News: Greenwood (27 Aug 1970)

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

Surnames: Braun, Liebzeit, Severson, Schuette, Molle, Ozanich, Plunkett, Krembs, Lesar, Koschak, Corey, Newman, Perkins, Parkel, Romang, Keiner, Bogdonovich, Rohde, Reas, Hoagland, Stewart, Krieg, Seeley, Hartzell, Hare, Querin, Cleverley, Bukovec, Groff, Verhulst, Barr, Rossman, Syth, Ivey, Swieso, Wuethrich, Vollrath, Mason, Schwarze, Meinhardt, Lemke, Klune, Huntzicker, Moore, Lust, Logue, Horn, Baker, Ystad, Wenger, Carl, Speich, Wells, Meinholdt, Atcherson, Collins, Vance, Rust, Rahm, Larson, Hill, Sowieja, Wendt, Fravert, Henaman, Malaszuk, Gardner, Decker, Wehrman, Monnsen, Sebastian, Voie, Thorson, Erickson, Brux, Belisle, Jepsen, Felix

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 8/27/1970

Greenwood (27 August 1970)

Sheri Braun of Milwaukee is spending a week at the home of Mrs. Clara Liebzeit and other relatives and friends. Her aunt, Miss Catherine Braun, brought her here and went on to her home in Eau Claire Monday evening.

Supper guests Tuesday at the Hugh Severson home were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Schuette and Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Molle of Unity, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ozanich of Milwaukee. On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Severson accompanied the group to Miller’s Dam for a picnic.

Harry Plunkett returned to Milwaukee Sunday after visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Plunkett. He was accompanied by his daughter, Ellen, who had spent several weeks with her grandparents.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krembs and family of Huntsville, Ala., who are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lesar, at Willard, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ignatz Koschak.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Corey and children and his mother, Mrs. Lee Corey, Mrs. Olive Newman and Mrs. Alice Perkins were guests Sunday at the Gary Corey home in Neillsville.

Miss Mary Jo Koschak is spending a week with her sisters, Miss Bernadine Koschak in Kimberly and Mrs. Frank Parkel and family in Madison.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Romang of Athens visited Thursday afternoon with their aunt, Mrs. Christ Keiner, and were supper guests at the Hugh Severson home.

Mrs. Robert Bogdonovich underwent an emergency appendectomy Sunday evening at Memorial Hospital in Neillsville.

Dean and Douglas Rohde of River Falls spent a week at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Rohde, while their parents, Dr. and Mrs. Gary Rohde, attended a convention in Columbia, Mo.

Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Reas of Marengo, Ill., and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hoagland of Nekoosa were guests Sunday at the Robert Stewart home.

Miss Eleanor Krieg of Marshfield, her sister, Mrs. Margaret Seeley of Los Angeles, Calif., and Debie Hartzell of Long Island, N. Y., were weekend guests at the Merril Hare home.

Dinner guests Monday at the Thomas Querin home were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Querin of Mt. Dora, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. George Cleverley of Buena Park, Calif.

Miss Beth Hare, Miss Mary Bukovec and Miss Christine Groff returned Monday morning from Evanston, Ill., where they spent the summer.

Miss Barbara Verhulst, Miss Cheryl Verhulst and Miss Patti Jo Barr left by plane from Minneapolis to spend a week with the Verhulst girls’ aunt, Miss Corrine Verhulst, in Los Angeles, Calif.

Mrs. Anna Rossman was h9onord at a “housewarming party” Wednesday afternoon at her new home on North Main Street. A potluck luncheon was served at 1 p.m. Mrs. Rossman was presented with a gift. Those present were: Mrs. Ruby Syth, Mrs. Kathryn Ivey, Mrs. Effie Swieso, Mrs. Vera Wuethrich, Mrs. Henry Vollrath, Mrs. Alma Mason, Mrs. Florence Schwarze, Mrs. Marie Meinhardt, Mrs. Erna Lemke, Mrs. Mary Klune, Mrs. Maud Huntzicker and Miss Ivy Moore.

The Salem Aid met Tuesday afternoon in Zion United Church. Mrs. Vernon Lust conducted the meeting. The Rev. David Logue presented the lesson. A discussion was held on donating a new gate for the entrance at Forest Hill Cemetery in Braun Settlement. A lunch was served by Mrs. Gust Horn and Mrs. Otto Horn. The next meeting will be September 15. Hostesses will be Mrs. Henry Horn and Mrs. Vernon Lust.

