Sunday, September 29, 2019
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Rev Daniel Thomas Family
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| Back row: Mrs James E Davies (Annie Thomas, Harry Thomas, John Thomas. Front: Jane Thomas (1846-1915) Rev. Daniel Thomas (1840-1913). |
State Supt. James Nevin approved Wild Rose Fish Hatchery
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| James Nevin was born June 4, 1854 in Ontario, Canada to Joseph Nevin and wife Ellen Wilson. He married Mary EllenRobinson in 1877 in Essex, Ontario, Canada. They moved to Madison and lived on North Broom St. He was the State Supt.of Fish Hatcheries and later was Commissioner of StateConservation. He died in Madison Dec. 29, 1921 of heart failure.He is buried in Forest Cemetery in Madison. |
Wild Rose Park by the hospital
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| This park is on Highway 22 as is the parking lot. The picture was taken in 1959. County A is the boundary past the little bridge. |
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Main St & some of Maple Ave in early days.
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| Left to right: C A Smart's store, the barn being moved from Will Jorgenson's lot to what later became Colligan's used car lot, the next two are on Maple Ave-Jon L Evans house, Winkle's photo car, and far right is Dan W Jones hotel which was destroyed by fire. |
C A Smart's store inside in Wild Rose
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| Smart's store was on the southeast corner of Main St and Maple Ave. William J Knights work for him before 1900. Smart used to go to Chicago to get supplies. It was a general store. |
Tom Patterson
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| Tom Patterson is riding a donkey because his was an avid Democrat and was delegate to their National convention. |
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Glen Moldenhauer
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| Glen Moldenhauer was born Dec. 22, 1922 to Walter and Lillian Moldenhauer. He graduated with the class of 1941. His nickname was "Moldy." His appearance was husky and his weakness was athletics. His favorite song was "It's All Over Now." He was very active in baseball, basketball and track. Glen was the pitcher on the 1941 baseball team who beat Wautoma, Plainfield, Hancock, and Almond. They won the championship in 1940. They won the basketball season in the eastern division 7-0. Glen was all conference in basketball. He married Phyllis Merryfield on May 24, 1947. Phyllis was born Sept. 22, 1926 and died August 31, 2013. They had 3 girls and boy. The Waukesha Daily Freeman of Dec. 30, 1977 reported a life changing event for Glen. He had been bowling on Feb. 12, 1977 (including two 200 games that night) when he fell to the floor and was given mouth to mouth resuscitation and sharp blows to the chest. He was taken to the hospital where they discovered he had a malfunction of the heart value. He had weighted 250 pounds and was five feet 11 inches. He gave up two packs a day cigarettes, 2-4 beers in a day, as well as potatoes, bread, cookies, pie, cake and candy. He reduced his weight to 170 and also slowed down including chewing his food slowly. He died Dec 1, 2013 in Wild Rose. They are both buried in Highland Memorial Park in New Berlin, Wisconsin. |
Alice Jones Bechard
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| Alice Jones was born to Matthew Jones 1897-1941) and Eleanor Urban (1897-1995). They lived in the Town of Springwater where her father was a farmer as well as a mail carrier at times. Alice was named for her grandmother Alice Stevenson Jones (1879-1915). Her siblings were Warren, Donald, Audrey and a sister Virginia who died in infancy. Alice was a member of the Class of 1941 in Wild Rose. She was regarded as pleasant, had a weakness for Rex, her favorite song was "I'll never love again" and she wanted to be Mrs." She willed her vitality to Vivian Testin Check. One of her great disappointments was her father died before she graduated. Alice was shy about talking in front of the class. Alice married Rex Bechard on Sept. 4, 1946 at the Wild Rose Presbyterian Church at 4:00 PM. Her uncle, Marvin Urban walked her down the aisle. She wore a white gown of white net with a full skirt with lace inserts and a lace bolero. Her long flowing veil was caught in a headpiece orange blossoms. Audrey Jones was her maid of honor, Shirley Baitinger Caves and Ellen Taplin were her bridesmaids. Leon Bechard was the best man, with Warren Jones and Gordon Caves as groomsmen. Rex Bechard was the son of Joseph Bechard and Ethel Spence. Rex (1922-2015). Alice and Rex operated Bechard's grocery store after his father died in 1946. Rex and Alice had three children. Alice died March 23, 2017 and is buried in Caersalem Cemetery. |
