald and Jennie Haas Ketchum, class of 1896; Roy Ewens, 1897; Ernest Phelps and Lavina Estey Blair, 1899; Sydney Call, 1902; Willard Smith, 1904; Clara Olson Yates, George Yates, 1907; Lee Archer, Wallace Cary, 1910; Milford Hollenbeck, 1912;Hazel Paulver Barber, 1914; Elsie Carlson Scherbarth, 1915; Glen Pulver, 1916; Loretta Partridge Davis, Jennie Carlson McDonald, 1917; Esther Nolop Callan, Loretta Nohelty Snyder, 1918; Wanda Rogolski, Agnes Granger Smith, 1923; John Miller Olin, 1926; Burton Holmes, Martha Rogolski, 1929; Alice Schude Abrahamson, 1937; Fred Breheim, 1940; Lyle Bennett, Madelyn Schudi, 1941; Evelyn Jones Frank, Leona Phillips, 1942.

The Merrillan High School was in existence from 1885-1949 when it consolidated with Alma Center and Humbird to form Lincoln High School at Alma Center.