BioA: Lehmann, Mr./Mrs. William (Golden - 1974)

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

Surnames: Lehmann, Brumm, Bunger, Dageforde, Miller, Smith, Fox,

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/06/1974

Lehmann, Mr. and Mrs. William (Golden - 3 May 1974)

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lehmann of Granton will observed their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, June 9, with an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. at Bali Hai Supper Club.

William Lehmann and the former Miss Edna M. Brumm were married May 3, 1924, in the parsonage of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Kenosha, by the Rev. C. Bunger. Following their marriage, the couple lived in Kenosha for three years, where he was employed.

From Kenosha, they moved to Tigerton and farmed for several years, then came to Clark County and farmed for 15 years before buying a home on the north side of Granton.

Both have been members of Zion Lutheran Church for over 30 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Lehmann are parents of seven children. They are Col. Raimon Lehmann of Frankfurt, Germany; Mrs. Rudy (Delores) Dageforde of St. Paul, Mn.; James R. Lehmann of Louisville, Ky., Dr. Elroy Lehmann of Tripoli, Libya; Mrs. Gene (June) Miller of Grand Island, Nb.; Mrs. Mel (Gladys) Smith of Appleton; and mrs. Carole Fox of Minneapolis, Mn. There are 15 grandchildren.

Mr. Lehmann worked as a janitor at the Granton Public School for 18 years. now semi-retired, he works several hours daily at a Granton gas station.

Mrs. Lehmann was employed as a cook at the Granton School for 15 years and retired from that position at the end of the 1973 school term. Nowadays, she is busy with her garden, in addition to her hobbies of crocheting and sewing. She has served as president of the Zion Ladies Aid and is presently its vice president. She has also been president of the Romadka Homemakers Club, of which she continues as a member, and recently completed a two-year term as president of the Granton Women’s Civic Club. She is now program chairman of that organization.

The Lehmanns enjoy traveling, and plan to do more of it in the future.