Christian Weck 83 Blanchardville native dies in Madison hospital
Christian Week Weck 83 of Blanchardville a native of Norway died in a Madison hospital Wednesday afternoon May 31 Funeral services will be at 1 30 p m tomorrow at Perry Lutheran Church where he was a member Rev H L Anderson to officiate Burial in Perry Lutheran Cemetery Friends may call at Saether Funeral Home Blanchardville and at the church after 12 noon tomorrow He was born February 4 1884 in Treungen Norway son of Tallak and Anna Vik later changed surname Vik to Weck He came to America in 1900 settling at Fertile Iowa He married Karine Peterson February 22 1911 at Perry Lutheran Church They farmed in Brigham Town Iowa County until retiring to Blanchardville in 1952 He served on his district rural school board Surviving are his widow a son Vernell a sister Miss Taara Vik Madison three grandchildren and five great grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents a son two infants two brothers and a sister.
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Blanchardville
Norway
Madison Hospital
Perry Lutheran Church
H. L. Anderson
Perry Lutheran Cemetery
Saether
Mr. Weck
Treungen
Telenarken
Tallak
Anna Vik
Vik
Weck
America
Fertile
Karine Peterson
Brigham
Iowa County
Vernell
Taara
Madison
Douglas Baker
Ted Theobald
Robert Weck
Barneveld
Juda
Mr and Mrs Robert Frey of Wichita Kansas visit his parents in Clinton. Morris Grenzow attends funeral of Rudi Ruehl in Milwaukee. Vera Moldenhauer of Elkhorn visits Monroe and Juda area. William Ann family dine with Tony Williams of Brodhead before moving to Watertown South Carolina. William Arn and Dorothy Erickson are seen during first wedding anniversary events.
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Robert Frey
Wichita
Kans
Ralph Frey
Raymond Johnson
Clinton
Morris Grenzow
Rudi Ruehl
Milwaukee
Vera Moldenhauer
Elkhorn
Minnie Haberman
Monroe
Juda
Russell Matzkes
William Ann
Tony Williams
Brodhead
Watertown
S.C
William Arn
Albert Arn
Orangeville
William Arn Jr
Argyle
Dorothy Erickson
On This Date in History June 2 1967 Highlights
Events include Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation and notable milestones such as Maine’s first prohibition law in 1851, the first night baseball game under lights in 1883, Cleveland’s White House wedding in 1886, and Goering’s 1941 invasion forecast. Other items cover U S. citizenship for American Indians in 1924 and modern political notes in Europe and the Dominican Republic.
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Britain
Maine
Fort Wayne
Ind
Grover Cleveland
Frances Folsom
White House
U.S. Congress
Hermann Goering
Five Area Students Earn College Degrees
Five Monroe area students were awarded degrees at Platteville State University graduation May 28. Named were Linda Haldiman, Richard Mahikuch, Robert Ruehlow, John Glyn, and Terrance Quinn. Two PSU Agriculture graduates received dairy science assistantships at the University of Missouri, Robert Ruehlow and David Stanke.
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Platteville
Times
Monroe Area
Platteville State University
Linda Haldiman
Edwin Haldiman
Monroe
Richard Mahikuch
Ralph Mahlbuch
Robert Ruehlow
August Ruehlow
John Glyn
Ray Glynn
Terrance Quinn
James Quinn
School of Agriculture
University of Missouri
J. Russell Jahn
PSU Agricultural Science Department
Argyle Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Weddings
Argyle and surrounding area residents hosted and attended multiple events. Mr and Mrs Clifford Penniston hosted Mr and Mrs Edward Schroder and family from Fife Lake Michigan, with Schroders visiting Neenah beforehand. Airman Lyle Foley, son of Delores Foley, selected for Syracuse University language training, completed basic at Lackland. Kinship ties include the Taft family, Belmont High School graduate Foley, and numerous confirmations and receptions at Grace Lutheran, St Ignatius, and Holy Name Seminary events.
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Edward Schroder
Mark
Kurt
Karen
Fife Lake
Mich
Clifford Penniston
Schroders
Allen McKellip
Neenah
Argyle
Schroder
Josephine Taft
Monroe
John
Mary
Helen Skattum
Jerry Wyttenbach
Jennifer
Mary Alice
Rockford
Marie Richter
Freeport
L. E. Thurston
Eric
Tamra
Fennimore
Claire Kammerud
Orville Kam
Laverne Daly
Donald
Edward Kelm
McFarland
Tom
James Daly
Frances Steffen
Leo Daly
Holy Name Seminary
Madison
Lyn Venable
Rita
Ruth
Carol Daly
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Mabel E. Bower
U.S. Air Force
Signal Corps
US. Army
Army Air Force
Air Force
Army
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
She Prescription Center Pharmacy
Local Trademarks, Inc
Tse
Lidia Petes
Sixth ST
Monroe, Wis
The
Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Paris
Nikita Krushchev
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Joaquin Balaguer
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
Devil’s Lake
Monroe Girl Scouts
Devils Lake State Park
Robert H. Keith
Janet Richardson
Doran Zwygart
Sam Humbel
David Iverson
Kay Iverson
Eileen Blum
Denise Iverson
Bonnie Gyure
Connie Ind
Bob
Hwy
Teel Ea
Wirge
Robert A. Ruehlew
David Stanke
Lyndon Station
Viet Nam
Dale Taft
Penniston
Merud
Robert Engebretson
Ede
Brian
Edele Mark
Dresser
Gary Soper
Alan
Clayton Ostby
Darlington
Detroit
Paul Splinter
Henry Anderson
Teresa and
Joseph Splinter
Louisberg
Wis
Edward Splinter
Hazel Green
Jean Retrum
Gage
Vsr
First National Bank OF Monroe
BQ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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