School: Abbotsford H.S. – Class
of 1959 (15th Reunion – 1974)
Transcriber: Stan
Surnames: Apfelbeck, Koehler, Scidmore, Krause, Peterson, Lindberg, Singstock,
Armstrong, Mantik, Zettler, Cuta, Gumz, Decker, Keller, Singstock, Marcott,
Hawks, Shotlfuss, Olson, Dugenski, Remus, Wilson, Haselow
----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 12 Sep 1974
A class reunion for the Abbotsford class of 1959 was held at the Colby Hotel,
with a cocktail hour from 7:30 to 8:30, followed by a dinner. A get-together
after was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Apfelbeck. Refreshments and a
midnight lunch were served.
Garry Koehler was master of ceremonies for the meeting, which took place after
the dinner. He introduced each classmate with a quote from the 1959 annual, and
they in turn introduced their spouses.
Mr. and Mrs. Huber Scidmore, Marshfield, a former teacher at Abbotsford High
School, was the guest of honor.
He gave a talk on the past years at Abbotsford High School.
Mrs. Doris Apfelbeck gave out prizes for the following achievements: First
letter (early bird gets the worm), Greg Krause; Largest family, seven children,
Priscilla Peterson Dugenski, bottle of Excedrin; Least hair, Fred Wilson, large
comb; youngest baby, Greg Krause, baby book; farthest distance, Bob Lindberg,
Norfolk, box of stationary and a map; later married, Greg Koehler, bottle of
no-doze.
After the dinner they went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Apfelbeck, where
they spent the evening reminiscing.
The tables were decorated with the class colors, light blue and dark blue.
Darlene Singstock made up a book concerning the last fifteen years and gave it
to each classmate.
Those who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Armstrong (Nancy Mantik), Sun
Prairie, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Zettler (Shirley Cuta), Athens, Mr. and Mrs. James
Apfelbeck (Doris Gumz), Colby, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Decker (Sylvia Keller),
Libertyville, Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. Garry Koehler, Marshfield, Mr. and Mrs.
Greg Krause, Prentice, Mr. and Mrs. Delyl Singstock (Darlene Krueger),
Abbotsford, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lindberg, Norfolk, Mr. and Mrs. David (Adell
Marcott) Hawks, Abbotsford, Mr. and Mrs. Shotlfuss (Judy Olson) Rosendale, Mr.
and Mrs. Narcif Dugenski (Priscilla Peterson), Princeton, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Remus, Teresa, Wisconsin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson, Lake Mills, and Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Haselow, Loyal.
The next class reunion will be held in ten years. This year’s hostesses were:
Doris Apfelbeck, Garry Koehler, and Darlene Singstock. Next hostesses in ten
years will be Adell Hawks and Fred Wilson.
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