BioA: Kapfer, Mr. and Mrs. Lee (Golden - 1979)

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

Surnames: Kapfer, Weston, Williams, Schultz, Johnson, Smith, Beckman, Fortman, Payne, Shultz, McIntyre, Acker, Drogsvold, Wren, Timmler, Kleinhans, Shortess, Braun, Gotz, Hanby, Novak, Williams, Schaub, Haferman, Field, Kelsey, Demery, Rogers, Kleinhans, Laatsch, Gibson, Sollberger, Noah, Jacobson, Hull, Hantke, Schwedland, Haines, Zille

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 8/09/1979

Kapfer, Mr. and Mrs. Lee (Golden - 1979)

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kapfer, Rt. 2 Neillsville, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Saturday, August 4. A reception and dance was held at the American Legion Hall in honor of the occasion. The couple was married in West Bend by a Justice of the Peace. Both of their attendant Arnold Weston and Hazel Williams were present for the anniversary.

For the celebration, Elsie wore a blue flowered dress with a gold corsage; Lee wore a navy suit with a gold boutonniere. A three-tiered cake with a gold fountain and nine small cakes surrounding it was made for the couple by Gerri Schultz. Terry Kapfer, the couple’s grandson, gave the blessing.

Lee “Happy” Kapfer was born and attended school in Neillsville. Elsie Kapfer was born and attended school in Clemons, Iowa.

The couple enjoy bowling and gardening and love birds. Lee likes building wishing wells and bird houses. He is also chairman of the Town of Hewett.

The couple have four sons, Bill and Richard both of Rockford, Ill., Bobby of Black River Falls and Michael of Stoughton. And they have ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Out of town guests at the gala event were Mr./Mrs. Dick Kapfer & family, Bill Kapfer, Sherry Kapfer, Mr./Mrs. Terry Kapfer and Angie, Mr./Mrs. Roger Johnson & family, Mr./Mrs. Oakley Smith, Mr./Mrs. Marshall Beckman, Mr./Mrs. James Schultz & family, Mr./Mrs. Ralph Fortman, Mr./Mrs. Merlin Payne, Mr./Mrs. David Shultz, and Mr./Mrs. Pat McIntyre & family, all of Rockford, Ill.; Henry Acker, Loves Park, Ill.; Mr./Mrs. Michael Kapfer & Joshua, Mr/Mrs. John Drogsvold, of Stoughton; Mr./Mrs. Arnold Weston, Mr./Mrs. Elmer Wren, Mr./Mrs. Dale Timmler, Albert Kapfer, Mr./Mrs. Bruce Kleinhans, of West Bend; Mr./Mrs. Larry Shortess & family, Mr./Mrs. Gary Braun, Mr./Mrs. Ed Timmler, Mr./Mrs. Ed Gotz, of Marshfield.

More guests from out of town, Mr./Mrs. Bob Kapfer & family, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hanby and Mrs. Ed Novak, Black River Falls; Eunice Kapfer, Mr./Mrs. Oliver Williams, Granton; Mr./Mrs. Steve Haferman, Mr./Mrs. Lee Schaub, Kewaskum; Mr./Mrs. Bert Field, Mr./Mrs. Burt Kelsey, Mr./Mrs. Dennis Field, Mr./Mrs. Vernon Demery, Mr./Mrs. Donald Rogers, all of Rudd, Ia.; Mr./Mrs. Leon Kapfer, Janesville; Mr./Mrs. Allen Kleinhans, Campbellsport; Mr./Mrs. Douglas Kleinhans, Cedar Grove; Beverly Laatsch, Kenosha; Mrs. Arta Gibson, Madison; Mick Sollberger, Sun Prairie; Daryl Laatsch, Milwaukee; Mr./Mrs. Harold Noah, Nora Springs, Ia.; Mr./Mrs. Bruce Jacobson, Story City, Ia.; Mr./Mrs. Dennis Hull, Charles City, Ia.; Mr./Mrs. Doug Hantke, St. Paul, Mn.; Mrs. Linda Bloch, Chicago, Ill.; Mr./Mrs. Leo Schwedland, Cherokee Village, Ark.; Mr./Mrs. Roland Haines, Ishpeming, Mi.; and Mr./Mrs. Earl Zille, Merrillan. Many friends and relatives from Neillsville, also were present for the celebration.