School: Abbotsford H.S. – Class of 1947 (25 Year Reunion – 1972)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kramer, Nikolay, Kelsey, Ravy, Peterson, Bialkowski, Gosse, Leichtnam, Miller, Preller, Kadon, Hackel, Venzke, Strombeck, Nacker, Bailke, Beil, Cathcart, Oertel, Eggert, Gokey, Hall, Hingiss, Peihl, Hinke, Jensen, Bloom, Koerner, Schnelle, Loeffler, Frane, Michlig, Reckner, Paul, Voge, Hanson, Janquart, Bunkelman, Wunsch, Fredrickson, Shaw, Karsten, Lindberg, Sossaman, Loucks, Neitzel, Billeb, Stettler, Sheets, Wilson, Fasse

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 12 Oct 1972

Graduates of the Abbotsford High School class of 1947 held their 25 year reunion on Saturday evening, October 7, 1972. The group met at the new high school building and had a tour of the facilities, being shown through by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kramer. The dinner and social hour were held at the Redwood Supper Club at Unity.

George Nikolay was the Master of Ceremonies, and he introduced guests who were former teachers. They included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kramer, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kelsey, and Mr. John T. Ravy.

Arthur Peterson of Rockford, Minnesota read letters from classmates who were unable to attend. They were: Rose Bialkowski of Phoenix, Arizona, Leon Gosse of Milwaukee, Margaret (Leichtnam) Miller of Spencer, Ann (Preller) Kadon of Scottsdale, Arizona, Cecelia (Hackel) Venzke of Athens, Cal Strombeck of Green Bay, Lavern Venzke of Denison, Iowa. And Loretta.. (the rest of this list was cut off)

Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nacker (Bernice Bailke), Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Beil, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cathcart, St. Paul, Minnesota; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Oertel (Ramona Eggert), Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Vane Gokey, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hall (Margaret Hingiss), Janesville; Mr. and Mrs. Don Peihl) Donna Hinke, Arlington Heights, Ill.; Bruce Jensen and wife of Dorchester; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bloom (Betty Koerner) of West Bend; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Schnelle (Edna Loeffler), Wausau; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frane (Mary Ann Michlig), Colby; George Nikolay, Cambridge; Mr. and Mrs. Leon Reckner (Joyce Paul), Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Peterson, Rockford, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Donald Voge and guests; Mr. and Mrs. John Hanson and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Janquart (Rosella Wunsch), Wauwatosa.

Other classmates who did not attend included: Arthur Bialkowski of Wausau, Chester Bunkelman of Milan, Janet(Fredrickson) Shaw of Madison, LaVerne Karsten of Rockford, Ill., Ruby (Lindberg) Sossaman of Abbotsford, Charles Loucks of Abbotsford, Geraldine (Neitzel) Billeb of Norwalk, California, Olive (Stettler) Sheets of Marshfield, and Udelle (Wilson) Fasse of Milan.