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A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE ONE HUNDRED YEAR
HISTORY
ST. JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CECIL, WISCONSIN
There is a time-worn, hand
written document dated the 1st of January, 1877
which calls all men to witness that August Peterman, T. F.
Winter, Julius Schwahn, William Gruetzmacher and their
successors, or those who would join with them, have “organized
themselves into a religious society of the evangelisch,
lutherische, St. Joh. Chirch... which society shall be known
and incorporated by the name of Ev. St. Johannes Geminde
Washington Shawano Co.
Wis.” The paper, duly signed by
the ones already named and five others; Wilhelm Schmidt,
Hermann Wegner, Wilhelm Behnke, Carl Miller, and Gottlieb
Rademan— was “signed and acknowledged before me this 11th
day of April, A.D. 1879. August Winter, Justice of the Peace.”
In spite of the spelling,
the record is clear. But, like everything human, absolute
precision seems to be elusive. When a society tries to trace
its origins, it almost always runs into that trouble. Who was
there? When did they organize? Where did they Meet? There is
another document in the church’s possession (dated February of
1877) indicating that August Gipp gave land to the church at
Tracy Corners. There is a record, also, that three children
were baptized on December 9, 1877 by Pastor J.H.H.B. This must
have been Rev. John Bierbaum. The childrens’ names, birthdates
and parentage are all recorded. But where did it take place?
Tracy Corners? Somewhere there
is a memory—and a record—of items like these. But precision is
of interest primarily to scientists. But what is important now
is the fact of origins and successions and faithful people
whose names are written in the Book of Life* Just to recall
them is to do them honor. We regret that some information we’d
like to have has apparently gone with the lives of those who
lived and died in those early years. So this brief account is
composed of historical memories of the living and the records
preserved from those pioneering days.
St. John’s Church shares
with its sister churches a varied history. The congregation
itself was made up of German speaking American, farmers who
settled in the Town of Washington in the last half of the
nineteenth century. The people’s roots were in the Old World.
They were the spiritual heirs of Zwingli, the great Swiss
reformer. Unlike the earlier migration which brought many
German Reformed people to the middle states, Pennsylvania in
particular, in the 1700’s, these people were part of that
movement which led refugees from Napoleon’s conquests to
settle in the Mississippi River valley — from New Orleans to
St. Louis and up the Ohio River and other parts of the
mid-west. Their development of a denominational life was slow
and careful because of their fear of autocratic rule. Fiercely
independent and democratic from the start, they none the less
possessed firm religious convictions as to the meaning of
church life. After several changes of denominational labels
the Wisconsin District of the Evangelical Synod of North
America in the 1870rs assisted in the establishing of the
congregation centered at Tracy Corners in
Shawano County.
St. John’s church has been a
loyal member of that group ever since, even though the
denominational name has been changed twice. First there was
the change in 1934 to “The Evangelical and Reformed Church”;
and then in 1957 to “The United Church of Christ.” It is
little wonder that many members are still confused. One Sunday
when asked if this was a “Lutheran Church” a member said,
“Yes!”
The Church at Tracy Corners
When we try to re-construct the history of the congregation
at Tracy Corners, we are at the mercy of faulty human
memories. The records of those years, if there were any, are
not available. We know that the pastor lived there; that there
was a school; and that there was a cemetery established and
still maintained. But there is no firmly fixed memory of the
move from Tracy Corners to Cecil. On February 16, 1893 John
and Harriet Freeborn sold the congregation the property on
which the present building stands in the village of Cecil. But
when the first building was built we are not sure. We know
that it burned down in March of 1913.
When the decision to move from the country to the village
was made, there was a division in the church. Frank Buelow,
long time President of the church, described the unhappiness
occasioned by that decision. The ancient conflict between
"town" and "country" was part of it. The added two miles for
some was just too much, and a few families "went Lutheran." We
do not have precise records of the move of the pastor to the
village, either. Members still living recall receiving their
"Instructions" as late as 1926 in the school at Tracy Corners
even though the church proper was in Cecil and had been since
1914 when the new building, replaced the one burned down. A
parsonage was acquired about 1925 in the village.
The cemetery is still maintained at Tracy Corners. All that
can be found of the structure that was on the north side of
the county road opposite from and east of the cemetery is a
clump of trees and the ruins of a stone foundation. Recently
(1973) a census of the graves was made through the good
offices of the Shawano County Historical Society. An exhibit
is being prepared consisting of color photos of the cemetery
and a plat of the area, so that future generations may find
graves of their ancestors. Time erodes the surfaces of the
grave markers. Already a number of broken stones and illegible
names make it difficult if not impossible to identify some
graves.