Genieve Hudziak Jencen
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| Genevieve Bernice Hudziak was born September 1923 in Wild Rose to Joseph Hudziak (1893-1971) and Clara Buckholtz. Hernickname was "Gen", she was cheerful, had a weakness for entertaining children. He favorite saying was "Is Zat So?" Her favorite song was "On the Sentimental Side." She wanted to be a beauty operator. Gen willed her study habits to Gerald Knutson. She graduated with the class of 1941. She married in Jun of 1946 Leo John Jencen son of John Jendrzejicyk and Mary Sweich. Leo had shortened his surname, Leo was born June 22 1919 in Almond. He enlisted in the Army Dec. 29, 1942. She remembered putting pickle juice in ink wells for Halloween as well as knocking over outhouses. She disliked baby sitting in after school hours. A most embarrassing moment was lost crutches as school when she was in high school. A highlight of her life was a trip to Hawaii in 1971. Leo died Nov, 1995 in Oconomowoc. Genevieve died Feb. 4, 2000 in Waukesha County. |
Robert Ross Caves
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| Robert Ross Caves was born May 24, 1924 in Hancock, WI to Ross McKinley Caves and Grace Edith Morgan. Bob went to Wild Rose H.S. His appearance was notice able freckles. He had a weakness for blondes. His favorite song was “Tell Me Why.” His saying was “It makes no difference”. He wanted to a truck driver. He was elected Treasurer of the freshman class and later he was vice-chairman of the senior class. He made the A team in basketball as a junior Cookson selected him to be prom king. He played cornet and played duets with Joy Etheridge at tournaments. He graduated with the class of 1941. He married Jessie Vergin (1921-2006) on September 2, 1944 in Poy Sippi. In 1963 he received a permit to haul fertilizer in bulk from Midland Cooperatives and agricultural lime from the Waupaca terminal of Mayville White Lime Works. He played donkey basketball on the Lions team as a fund raiser. He was a 2nd class Scout in August of 1938 for troop 55. Bob died January 11, 1980 in Wild Rose. He and Jessie are buried in Oak Hill. |
Buenetta Graichen Anderson
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| Buenetta Graichen was born December 8, 1923 in the Town of Mt Morris, Waushara County. Her father was George Richard Graichen who was born August 18, 1896 in Marshfield, Wood County. His parents were Fred W Graichen and wife Louisa. They immigrated to the US from Saxony, Germany. George moved to Waushara County by 1900. Her mother Olga Hanson born April 29, 1894 and died March 24, 1991. Olga's parents were Gunder (called George here) Hanson and Tomena Thompson. Buenetta attended the Thompson school near Norwegian Lake. June 26, 1943 she married Oliver Burnett Anderson at the Mt Morris Holden Lutheran Church. She was given in married by her uncle, Oliver Hanson. She wore a Princess style dress of white satin with a sweetheart neckline and lace inserts formed puffed shoulders. She hard a tiara of white rosebuds high on her hair to hold her finger tip veil. Her maid of honor was Gertrude Williams, Ruby Anderson & Mrs Kermit Johnson were bridesmaids. Harry Anderson was the best man with Reuben Anderson and Kenneth Williams. Everett Jones sang "O Perfect Love." A quartet of Everett Jones, Isaac Lowe, Russell Anderson and Harlow Long sang "O Happy Home." Buenetta & Oliver had a son Richard Anderson. Dick and his descendants live in the area. Buenetta attended lots of sporting events that Dick participated in. Buenetta died too young of pancreatic cancer. She died June 4, 1975. |
Monday, September 23, 2019
Mary Huffman
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| Mary Esther Hoffman was born December 14, 1931 to Rev. Robert Hoffman (1885-1953) and his wife Irma Zuelke (1888-1840).. Rev. Hoffman moved as a minister so she lived in Mattoon, Wittenberg, and Almond before he came to Wild Rose about 1947. Mary attended Wild Rose High school and graduated in 1950. She played basketball and softball all four years. She was in the Wild Rose skating club for 3 years starting in 1948 and Queen one year. She sang in the girls glee club 4 years. She was on the annual staff as a senior. Her appearance was "neat." Her weakness was talking. Her favorite song was "For Sentimental Reasons." She wanted to travel around for awhile. In the Junior class play she was Mrs. Smith, the aunt and sorority house mother of the star in Campus Quarantine.". As a senior she again played an aunt to the male star in "Girl Shy." She willed all her Sundays spent in church to Dean Fenrich. She moved to Sheboygan where her brother Robert lived and worked for Leverenz Shoe Co. She married Arthur R Wallander November 5, 1955 in Sheboygan . Robert was born August 25, 1927 in Cato, Manitowoc County, Mary died March 5, 2010 in Sheboygan. Arthur died No. 24, 2016 in Sheboygan. |
