School: Abbotsford H.S. Class of 1955 (20 Year Reunion – 1975)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Szymanski, Pinter, Brown, Schneveis, Krueger, Marcott, Olsen, Pecher, Nolan, Abrahamson, Leichtman, Weix, Beni, Rueden, German, Armstrong, Zobrak, Hoefs, Kalepp, Juneau, Gosse, Decker, Farning, Crook, Garbarski, Anderson, Ross, Beran, Brown, Dohm, Melvin, Frane, Hinke, Wehrman, Huss, Brown, Kalepp, Lueth, Moberg, Remus, Scheibe, Schemenauer, Smiley, Thompson, Treankler, Weideman, Kunze, Wilson, Zink, Beni

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 16 Jul 1975

The Abbotsford High School Class of 1955 held a reunion, Saturday, July 12, 1975 at the Olde Cedar House. Honored guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Szymanski, Menominee.

Master of ceremonies was Gerald Pinter. The committee in charge of the reunion was Pinter, Ethel Brown and June Scheneveis.

The class prophecy was read by Kathy Krueger and the class Will by Carol Marcott. There was a moment of silence in respect for deceased classmates, Norman Olsen and Marsha Pecher, and teachers, Mrs. Nolan and Mrs. Abrahamson.

Prizes were awarded to Don Leichtman, first reservation, Ronald Weix, last reservation, Angela Beni, Brooklyn, N.Y., farthest distance, Jerome Rueden, most children, Warren German, youngest child, Jack Armstrong, most unusual anniversary (February 29), Jack Armstrong, least hair, Dale Zobrak, newest car, Connie Hoefs, changed the most, and Norma Kalepp, changed the least.

The group plans to meet again in five years.

Letters were read from Herbert Juneau, Donna (Gosse) Decker, Shirley (Farning) Crook, and Rita and Rena Garbarski.

Members gave brief resumes of their lives and reminisced about school days.

Present were Mr. and Mrs. Gerald (Bonnie Anderson) Ross, Stevens Point; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Armstrong, Park Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Henry (June Beran) Schneveis, Athens; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Brown, Edgar; Beverly (Dohm) Melvin and Neal Melvin, Medford; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frane, Mayville; Mr. and Mrs. Warren German, Owen; Mr. and Mrs. Art (Mona Hinke) Wehrman, Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Ethel Huss) Brown, Athens; Gerald Kalepp, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Don Leichtman, Waukegan, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Lueth, Spring Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Art (Carol Moberg) Marcott, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Pinter, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey (Connie Remus) Hoefs, Wisconsin Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Rueden, Unity, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scheibe, Minnetonka, Minnesota; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Schemenauer, Cedarburg; Mr. and Mrs. Richard (Kathy Smiler) Krueger, Charlevoix, Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Thompson, Curtiss; Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Treankler, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert (Joanne Weideman) Kunze, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Weix, Richfield; Mr. and Mrs. Harold (Norma Wilson) Kalepp, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Dan (Angela Zink) Beni, Brooklyn, New York; and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Zobrak, Milwaukee.