BioA: Acker, Mr. and Mrs. Paul (Golden - 1970)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Acker, Himes,
Mikolajczyki, Breneman, Johnson, Martell, Holt, Anderson, Smith, Lange,
Burgermeister, Donahue, Wry, Gustafson, Kocher, Schwarze, Creg, Garrett, Speich
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 10/15/1970
Acker, Mr. and Mrs. Paul (Golden - 4 October 1970)
Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Acker of Greenwood celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary October 3 at the
home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Richard (Betty) Mikolajczyki
in Owen. Mr Acker and Hazel Himes were married October 4, 1920, in St. Paul,
Minn.
Mr. Acker, son of August and Minnie Acker, was born October 9,
1891, in Milwaukee, and came to the Greenwood area with his parents at the age
of 10. Mrs. Acker was born August 12, 1901, to Arthur and Nettie Himes in the
Town of Beaver. After their marriage they farmed in the Town of Warner until
they retired 10 years ago. They still live on the farm, now owned by their
youngest son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Acker.
They have
another son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Acker of Medford. They also
have two grandsons, David and Bryan Acker of Greenwood. All were present for the
occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Acker are members of the Zion United Church of
Christ and she is a member of the Women’s Guild.
People from a distance
who attended were: Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Breneman and Mr. and Mrs. Erland Johnson
and son, Aitkin, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Himes and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Martell
and son of Finland, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holt and son, International Falls,
Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Anderson and son, Wyoming, Minn.; Mr and Mrs.
Mitchell Smith and family Lake Geneva, Minn.; Rob Himes, Ray, Minn.; Mrs. Alma
Lange, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burgermeister, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Donahue and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wry and son, all of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Butch Gustafson and
family of Minneapolis, Minn.; Miss Shirley Smith, the Misses Cora and Ella
Kocher and Mrs. Dorothy Schwarze, all of Marshfield; Leonard Himes, Colby; Mr.
and Mrs. William Creg, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Himes, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Himes, Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Himes and family, Mr. and Mrs. Curt Garrett and family and
Douglas Himes, all of Owen, and Mrs. Alice Speich of Greenwood.
Mr. and
Mrs. Acker were honored Sunday by a few friends at their home.