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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1973
Page
1
The column blends casual weather recollections from warm days into a cool spell and garden fixes with insect nuisances. It laments voter registration apathy before recounting a Harvard Dental Medicine degree for James David Billie of Wakefield.
Frank Peter Kuiawa 83 of 545 Olson Ave Wakefield died Thursday afternoon from a heart attack while driving on Chaney Lake Road. He was born March 9 1890 in Rudolph Wisconsin moved to Wakefield in the early 1900s and married Anna Zazeski in 1919. Survived by four sons one daughter 17 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church burial Lakeside Cemetery pallbearers listed.
Michigan Technological University in Houghton announces that 660 degrees were awarded at the commencement exercises held on Saturday. Worship services are planned for 3am in June at Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Miss Sandra Ann Keskey and Gerald F. Grambow wed at St. Patrick’s Church Escanaba at 2 p m The bride from Wakefield wore an organza gown with mint green accents The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Grambow of Wakefield A reception followed at the Terrace diners and a short wedding trip will precede residence at 202 Lakeshore Drive Escanaba
Interested families may enroll children in fourth grade or younger with Mary Lou Niskanen at 229 5570 and fifth grade or older with Barb Beber at 229 5246. Contact before Friday June 22. Mr and Mrs Bruce Cox and sons returned from a six day visit with friends in Omaha Nebraska.
Miss Debra Elizabeth Smith and Kenneth Patrick Beams were wed at First Lutheran Church with a June 16 ceremony. Attendants included Mrs Gordon Rice and Miss Linda Gembolis. couple plans to reside in Marquette. Out-of-town guests traveled from Ohio Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan.
At the June Wakefield Planning Commission meeting the commission commended Mrs Martha Juopperi for many years of service as secretary. A letter of resignation was presented and accepted with regret. The commission noted her experience and knowledge will be missed.
North Wisconsin youths of the Hodag Platoon will be sworn in at 2 p.m. July 1 by Brigadier General William Mundie at Fort Carson Colorado. The ceremony follows a Hodag Holidays Parade and a mounted Calvary demonstration.
Carthage College reports a mid-June total of 411 new students including Wakefield entrants Lauri Maki and Glenn Perry from Wakefield High. The Wakefield Chamber of Commerce set a June 27 meeting at 6 30 p m at Club 28.
The annual Carnival Picnic at Sebastian's in Bessemer Michigan returns this Sunday in the School Hall and behind the building. An old fashioned chicken barbecue runs noon to 3 PM with adult and child prices while the gala carnival begins at 1 PM featuring games such as Mice Game Hoopla and many others with prizes and live fish in some events.
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