BioA: Kalsow, Mr. and Mrs. Lebrecht (65th - 1971)

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

Surnames: Kalsow, Rummler, Timmler, Grap, Geissler, Vaught, Krehnke, Tank, Wold, Wilkinson, Mallig, Worchel, Klueckmann, Klauer, Brandt

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 10/14/1971

Kalsow, Mr. and Mrs. Lebrecht (65th - 10 October 1971)

Mr. and Mrs. Lebrecht Kalsow began the observance of their 65th wedding anniversary on Sunday, October 10, by attending morning worship services at Immanuel Lutheran Church at Globe, the same church where they were married in 1906 by the late Rev. Herman Brandt.

Noon dinner guests at the Kalsow home on Park Street in Neillsville were his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rummler of Watertown, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Timmler of Loyal, friends of the honored couple, and Mr. Kalsow’s 93-year-young sister, Mrs. Martha Grap of Globe.

The Kalsow’s were greeted in the afternoon and evening by friends, relatives and neighbors from Greenwood, Loyal, Marshfield, Granton, Globe, and Neillsville. Other cousins of Mr. Kalsow, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Geissler of Johnson Creek, were also present for the occasion. The time was spent in visiting and a lunch was served.

Mr. and Mrs. Kalsow received many cards and gifts, including several floral arrangements. A yellow chrysanthemum plant was the gift of Mrs. Viola Vaught and her sister, Mrs. Lavera Krehnke, both of Watertown. A bouquet of roses came from the Geisslers of Johnson Creek, and a colorful mixed bouquet was presented by Mrs. Velda Kalsow. Mrs. C. W. Kalsow went flower earlier in the week.

The Kalsows, who have lived in their present home in Neillsville since 1964, are the parents of two sons, Roland of Neillsville, and Wilbert now deceased. There are five granddaughters and four great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Kalsow and their daughters, the Misses Petra and Helene Kalsow, both of St. Paul, Minn., were present for the anniversary observance. Another daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. James Tank and their daughter, Eunice, of Brillion, were unable to attend.

Also present were the Lebrecht Kalsows’ daughter-in-law, Mrs. Velda Kalsow, Neillsville, and her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wold, and their children, Timothy and Catherine Alisa, of Appleton. The Wold’s daughter, Perri Lynne, was not present. Another daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilkinson of Milwaukee, were also missing from the gathering. The Wilkinson’s, whose wedding date is also October 10, were married one year on that date.

The Lebrecht Kalsow’s wedding attendants 65 years earlier were William Mallig and Willie Worchel, both deceased, and Mrs. C. W. (Laura Klueckmann) Kalsow and Mrs. Paul (Theresa Kalsow) Klauer, both of Neillsville.