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Mrs. Jacob Baumgartner and Jacob Trachsel, both whom have
gone to their eternal reward, each served as a most capable Sunday School
Superintendent got ten years.
Mrs. Fred Theiler and the late Mrs. Jacob Baumgartner each
held the office of President of the Ladies Aid for over 15 years.
John Bryner, Sr., deceased, served as elder for a period of
twenty-nine years.
John Greub, Sr., deceased, was a faithful treasurer and
janitor well over thirty years.
George Mueller held the position of elder for twenty-eight
years.
Mrs. Edwin Bleiler was a faithful Sunday School teacher for
15 consecutive years.
Adolph Rosolack served as deacon for a period of consecutive
seventeen years.
The longest-lived choir was the men’s choir, the members of
whole were Jacob Kneubuehl, Jacob Trachsel, John Bryner, Sr., Robert Rieder and
Jacob Preisig. Mr. Preisig is the only living member of this group, besides
their leader, Mrs. Creviston.
Rev. Favid Grether, deceased, and rev. Victor D. Weidler,
held the longest pastorate in the history of St. John church, each serving ten
years.
MEMBERSHIP LISTS
Church membership enrollment, 122
Sunday school enrollment, 63
Women’s Guild membership, 33
CHURCH OFFICERS
John Greub
Will Theiler, elders
Elmer Duerkop
Fred Trachsel, deacons
Mrs. G. H. Anderson, treasurer
Fred Theiler, janitor
Mrs. Will Theiler, organist
GUILD OFFICERS
Mrs. Angus Flood, president
Mrs. Edwin Bleiler, vice president
Mrs. Harry Hart, treasurer
Mrs. Fred Trachsel, secretary
Mrs. Fred Theiler, sunshine chairman
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SUNDAY SCHOOL STAFF
Superintendent Mrs. Will Theiler
Regular Teachers
Mrs. John Greub
Mrs. Elmer Duerkop
Mrs. Fred Trachsel
Mrs. A. F. Hahn
Mrs. Everett Senske
Substitute Teachers
Mrs. Ivan Duerkop
Mrs. Albert Van Kirk
Secretary Louis Greub
LIST OF YOUNG PEOPLE CONFIRMED
DURING THE HALF CENTURY
April 7, 1907----Rev. H. W. Schroer
Anna Bryner John Bryner Jr.
October 18, 1908----Rev. H. W. Schroer
George Kientoff, Sophie Theiler
Robert Kientoff, John Greub Jr.
Mary Kientoff, Fred Greub
Fred Theiler Jr., Rose Bryner
Lena Theiler, Caroline Baumgartner
April 7, 1912-----Rev. H. G. Schmid
William Theiler, Carl Greub
Louisa Theiler, Mary Greub
Armin Matti, Mae Bryner
Adolf Matti, Chloy Bryner
February 28, 1915-----Rev. H. G. Schmid
Walter Kientoff, Agnes Garber
John Baumgartner Jr., Ida Matti
Harry Baumgartner, Emma Bryner
William Greub, Anna Blank
J. Jacob Baumgartner Jr., Margaret Hoegger
Sylvia Christen, Ella Gilroy
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May 23, 1920-----Rev D. Greuther
Fred Trachsel, Frieda Mueller
Emma Aebersold, Herman Christen
Marie Baumgartner, William Gilroy
March 27, 1921-----Rev. D. Grether
Carl Erb, Ethel Rieder
William Aebersold, Bertha Greub
Emma Trachsel, Amanda Gilroy
June 4, 1922-----Rev. D. Grether
Clarence Gilroy, Alice Winscher
Richard Zimmerman, Edna Mueller
John M. Michael Jr., Ella Erb
Emma Baumgartner
June 29, 1924-----Rev. D. Grether
Bertha Baumgartner, Gladys Michael
Lena Baumgartner, Adolph Erb
Frieda Schilt, John Erb
Bertha Schilt, Elmer Duerkop
Hedwig Trachsel, John Aebersold
Alice Zimmerman
May 27, 1928-----Rev. E. F. Menger
Ethel Trachsel, Catherine Troder
Anna Baumgartner, Mildred Anderson
Marvin Duerkop, Bertha Hefty
Robert Gilroy, Fred Hefty
Catherine Erb, Josephine Bell
William Erb, Elizabeth Ziel
Edmind Erb, Alvin Bryner
December 25, 1929-----Rev. E. F. Menger
Herman Laffe, Ruth Beil
Harold Anderson, Verna Mae Hart
Theodore Scholze, Louisa Aebersold
Louis Scholze
May 1, 1932-----Rev. V. D. Weidler
Emmaline Gerlach, Jacob Hefty, Jr.
Pearl Zerbel, Herbert Gilroy
June Duerkop, Hilda Laffe
Eileen Creviston, Gladys Greub
Alma Zerbel, Evelyn Anderson
Herman Rieder, Jr. Alice Michael
Harold Hart, Marjorie Kelsh
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Edwin Scholze, Martha Trachsel
Walter Scholze
April 9, 1933-----Rev. V. D. Weidler
Lillian Anklam, Werner Amport, Laurence Anklam
March 25, 1934-----Rev. V. D. Weidler
Arthur Laffe, Lillian Trachsel
Ernest Amport, Eileen Rieder
Lendol Nibbe, Frieda Hefty
Kenneth Nibbe
April 12, 1936-----Rev. V. D. Weidler
Lucille Amport, Betty Kelsh
Genevieve Nibbe, Rosoli Zwahlen
Dorothy Nibbe, Ivan Duerkop
Dorothy Staves, Willard Stanley
April 10, 1938-----Rev. V. D. Weidler
Alice Lastofka, Carrol Kelsh
Rose Lastofka, Vaughn Escher
Muriel Miller, Frank Scholze
Violet Stanley, Lawrence Scholze
Vernon Gilroy, Arvid Anderson
May 5, 1940-----Rev. V. D. Weidler
Esther Laffe, Gerald Gilroy
Delores Nibbe, Donald Rieder
Marion Kirby, Samuel Neuhaus
Leona Houghton, Arnold Neuhaus
Lorraine Zerbel, Marion Neuhaus
John Schultheiss, Sylvia Hefty
Dudley Staves
April 18, 1943-----Rev. N. J. Dechant
Gordon Hahn, Charlotte Kuberra
Barbara Johnson, Gaylord Stanley
Ruth Kelsh, Ferne Stanley
Eileen Bemis, Betty Theiler
Lois Bemis, Dixie Theiler
Edwin Christen, Doris Zerbel
March 25, 1945-----Rev. N. J. Dechant
Janette Aebersold, Delores Hardwick
Nathan Anderson, Phyllis Hardwick
Melvin Ehlert, Junior Theiler
Herbert Hahn, Donald Zerbel
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March 30, 1947-----Rev. G. W. Hohmann
Donald Aebersold, Dora Hahn
Delano Anderson, Mary Ann Larson
Elaine Barsness, Bennie Larson
Louis Greub, Dick Trachsel
March 21, 1948-----Rev. G. W. Hohmann
Jean Ann Flood, Bethadel Hardwick
April 10, 1949-----Rev. G. W. Hohmann
Robert Larson, Beverly Staves
James Trachsel, Pauline Zimmerman
Andrew Johnson.
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Rev. Wm. Fritzmeier
1940 - 1941
Resided at Fall Creek, Wis. |
Rev. H. M. Burt
1941 - 1943
Now of Rusford, Kansas |
Rev. N. J. Dechant
1943 - 1946
Now of Waubaka, Wis. |
Rev. G. W. Hobmana
1946 - 1949
Now of West Concord, Mass. |
