School: Neillsville H.S. (Graduation 1983)

Contact: Kathleen E. Englebretson

Email: kathy@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Anding, Bell, Brey, Bryan, Bolme, Buchholz, Buddenhagen, Clark, Counsell, Cram, Dayton, Doud, Elmhorst, Embke, Flynn, Fox, Friemoth, Genteman, Glassbrenner, Grottke, Gungor, Hammen, Hanson, Holt, Jensen, Jewett, Johnson, Kessler, Kingsbury, Kirch, Klein, Kopp, Kroll, Kronberger, Kurasz, Kurth, Langreck, Larsen, Lewis, Linster, Luedtke, Marg, Marksteiner, Mayer, Meredith, Meyer, Mohr, Nagy, Neha, Neville, Northup, Olson, Opelt, Poppe, Quast, Raine, Ray, Riedel, Roehl, Rotzoll, Saracoff, Schleifer, Schmidt, Schmitt. Schoenherr, Sebesta, Short, Smith, Statz, Strangfeld, Suda, Tibbett, Umbs, Urlaub, VanDam, Votava, Waltermate, Wetzel, Zank, Ziegler

---Source: Marshfield News-Herald (17 May 1983)

NEILLSVILLE - LaNae Quast and Sheila Wetzel will share honors this year as valedictorians of Neillsville High School's 1983 graduating class. Class salutatorian is Dennis Kurth.

Diplomas will be presented to 93 Students Saturday at the D.E. Peters Field

The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Quast, Route 2, Neillsville, Quast participated in cheer-leading, musicals, class plays, National Honor Society, Pep Club, N-Club, the yearbook staff and solo-ensemble contests.

A former class officer, she also attended Badger Girls State in 1982. She received the Daughters of the American Revolution Award and was cited in the Who's Who in High School Students. Quast was a 1983 representative at the Laird Youth Leadership Day Conference and was recognized as outstanding senior in Math at the 1983 Marshfield Elks Banquet.

Wetzel, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wetzel, Neillsville, received the citizenship Essay Award. A statistician for the wrestling team, Wetzel participated in basketball, softball, football cheer-leading, Future Homemakers of America, Pep Club, German Club, N-Club, National Honor Society, class plays, chorus, student council, the annual staff and the Wisconsin Publications Workshop.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kurth, Route 1, Neillsville, Kurth was active in track, the yearbook staff and 4-H.

Honor students are Cherri Genteman, Rhonda Roehl, Diane Rotzoll, Kenneth Schmitt, Paula Smith, Jeans Umbs and David Ziegler.

Members of the graduating class are: Brian Russell Anding, Susan Marie Bell, John Charles Bolme, Bruce Richard Brey, Barbara Jean Bryan, Lisa Lynn Bryan, Todd Alan Bryan, Kaye Eileen Buchholz, Gregory Raymond Buddenhagen, Scott Leonard Clark, Jill Marie Counsell, Dawn Marie Cram, Juliann Marie Dayton, Julie Ann Doud, Brigette Marie Elmhorst, Daniel Joe Elmhorst, Genita Lynette Embke, Kelly R. Flynn, Charley Dave Fox, Jack Allen Friemoth, Cherri Ann Genteman, Cheryl Marie Glassbrenner, David Eric Grottke, Semra Lisa Gungor, John Mark Hammen, Jennifer Lynn Hanson, Stacy Edward Holt, Ricky Allen Jensen, Brent D. Jewett, Patrick Wayne Johnson, Wendy Marie Kessler, Jennifer Elizabeth Kingsbury, Michael Andrew Kirch, Barbara Jean Klein, Angela Dianne Kopp, Nathan David Kroll, Lori Kay Kronberger; Craig Alan Kurasz, Dennis Wayne Kurth, Timothy Daniel Langreck, Carla Marie Larsen, John Carl Larsen, Bradley Earl Lewis, Jane Marie Linster, Kurt B. Luedtke, David John Marg, Doreen Karin Marksteiner, Rick Robert Mayer, Marjorie G. Meredith,

Jane Carol Meyer, Steven C. Mohr, Marie Lynn Nagy, Mayumi Neha, Sandra Maria Neville, Duane Allan Northup, Laurie Northup, Lora Jane Olson, Dawn Renee Opelt, Russell J. Opelt, Kathy Lynn Poppe, LaNae Sue Quast, Brenda Kay Raine, Dawn Marie Ray, Mark Daniel Riedel, Rhonda Renee Roehl, Rodney Richard Roehl, Diane Marie Rotzoll; Susan L. Rotzoll, Jonel Lynn Saracoff, Christy Marie Schleifer, Dennis Dean Schmidt, Patrick Allen Schmidt, Kenneth John Schmitt,

Scott Dale Schoenherr, Randall Ray Sebesta, William E. Short, Paula Renee Smith, Charles E. Statz, Karen Louise Strangfeld, Lori Mae Strangfeld, Michaela May Strangfeld, Angela Mare Suda, Linda L. Tibbett, Michelle Ann Tibbett, Jean Ann Umbs, Joseph Leon Urlaub, Sally Ann VanDam, Dawn Devonne Votava, Rochelle Mare Waltermate, Kenneth John Wetzel, Sheila Rae Wetzel, Douglas Cark Zank, David James Ziegler.