BioA: Stelzel, Mr./Mrs. Louis (Gold - 1961)

Contact: Stan

Email: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Stelzel, Barr, Beer, Gritzmacher, Andreshak, Nikolay, Lamer, Daley

----Source: ABBOTSFORD TRIBUNE (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 06/29/1961

Stelzel, Mr./Mrs. Louis (Gold - 28 JUN 1961)

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stelzel, town of Holton, began the celebration of their golden wedding anniversary Sunday by attending morning services in the Peace Evangelical Church, Dorchester, the church in which their marriage took place June 28, 1911.

About 160 guests joined them at a 4 o’clock dinner at the church hall, after which a reception was held at the village hall at Abbotsford.

For the occasion, the church hall was decorated with baskets of flowers, gold bells and streamers.  The centerpiece on the honored couple’s tale was an arrangement made by Mrs. Richard Barr, sister of Mrs. Stelzel, consisting of yellow roses and yellow tapers in a bronze container.  Mixed flowers in gold boxes made up the centerpiece on the other tables.

All of the children, grandchildren and sisters and brothers of the honored couple attended the celebration.

Guests came from Chicago Heights, Ill., Minneapolis, Chippewa Falls, Madison, West Allis, Menomonee Falls, Wausau, Tomahawk, Heafford Junction, Marshfield, La Crosse, Dorchester and Abbotsford.

Mrs. Anna Daley of Heafford Junction and Miss Otelia Stelzel of Colby, attendants at the wedding 50 years ago, were present at the golden anniversary celebration, and were presented with corsages of yellow and white carnations.

Mrs. Stelzel wore a corsage of yellow roses and Mr. Stelzel had a yellow carnation boutonniere.

Mr. and Mrs. Stelzel were both born at Dorchester (Clark Co., Wis.) and wre married there and lived on a farm in the town of Holton all of their married life.  They have five children: Mrs. Arthur (Florence) Beer of Madison, Mrs. Norman (Sarah) Gritzmacher of Wausau, Roy of Dorchester, Mrs. Joe (Rosina) Andreshak and Mrs. Melvin (Marian) Nikolay of Abbotsford, and seven grandchildren.

Mrs. Stelzel, who was born Elizabeth Lamer on Nov. 13, 1889, has one brother, Herman Lamer of Heafford Junction, and two sisters, Mrs. Richard Barr of Monroe and Mrs. Anna Daley of Heafford Junction.  One brother, Joseph, is deceased.

Mr. Stelzel was born May 21, 1888, and has two brothers and two sisters, Martin and Alvin Stelzel, and Mrs. Fred Reynolds, all of Dorchester, and Mrs. Frank Wanke of Stevens Point.  One brother, Ed is deceased.