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Obit: Smith, Cameron (? – 1976)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Smith, Harmel

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 28 Apr 1976

Smith, Cameron (? – Apr 1976)

Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Wichmans Funeral Home, Appleton, for Cameron Smith.

He had been a resident of Appleton since 1951, where he was employed by Warner Electric Supply at Neenah.

Survivors include his mother Mrs. Martha Harmel, Curtiss.

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Bio: Carpenter, Robert J. (Attained Membership - 1986)

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

Surnames: Carpenter

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/15/1986

Carpenter, Robert J. (Attained Membership - 1986)

Robert J. Carpenter, of Greenwood, has recently attained membership in National Travelers Life’s 1986 Executive Cluib. Executive Club members must meet high quality and quantity requirements including $1.35 million production credit for the previous year.

National Travelers Life is an A plus (Excellent) best rated mutual life and health insurance organization with over 75 years of service to the industry and the public with its home office located in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Bio: Chaltry, Denise (OEA Awards - 1986)

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

Surnames: Chaltry

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/15/1986

Chaltry, Denise (OEA Awards - 1986)

Denise Chaltry, daughter of Leonard and Arleen Chaltry, Neillsville, a 1985 graduate from District One Technical Institute, recently competed at the OEA (Office Education Association) national competition in Columbus, Ohio. Chaltry earned her way to the nationals by placing third at state competition in March in Milwaukee. At the nationals, Chaltry place third in the nation in Data Processing Job Application and in the upper 15 percent in the nation in Computer Literacy (the minimum for recognition is 85 percent). She received the OEA Merit Scholar Award for knowledge and history of OEA and the Ambassador Award for active service in OEA. She had previously won the Stateswoman Award, the counterpart of the Ambassador Award at the state level. Chaltry was the head voting delegate from Wisconsin which involves voting in new officers. She ended her year, 1985-86, as State Vice President of OEA for Wisconsin.

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Bio: Follen, Dawn (Nat’l Award Winner in Spanish - 1986)

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

Surnames: Follen, Dekker

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/22/1986

Follen, Dawn (Nat’l Award Winner in Spanish - 1986)

Dawn Follen has been named a U.S. National Award winner in Spanish, as announced recently by the U.S. Achievement Academy. A Neillsville School student, Follen was nominated by her Spanish instructor, Donna Dekker. Her name will appear in the Academy’s official yearbook, published annually.

Dawn is the daughter of Phil and Donita Follen, 1209 Bruley, Neillsville. Her grandparents are Harry and Lorraine Follen, Vesper, Geraldine Gilberts of Menomonie, and the late Herbert Knaack.

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Bio: Halushka, Stefan B. (BS Degree - 1986)

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

Surnames: Halushka

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/1/1986

Halushka, Stefan B. (BS Degree - 1986)

Stefan B. Halushka, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bohdan Halushka, Rt. 1 Neillsville, majoring in business administration, is a candidate for a bachelor of science degree at UW-Platteville.

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Bio: Heineck, Karen M. (Honors - 1986)

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

Surnames: Heineck, Knecht

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/1/1986

Heineck, Karen M. (Honors - 1986)

Dr. Loring D. Knecht, professor of Romance Languages and 37-year faculty member at St. Olaf College, will give the keynote address at St. Olaf’s annual Honors Day Convocation, Wednesday, May 7. Seven hundred sixty-two students will be cited for academic achievement at the 9:P50 a.m. convocation, which will be held in Boe Memorial Chapel.

Honors Day is held annually in May to recognize all students who have attained a 3.30 grade point average or higher during their student careers at St. Olaf. The students’ names are listed in a special program for the day along with the names of those who have been elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. Students who are scholarship and award winners also are recognized at the event.

Among those students recognized during Honors Day activities is Karen M. Heineck, 1004 E. 2nd St., Neillsville.

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Bio: Mazola, Belle (Mother’s Day Gifts - 1986)

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

Surnames: Mazola

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/15/1986

Mazola, Belle (Mother’s Day Gifts - 1986)

Mother’s Day 1986 was one which Belle Mazola, of Fairchild, will soon not forget. Her son John Mazola was declared the winner of a drawing sponsored by Milwaukee radio station WMIL-FM106, but the prizes were awarded to Belle.

The contest was a special Mother’s Day promotion offered by the radio station and several Milwaukee businesses. Gifts given to Mrs. Mazola include round-trip airfare to Milwaukee, a Seiko quartz anniversary clock, a family portrait, and the use of a Ford Mustang filled with enough fuel for a week’s driving.

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Bio: Meier, William L. (AAL High Sales Honors - 1986)

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

Surnames: Meier

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/22/1986

Meier, William L. (AAL High Sales Honors - 1986)

Officials at Aid Association for Lutherans (AAL) have honored William L. Meier, FIC, P.O. Box 144, Neillsville, for passing the $15 million mark in career sales of life insurance. Meier is an associated of the Kenneth R. Brueske Agency of AAL, La Crosse. Meier joined AAL’s field staff in 1981 and has since been honored by the Association for outstanding sales and services to members four times. In addition, the National Association of Live Underwriters awarded Meier its National Quality Award twice and its National Sales Achievement Award four times. AAL is a fraternal benefit society of more than 1.3 million members who buy insurance, take part in Association activities, and carry out civic, humanitarian and service projects in 6,400 AAL local branches. AAL’s home office is located in Appleton, Wisconsin.

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Bio: Mohr, Karlyn (State Finalist - 1986)

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

Surnames: Mohr

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/8/1986

Mohr, Karlyn (State Finalist - 1986)

Miss Karlyn Mohr. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mohr of Neillsville has been selected as state finalist for Wisconsin’s sixth annual Homecoming Queen selection to be held May 10 and 11, at the Red Carpet Hotel in Milwaukee. She is the Neillsville High School Homecoming Queen.

Wisconsin’s Homecoming Queen will receive a cash scholarship plus an all expense paid trip to compete with queens from the other states for America’s Homecoming Queen during July in Honolulu, Hawaii. America’s Homecoming Queen will receive a cash scholarship plus an all expense paid trip to Europe.

America’s Homecoming Queen, Inc. is a non-profit organization promoting education and educational travel for high school homecoming queens in all fifty states.

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Bio: Richmond, John (Top Honors - 1986)

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

Surnames: Richmond, Rollins, Cook, Hillert

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 4/24/1986

Richmond, John (Top Honors - 1986)

John Richmond, a member of the Granton Junior Dairyman’s Association, took top honors this past week in the JDA Creed Contest, which was held for all central Wisconsin schools at Marshfield. John now proceeds to the state contest which will be held in Viroqua during June.

Barb Rollins, from Granton, took second in the district extemporaneous speaking contest. Marshfield placed first. In the demonstration contest, Shelly Cook and Penny Hillert placed second with a herd health demonstration.

Granton FFA host their annual awards program on Tuesday evening, April 29, in the school cafeteria, at 8:15 p.m. The public is invited.

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Bio: Riedel, Duane R. (Honor - 1986)

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

Surnames: Riedel, Quast

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/15/1986

Riedel, Duane R. (Honor - 1986)

The Neillsville Board of Education has voted to honor the late Duane R. Riedel by naming the Middle School IMC (library after him). Mr. Riedel passed away March 31, after serving as principal of Neillsville Elementary School since 1973.

Richard Quast, district administrator, said plaques designating the facility as the Duane R. Riedel IMC would be placed above entrances to the IMC.