Clair Jenks
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| Clair Calvin Jenks was born August 26, 1932 in the Town of Rose to Henry McKinley Jenks (1896-1959) and his wife Elsie Hilscher (1901-1972).Most people called his father McKinley. Most of his men in his father's family used their middle name. Clair graduated from Wild Rose High School in 1950. In high school he was on the basketball "B" team for four years and on the baseball team for 4 years. He was a first basemen. He was in the skating club as a sophomore that put on a outside skating show. He was on the annual staff and in the boys glee club as a senior. His appearance was tall. His saying was "Want to get hurt?" His favorite song was "Three O'clock in the Morning." Clair enlisted in the Army August 26, 1953 and was released June 17, 1955, He served at Fort Chafee in Arkansas and Fort Lewis in Seattle. He was a corporal and was in the 71st Artillery. He married Joan Farrant on Dec, 21, 1954 in Seattle. Joan was the daughter of Ned (1889- 1975) and Verba Clark Farrant (1898-1957). Joan was a nurse, Clair was a welder. Clair enjoyed fishing. He was a member of the Wild Rose American Legion , Waushara County American Legion Council, and 40 & 8. Joan had a cat named Togo who lived to be over 26 years. Joan was also a member of the Wild Rose Historical Society including helping to make soap. They had 4 sons |
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Wilma Wilson Simonson
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graduated from Wild Rose in 1950. She was very active
in school. Wilma played basketball and softball all four
years. Rusty was class treasurer as a freshman and class
secretary as a sophomore. She was President of Student
Council as a junior. She was a member of the skating club
from 1948-1950 as well as being Queen Wilma. Rusty sang
in the girls glee club all 4 years. She was on prom court
as a junior and home coming court as a senior. As a senior
she was on the newspaper and President of Future
Homemakers Association. Rusty played Edythe Rhodes a
sorority girl in Campus Quarantine as a junior. As a senior s
he was Asma a colored"wash lady" in Girl Shy. She wanted
to be a private detective. Her appearance was happy.
Her weakness was laughing. Her favorite saying was "Hi-ya
Sunshine". Her favorite song was "That's My Desire". Her
parents were Linder "Lenny" Wilson and Lila Smith. in
1953 she married Clifford Simonson. They had four
children: Kim, Kent, Kriste and Kellyn. Cliff died in 2014.
Rusty is also active in the Over 50 club.
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Gloria Brinkman was born in Waupaca County to Earl and
Leona Brickman. The family was living in Chandler, Maricopa County, New Mexico where her father was an electrician. She started high school in Wild Rose in the fall of 1946. She participated in basketball and softball all four years. She was editor of the Wild Rose annual in 1950 and on the newspaper as a sophomore and junior. Gloria
was in the girls glee club for four years, played clarinet
in the band as a sophomore and junior, as well as pep band as a junior. She was and extemporaneous speaker her first three years and received a first in 1949. She was Gloria Smith a Kanna Jamma sorority girl in "Campus Quarantine" as a junior and Barbara Sanford (Babs) in
"Girl Shy" as a senior. Gloria served as Vice-President,
Secretary and President of the class of 1950 in here last three years in that order. She won the Badger Award and the DAR award. She last two years she was a member of Future Homemakers of America. In 1947 she was involved with the beginning of the Wild Rose Youth Center which met at the Legion Hall on Saturday night. Gloria
married Roger Hadden son of Dr. Shirley Hadden and
his wife Mildred Gertenrich. They had three daughters and four sons. Roger died in 1992. Gloria lives in Plainfield. |
Clifford Korleski
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Clifford Korleski is the son of Harry F Korleski ( August
11 1904-June 26 1991) and Elsa Opperman (October 18 1909-Janury 22, 2007).Elsie was from Coloma. Butch attended the one room Rice school in
the Town of Springwater. He had Maty Murty for a t
eacher. Clifford was struck by lightening on his head while he was combining with Carney Thompson. When he came to, the tractor was 30 feet away. His father, Harry had a sorghum mill in the Idelewild area and for
one season had Ed Gein working for him as a fireman.
