Wakefield Wedding News Details Local Tie
A Wakefield area page highlights numerous summer plans and visits. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mayer and daughter Christine travel Kenosha and Chicago for business and leisure. Ellie Ferrando will work for the FDIC in Washington DC. Several locals plan visits, graduations, or summer employment in Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Mayer
Christine
Kenosha
Chicago
Ellie Ferrando
James A. Ferrando
Washington, D. C
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
James Ferrando
Washington D. C
Funeral Services Held For Sigvard A Thorson
Sigvard A Thorson 65 of Wakefield died at his home at 11 am Thursday. Born August 7 1899 in Sweden he came to the United States as a young man settling in Chicago then Wakefield in 1945. He retired eight years ago after a woods accident. Survived by daughter Elaine three sisters Freida Betty and Amelia of Sweden and a brother Bror. Funeral Monday 2 pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church Rev Wallace Leno officiating burial Lakeside Cemetery Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigvard A. Thorson
Wice
Thorson
Sweden
United States
Chicago
Wakefield
Connor Lumber and Land Co
Ethel L. Ahlquist
Elaine
Freida
Betty
Amelia
Bror
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Wallace Leno
Lakeside Cemetery
Robert Willa
Donald Wiita
Eric Huhtala
Waino Puumala
Arthur Martinson
Edwin Johnson
Erickson Bachelor of Science Degree Graduate
Yohn HK Erickson son of the late Mr and Mrs John A Erickson graduates from Tri State College Angola Indiana with a Bachelor of Science Degree He is a 1957 Wakefield high graduate After visiting the Budgick home they return to Midland Michigan where he accepts employment at Dew Corning Mrs Erickson is Judith Budgick
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yohn HK. Erickson
John A. Erickson
Tri State College
Angola
Indiana
Erickson
Wakefield High School
Ray Budgick
Midland
Mich
Dew Corning
Judith Budgick
Michigan State University spring commencement lists 3185 degree candidates
MSU announced 3,185 degree candidates at spring commencement in Spartan Stadium on June 13. The total includes 107 doctoral, 514 master’s, and 2,500 bachelor’s candidates, plus 29 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and 35 Advanced Graduate Studies diplomas. Speaker was Earl H. Warren, U S chief justice. One honoree, Susan E. Korpi, earned a BM Choral Music with high honors, daughter of Arnold and Mrs. Korpi of 1107 Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MSU
Michigan State University
Spartan Stadium
Earl H. Warren
The
United States
Susan E. Korpi
Election results for Wakefield Board of Education race
In Wakefield, Nels Kuivinen defeated incumbent Charles Valesano for a seat on the Township Board of Education, 569 to 190. Ontonagon Gogebic ISD merger approved 660 to 89. Hot lunch advisory defeated 305 to 365. Navy Lt Cmdr Harry W Wright of Watersmeet reports for duty with Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One at Atsugi Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Kuivinen
Charles Valesano
Wakefield Township
Kuivinen
Valesano
Ontonagon
Gogebic Counties
Navy
Harry W. Wright
Harry Wright
Watersmeet
Edith M. Peterson
Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One
Naval Air Station
Atsugi
Japan
Miss Elizabeth Galinatz Graduates With Honors
Miss Elizabeth Galinatz of Hoyt Lakes Minnesota recently graduated from Aurora Hoyt Lakes High School with scholastic honors. She earned U S W A Local 4108 awards and Future Teachers Club scholarships. Attending the exercises were her sister Mrs Roger Sailer and aunt Mrs John P Ballone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Galinatz
Steve Galinatz
Hoyt Lakes
Minn
Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School
Galinatz
U. S
First Lutheran Church marks 75th anniversary events
The church hosts Bishop Eero Lehtinen of Finland for a week of activities including a Friday banquet at 5 30 p m honoring senior members aged 65 and older with a commemorative pin. The program features invocations, greetings, musical solos, and addresses by Pastor Au tere, Bruno Saari, Rudolph Kemppainen, Eero Lehtinen, Mrs. Lehtinen, Bonnie Seppa, and Rev. Alpo Setala. Luther League members serve as greeters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran Church
