School: Colby H.S. – Class of 1958 (15 Year Reunion – 1973)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Bjornstad, Anderson, Nosbisch, Apfelbeck, Nienow, Baumgart, Lynn, Becherer, Sturtevant, Decker, Hackel, Sockwell, Schmutzler, Halverson, Johnson, Kiviko, Luepke, Mews, Nieman, Hansen, Wiskow, Pals, Potter, Romens, Moede, Runge, Schneider, Shelley, Tennis, Stuttgen, Ewber, Shortt, Wiersig, Rannow

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 5 Jul 1973

The Class of 1958 from the Colby High School held their class reunion on Saturday evening at the Colby Hotel, with 21 members present and their wives or husbands. Class motto was “We build the ladder by which we rise.” Class flower was White Rose, and Class colors were silver and light blue.

Those present were Mr. and Mrs. James Bjornstad (Dorothy Anderson), Owen; Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Nosbisch (Pearl Apfelbeck), Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Nienow (Audrey Baumgart), Edgar; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Lynn (Elsie Becherer), Sturtevant; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Decker, Pewaukee;

Ronald Hackel and Mrs. Elly Sockwell, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Schmutzler Jr. (Diane Halverson), Riplinger; Mr. and Mrs. Harley Johnson, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin (Joyce Kiviko), Colby; Mr. and Mrs. David Luepke (Doreen Mews), Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hansen (Kay Nienow), Minocqua;

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wiskow (Veronna Pals), New Berlin; Mr. and Mrs. Loren Potter (Janet Romens), Palmer, Michigan; Mrs. Orvis Moede (Nancy Runge), Brandon; Mr. and Mrs. Arlynn Schneider, Wausau; Mr. and Mrs. Erland Shelley (Janice Tennis), Unity; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stuttgen, Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. James Ewber, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Shortt (Janice Wiersig), Plover; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rannow, Colby.

Mrs. Rannow was the only teacher attending. She was presented with a corsage of white roses.

Plans were made for a twenty year reunion, and the arrangement are in charge of Arlynn Schneider, Henry Nieman Jr., and Mrs. Audrey Nienow.