Clifford was described as devilish in high school. Because of all the farm work, he only went out for track as a senior and was also on the annual staff. He willed his noisy ways to Allen Walters. He graduated from
Wild Rose in 1950. He was in the Air Force from
1950-1953. He married Janice Rogers. He has been a welder, farmer and fix-it man. |
Basil Stewart
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| Basil E Stewart was born in the Town of Wautoma to Fred Stewart and his wife Birdie Severns on May 27, 1927. She was the daughter of Albert Jones and Maud Nelsen. Marietta was born September 29, 1902 in the Town of Springwater. They had two children: Carol who married Gerald Thompson and Jerry. In 1930, the Stewart family was living in Waukesha on West Avenue South in the First Ward. He was a foreman tool operator at Waukesha Motors. The picture show him working at the Wild Rose School as a janitor in the early 1940's. Marietta died April 24, 1994 and Basil died May 27, 1999. They are buried in the Caersalem Cemetery outside of Wild Rose in the Town of Springwater. |
Mildred Steinberg Jezwinski
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| Mildred Leona Steinberg was born May 1, 1921 in the Town of Springwater, Waushara County. Her parents were Frank Steinberg and Mary (Mayme) Galvin. Mildred was in the class play "Percy Cuts Loose" a Mona, Anna's chum. Her favorite song in1938 was Johnny Was a Shoemaker," Her saying was "Hi ya lug," Her weakness was being late. She married Edward J Jezwinski. They had two children, Judy and Terry. She was a Yeoman 3rd class in the Navy in 1945. She died in Wisconsin Rapids August 25, 2001. |
Norma Jeffers Nye
Jeffers and Martha LePage Jeffers June 15, 1889
in the Town of Rose. She married Rev. William
Hubert Nye on November 9, 1910. In 1930 They
were living in Floyd, Iowa. They had four children
Lucille, Harry, Marguerite and Wilfred. Her
husband as a Presbyterian minister who was
born March 31, 1885 in Kentucky. Norma is shown
on Floyd Jeffers farm in the Town of Rose with a
grain cradle which is now in the carriage house
at the Wild Rose Historical Museum. By 1940
Norma was living in Minneapolis. She died there
on February 24, 1969.
Picture of back of Elisha Stewart house and the harness shop
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| The harness shop which has horse shoe prints on the concrete steps was last used as a second hand store. |
Picture of the back of Elisha Stewart House & barn
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| This picture shows the back of the Elisha Stewart and the small barn on the far left side. There is another house in the middle. |
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Waushara County Fair 1906 - Milton Jones and Rodney Murty
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| The writing in the background of the picture says Waushara County Fair 1906. These teenagers lived almost across the road from each other. On the left is David Milton Jones, son of David Lloyd Jones and Mary Ann Jones. He was born September 29, 1887 in the Town of Rose. Many people knew him as Milton rather than David. He was a farmer who lived in section 26 on the left side 17th Dr in the Town of Rose between County A and Apache Dr. He raised Holsteins. He was an Uncle of Margaret and Lois Walters. He died February 28, 1963. Rodney Sackett Murty, son of James "Jeff" Murty and Maggie Thomas Murty, was born June 10, 1889 in the Town of Mt. Morris. He married Blanche Etheridge December 25, 1913. Rodney did some farming at N5677 17th Dr. in the Town of Rose, worked in a lumber yard in St. Paul Minnesota for a few years. He returned to Wild Rose and for the worked for the Rose Milling Co. which he later bought. He was also a meter reader for Wisconsin Power & Light for many years. Rodney & Blanche had two children: Glenn who married Jeannette Olson and Beverly who married Melvin Anderson and later Leslie Ansorge. Rodney died October 26, 1982. He lived at 550 Division Street, 827 Maple Avenue and 825 Maple Avenue in Wild Rose. |
