School: Colby H.S. Class of 1970 (5 Year Reunion – 1975)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Griepentrog, Chapman, Steinmetz, Hederer, Baumann, Kassie, Boss, Flink, Beck, Stuttgen, Uhlig, Sheets, Schmidt, Cole, Spuhler, Schilling, Schmitt, Will, Suckow, Bauer, Atcherson, Baker, Ballerstein, Beyerl, , Brandt, Brecke, Frome, Brill, Carlson, Fordahl, Cook, Imhof, Dommer Dums, Ellenbecker, Feldbruegge, Seefeld, Fenske, Fricke, Strathmann, Sandley, Geiger, Gosse, Wilhelmi, Haas, Hiendl, Heil, Hesgard, Hoernke, Johnson, Kaiser, Kops, Krebsbach, Lamont, Lenz, Oehmichen, Maxam, Bechel, Miller, Peissig, Ploeckelman, Raekel, Riese, Pupp, Schaefer, Schjoneman, Safemaster, Swacker, Schmid, Sebold, Meyer, Smart, Ludwig, Staab, Stockwell, Stuttgen, Underwood, Ven Rooy, Viegut, Stoiber, Weber, Hardrath

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 23 Jul 1975

The Colby High School Class of 1970 had its class reunion July 19, 1975 at the VFW Hall, Colby. A social hour began at 6 p.m., followed by a family style dinner.

Kevin Steinmetz, master of ceremonies, gave gag gifts for most children, Diane (Griepentrog) Chapman; newst married, Kevin Steinmetz, newest baby, Bonnie (Hederer) Baumann; baldest, Tom Kassie; longest hair, John Boss; furthest distance, Richard Flink, and first return, Dan Beck.

A prayer was said by Joni Stuttgen. A moment of silence was held in memory of Linda Uhlig. A plant was place on her grave.

Committee members were Kay (Kilty) Sheets, Sue Schmidt, Sharon (Cole) Spuhler, Bonnie (Schilling) Schmitt, Robert Will, Kevin Steinmetz, Richard Flink, Gary Will, Jean Suckow and Gina Bauer.

Others attending were Joyce Atcherson, Sherry Baker, Doris Ballerstein, Brenda Bauer, Dan Beck, Joan Beyerl, John Beyerl, John Boss, Kathy Brandt, Kath (Brecke) Frome, Diane Brill, Karen Carlson, Heidi (Carlyon) Fordahl, Sharon Cook, Linda (Courtney) Imhof, Leon Dommer, Joyce Dums, Rose Ellenbecker, Kris (Feldbruegge) Seefeld, Ed Fenske, Richard Flink, Allen Frane, Charlotte (Fricke) Strathmann, Jimm and Charlie (Sandley) Geiger, Cheryl Gosse, Diane (Griepentrog) Chapman, Dorothy (Griepentrog) Wilhelmi, Vicki (Haas) Baumann, Leonora Hardrath, Bonnie (Hederer) Baumann, Darlene Hederer, Pat (Hiendl) Heil, Lenny Hesgard, David Hoernke, Sandy Johnson, Al Kaiser, Tom Kassie, Ken Kops, Dan Krebsbach, Al Krueger, Peggy Lamont, Carol (Lenz) Oehmichen, Sandra (Maxam) Bechel, Regina (Miller) Bauer, Larry Oehmichen, Donna Peissig, Roy Ploeckelman, Vern Raekel, Marilyn (Riese) Pupp, Kevin Schaefer, Bonnie (Schilling) Schmitt, Kirk Schjoneman, Sandra (Safemaster) Swacker, Pat Schmid, Susie Schmidt, Russ, Schmitt, Terry Schraufnagel, Karen (Sebold) Meyer, Janice (Smart) Ludwig, Rosemary Staab, Rany Stockwell, Jon Stuttgen, Wanda Underwood, Dave Ven Rooy, Debbie (Viegut) Stoiber and Virginia Weber.

People attended from Colby, Abbotsford, Dorchester, Marshfield, Neillsville, Loyal, Wausau, Green Bay, River Falls, Minnesota, Illinois, Unity, Rothschild, Oshkosh, Milwaukee, Stevens Point, Madison, Spencer, Marathon, Medford, Stetsonville, Orfordville, Tennessee, Appleton, Manitowoc, Greenwood, Menasha, Stratford, Edgar and North Carolina.

Another class reunion will be held in 5 years.