Bio: Keiner, Mrs. Christ (90th Birthday - 1966)

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

Surnames: Keiner, Romang, Severson, Corbin, Gotz, Albrecht, Leberg

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 9/8/1966

Keiner, Mrs. Christ (90th Birthday - 7 September 1966)

A triple birthday event was observed in Greenwood on Sunday at the home of Mrs. Christ Keiner, whose 90th birthday occurred Wednesday, September 7. She shared the birthday spotlight with two of her daughters, Louise of Greenwood and Mrs. Frederick (Edith) Gotz of Pittsville, whose birth anniversaries are September 1 and September 4, respectively. Each of the honorees received gifts and congratulatory messages.

A large three-tiered decorated birthday cake centered the table for the dinner served in late afternoon.

Mrs. Keiner, the former Elise Romang, was born September 7, 1876, in Gsteig, Canton Bern, Switzerland. She still remembers taking field and mou8ntain trips with her classmates in Switzerland, also the trek with the cattle up the mountains in the spring and down the mountains in the fall. At the age of seven years, Mrs. Keiner and her family came to the United States to Black Creek Falls, now Athens.

The former Elise Romang and Christ Keiner were married November 22, 1895, in Wausau. They made their home in Athens, until 1920. In 1922 they moved to Greenwood, where Mr. Keiner and his sons operated a meat market and grocery store.

Mr. and Mrs. Keiner celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1945. Mr. Keiner passed away May 25, 1946.

Mrs. Keiner has four daughters, Miss Louise Keiner and Mrs. Hugh (Freda) Severson of Greenwood, Mrs. Martha C. Corbin of Milwaukee and Mrs. Frederick (Edith) Gotz of Pittsville; and a son, Carl F. Keiner of Eau Claire. She has 10 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. A son, Henry Keiner, died in 1962.

Her hobbies are raising flowers, sewing and scrapbooks.

Present for the celebration were: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Gotz of Pittsville; Mr. and Mrs. Bud Albrecht and Kathryn of Arpin; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Leberg, Kim, Bruce and Brenda of Wisconsin Rapids; Miss Carol Severson of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Severson and Louise Keiner of Greenwood.