BioA: Kuehl, Mr./Mrs. Hugo (Gold – 1971)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kuehl, Klapatauskas, Peless, Blum, Audorff, Lambert, McCone, Shoemaker, Cornwell, Hagen, Ondal, Latt, Vanderhoof, McCoy, Rice, Nofsinger, Peterson, Hall, LeGault, Bivins

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 26 Aug 1971

Kuehl, Mr./Mrs. Hugo (Gold – 15 AUG 1971)

On Sunday, August 15, 1971, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Kuehl celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home in Butlerville (Clark Co., Wis.). There were 88 relatives for the noon meal. They enjoyed open house from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., with relatives, friends, and close neighbors. Over 200 attended from: Everett, Redmond, and Alderwood Manor, Washington; Riverside and San Gabriel, California; St. Paul, Hastings, Ely, Aurora, Finland, Minnesota; Mendota, Illinois; Ontario, Canada; Chippewa Falls, La Farge, Edgerton, Ripon, Cadott, Catawba, Owen, Horicon, Thorp, Norwalk, Hillsboro, Greenwood, Augusta, New Lisbon, Stanley, Prescott, Milwaukee, Marshfield, Eau Claire, Willard, Cornell, Stratford, Alma Center, Neillsville, and Racine, Wisconsin; and Babbitt, Minnesota.

The table decorations were yellow mums and gladiolas and gold candles. The corsages for Mrs. Kuehl and her bridesmaid, her sister, Sylvia, were white carnations and yellow rose buds. The boutonnieres for Hugo and children and their wives and husband were yellow roses. Many mixed flowers were presented from New Lisbon and Grandma Bivins, our 92 year young firend of Stanley, and many greetings by mail and phone.

The day was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Many beautiful gifts and a purse of money were presented to the Kuehls. All six of their children were present, 18 grandchildren, out of 21, were present, and all 13 great-grandchildren were present. The honored couple is very, very thankful to each and every one who helped in so many ways to make our day so special. The beautiful cake was made by a friend from Willard, and presented to us Sunday morning by Mrs. Michael Klapatauskas and husband. The three tier cake was cut and served by the Kuehl's two daughters, Esther and Ruth. Punch and ice cream were served by the daughters-in-law, , Carol and Jean.

Greetings were received from nieces by mail, Delores Peless and June Blum, and nephew, Alfred Audorff and family of Park Falls, Cecil and Douglas Audorff of Chippewa Falls, niece, Phoebe Lambert of Ripon, Jane McCone of , friends, the Clyde Shoemaker family of Alma Center, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cornwell and daughter of Markansau, Helen Hagen of Stanley, Salome Ondal of Chippewa Falls, Wallace Latt of North Dakota, Matilda Vanderhoof of Madison, Mary McCoy of Valley, nephew and niece, Charlotte Rice and family of Lake Tahoe, California, Bert Nofsinger and family of La Farge, Mrs. Ernest Peterson of Cadott, Mr. and Mrs. John Hall of Chippewa Falls. A phone greeting was received from the Gordon LeGault family from Stevens Point.