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Horn and daughters, Crystal and Patricia returned Tuesday evening after spending 10 days on a trip to Mexico City, Mex., where they visited his brother, Jerome Horn and family. Enroute from Chicago they visited in Janesville with his sister, Mrs. Verne Vollrath, and family and in Madison with her brother, Charles Baker and family.

Mrs. Harry Plunkett and grandsons, James and Joe Plunkett, returned Tuesday from Tomah, where they spent since Sunday with relatives.

Mrs. Alice Perkins, Mrs. Irvin Carl, Mrs. Lee Corey, Mrs. Alice Speich and Mrs. Olive Newman visited Wednesday at Memorial Hospital in Neillsville with Mrs. Adelbert Wells and Mrs. Oscar Meinholdt.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Corey and children have returned to Huron, S. D., after spending a week with Mrs. Lee Corey here and with the Gary Corey family in Neillsville.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Querin arrived Sunday from Mt. Dora, Fla., to visit their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Querin and family. Martha Querin, who had spent three weeks in Florida with her grandparents, returned home with them.

Mrs. Wilfred Atcherson and daughters, Joyce and Alice, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart, Doris and Eddie of Stanley, were recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Verhulst and Diane and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Verhulst, have returned after visiting in Milbank, S. D., at the Rev. and Mrs. Harold Verhulst home.

Mr. and Mrs. George Collins and three grandsons, Ronnie, Dean and Gregg Vance, returned to Rock Island, Ill., after a 10-day visit at the Herman Rust home.

Mr. and Mrs. James Rahm and daughter, Jennifer, of Minneapolis spent the weekend with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larson.

Dr. and Mrs. Gary Rohde and family of River Falls came Saturday to spend a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart.

Mr and Mrs. Truman Hill were visitors in Minneapolis Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sowieja arrived Tuesday from Milwaukee to visit his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Sowieja. Gary is on a 30-day furlough prior to being stationed in Iceland.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vollrath returned Tuesday after spending a week in Green Bay with their sons and families. Their son, Dale, is in traction at a hospital there with a back injury.

The American Lutheran Church women will meet in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. Hostesses will be Mrs. Milton Ystad, Mrs. Ralph Ystad and Mrs. David Wenger. A film, “All Doctrine is Social Doctrine,” will be shown.

The Women’s Guild will meet in Immanuel United Church Wednesday, September 2. Hostesses will be Mrs. Adolph Wendt and Mrs. Phillip Vollrath.

Kara Beth, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Larson, was baptized by the Rev. David Logue during the Sunday morning service at Zion United Church. Relatives entertained for dinner at the Larson home were the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Vollrath; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Vollrath, Jr., and family and Mr. and Mrs. DuWayne Vollrath and family.

The combined Youth Fellowship met Sunday evening in the Zion United Church. Margaret Fravert conducted the meeting. It was announced the Immanuel United Church congregation will host the group at a roller skating party, date to be announced later. Following the business meeting a film was shown. A lunch was served by Brenda Lust and Sharon and Larry Logue. The next regular meeting will be held in September. Hosts will be Charlene, Leroy and Betty Fravert and Joyce Henaman.

A miscellaneous bridal shower was held Saturday evening in the Town of Warner Hall in honor of Miss Delores Malaszuk of Thorp and Robert Gardner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gardner of Greenwood, who will be married September 12, in Thorp. The evening was spent playing cards. The hostesses, members of the jolly Homemakers, served a lunch.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Decker and Mrs. Erna Wehrman attended the wedding of Sue Monnsen and Larry Sebastian Friday in Mt. Prospect, Ill. They spent the weekend with relatives and friends in Winchester, Ill., and Milwaukee. Vicki Wehrman returned home with them, after spending the summer in Chicago.

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Voie attended a reunion of the Thorson family Friday at the Elmer Erickson home in Scandinavia. It was the first that that four sisters and their only cousin, Mrs. Voie, had met in 42 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Brux attended the 36th reunion of the Milltown High School class of 1934, held Saturday evening. They spent the weekend with her brother, Clarence Belisle and family, at Balsam Lake.

Children and grandchildren helped Mrs. Robert Stewart celebrate her birthday Wednesday evening. Those present were Dr. and Mrs. Gary Rohde and sons of River Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Duane Stewart and family of Springfield, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart and family of Stanley; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stewart and sons and Miss Mary Stewart of Eau Claire; and Esper Jepsen and children of Greenwood.

John Felix is a patient at Memorial Hospital in Neillsville.