BioA: Kronberg, Mr. & Mrs. Mike (60^th - 1958)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kronberg, Banderob, Schultze, Haas, Raynor, Costello

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 01/16/1958

Kronberg, Mr. & Mrs. Mike (60^th - 12 JAN 1958)

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kronberg observed the 60^th anniversary of their marriage by welcoming friends and relatives at a reception held at their home on Sunday afternoon and evening, Jan. 12, 1958.  They were recipients of several gifts, and of many cash contributions which will be used to purchase a suitable memento of the occasion.  Refreshments were served, and the guests played cards or spent the time visiting together and recalling events of the past.

Among those present there were only four who were guests at the original wedding: Mr. Hugh Banderob of Banff, Alberta, brother of Mrs. Kronberg, who came especially for the occasion, Mrs. Theodore Schultz and Mrs. Joe Haas of Stanley, sisters of Mrs. Kronberg; and Mr. Peter Kronberg of Thorp, brother of Mr. Kronberg.  They recalled that the weather on Jan. 12, 1898 was much like it was on the same date this year - pleasant and mile, and with very little snow on the ground.  Another guest was Mr. J.D. Elmendorf of Greenwood, 94 years old, who was for many years a neighbor of the Kronbergs, and who was greeted by many old friends during the afternoon.

Mr. Kronberg, now 91, and his wife, 76, spent the first twenty years of their married life on a farm northwest of Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.) and have since resided in the village.  Mr. Kronberg was employed by the village for several years, and later worked for the Blue Moon Cheese Co., retiring at the age of 80.  Both are fortunate in enjoying good health, and are very active in gardening and home tasks of various kinds.  They especially enjoy out of door work when weather permits.  The Kronbergs have three daughters - Mrs. Lydia Raynor of Milwaukee, and Miss Eva Kronberg and Mrs. Patrick Costello of Thorp, and one granddaughter.  A son Arthur, died in 1941.

Out of town guests who attended the reception were Mr. Hugh Banderob of Banff, Alberta, Mr. J. D. Elmendorf of Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Mat Kostomlotsky of Eau Claire, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hanson of Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Ciolkosz of Chippewa, Miss Frances Pogue of Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Schultze, Mr. Kenneth Schultze, Mrs. Anna Schultze, Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Johnson, Mr. Adolph Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Haas, Mr. and Mrs. Milburn Haas, and Mr. and Mrs. John Derks, all of Stanley.