School: Dorchester H.S. Class of 1945 (25 Yr. Reunion - Aug 1970)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Bounds, Boxrucker, Fenske, Juneau, Nelson, Thieme, Broeske, Becker, Holmes, Genrich, Miller, Fierke, Ridderbusch, Tischendorf, Hargraves, Haufe, Stauner, Zak, Steevens, Schumacher, Zirngible, Schneider, Konecny, Sailer

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 27 Aug 1970

A reunion of the Dorchester High School Class of 1945 was held Saturday, August 15, 1970, at the Lamplighter Club at Medford.

Twelve of the 13 members of the class were present.

Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Ethel Bounds for coming the greatest distance and for being the most recently married, to Arthur Boxrucker for the baldest head, the most gray hair, the largest family, and the youngest child, and to Norman Fenske for the largest waistline.

Letters were read from Herbert Juneau of New Lisbon, principal when the class was in school, and Mrs. Franklin (Dorothy Nelson) Thieme of Colby.

Class members attending were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Broeske, Mr. and Mrs. Harold (Annabelle Becker) Holmes of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boxrucker of Prairie du Chien, Mr. and Mrs. Norman (Beverly Genrich) Fenske, both class members, of Ellsworth, Mrs. Leo (Ethel Miller Bounds of Warren, Michigan, Mr. and Mrs. Dale (Carol Fierke) Ridderbusch of Abbotsford, Mr. and Mrs. George (Fern Tischendorf) Hargraves of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin (Lillian Haufe) Stauner and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford (Margaret Zak) Steevens, of Medford, Mr. and Mrs. Joe (Celine Schumacher) Zirngible of Stetsonville, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Dorothy Tischendorf) Konecny of Dorchester.

Mrs. Clyde (Mildred Sailer) Schneider of North Canton, Ohio, was the only member not present.

Another reunion will be held in five years, with Mrs. Konecny and Mrs. Hargraves on the planning committee.