Josiah Etheridge

Josiah Etheridge was born January 31, 1829 in
Woodmancote, Gloucestershire, England to 
Benjamin Etheridge and Mary Boulton. He was 
one of 11 children.  He came to America in 1848 
with his older brother, Benjamin who settled in 
the Janesville, Wisconsin area.  It took them 5 
weeks to cross the ocean. He was one of the
lived with Fredrick Barnes, also from 
Woodmancote, in the area near the current West 
Holden Church. He married Nancy Permelia 
Pease, daughter of Alanson Pease and Nancy 
Jeffers on Janauary 12, 1852 in Wautoma.  
They celebrated their 60th anniversary in a day 
when even 50th anniversaries were very 
uncommon. He grew flax and his wife wove it 
into homespun.  They had four children: 
Alanson, Mary who married Oren Jenks, 
Benjamin who died at 5 month, and Fannie 
who married Jerry Pierce.

Ronald Walters

Ronald Walters was a member of the class of 
1960.. His parents were Elmer Walters and Cor
Davies.  He was King of the Junior prom on 
May 2, 1959.  The theme was South Pacific.  
Carol Anderson Auck was the Queen.  He was 
Johnnie Stone in the senior class play "Turn 
Back the Clock." His nickname was "Elmer Fudd." 
He was seen as devilish. Girls were his 
weakness. Ron's favorite song was "Wild One." 
He wanted to go to West Point.  Ron was class 
treasurer as a sophomore and Vice-President 
as a Junior. He played basketball years 2-4 and 
made the letter club as a Senior. He was on the 
track team as a senior as well as on the Annual 
staff. The Rose said " Beware, I'll do something 
magnificent yet." He has lived in Florida for 
more than 20 years.

Richard Jorgensen

Richard A Jorgensen, son of Vernon A Jorgensen and his
wife Nellie Nutter was a member of the class of 1960 in
Wild Rose. He was on the baseball, basketball, football
and track teams all four years. Dick wore number 34 on
 both football and basketball teams.  He got an "A" in
extemporaneous speaking at the League contest.  He
was homecoming King on October 9, 1959 with Sharon
McKnight as Queen.  The orchestra was Will Pasano.
Dick played Larry Palmer in the senior class play "Turn
Back the Clock."  He was a member of Student Council
first three years.  Dick sang in the chorus as a freshman
and senior. He was a member of the prom and homecoming
courts as a junior as well as was Homecoming chairman.
He also is active in Over 50.

Joyce Rosin Nelson

Joyce Irene Rosin was born July 8, 1942 in
Portage County.  She was the daughter of
William H Rosin and his wife Ann Sophie
Lawrence.  Ann was born in Copenhagen,
Denmark.  William as born in Wisconsin
in 1907 and died in Amherst, Wisconsin
June 21, 1956. The family suffered a big
loss because the 5 children ranged in age
21 to 14.  Joyce was the youngest.  Her
younger sister Ramona had died in 1953.
Joyce graduated from Wild Rose High
School in 1960. She as nicknamed"Bubbles." 
Her favorite saying was "Did you ever!''
Her favorite song was "Mary Don't You
Weep For Me." She wanted to be an airline
stewardess. She worked on the newspaper
staff as  a senior. She was in basketball her
first two years and Girls Athletic Association
the last two.  She was a member of Future
Homemakers Association 2-4.  She married
Sidney E Nelson but they divorced in 1983.
Joyce died in Waupaca October 17, 2001
and was buried in Amherst.  Sidney was
born September 17, 1941 and died
November 21, 2011.

Richard Novak

Richard A Novak was born to Frank I Novak (1906-1988)
and Marion Dalziel (1911-2012) both of whom are buried
in the Howe Cemetery in the Town of Mt Morris. Richard
graduated for Wild Rose High School in 1950.  He was on
the basketball and baseball teams all 4 years. He did
extemporaneous speaking 3 years and worked on the
annual as advertising manager his senior year. He was
class Vice President as a Freshman and President as a
Junior.  He served 4 years in the Air Force.  He graduated
from the University of Montana.  He worked in radio in
Bozeman, MT. By 2000 he had traveled to 67 countries.
He worked for Grant International which investigates
products and and the distribution of counterfeit goods. 
He was kicked out of Iran after the revolution in 1979.
He worked in lots of places in the Middle East from Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Oman.
He later moved to Arusha, Tanzania in Africa.  He and
his wife, Dolores bought land and developed a resort near
Mt Meru and not far from Mt Kilimanjaro.  From his resort
is not far from an animal park where you can see elephants.
The yearbook said he wanted to be noticed. It appears he
has been very successful.

Laverne Santosky Hansen

Lavene Santosky was born on August 5, 1927 in Waushara
County to Arthur James (1901-1993)  & Evelyn Santosky
(1908-2004) .They were married in 1926.  They lived in the
Town of Oasis in 1930 and were in Saxeville by 1935.  She
graduated from Wild Rose in 1945 along with her brother
Donald Santosky who was also in the Class  of 1945. Lavene
was an animal lover especially cats and dogs. 
She married LeRoy Edgar Hansen born September 28,
1922 in Poy Sippi who die October 29, 2000.The four of
them all all burie in Mt Morris Holden Lutheran Cemetery.  
LeRoy was the son of Walter Hansen (1891-1959 and Etta
1908-2004).  Walter & Etta were buried in Pine Grove
Cemetery in Auroraville in Waushara County. Donald
Santosky was born on August 9, 1926 in Pine River and
Mt Morris Holden Lutheran Cemetery.

Adrian Kowalski

Adrian James Kowalski was born January 28, 1933 to Charles
Frank Kowalski and Katherine Wanda Zielinski.  He had five
brothers: Casimir Jerome, Marion, Ronald and Dennis.He
graduated from Wild Rose H S in 1950.  The yearbook  said
"You can tell him by the noise he doesn't make." He was on
he basketball, baseball and track teams his senior year.  He
was stage manager for the senior class play "Girl Shy". He
worked on the annual staff and sang in the boys glee club as
a senior. His nickname was "Porky." His weakness was telling
fibs.  His favorite show was "You Told a Lie."  He wanted to be
a truck driver.  He willed his mumbling ways to Clarence
Schomisch.  He married Barbara Parsons (1932-1998) on
June 21, 1958 in Portage County.  Her parents were Harvey
D Parsons and Cordella M Preuss.  They had five children:
Amanda, Cheryl, Laura Alan, and Perry.  Adrian died January 17,
1991 in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.