Sunday, July 1, 2018

Inside Wild Rose Bank which is part of the Mueum


This picture is behind the counter of the first Wild Rose State Bank.  It is before 1910.  You can see the vault on the left.  The middle door is part of the hall in Pioneer Hall.  The man on the left is Clyde Diggles son of Nathan & Ella Diggles. He was born May 19, 1887.  He married Mary L Walker and they had a son Franklin Diggles. Diggles was the Supervisor of the Building & Loan Association in the State Banking Department and served 24 years as a Commissioner of Savings and Loan until June of 1959.  John Vincent Berens was the son of Nicholas Berens and Mary Khiel. He was born April 4, 1880.  He married Suzanna Fisher, daughter of Wilson J and Charlotte Case Fisher.  She was also the sister of Dr Ben Fisher of Wild Rose. She was born April 7, 1883.   The Berens had three children Keith born in 1907, Khiel born in 1908 and Janice born in 1917.  Khiel died at three months and 13 days.  The family moved to Stevens Point and later to California.  John V Berens died June 9, 1953 and Suzanne died March 29, 1982.

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