Recent improvements, given as memorials, include a well
paid for by a bequest from Sophie Ragsdale (nee Reisner), and
an iron gate given by Melvin, Arbutus and Myrtle, children of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wegner.
Records in the minute book of the council indicate that
Ernst Hoppe has cared for the cemetery over many years, since
1941. Appearing in the records, also, are frequent references
to the propriety of burying non-members and the fees to be
charged for pastoral services. On January 11, 1942, for
instance, the congregation repealed a restrictive provision of
the by-laws of the constitution. Apparently over the years
there were sharp differences of opinion about the matter. One
grave is isolated from the others because it was not thought
proper the deceased should be buried with the faithful, but at
least he should be buried in consecrated soil! The grave is
still segregated from the rest.
The Church in Cecil
The modest frame structure which housed the congregation
after the move to Cecil had no basement and was heated by a
wood burning furnace. In March of 1913, the building burned
almost to the ground. The pictures on the back cover (courtesy
of Viola Lemke Braatz) show the before and after scene. Hardly
anything was saved from the fire, although Ernst Hoppe
remembers that the men salvaged the pews.
The congregation decided immediately that they should
rebuild, only to make some improvements. They employed a
Shawano architect named Fritz to draw plans. This time they
would have a basement and they would have a red brick building
(only when the time came to get the bricks from Birnamwood,
only white ones were available.) They voted — 12 to 3 — to
install electricity rather than gas lights. Construction
continued through the summer and fall of 1913, and finally the
building was dedicated on Sunday, January 25, 1914. The
Shawano Advocate, a weekly paper whose January 27, 1914 issue
tells the story, reported that several pastors assisted in the
"impressive ceremony." Rev. Hiofer of Milwaukee, President of
the Wisconsin District; Rev. F. Mohme of Kewaskum, President
of the Mission Board; Rev. S. Gonser of Hales Corners, and
Rev. Ludwig of Peace Church, Shawano, were the visiting
dignitaries. The account went on to say, "At noon an excellent
dinner was served to the entire congregation, about 350. The
choir of the Peace Church of this city, about thirteen,
assisted at the services."
Many changes, improvements and alterations in the building
were made over the years. The records do not contain all the
debates, but there were many "discussions" preceding each,
innovation. The chronicle is interesting:
In 1923, February 11th, the congregation decided to get two
church bells, but on March 5 the decision was reversed by a
vote of 17 to 8, and one bell was purchased. At
least, we think so. The specifications were for a bell 48
inches in diameter and 1800 pounds in weight at a price of
$325 from the Rolymeier Company of Cinncinati, Ohio. There are
no minutes recording when the bell was installed. For a long
time the tradition was to toll the bell at funerals, and the
years of the deceased's life were counted out most solemnly.
In 1938 the church was re-decorated. The building was
re-wired, plastered, painted and varnished. New lighting
fixtures were installed. There was a lively discussion about
putting ornamental tin or plaster on the ceiling. The tin won
out. The year before the matter of removing the horse sheds at
the rear of the building was discussed and approved except for
the wood-shed. Heating the building was a problem. In 1939 the
church voted to hold services in the basement if the
temperature dropped to zero. We don't know if — when — or how
often that happened. That same year the wagon sheds were taken
down. A pulpit light was installed. The year before candle
sticks on the alter were electrified. At the January, 1937
annual meeting there is a minute which reads, "The shingling
of the church roof and taking of the steeple down was
discussed." They got around to shingling the roof the
following summer, but they left the "steeple as it was" until
1955 at which date the re-roofing, re-decorating, along with
further furnace problems was discussed.
The matter of communion cups was a concern for a time. In
1928 the congregation first voted to use the individual cups
"if the Ladies Aid will make the provisions." In 1942
thirty-six new communion cups were purchased. The Ladies Aid
still making "the provisions." A "reading pulpit" (made and
installed in 1936) was replaced by a new lectern in 1946 at
which time the pulpit was lowered. New altar and pulpit
coverings were purchased that year, also. But the big
improvement of 1946 was the purchase of an oil burning
furnace.
