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Obit: Abney, Jack (1928 - 2014)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Abney, Buza, Draxler, Fleischmann, Kaiser, McCarthy, Roberts, Yokimcus, Zacharias

----Source: WIGM/WKEB Obituaries (Medford, WI) 12/2/2014

Abney, Jack (20 JAN 1928 - 28 NOV 2014)

Jack Abney, age 86 of Colby, passed away November 29, 2014 at Ministry St Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield. He was surrounded by his loving wife and family.

Jack was born January 20, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Kentucky. In 1946 he enlisted in the US Army. He served in various locations such as Kansas, Germany, Great Lakes, Illinois, Colorado, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam. He was a master paratrooper, infantryman and an ROTC instructor.

During his travels, he met his beautiful bride Kathleen Kaiser, an Army nurse. They met and were married in 1956 and had four children before he retired from the Army in November, 1966. He moved the family to Colby in 1967 and they had three more children. He worked at Hubing Auto Supply until 1987 and then he worked at the Abbotsford Post Office until he retired.

Jack was on the 17th Honor Flight to Washington DC on September 8, 2014. His son Tony had the honor of being his guardian. Dad felt truly honored to spend the day in the company of comrades and heroes.

Jack is survived by Kay, his wife of 58 years and his children: Marie (Francis) Fleischmann of Marshfield; Diana (Mark) Yokimcus of Marshfield, Tony (Bobbi) Abney of Marshfield, Denise (Lonny) Roberts of O’Fallon IL, Anita (Karl) Zacharias of Mondovi, Michelle McCarthy of Wausau, and Joy (John) Draxler of Hewitt.

He is also survived by his grandchildren: Eric and Kari Buza, Allison Yokimcus, Nathan, Stepanie, Kaitlyn, Kaleb and Kaci Abney, Sean and Justin Roberts, Jenna and Jacob Zacharias, Dominic McCarthy and Hailey Draxler. Jack is further survived by his step-grandchildren Travis Yokimcus, Chris Fleischmann and Nikki Zacharias. Jack and Kay also had one great-grandchild Olivia Abney and three step great-grandchildren. Jack is further survived by his siblings Ken (Helen) Abney, Glen Abney and Gail DeLeon all of Mt. Vernon, KY and brother-in-law Donald (Marlene) Kaiser, sister-in-law Ruth (Bob) Blume and many nieces and nephews.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents, a son Andrew, two brothers Virgil and Cecil, in-laws Andrew and Amanda Kaiser, sisters-in-law Mercedes Barr and Betty Abney, and four nephews Gary Abney, James Abney, Casey Blume and Michael Abney.

He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a man of strong faith. Jack enjoyed the Packers, coffee calls and imparting his wisdom to whomever would listen. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially the annual camping trips and our holiday traditions. He will be fondly remembered for his love of family and his quirky sense of humor.

Family and friends are welcome from 4-8 pm on Tuesday, December 2 and again from 10-11 am on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford.

The services will follow at 11 am. Father Hackel will officiate. Burial with Military Honors provided by the Colby VFW Post #2227 at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Colby with his grandchildren as pallbearers.

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Bio: Abney, Jack – Plaque from the Gates Fan Belt Company (1975)
Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Abney

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 04 Jun 1975

Jack Abney, who is employed by the Hubing Auto Supplies in Colby, was presented a plaque by the Gates Fan Belt Company. It was given to him for superior salesmanship. It was a mystery award.

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Bio: Abney, Anita Rae (Birth – 21 May 1969)
Transcriber: Pam Harders

Surnames: Abney, Kaiser, Schemenauer

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 29 May 1969

A daughter was born Wednesday, May 21, 1969 to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Abney at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield. Anita Rae weighed eight pounds and three ounces at birth, and joins one brother and three sisters at home.

Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kaiser, Colby, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Abney, Mount Vernon, Kentucky. One great-grandmother, Mrs. Alma Schemenauer, lives at Athens.

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Bio: Abney, Anita Rae (Baptism – 10 Jun 1969)
Transcriber: Pam Harders

Surnames: Abney, Olson, Schemenauer, Kaiser

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 12 Jun 1969

The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Abney, Colby, was christened Anita Rae, at baptismal ceremonies performed Tuesday evening. Rev. John E. Olson officiated, and sponsors for Anita were Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Schemenauer, Athens. Mark Kaiser was proxy sponsor for Mr. Schemenauer.

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Bio: O’Connell, Lisa Marie (Engagement - 1985)

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

Surnames: O’Connell, Coyle

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/13/1985

O’Connell, Lisa Marie (Engagement - 1985)

Wayne O’Connell. Rt. 1 Granton and Sharon O’Connell, Rt. 5 Black River Falls, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Marie, to Ollie Coyle, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Coyle, Sr., San Saba, Texas. Lisa is a 1983 graduate of Granton High School, and Mid-State Technical Institute, Marshfield. She is employed at Hub City Foods. Her fiance is a 1982 graduate of Granton High School and is employed by Tesmer Construction, Neillsville. An August 31 wedding is being planned.