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| Thomas Stewart was born March 4, 1848 in Rose, Wayne County, New York to Solomon and Sally Ann Stewart. He married Margaret Maria Jenks on August 28, 1869 in Waushara County. His wife was called Maria , pronounced Mariah. She was the daughter of John Tower Jenks and Polly ane Jeffers. She was also born in Rose, New York. They had 5 children: William Stewart (1870-1899, Ina Leona (1876-1964) married John Coombs, Irvin Stewart (1874-1875), Arthur Garfield (1881-1953) and Benjamin Harrison (1888-1941). was a farmer in the Town of Rose. He served in Co. F of the 35th Wisconsin Infantry in the Civil War. Thomas died April 3, 1903. |
Ruth Jones Jones
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| Ruth Jones was born June 4, 1885 to Thomas John Jones and his wife Sarah Ann Clayton in the Town of Rose. The picture is probably in the 1889-1890 time frame. On May 4, 1910 she married John Hopkins Jones. They had daughters Elsie Jones Rogers and Marjorie Jones Pryce. Ruth died July 28, 1965. |
3rd& 4th graders in Wild Rose WI in 1928-29
Back row: Nelda Eserhut, Donald Stewart, Leo Moore,
Samuel Williams, George Thomas, unidentified. Middle
Row: Stella Evans - Teacher, Grace Georgeson Krueger,
Jeanette Korleski Schauer, Norma Topping. Wyss,
Bernice Woodward Bechard, Donald Colligan, Unidentified.
Front Row: Phyliss DeGolier Peterson, Margaret Apps
Gutche, Joyce Larsen LaBrot, Beverly Murty Ansorge,
Helen Borowic, Nora Huffman Hoffman, Virginia Jenks
Westover, Wayne Patterson, Mildred Steinberg Jezwinski,
Bernadine Knutson, Carl Huffman.
Wild Rose Girls Sports 1934-35
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| Front Row: Norma Topping Wyss, Lauretta Christensen Birkebak, Crystal Nelson Straw, Joyce Larsen LaBrot, Beverly Murty Anderson Ansorge, Brydine Nelson Clark, Beulah Handrich Rebernik, Elizabeth Williams Newman, Dorothy Roberts Parker. Back row: Mary Attoe Luedtke, Nora Huffman Hoffman, Beverly Hills Nouri, Carol Cizinsky, Emily Popek Hoyt, Bernice Woodward Bechard, Viola Jenks Koerner, Gladys Moldenhauer Marks, Arvilla Smith Christensen. |
Dorothy Topping
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| Dorothy Topping was born May 14, 1932 in Cedarburg, She went to school in Wild Rose but moved before she could graduate with the class of 1950. She sang with the Girls Glee Club. She played the guitar. Jeanne Knackstedt willed her driving ability to Dorothy. She graduated from Bigfork High School in Minnesota. The town was smaller than Wild Rose. Dorothy married George A Snyder on March 31, 1951 in Minnesota. They lived in Bovey and later Grand Rapids in Ithaca County. They had 4 children. Dorothy enjoyed making dolls, fishing with a cane pole, camping and traveling. Dorothy died October 23, 2014 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Her husband survived her. |
Classes of 1959 and 1960 in 5th & 6th grade
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| Back Row: Ann Clayton, Judith Lauritzen Nelson, Linda Leuthold Giffen, Joe Smith, Eileen Urban Hering, Myrna Haight, Michael Krusher, Margaret Bowen Ciura, Thomas Woodrow. 2nd Row: Glen Graydon, Irvin Arndt, William Marsden, Shelby Bushweiler Rosin, Michael Wilson, Cordell Zuege Affeldt, Sharon McKnight Nedza, Maryann Brewer Erdman, Kay Zeller Harris, Ted Zick. Front Row: Mrs Tetzlaff (teacher),Janice Hawtin Sellers, Danny Button, Keith Johannes,Dolores McKnight Williamson, Brian Wilson, Ronald Walters, Susan Halkin Nelsen, Elaine Keohane Schroeder. |
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