1948 was a big year for church repairs and changes. The
vote was given to tear down the rest of the old sheds and
build new rest rooms. We presume that until then the people
made do with the familiar facilities enjoyed by the average
farmer of the day. The church bought a new 2 manual Wurlitzer
organ for $3440. The same year the basement of the church was
re-modeled and refinished. The wooden-based floor eventually
rotted out, to be replaced in 1974 by a poured concrete floor.
Water had come through the walls from the parking lot, and
because no drainage provision was made, the floor gave out.
The men of the church tore up the old and installed the new,
and the women paid for the cement and the tile. Henry Radtke
was foreman on the job, and Ruben Schmidt delivered and laid
the tile.
It was decided in 1953 to install concrete steps at the
rear of the church and to brick in the windows lighting the
chancel. Clarence Lemke constructed the forms for the steps
and the cement was poured by Clarence Bonnin and Melvin Wegner
in two installments, the second being on a Sunday morning at
6:00 A.M. A new front door was installed late 1968 at a cost
of $600.
All of these building problems were financial ones as well.
The usual pattern of financial support was to levy
assessments. Stewardship as we know it today— the idea of
proportionate giving, from "each according to his means" —
never was accepted by the congregation, so that it became a
contest between those who levied the costs and those who
refused to pay their "dues." The minutes are constantly
complaining about the ones who were in arrears. Many arguments
raged over the proper discipline of the delinquents. The
assessments were made as a percentage of the dues for special
purposes, and they ranged from 2 0% on
the dollar all the way to $1.20 per dollar. During the
depression years times were very difficult not only for the
building needs but also for the current expenses and
ministerial' support. The dues and assessments program wasn't
adequate and in 1939 a free-will offering was proposed. A
total of $46.40 was received. Denominational leaders tried to
get an every member canvass organized, but without success.
The church was tempted to go to
the Synod for help, but the congregation finally decided to
depend upon local efforts. The pastors' salaries were always
low, from $1,000 annually in the 1920's to $70 per month in
the 30's and 40's. Rev. Mr. Klumb wee the recipient of $80 per
month in 1945, and was raised to $100 in 1947, and $150 in
1951. At times the pastor was expected to pay his own
utilities, too. Their housing was never luxurious; if you can
read between the lines to interpret what went on during the
several exchanges of parsonages and frequent references to
furnaces and plumbing!
A whole chapter could be devoted to the housing of the
pastor. In March 1943 one parsonage was sold for $1,200 and
another bought (Ed Zachow's house) for $2,000. In four years a
new furnace was added. In April, 1966 during Rev. Donald
Schmidt's pastorate, serious discussions began about a new
home, and in May the people voted 30 to 2 to proceed. A
parsonage committee was named: Fred Karstedt, Jim Mitchell,
Bob Schmidt and Marion Read. They presented plans to the
congregation with a proposed contract to Rosin of Bonduel for
$22,800. But this time, apparently, the realities had surfaced
and the people were afraid. The vote to go ahead was a narrow
20 to 17. The old parsonage was sold for $7,250, and further
financing was arranged at the local bank for $10,000 at 6V7.
for 20 years. Ground was broken at the site given by Fred and
Hildegard Bocher on Sunday, Sept. 11, 1967. The house was
completed that fall and dedicated in April 1968. The final
indebtedness was paid off and the mortgage burned April 20,
1975.
Since the home was built, in addition to normal
maintenance, certain changes were made. A cement patio was
poured behind the garage by Ruben Schmidt, Henry Radtke and
Mr. Hughes. Earlier that year (1974), the same pair during the
minister's winter vacation, solved the basement water problem
by cutting trenches and installing drainage tiles which were
connected to the sump pump.
Women in the Church
It will surprise a stranger to read the record of the early
years to find that women are not mentioned. Only men's names
appear as prospective members. The assumption we make is that
membership was by families. Children were evident — and in
great numbers, as you see by the record of baptisms and
confirmations. But women's names are recorded only as mothers
on the birth records.
They were not given a vote in the church until January 10,
1927. And the custom of putting men or. one side and women on
the other in the services lingers in the habit of one of the
pioneer families until today.
But though women were relegated in official matters to one
side, their influence and support were mighty in deed. The
Ladies Aid, or Guild as it is variously called, has had a long
and distinguished history. There is some rivalry still between
the women and the council as to financial support, to the
extent that one Day wonder at times if they belong to the same
church!
At a meeting of the Ladies Aid on October 15, 1936 Rev. E.
F. Wilking suggested as a money raising event that the ladies
serve potato pancakes to the public on Election Day the
following month. The ladies went ahead with the idea, assigned
responsibility, and the tradition was started. What started
out small has now become a very large enterprise, indeed.
