School: Owen-Withee H.S. (Class of 1963 Reunion)
Contact: Kathleen E. Englebretson
Email:
kathy@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Hutman, Christensen, Engelbretson (Englebretson) Weideman, Boylan,
Bowek, Niznik Shopfer, Berry, Kangas, Klabon, Anderson, Matkovich, Little,
Laakso, Evenson, Lavin, Eloranta, Nater, Lobacz, Petkovesek, Wilczek, Jill,
Keskimaki, Quille, Leahu, Medek, Kolesar, O'Brien, Christman, Jensen, LePage,
Telford, Martin, Fritz, Shilts, Haemer, Lulloff, Matkovich, Jens, Doberstein,
Zielinski, Boylan, Schopfer, Berry, Krause, Kell, Hinke
----Source: Marshfield News-Herald (07 September 1983)
OWEN -- Dinner, prizes and a program at Meadowview Country Club, Owen,
highlighted the 20th reunion Saturday of the Owen-Withee High School Class of
1963.
John and Pat Hutman were in charge. A long-stemmed rose was presented to Jim and
Jeanne (Christensen)Engelbretson, first to reply; Robert Weideman, youngest
child; James Boylan, still single; John Hutman, most children; Ginger (Shopfer)
Berry, most recently married, Sandra Kangas, no children; Ken Klabon, longest
distance traveled; Bonnie (Anderson) Matkovich, last to reply, and Bonnie (Shilts)
Engelbretson and Kay (Martin) Little, grandmothers.
The Hutsmans were named to handle the 25th reunion. A dinner was followed by a
dance, with music by Judy Kroll and the Country Kids. A Class picture was taken.
Three class members are deceased, Chuck Laakso, Lea Rae Evenson and Jeanette
Lavin.
Classmates attending were: John Hutman, Abbotsford; Jim and Jeanne (Christensen)
Engelbretson, Woodville; Helen (Eloranta) Nater, Loyal; Nancy (Bowek) Niznik,
Medford; Jim Hinke, Eau Claire; Bonnie (Shilts) Engelbretson, and Yvonee (Lobacz)
Petkovesek and Joe Wilczek, all of Greenwood; Jerry Jill, Glenbeulah; Ken
Klabon, Golden, Colorado; Dale Keskimaki, Rubicon; Robert Weideman Jr., Curtiss;
Loren Quille, Cottage Grove; Ann (Leahu) Medek, Forest Lake, Minnesota; George
and Jeanette (Kolesar) O'Brien, Bloomington, Minnesota; Martha (Christman)
Jensen, Wausau; Nancy (LePage) Telford, Mosinee; Kay (Martin) Little, Laurel
(Fritz) Shilts, Pearl (Haemer) Lulloff and Bonnie (Anderson) Matkovich, all of
Owen; Terry (Jens) Doberstein, Rhinelander; Ron Zielinski, Elkhart Lake; Sandra
Kangas, Des Plaines, Illinois; James Boylan, Appleton; Ginger (Schopfer) Berry,
and Neil Krause, both of Curtiss, and Roger Kell, Withee.
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