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Bio: Smith, Suzanne Coulette (Engagement - 1985)

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

Surnames: Smith, Roehl

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/6/1985

Smith, Suzanne Coulette (Engagement - 1985)

The engagement is announced of Suzanne Colette Smith to Rodney Richard Roehl. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Arnold (Doc) Wesenberg, Granton and Edward H. Smith, Springfield, Illinois, and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Roehl, Neillsville. Suzanne is a 1985 graduate of Granton High School and is employed by Lynn Dairy, Inc. Her fiance is a 1983 graduate of Neillsville High School and is employed by Gross Motors, Inc. of Neillsville. A fall of 1986 wedding is being planned.

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Bio: Taylor, Bernadette (Engagement - 1985)

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

Surnames: Taylor, Lewis

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/6/1985

Taylor, Bernadette (Engagement - 1985)

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Taylor, Mosinee, announce the engagement of their daughter, Bernadette, to Bradley Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Darol Lewis, Rt. 1 Neillsville. Bradley is an employee of Gross Motors, Neillsville. Wedding plans are being made for September 14, 1985.

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Bio: Witte, Natalie K. (Engagement - 1985)

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

Surnames: Witte, Erpenbach

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/6/1985

Witte, Natalie K. (Engagement - 1985)

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Witte, Viroqua, and formerly of Neillsville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Natalie K., to Paul A. Erpenbach, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Erpenbach, 611 Willow Street, Neillsville. An August 3, 1985, wedding is planned at Calvery Lutheran Church, Neillsville. Natalie is a graduate of Neillsville High School, in 1979, and UW-Eau Claire. She is a senior accountant with Hill, Christensen & Company, Marshfield. Paul is a 1974 graduate of Neillsville High School and is an employee of the Clark County Highway Department, Neillsville.

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BioA: Hagedorn, Mr. and Mrs. Louis (40th - 1985)

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

Surnames: Hagedorn, Fahrbach, Luedtke, Henchen, Shaw, Strangfeld, Krause, Moldenhauer, Murphy, McDonald, Oldham, Thoma

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/13/1985

Hagedorn, Mr. and Mrs. Louis (40th - 1985)

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hagedorn hosted a party at the Wild Cat Pavilion in honor of their parents 40th wedding anniversary on Saturday afternoon and evening, June 8.

The couple was married on June 10, 1945, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Globe, by Rev. Adolph Schumann. The attendants at the wedding were Melvin Marg, Neillsville; Evelyn (Hagedorn) Krause, deceased; Janette (Fahrbach) Luedtke, Kaukauna; Wilbert Henchen, Neillsville; Clarence Hagedorn, Fond du Lac; Lorraine (Hagedorn) Shaw, Neillsville. The flower girls were Patricia (Hagedorn) Strangfeld, Neillsville and Barbara (Krause) Moldenhauer of Osseo.

There were four sets of twins born of this union, Diane Murphy, and Donna McDonald, Neillsville; John, Sheboygan Falls, and Jerold, Winona, MN; Louis, Neillsville, and Lois Oldham, Granton; Bruce, and Bonnie Thoma, Neillsville. They are also blessed with 21 grandchildren.

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BioM: Boe, Alyssa Marie (1985)

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

Surnames: Boe, Gilbertson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/4/1985

Boe, Alyssa Marie (26 June 1985)

Mr. and Mrs. James Boe of Greenwood announce the marriage of their daughter, Alyssa Marie, to Robert Gilbertson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilbertson, of Arcadia, on June 26, 1985, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

After a trip through the western states and on to California, the couple will reside in the Arcadia area where Bob is employed at Nelson Muffler and Alyssa at Ashley Furniture.

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BioM: Marriage Licenses (Jun - 1985)

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

Surnames: Zaborowski, Blumenstein, Tresemer, Kronberger, Bedroske, Dawson, Steinbach, Garbisch, Dettaan, Nicholson, Runnoe, Lindberg, Wolf, Andres

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/6/1985

Marriage Licenses (Jun- 1985)

Michael Zaborowski, to Sheila J. Blumenstein, both of Owen, to be married at Abbotsford, June 8.

Timothy E. Tresemer, Town of Pine Valley, and Lori K. Kronberger, of Neillsville, to be married at Neillsville, June 8.

Kevin K. Bedroske, of Dorchester, to Marilyn R. Dawson, of Abbotsford, to be married at Dorchester, June 8.

Timothy A. Steinbach, Granton, to Cheryl M. Garbisch, Town of Grant, to be married at Neillsville, June 8.

Claude W. Dettaan, Town of Mayville, to Johanna H. Nicholson, Abbotsford, to be married at Colby, June 5.

Charles Steven Runnoe, to Jennifer Jean Lindberg, both of Abbotsford, to be married at Abbotsford, June 22.

Jeffrey L. Wolf, Neillsville to Angela M. Andres, of Wisconsin Rapids, to be married at Neillsville, June 1.