During 1976 a full page of pictures and text was printed in
the Green Bay paper, and the Election Day of November 2nd saw
two different TV crews making films to be shown on the Green
Bay stations for the evening news.
From the proceeds of the dinners and other events, like the
Ice Cream Social, the women have made many and large
contributions to the church. Their support went to pay sewer
charges when the hook-up was made in 1969, along with the
public address system for the sanctuary. When income for the
new parsonage started to fall behind in 1970, the women
devoted their money and energies to augmenting the building
fund. They saved more than $5,000 in order to pay off the
mortgage. It is safe to say that without their efforts it
would not have happened. In addition, in recent years they
contributed the lion's share to black topping the parking lot
at the church and the drive-way at the parsonage.
The Potato Pancake dinner on Election Day has become an
all-church project now, with many men participating, in the
labor and satisfaction. In most every family makes some
contribution in terms of or labor or both.
It is a matter of note that although women gained the vote
50 years after the church was founded, they were given office
on the Consistory only in recent years. Viola Lemke Braatz was
elected the first woman President of the congregation in 1973.
Pastoral Leadership
The chief person in the congregation is usually the Parson
or Pastor, if not by right, by custom. And the German
tradition was very strong. An almost reverential attitude
accompanied the office. There are times when Herr Pastor
deserves the respect -- and usually that was the case back
over the 100 year history of St. John's. Of the 22 men who
served the congregation, one (Rev. J. H. H. Bierbaum) had two
terms of office: 1877-1882, 1886-1895; one there was of whom
it was said: "The resignation of the Pastor was not
agreeable." and another minute records a vote that the Council
should see the Pastor to find out if he "intends to resign as
seems to be the wish of most of our members" and one died in
office.
Here are the men who served St. John's church:
| J. H. H.
Bierbaurn 1877-1882 |
| von
Bockelmann 18o2-1884 |
| Edward
Assmann 1834-18H6 |
| J. H. H.
Bierbaum 1006-1895 |
| C. A. Th.
Husch 1895-1398 |
| G. Fr.
Schuetze 1C9G-19.00 |
| F. K.
Neubauer 1901-1902 |
| Otto
Schulz 1903-1905 |
| Paulus
Goldstein 1906-1909 |
| H.
Schroeder 1909 |
| C.
Oberdoerster 1910-1916 |
| G. M.
Betz 1917 |
| Heinrich
Greuter 1918-1925 |
| Georr.e
Eecht 1926-1934 |
| Eugene F.
V?i Iking 1934-1942 |
| Geor.-e
A. Schultz 1943-1945 |
| Alfred W.
Klunb 1945-1951 |
| F. K.
Eversman 1951-1953 |
| Roy C.
Curless 1959-1902 |
| Donald
V,'. Schmidt 1962-1960 |
| Robert C.
Hamilton 1967-1970 |
| Harold C.
Gridley** 1970-1972 |
| C.
Fosberp, Hughes 197?.- |
| ** Supply
Minister |
Three men have served interim ministries ranging from a few
months to several years: Rev. P. Prell (1926) and Rev. A. W.
Klumb (1945-1951) were pastors in Shawano. Rev. Harold Gridley
served between Mr. Hamilton's departure in September, 1970
until Mr. Hughes came in March, 1972. It is evident that more
than half of the men served short terms from 1 to 3 years. The
longest term was really two terms because Mr. Bierbaum, the
founding pastor, served a second time after an interval of 4
years. Since 1958 the church has received its leadership from
non-German speaking pastors, all of whom came from the
Congregational side of the United Church of Christ.
Cultural changes take place slowly. The German tongue was
used in the early years. Gradually English took over more and
more of the services until in January of 1932 at the annual
meeting it was voted that in one year they would hold the
church service in English on every 1st and 3rd Sunday. The
minutes of the meetings were recorded in German until 1934,
but instructions were given in English quite early. The first
class to be received in English was that of May 16, 1926 by
Mr. Prell of Shawano.
Formality of worship was to be expected by the conservative
farmers, but it is surprising to note a certain liberty and
readiness to make changes. The altar housed a plaster cast
figure of Christ which over the years suffered from time and
amateur artists who tried to brighten the fading colors.
During Mr. Hamilton's years and continuing until the present
some desires for change were expressed. The statue was removed
and various banners were created to provide esthetic changes
in the service. Mary Elyn Griswold has been the leader in this
movement. Her centennial banner was introduced just for the
occasion.
