School: Thorp H.S. – Class of 1947 (25th Reunion – 1972)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Misfeldt, Pelc, Szpara, Zarada, Polnaszek, Herman, Spivak, Vanderhyden, Amendt, Depa, Glasshof, Gulczynski, Smith, Haas, Kaz, Hansen, Rose, Henke, Pesek, Jarosz, Ciolkosz, Kaminski, Mendalski, Navarre, Roman, Neisius, Erickson, Papierniak, Schief, Schultze, Klick, Stroinski, Novobielski, Szerlong, Szymanski, Teclaw, Verkuilen, Dorsch, Zawacki, Rundle, Geske, Bachmeyer, Gunia, Asselin, Barth, Butt, Bernhagen, Bogumill, Courter, Johnson, Filipiak, Giwojna, Lane, Painer, Lewandowski, Sweetana, Maslowski, Strohman, Olney, Pitt, Przybylski, Slupski, Western, McKnight

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 27 Jul 1972

The class of 1947 Thorp High School held their 25th class reunion at the American Legion Hall Saturday evening, July 22, 1972, with 24 members and their spouses attending.

The dining room was decorated with red and white streamers, which were the class colors, red, roses and red rose napkins, the class flowers, decorated the table. Mrs. Louise Misfeldt, who incidentally was some of the members' 3rd and 4th grade teacher, furnished a little red schoolhouse and a graduate doll as part of the décor.

A cocktail hour preceded the 7:00 banquet. A short prayer was said in memory of three deceased members who were: Butch Pelc, Walter Szpara, and Tom Zarada.

Rich Polnaszek led the program as master of ceremonies, with each class member introducing their spouse and briefly telling about their 25 years. Letters were read from some of the members who could not attend. A large poster with all the graduates pictures was on the wall. Those present inquired about the members that were not present, which the committee tried to fill them in on.

It was decided to have the next reunion in five years, with Jerry Herman as chairman. Dorothy Spivak asked that a list with all addresses be sent to each member in order to keep in touch with each other.

Audrey Vanderhyden read the class prophecy, after which a few fun prizes were given out. A special thanks was given to Audrey and the committee.

The members who attended were: Mrs. Jon Spivak (Dorothy) Amendt, Mr. and Mrs. John Glasshof, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gulczynski, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith (Mildred Haas), Mrs. Ray Kaz (Betty Hansen), Mr. and Mrs. Warren Rose (Ruth Henke), Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Herman, Mr. and Mrs. George Pesek (Julie Jarosz), Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Ciolkosz (Rita Kaminski), Mr. Conrad Mendalski, Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Haas (Kathryn Navarre), Mr. and Mrs. Victor Roman (Pauline Neisius), Mr. and Mrs. Ed Erickson (Joan Papierniak), Mr. and Mrs. Richard Polnaszek, Mr. and Mrs. Gale Schief, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Vanderhyden (Audrey Schultze), Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Klick (Leona Stroinski), Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Novobielski (Eloise Szerlong), Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Szymanski, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Teclaw, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Verkuilen, and Mrs. Dick Dorsch (Julianne Zawacki).

Absent members were: Mrs. Cynthia (Rundle) Geske, Kenneth Bachmeyer, Leon Gunia, Gilbert Asselin, Mrs. Pearl (Barth) Butt, John Bernhagen, George Bogumill, Mrs. Joyce (Courter) Johnson, Mrs. Henrietta (Filipiak) Flynn, Edward Giwojna, Mrs. Winifred (Lane) Painer, Mrs. Constance (Lewandowski) Sweetana, Mrs. Delores (Maslowski) Strohman, Henry Olney, Gilbert Pitt, Florian Przybylski, Dan Slupski, Mrs. Clare Mae (Wester) McKnight.

 

 


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