BioA: Grap, Mr. and Mrs. Fred, Jr. (Silver - 1981)

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

Surnames: Grap, Romsos, Kalsow, Sladek, Ruzic, Thoma, Hagedorn, Drescher, Feucht, Billings, Donahue, Lewandowski, Mayer, Hoppa, Billings, Waldhauser, Dasko, Rhode, Reznik, Tichy, Smith, Thompson, Huettenrauch, Newmeier, Kannenberg

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 10/08/1981

Grap, Mr. and Mrs. Fred, Jr. (Silver - 1981)

I was a busy time at the Globe area home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grap, Jr., on the September 26-27 weekend. The couple was honored at a silver wedding anniversary gathering, which included the serving of 400 friends and relatives at the Grap home on Saturday afternoon, followed by a dance at Loyal’s American Legion Hall. There were more guests the following day at the Grap home.

An open house was held on Saturday afternoon. Among those attending were the original attendants in the wedding party: Ronald Grap of Chino, Ca., Carlotta Romsos of Eden Prairie, Mn., Donald Kalsow of Neillsville, June Huettenrauch of Milwaukee, Donald and Susan Sladek of Granton and JoAnn Ruzic of Neillsville. Unable to attend was Jerry Sladek of Kenosha.

Children of the Graps, presented their parents with a five-piece silver tea set. Mrs. Grap baked a three-tier cake, trimmed in the wedding colors of light and dark orchid.

In other activities, a mock wedding was held. Rick Thoma served a minister; Louis Hagedorn, Jr., and Florence Drescher, bride and groom; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Feucht, attendants; and Mike and Buddy Feucht, the children. The stork was portrayed by Keith Billings, who arrived with Sherri Donahue, Terri Lewandowski and Kerri and Perry Grap. They were joined by Mary Mayer, who rolled out the red carpet; Monte Hoppa, who caught the bouquet; and Harold Thoma, who brandished the shotgun.

Several garters were sold.

Guests for the dance and open house came from Chino, Ca.; Spring, Tex.; East Point, Ga.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Valparaiso, In.; Rockford, Berwyn, Lyons and Countryside in Illinois; Rochester and Minneapolis, Minn.; and the Wisconsin communities of Milwaukee, Jackson, Random Lake, Oneida, Adell, Greenwood, Granton, Loyal, Marshfield, Willard, Auburndale, La Crosse, Chippewa Falls, Thorp, Spencer, Humbird, Kenosha and Neillsville.

And returning to the Grap home on Sunday were Mr./Mrs. Leroy Billings, East Point, Ga.; Keith, Bob, Dianne and friends (No last name recorded) and Mrs. Larry Waldhauser, of Minneapolis; Mr./Mrs. Andrew Dasko, Mr./Mrs. Herman Rhode & family and Charmaine Reznik, of Chicago; Mr./Mrs. Chuck Tichy and Mr./Mrs. Larry Smith of La Cross; Mr./Mrs. Ron Tichy, Spring, Tex.; Chuck Tichy, Jr., Knoxville, Tenn.; Mr./Mrs. Louis Tichy, Valparaiso, Ind.; Mr./Mrs. Eugene Romsos & boys, Eden Prairie, Minn..; Malinda Sladek and Mr./Mrs. Ronald Tichy & family, of Marshfield; Mr./Mrs. Marvin Grap, Rockford, Ill.; Ronald Grap, Chino, Cal.; Mr./Mrs. Clarence Huettenrauch, Milwaukee; Dan Sladek, Granton; JoAnn Newmeier, Milwaukee; and Mr./Mrs. Wilmer Kannenberg and Mr./Mrs. Russell Kannenberg, of Jackson.

Among the family members attending on Sunday were the honored couple’s parents, Ann Sladek and Mr./Mrs. Fred Grap, Sr. Also attending were the couple’s children and their families, including Mr./Mrs. John Donahue & family; Mr./Mrs. Steve Lewandowski, Oneida; and Kerri and Perry, both at home.