Each pastor had his own style of ministry. It is,
therefore, difficult to accent strengths or weaknesses. Rev.
Mr. Oberdoerster will be remembered because of his
leadership at the time the building burned and was re-built.
Mr. Wilking prompted the beginning of the German Potato
Pancake Election Day dinners. Mr. Schmidt stimulated the
formation of Trinity United Church of Christ and arranged for
the yoked relationship with St. John's. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes
used their camera to record many "firsts" in the life of the
congregation: Mother-Daughter dinner served by the men; an
Ecumenical Women's service, the first in Cecil; the Christmas
caroling by the young people along with the Catholic youth
from St. Martin's, and the formation of the X.Y.Z. Senior
Citizens Club in the church basement.
No complete file of Sunday bulletins can be found. The 75th
Anniversary folder and an occasional copy of the printed
annual reports are available. The records have been well kept,
but whether there was an historical sketch completed (it was
devoutly desired for the 75th Anniversary, celebrated in
August, 1952) or not, we do not know. When Mr. Hughes came he
began the custom of making a permanent file of Sunday
bulletins and news-notes. In addition, a pictorial record of
various events was included. It is hoped that the notebooks
will be as carefully kept as the early minutes were. Some
records may have been lost in the fire of 1913, but we cannot
tell. Birth and baptismal records seem to be in good order.
There is some confusion in the records created by a "double
entry" kind of system occasioned by the fact that pastoral
records of weddings, funerals, baptisms, etc., from the yoked
parishes became inter-woven. One hope of the Centennial
Committee is un-realized, namely, to have the old books
re-bound.
As we enter our second century we appear at a turning point
in St. John's history. The ever increasing costs of
maintaining a church without a corresponding increase of
membership and financial resources make the future difficult
to determine. If St. John's can develop an approach to the
un-churched, non-Lutheran, non-Catholic families in the area,
there is hope for growth. Until that happy day, we appear to
be in a "holding pattern," But just as the church
survived the language and identity crisis of the Great War,
and the financial stress of the Depression, so we may hope it
has the vitality to withstand the peculiar pressures of the
present..
From Generation to Generation
People are important. It is relatively easy to account for
the physical changes of buildings and grounds, but it is
infinitely more difficult to assess the significance of the
people who made the church alive. Names make news. Year after
year the names of faithful folk are recorded in the minutes of
Council, Congregation and Ladies Aid. To call them all to mind
is impossible, and to single certain ones out would be unfair
to the rest.
St. John's has always been a family-centered church. That
fact is dramatically demonstrated in the listing of the
children and young people who are in the church today. The
number is very small, much to the distress of the old-timers
who can recall days when the average age of the families was
in the child-bearing years. Every youngster in the church
today has a family tree that goes back several generations.
Here is the list:
April, Tracy, Kevin and Candy Bonnin, children of Leland
and Gloria, grandchildren of Clarence and Leona, great
grandchildren of Frank and Amelia Buelow, great, great,
grandchildren of William and Caroline Treptow.
Wanda Behnke, daughter of Eva and Robert, granddaughter of
Ernest and Asolda Runge, great grand daughter of Henry and
Sophie Wegner, great, great granddaughter of Herman and
Augusta Wegner, and great, great, great granddaughter of
Wilhelmine Zuege Wegner.
Monica, Michael, Marshall and Melanie Juds, children of
Howard and Shirley Juds, grandchildren of Olga and Alfred,
great grandchildren of August and Augusta Matthews, great,
great grandchildren of Gotfried and Kathrina Matthews.
Fredrich and Robert Karstedt, children of Fredrich and
Anna, grandchildren of Theodore and Eva, great grandchildren
of Richard and Mary Karstedt.
Michael and Mark Mitchell, children of James and
Nancy, grandchildren of Ida and Harold Wudtke, great
grandchildren of Fred and Matilde Hoppe, great, great
grandchildren of Fritz and Freda Moede.
Gerald, Joyce and JoAnn Schneider, children of Kenneth and
Arbutus, grandchildren of Robert and Ida Wegner, great
grandchildren of Augusta and Herman, great, great
grandchildren of Wilhelmine Zuege Wegner.
Steven, Patricia and Thomas, children of Melvin and Shirley
Wegner (cousins of the Schneider children) share the same
grandparents, Robert and Ida Wegner, great grandchildren of
Hermann and Augusta, and great, great grandchildren of
Wilhelmine Zuege Wegner.
