School: Neillsville's Class of 1957 - 65th and Final Reunion (2022)

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

Surnames: Stiemke, Mohr, Kenyon, Zank, Lindow, Hoesly, Lockhart, Johnson, Harcey, Wall, Stoughton, Grap, Ruzic, Hoffman, Bell, Urlaub, Steinhilber, Greeler Mayer, Smith, Knoop, Naedler, Barr, Gurney, Wren, Bauer, Swenson, Trogner, Mashin, Becker

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 10/05/2022

Neillsville’s Class of ’57 Holds 65th and Final Reunion (2022)



Pictured are (front l-r) Dennis Harcey, Susan Wall Stoughton, JoAnn Grap Ruzic, Eileen Hoffman Bell, Dolores Mohr Kenyon, Art Stiemke, (middle) Wayne Turville, Dean Zickert, Betty Ylvisaker Barr, Mona Hoesly Lockhart, Janis Urlaub Steinhilber, Janice Greeler Mayer, Arlys Smith Knoop, Bill Zank, Alan Naedler, (back) Tom Barr, Lewis Gurney, Darrell Lindow, Lee Steinhilber, Linda Wren Bauer, Jon Swenson, John Trogner. Missing from the photo is Joyce Mashin Becker. Submitted photo

The 65-year Neillsville High School Class of 1957 reunion took place Sept. 17 afternoon at The Brickyard Bar and Restaurant in Neillsville with 23 classmates plus their guests attending. Reunion committee members Art Stiemke, Dolores Mohr Kenyon and Bill Zank hosted the event.

Stiemke acknowledged those traveling the farthest to attend - Darrell Lindow from Monroe, IL, outside of St. Louis, MO, and Mona Hoesly Lockhart from St. Charles, IL. Others came from Minnesota and various parts of Wisconsin. Zank read the list of the 41 classmates who had passed away since graduation. On display was the large picture frame containing the yearbook photos of all the classmates, that normally hangs on the wall at the high school.

Because this was the final class reunion to be planned, those gathered decided by unanimous vote that money left from all the reunions be donated to The Highground Veterans Memorial Park in honor and memory of veterans from their class.

After a prayer by Darrell Lindow, the classmates and guests enjoyed a delicious lunch prepared by the Brickyard, which was followed by reuniting of old friends with many happy memories shared.

“No matter how much time passes, it’s always great to be back home again!” wrote Lori Johnson in a press release about the event.