News: Washburn (20 Sep 1973)

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

Surnames: Mazourek, Gorbet, Trachte, Short, Pregont, Bell, Kapfer, Stead, Poler, Sherwood, Williams, Mathews, Schultz, Reinart, Kalsow, Lonning, Feutz, Paulson, Austin, Odell, Henne, Neil, Voight

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 9/20/1973

Washburn (20 September 1973)

Mrs. Adolph Mazourek will entertain the Washburn Homemakers club Wednesday, September 26, with dinner served at noon. The meeting was postponed from September 12. Mrs. George Gorbet and Mrs. Walter Trachte will present the project, ‘Is Our Food Safe?’

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Short received an announcement this week of the birth of twin sons to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pregont of Janesville on September 10. Mrs. Pregont is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bell and granddaughter of Walter Bell, all of Janesville. The twins weighed four pounds six ounces and three pounds three ounces and were named Michael Andrew and Matthew Robert. Mr. and Mrs. Pregont have a daughter, Stacey.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert (Jim) Kapfer of West Bend returned home Thursday from several weeks’ trip to Seattle, Wa., where they visited relatives and attended the golden wedding anniversary of their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Stead. They called on his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kapfer; her mother, Mrs. William Poler at Memorial Home; and her brothers-in-law and sisters, Mr. and Mrs. George Sherwood and Mrs. Oliver Williams. They were Thursday overnight guests of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kapfer. They returned home Friday. They visited many places of interest on the trip. Her sister, Mrs. Leo Mathews of Lake Geneva accompanied them on the trip, but returned home by plane, being called home by the illness of her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schultz of Waterford were Wednesday dinner guests of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Reinart. Mr. and Mrs. Schultz and his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Schultz of Omro, were called here Monday due the serious illness of their father, Paul Schultz, at Memorial Home.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kalsow and son, Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. John Reinart and sons, Wayne and Lee, daughter, Judy, and Kent Lonning, were Friday night visitors at the Dale Reinart home. They helped Mrs. Reinart celebrate her birthday.

Mr. and Mrs. William Feutz of Randolph, and Gertrude Feutz of Monroe, spent Thursday with the former’s sister-in-law, Mrs. Chris Feutz.

Mrs. Elmer Kapfer attended the funeral of Joyce Paulson Monday evening and visited several friends at memorial home after the funeral.

Mrs. Merle Austin and son, David called Saturday at the Mrs. Art Odell home.

Mrs. Ethel Henne and granddaughter, Mrs. Kenneth Neil, of Lake Geneva, and Mrs. Jeanine Voight and daughter, Mary Ellen, of Elkhorn, spent a few days last week at the Oliver Williams home. They also visited Mrs. William Poler at Memorial Home and Mr. and Mrs. George Sherwood.
           

 

 


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