School: Greenwood H.S. Class of 1926 (45 Year Reunion – 1971)
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Surnames: Dillon, Schwarze, Beecher, Syth, Krueger, Brown, Seliskar, Stauss,
Behrens, Stafford, Churkey, Lunka, Christie, Poirier, McConnell, Wicks, Buettner,
Kuester, Farning, Lenz, Krubsack, Klein, Parmeter, Weaver, Green, Pederson,
Warnke, Hare, Kennedy, Engel, Cox, Stanley, Williamson
----Source: Tribune/Record/Gleaner (Loyal, Wis.) 10 Jun 1971
The Greenwood High School Class of 1926 held its forty-fifth class reunion May
30, 1971 at the Club Arbutus, Neillsville. Out of a class of twenty-nine, twenty
one were present, coming from California, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and all
parts of Wisconsin.
A social hour was enjoyed from 6 to 7 o'clock, with dinner following. Elton
Dillon acted as Toastmaster for the evening. The welcome was given by Dorothy
(Schwarze) Beecher, followed by a moment of silent prayer for the four departed
members of the class, namely, Albertine (Syth) Krueger, Maude Brown, James Syth
and Phillip Seliskar.
Mr. Walter Stauss, Eau Claire, only faculty member present, gave a few remarks
of his memories while teaching in Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.). Letters were read
from absent teachers and classmates. Each member was asked to give a short
account of their life in the past forty-five years. Prizes were awarded for
various things. The twenty-one members present included Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Behrens, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin (Edith Stafford) Churkey, Owen; Lucille
(Stanley) Lunka, Willard; Mr. Ernest Christie, La Crosse; Mrs. Albert (Pearl
Poirier) Cox, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Schwarze, Greenwood; Mrs. Dorothy
(Beecher) Schwarze, Marshfield; Mr. Roy McConnell, Beloit; Mrs. Leota (Wicks)
Buettner, Neillsville; Mr. Eddie Kuester, Greenville, Ohio; Miss Iola Farning,
Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. (Louise Lenz) Krubsack, Oconomowoc; Mr. John Klein,
Loyal; Mrs. Gladys (Parmeter) Weaver, Morgan Hill, California; Mr. and Mrs.
Orville Green, Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence (Susan Schwarze) Williamson, Racine;
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Pederson, Neillsville; Mrs. Lillian (Warnke) Hare, Niles,
Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. Albert (Grace Kennedy) Engel, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Elton
Dillon, Pelican Rapids, Minnesota; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence (Beulah Syth) Cox,
Greenwood..
The committee in charge of the event were Mrs. Dorothy Schwarze, Miss Iola
Farning, Mrs. Marvin Churkey, Mrs. Lucille Lunka, and Mrs. Lawrence Cox.
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