School: Colby H.S. Class of 1961 (10 Year Reunion – 1971)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Cook, Rein, Schneider, Young, Krueger, Foster, Miller, Cook, Radeztsky, Page, Fike, Becker, Fisher, Raatz, Herrick, Ohlinger, Schreiber, Kohl, Wentzel, Matson, Laube, Umhoifer, Redlin, Lemke, Langjahr, Hoffmann, Jeske, Haas, Mohan, Hebert, Wicker, Suckow, Brehm, Weix

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 01 Jul 1971

The Colby High School class of 1961 held its ten year reunion on Saturday. There was a cocktail hour at the Colby City Hall, followed with dinner at the First United Church of Christ. Michael Cook of Madison was master of ceremonies for the evening.

A letter from Klaus Rein, an exchange student from Germany, was read. Prizes were given to George Schneider Jr. for the most children, Mrs. Joan Young for the youngest baby, Russ Krueger for first reservation, Mrs. Judy Foster for most recently married, Mrs. Joan Miller for furthest distance, Mrs. Mike Cook for shortest skirt, and Emil Radeztsky for the man who lost the most hair.

Mr. and Mr.s Doug Page of West De Pere were the honored guests of the evening. Page was a former physical education teacher at Colby.

After the dinner and meeting, there was entertainment at the City Hall.

Attending the reunion were: Mr. and Mrs. Russell Krueger, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis (Judy Fike) Foster, Mr. and Mrs. David Becker, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Raatz, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome (Donna Herrick) Ohlinger, Mr. and Mrs. M.P. (Joan Schreiber) Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kohl, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wentzel, Mr. and Mrs. Ken (Sharon Matson) Laube, Ken Miller, Phil Umhoifer, Mr. and Mrs. George Schneider Jr., Mr. and Mr.s Don (Mary Redlin) Lemke, Harold Langjahr and his fiancée, Mr. and Mrs. Bob (Ida Hoffmann) Jeske, Mr. and Mrs. Art Haas, Mr. and Mrs. Louis (Joan Mohan) Young, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron (Rose Hebert) Wicker, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Suckow, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brehm, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Radeztsky, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Weix Jr.