School: Colby H.S. (Class of 1943, 40th Reunion-1983)

Contact: Kathleen E. Englebretson

Email: kathy@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Arends, Brehm, Forss, Gutenburger, Walsh, Kroeplin, Fransee, Lukowicz, Baumgart, Merwin, Stuber, Peterson, Rankel, Hollman, Strattman, Syring, Thorson, Bast, Weix, Wiersig, Dvorak, Voightlander, Elstrom, Bender, Firnstahl, Lamont

---Source: Marshfield News-Herald (27 June 1983)

COLBY-- The Colby High School class of 1943 held its 40-year reunion June 18 at the Redwood Club, Unity. Art Brehm, Beaver Dam, was emcee.

Attending were: Mr. and Mrs. John Arends, Milwaukee; Mr, and Mrs. Art Brehm, Beaver Dam; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Forss, Ellworth; Armin and Rita (Gutenburger) Walsh, Marshfield; Virginia (Kroeplin) Fransee and husband, Menomonee Falls; Jane (Lukowicz) Baumgart, Wausau; Joyce (Merwin) Stuber, Friendship; Phillip Peterson, Ripon; Matilda (Rankel) Hollman, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Strattman, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Syring, Wausau; Gloria (Thorson) Bast, Menomonee Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weix, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wiersig, Bryan, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. William Dvorak, Edgar; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Voightlander, Urbana, Illinois; Arian Elstrom, Chicago, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Brice Bender; and Virginia (Firnstahl) Lamont and husband.