Eero Lehtinen
Finland
Samuel V. Autere
Bruno Saari
Rudolph Kemppainen
Bonnie Seppa
Alpo Setala
Luther League
Linda Sjoblom Recipent of NBEA Award
Miss Linda Sjoblom of Wakefield has been named recipient of the National Business Education Association Award of Merit for outstanding achievement in business education at Northern Michigan University for 1964 65. The award includes a year’s professional NBEA membership a leather binder a copy of the Yearbook and a certificate. She will teach at Romeo High School in 1965 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Sjoblom
Wakefield
National Business Education Association
Northern Michigan University
Sjoblom
Northern
Leonard Koski
Route 1
NBEA
National Business Education
Kappa Delta Pi
Gamma Phi Alpha Sorority
Romeo High School
Wakefield Native Harlow Reed Named Olin Vice President
Former Wakefield resident Harlow J. Reed is appointed executive vice president for metals at the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. He will oversee aluminum and brass operations and the Winchester Western gun division. Reed, 47, previously led production and engineering, and before Olin he was a partner at Singmaster Breyer in New York. He is MIT trained in electrochemical engineering, served as an Army anti aircraft officer in World War II, and hails from Wakefield Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation
Harlow J. Reed
Reed
Olin
Winchester-Western
New York
Singmaster & Breyer
Michigan
Fishermen Lost Near State River Found Safe
State Police located two fishermen in the State River area after they became lost while trying to reach a logging road. Eino Kauranen, his wife Martha, and her father Matt Waataja of Wakefield were fishing north and south of US 2. They built a fire and were found about 11 p.m. no one was harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eino Kauranen
Martha
Matt Waataja
Wakefield
Kauranen
Finnish Bishop Eero Lehtinen to speak in Wakefield Friday
Bishop Eero Lehtinen of the Lapua Diocese Finland will speak at First Lutheran Church Wakefield Friday June 18 at 7 30 pm. He travels in the United States under the Suomi Free Conference and attends the National Festival June 25-27 at Port Arthur Canada. He was born July 7 1911 at Ypaja and educated in Turku and Helsinki, with a long clerical career and wartime service as a chaplain. A reception for him and his wife will be held Friday from 2 to 4 pm prior to the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eero Lehtnen
Wakefield
Eero Lehtinen
Lepua
Finland
Lutheran Church of
Lyceum
Turku
University of Helsinki
Church of Finland
Alastare
Saarijarvi
Kuopio
Hameenlinna
Lapua
Alli Maria Setala
Alpo Setala
USA
Bethany Lutheran Vacation Bible School Held Program
Bethany Lutheran Church hosted a Sunday evening Vacation Bible School with the theme Gods Children Pray. The event featured sermons prayers, and student recitations from nursery through junior classes, plus songs and prayer, followed by lunch and project displays. Sydney Lane Carol Albert and James Ringsmuth from Wakefield earned degrees at Northland College, the largest graduating class in 73 years, with Gov Warren Knowles delivering the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Lutheran Church
Leassons
Miettinen
Julianne Suomi
Paula Jarvi
Jesus
Donald Pezzetti
Kenneth Wienandt
Vernon Jarvi
Alfred Schneck
Arthur Wienandt
Marvin Suomi
Arne Sturkel
Pastor Miettinen
Charlene Drier
Karen Niemela
Robin Solberg
Judy Ahonen
Edna Sturkel
T. Miettinen
Charles Drier
William Suomi
Sydney E. Lane
Carol L. Albert
James E. Kingsmuth
Wakefield
Northland College
Ashland
Wis
Sydney E. Saari Lane
Duane E. Lane
2Nd Ave
John H. Kent
Sunday Lake
James E. Ringsmuth
Joseph F. Ringsmuth
Brotherton Street
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Northland
Former Resident Died in L'Anse and Wakefield Burial
Christ Evanoff 73 died Thursday at L Anse. He and his family were former Wakefield residents and he is survived by his wife one daughter Mrs Chester Siem two sons John and Ted and 12 grandchildren all of Ontonagon. Burial was at Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield.