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BioM: Marriage Licenses (Jun - 1985)

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

Surnames: Schwanx, Helm, Leggate, Magnuson, Prokopinski, Ditsch, Looker, Heck, Blasing, Ray, Carteron, Campbell, Gearing, Larson, Roik, Mykisen, Nosbisch, Schafer, Lewien, Jacque

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/13/1985

Marriage Licenses (Jun - 1985)

Chris A. Schwanx, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, to Heidi E. Helm, Town of Lynn, to be married at Granton, June 29.

Raymond W. Leggate, to Lori K. Magnuson, both of Town of Pine Valley, to be married at Neillsville, June 15.

David M. Prokopinski, Stanley, to Teresa D. Ditsch, Town of Reseburg, to be married at Thorp, June 15.

Emil R. Looker, to Colleen R. Heck, both of Owen, to be married at Perkinstown, Taylor County, June 20.

David M. Blasing, Eau Claire, to Dawn M. Ray, Town of Washburn, to be married at Neillsville, June 29.

John D. Carteron, to Laurie J. Campbell, both of Neillsville, to be married at Neillsville, June 14.

Scott G. Gearing, Town of Mentor, to Jennifer J. Larson, Minnetonka, MN, to be married at Alma Center, June 15.

Duane R. Roik, to Carol A. Mykisen, both of Beaverton, Oregon, to be married at Town of Longwood, June 15.

Daniel J. Nosbisch, to Kristine A. Schafer, both of Colby, to be married at the Town of Wein, Marathon Co., June 22.

Michael J. Lewien, Town of Reseburg, to Kim M. Jacque, Town of Withee, to be married at Thorp, June 22.

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BioM: Marriage Licenses (Jun/Jul - 1985)

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

Surnames: Hau, Klauck, Neumann, Hendrickson, Johnson, Blumenstein, Harder, Poeschel, Schlough, Sloniker, Wann, Gardner, Tilly, Fisher, Kuhn, Heil

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/27/1985

Marriage Licenses (Jun/Jul - 1985)

August P. Hau, to Karen L. Klauck, both of city of Thorp, to married in Keil, July 13.

Richard D. Neumann, to Renae S. Hendrickson, both of Town of Loyal, to be married in Riplinger, June 29.

Nicklaus A. Johnson, to Shelly J. Blumenstein, both of Owen, to be married in Neillsville, July 19.

Robin H. Harder, to Amy J. Poeschel, both of Neillsville, to be married in Neillsville, June 29.

Douglas E. Schlough, Town of Eaton to Julie A. Sloniker, Town of Loyal, to be married, June 29, location not given.

James E. Wann, Town of Fremont, to Irene C Gardner, Town of Sherman, to be married in Town of Sherman, June 28.

David S. Tilly, Victoria, Minnesota to Laurie Jo Fisher, New Hope, Minnesota, to be married in Thorp, July 13.

Richard E. Kuhn, Town of Washburn to Donna L. Heil, of Neillsville, to be married in Marathon, July 22.

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BioM: Van Kirk, Jodie Nan (1985)

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

Surnames: Van Kirk, Mook, Janke, Collins, Hollett, Taylor, Mayer, Kernz, McKelvey, Zenner, Ruchti, Dodge, Bush, Houck, Dyrud, Stuve, King, Peterson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/27/1985

Van Kirk, Jodie Nan (22 June 1985)

Pastor Donald King and Ben Peterson officiated during the 2:00 p.m. ceremony, Saturday, June 22, on the front lawn of Tuft’s Museum, Neillsville, joining Jodie Nan Van Kirk and Dr. Audie Louis Mook in marriage. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Van Kirk, Humbird, as given away by her father. She wore a bridal dress in tulle, with a pearled Alencon lace bodice molded to dropped waist and a veil of gathered net attached to a decorative cap. Her flowers included Sonia Roses with many garden fresh flowers accented with lace, ribbon and greenery.

Maid of honor, Kelly Janke, and attendants, Mrs. Randy Collins, Fall Creek, Mrs. Larry Hollett, Humbird, Mrs. Doug Taylor, Champaign, Illinois, Carmen Mayer, La Crosse, and Mrs. William Kernz, Neillsville, wore dresses of peach taffeta and carried multi-colored flowers, accented with peach ribbon on hand crocheted fans. The flower girl was Toni Lyn Hollett and the ring bearer was Joshua Janke.

The bestman was Bob McKelvey, West Frankfort, Illinois, with groomsmen John Zenner, Spencer; Mark Ruchti, Chicago; Dave Dodge, Chicago; Mark Bush, Downers Drove, Illinois, and Mike Houck, Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

Mike Houck and Kim Dyrud were soloists accompanied by Nelda Stuve on the piano.

A reception was held at the Wildcat Inn. Wedding photography was performed by Strack Photography, Neillsville.

The bride is employed as a nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, and the groom is a teacher and a coach in the Marshfield and Spencer school districts. A wedding trip is planned for a later date. The couple will reside in Marshfield.