School: NHS Class of 1959 (10
Year Reunion - 1969)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Neilson, Lukes,
Hoesly, Lezotte Larson, Hughes, Wagner, Dux, Hopfer, Howard Neumann, Haines,
Struensee, Quast Genteman, Pflughoeft, Strangfeld, Lezotte, Boyer, Mayer
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/10/1969
NHS Class of 1959 (10 Year Reunion - 1969)
The Independence Day weekend
was selected as “Class Reunion” weekend for several high school classes in the
area. Three of them met in two evenings at Bali Hai Supper club on Friday and
Saturday.
Neillsville High School graduates of 1969 (1959) held their
class reunion Saturday night at Bali Hai Supper club with Dr. Forrest Neilson of
Maryland serving as master of ceremonies. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lukes
and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hoesly. Mr. Lukes and Mrs. Hoesly had been the class
advisors.
The following people were awarded prizes: married longest, Mrs.
Donna (Lezotte) Larson; most children, Mrs. Donna (Lezotte) Larson (6); coming
farthest, Mrs. Bonnie (Hughes) Wagner, Sparta, N. J.; least hair, Marvin Dux;
last baby, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hopfer; last married, Mrs. Lois (Howard) Neumann;
door prize, Kenneth Haines.
The class motto was “In Ourselves Our Future
Lies”, Mrs. Erdine Struensee baked and decorated the reunion cake, using the
class colors of blue and silver, with a white rose (the class flower). Atop the
cake, in silver numbers, was the graduating year.
Members of the
committee in charge of the event were: Kathleen Quast, Marian Genteman, Hazel
Pflughoeft, Erdine Struensee, Patricia Strangfeld, Bernadine Lezotte, Bernice
Boyer and Margret Mayer.
(Note: If there was a list of attendees, it was
not on my copy.)
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