In the same lineage, descendants of Wilhelmine Zuege
Wegner, are Terry Lynn and Connie Sue Wegner, children of
Senny and Sandra, grandchildren of Myron and Leona, great
grandchildren of Frank and Tillie, great, great grandchildren
of Augusta and Herman, and great, great, great grandchildren
of Wilhelmine Zuege Wegner.
Dean Seidler, Ronald and Larry, sons of George and Norma,
grandsons of Ferdinand and Elsie, great grandsons of Carl and
Emilie Seidler.
Kimberly Ann Wright, daughter of Arthur and Ruby,
granddaughter of Walter and Esther Gipp, great granddaughter
of Frank and Hulda, great, great granddaughter of August and
Wilhelmine Gipp.
Tamrnie and Terry Griswold, daughters of Loren and Mary
Elyn Griswold, granddaughters of Ed and Laura Weishoff.
Currently, Arbutus Schneider is Sunday School
superintendent and Mary Elyn Griswold is youth advisor.
On this Centennial occasion we'd like to list the members
of St. John's who are currently active in the order of their
confirmation:
1906 Olga Hinkel Page
1907 John Hinkel Olga Matthews Juds Walter H. Kammermann
1909 August Hinkel
1911 Hugo Schmidt William Kamerman
1912 Elsie Rademapn Mueller
1914 Albert Moesch Ernst Hoppe
1919 Esther Thiemer Juedes
1921 Edward Reisner Walter Gipp Irene Baehr Boettcher 1923
Edwin Hoppe
1925 Leona Buelow Bonnin Leon Buelow
1926 Hildegard Mueller Bocher Harvey Kammerman William J.
Peterman Henry Giese
1928 Anabel Herman Berg George Wagner Theodore Karstedt
Leon Schultz
1929 Ida Hoppe Bloedorn
1930 Edgar Seidler Albert Reisner Norman Herm Angeline
Baehr Ebel
1933 Alvin Reisner William Koenig
1936 Lucille Giese Irene Hinkel Herm Orvel Raaths George
Herm
1937 Melvin Uegner Helen Norman Ziegler Alice Norman
Kammermann George Seidler
1944 Elroy Mueller
1945 Arbutus Wegner Schneider
Acknowledgments
A. The Centennial Committee; Harvey Kammermann,
Melvin and Shirley Wegner, Ruth Luy, Hildegard Bocher, Elmer
Lemke and Mary Elyn Griswold
B. Special assignments: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Karstedt
for translating German minutes. Mary Elyn Griswold for making
the centennial banners and arranging for special music with
the youth. The Ladies Guild for arranging for the Homecoming
dinner, the pot-luck Sunday lunch, the ladies from Trinity who
helped served the dinner
C. Our Special Guests: Rev. Donald W. Hinze,
minister of the Northeast Association of the United Church of
Christ; Rev. Robert C. Hamilton, Pastor Grace Church, Kohler;
Rev. Alfred W. Klumb, retired, Manitowoc; Rev. Harold E.
Gridley, DePere, Wisconsin
D. The historical book and news releases: Rev. C.
Fosberg Hughes, Pastor; Members of the congregation for old
prints and pictures; Mr. Elmer Lemke for work on the cemetery
records.
E. Donors of special funds to defray costs of the
Centennial program; Freda Pederson; M/Ms Harvey Kammermann;
M/Ms Ed. Reisner; Doug Hoppe; Helen Ziegler; William Koenig;
M/Ms Henry Rollmann; Leona Wegner; M/Ms R. L. Schmidt; Edwin
Hoppe; M/Ms L. Braatz; M/Ms Mike Page; M/Ms Marvin Berg;
Walter Kammermann; M/Ms Melvin Wegner; Ruth Luy; Hildegard
Bocher; M/Ms George Wagner; M/Ms Jim Mitchell; M/Ms K.
Schneider; Leona Bonnin; M/Ms George Seidler; Elsie & Elroy
Mueller; Leo Buelow; Dorothy Koenig Schmidt; Elise Koenig
Kanaz; Lora Jacobs; Irene Boettcher; M/Ms Leland Bonnin; Alvin
Reisner; M/Ms Leon Schultz; Arnold Seidler; M/Ms Bill Kamerman;
M/Ms Loren Griswold; Jim Ziegler; Joe Peterman; Rose Nuhlicek;
Jeanette Natzke Raaths |