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Christ Evanoff
L’anse
Evanoffs
Wakefield
Chester Siem
John
Ted
Ontonagon
Lakeside
Wakefield School Board Agrees on Parades and Programs
The Wakefield Board of Education held a regular meeting reviewing May bills and reports from the nurse guidance counselor enrollment and personnel. It authorized a Ramsay parade band participation after weighing pros and cons and renewed the milk program for 1965 66 while approving attendance at a principal conference and starting Head Start operations with two centers. The board also discussed athletic injury liability and approved bids for fuel typewriters gas relightings and milk purchases from local taxpayer Mr Decker if price matches.
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Wakefield Board of Education
A. J. Gilbert
Maki
Juntuila
Election Board
Korpi
Fred Sanquist
Ramsay
Hoppa
Bordeaux
Dan Mestnik
Allowig
H. B. Sutter
Upper Peninsula
Chatham
Gembolis
Daniels
Ironwood
Talafson
NDEA
Escanaba Fair
Kleimola
Wakefield News
The
Daily Globe
Decker
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Jerry Bugni
James Bugni
Stephen Galiatz
Elizabeth
Kathy
Aurora
Minnesota
Roger Sailer
Robert G. Schiltz
Jacksonville
N. C
Ishpeming
Ellie
Michigan Technology University
Houghton
Richard
Sigma Phi Epsis
Chester Crawford
Brimley, Mich
Richard Linn
Chris Linn
Jerry Mielke
Concordia College
St. Paul, Minn
Chris
Mackinac Island
Eva Jurma
Marshfield
David
Hjalmer Ahonen
Reino Ahonen
Rob
Dawn
Minneapolis
Louis Keppers
Jane
Sally
Denise
Duluth
Bethany Luthren
Bethesda Lutheran Home
Watertown
Mary Carol Linn
Leo Chantelois, Jr
Leo Keith
Garland Hyler
Scott
Laurel
Maryland
Covington
Jean Trettin
Ernst Trettin
Betty Best
Lake Forest
Ill
Mrs
Charles Best
Joseph Mezzano Jr
Joseph Mezzano
Wisconsin State University
Mezzano
Lansing
Charles Koivu
Vernon Olson
East Lansing
Arthur Haapoja
Robert Maatta
Art
Haapoja
Salina
Kansas
North Dakota
Maatta
Air Force
the Immanuel and
First Lutheran
First Luthern
Camp Arcadia
St. Paul
Tor
Murray Hopkins
Berkley, Michigan
Celeste Buccanero
Joe Sanchez
Ricky
Sullivan
Gene Hopkins
Berkley
Vicki Sanchez
Irving Wanink
Nancy
Ronnie
Pontiac
Wanink
Karl Schultz
Roy Hislop
Phoenix
Arizona
M-Sgt
Robert Daily
Ft. Worth
Texas
Marquette
Barbara Bonello
Waukegan
Mr. and
Robert Niemi
Dougie
Kenny
Tee
Celeste Beber Sr
Carmel Dossette
Milwaukee
Racine
Robert Dally
Robert
Douglas
Karen
Ft Worth
Dally
David Wertanen
Herman Wertanen
Boleau-Rintamaki
Wakefield Methodist Church
Sharon Lee Boleau
Arnold E. Swanson
Lake Shore Drive
Roger Leonard Rintamaki
E. J. Rintamaki
Lepisto Ave
Andy Stein
Marlene Lane
Robert Raisanen
Susan Ann Stien
Theodore Finco
Allen Raisanen
Paul Boleau
Robert Rintamaki
Gogebic Junior College
U. S. Air Force
American Motors
29Th Ave
V. F. Mikko
Gordon Waters
Clifford Waters
Jim
Susie
Donna Rintamaki
Negaunee
Kenneth Boleau
Park Falls
Kenneth Kitto
Treasure Monk
Paradise
Bruno Guzin
Bruce
Karin
Joy
Rockford
Lutheran
Nbea Award
Bethany Lutheran Vacation Bible School
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