Posted Oct 22, 2009; 3:57 AM
Glimpses of the Past
100 years ago — 1909 A blizzard with freezing temperatures struck the city.
Deaths — Miss Catherine Norton; Theodore Lambert; Dr. G.H. Boylan, formerly of Morrison.
Marriage — Edna Hannon and M.E. Lee.
95 years ago — 1914 The new parsonage at St. Francis church was nearing completion, and it was expected that within the next two weeks the pastor, the Rev. George Dillon, would move into it.
B.H. Bangert purchased the tailor shop of J.W. Kohlbeck.
A second crop of raspberries was reported in a De Pere garden.
Marriages — Alice Adriansen and Harry Meneratti; Anna DeNoble and Alvin Diedrich; Anna Linsen and Martin Geeraerts; Grace Foxgrover and Herbert Wright.
90 years ago — 1919 W.M. Workman, prominent De Pere businessman, died after a long illness.
C.G. Wilcox sold his two-story building at 113 Washington St., Green Bay, to People's Savings and Trust Co. for $23,500.
Marriages — Valentine Puimbroek and Julius Abts; Mayme Whalen and Joseph LeFevre; Pearl Burkhart and Alfred Wagnitz; Ella Campbell and Paul Hagen; May Mueller and Joseph Nackers, Wrightstown; Rose Brittnacher and Steve Vondrachek, Greenleaf; Adela Brown and Arthur Jager, Greenleaf.
85 years ago — 1924 Homecoming festivities at St. Norbert College included a football game, parade, bonfire, meeting and banquet.
Nicolet Chapter of the DAR unveiled a monument honoring Mrs. Betsy Leonard Newton.
The local A&P company advertised P&G soap at 14 bars for 50 cents; coffee, 3 pounds for $1.12; soap, four bars for 23 cents.
Steckart's offered whole-dried beef knuckles for 36 cents; bacon for 22 cents per pound; salt pork, 15 cents per pound.
Deaths – Grace Hockers, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hockers, who was struck and killed by an automobile; Frank Finnegan, 91, Wrightstown.
Marriages — Cecilia Verbruggen and Frank Fink; Marie McGeehan and Louis Wagner; Edna Daley and Raymond J. Quinnette.
80 years ago — 1929 Arthur J. Van Sistine was appointed postmaster of West De Pere.
The highway department announced the relocation of U.S. 41 on the west side between De Pere and Green Bay would be opened to traffic Nov. 2.
Petitions were being circulated to extend Wisconsin 57, which terminated at De Pere, through the Door County peninsula.
A severe wind and rain storm swept the Fox River valley. The river was 4 feet above the normal depth.
Deaths — Mrs. John Mankoskey, Morrison; Mrs. Nora Hobbins; William S. Putnam; Gene Vander Bloemen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Vander Bloemen, Wrightstown.
Marriages — Eleanor Matzke and Bernard Vermier; Mildred Martin and George VanHoogen; Allison Diebels and Margaret Fischer; Christine Weiland and Stephen Shimonek; Viola Milquet and George Broekman.
75 years ago — 1934 Local barbers cut prices to 25 cents for a haircut and 15 cents for a shave.
New four-door Chevrolets were selling for $540.
Claudette Colbert was starring in Cecil B. DeMille's movie "Cleopatra."
Deaths — Basil Fox; Mrs. Helen McMaster Armbrust; Henry Cornelissen; John O'Neil, Wayside.
Marriages — Evelyn Francken and Norris Wyand; Eunice DeGroot and Joseph Champeau.
70 years ago — 1939 Deaths — Mrs. Johanna Berken; Mrs. Sarah Aurelia Weter, 93; John Tiesling, Hollandtown; Gustave Bruegge, Lark; Mrs. Magdalene Gonnering, Greenleaf; Otto Wiegert; Miss Lucy Fitzgerald, Greenleaf.
Marriages — Coletta Theunis and Roy Copiskey, Wrightstown; Pearl Leinwander and Leonard Gerrits, Wrightstown; Genevieve Lauer and Ray Wiskerchen, Hollandtown.
65 years ago — 1944 St. John Lutheran Church celebrated its diamond jubilee. Burning of the mortgage was a highlight of the ceremony.
Members of the First Presbyterian church celebrated its 95th anniversary. It had the distinction of being one of the oldest Protestant churches in Wisconsin.
The Rev. F.C. Uetzmann, pastor of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church at Wrightstown since 1910, accepted the pastorship of the church at Lebanon.
Deaths — Mrs. Pearl L. Sutton; Mrs. Leonard Murphy; Mrs. Jacob Renkens.
Marriages — Florence Nienhaus and Gerald Beining, Greenleaf; Dorothy Gillis and Lester A. Krug; Marie Vercauteren and Earl Manders.
60 years ago — 1949 The Rev. Delbert Basche, pastor of St. Francis church, was named a domestic prelate with the title of Right Reverend Monsignor.
Deaths — Jules Vanderlinden; Mrs. Elizabeth Cull; Mrs. Nellie Campbell.
Marriages — Doris Whittman and Donald Van Vonderen; Bette Kleuskens and Howard Gilson; Eileen Deering and Albert Nackers, Wrightstown; Doris Ellenbecker and Robert Van Dyke, Wrightstown; Pearl Gossen and Walter Pansier.
55 years ago — 1954 More than 4,000 people entered the "Why I Shop In De Pere" contest.
Deaths — Richard McEachron, at Los Alamos, N.M.; Leonard Achten; Mrs. Stephen Casper; Wendell Smith.
Marriages — Sally Ann Martin and Eugene Mathews; Kathleen Vissers and Richard N. Jobelius; Bernice Huss and James Letter; Nonda Mae Sinclair and James Boyer; Mary Ellen Van De Hey and Leonard Sprangers; Catherine Brittnacher and Gerald Peters, Wrightstown; Dolores Kleuskens and Marvin Leininger, Wrightstown; Janice Domke and Edward Watruba.
50 years ago — 1959 The new Presbyterian Christian Education building was dedicated.
Sue Smits was elected queen of West De Pere High School's homecoming.
The chamber of commerce gave $500 toward formation of De Pere Industrial Development Corporation.
Ernest Ehrbar was named county agricultural agent of Sheboygan County.
Local stores featured bread at 22 cents a loaf; pork steak or roast, 39 cents a pound; grapefruit, six for 49 cents.
Deaths — Mrs. Louis Syring; T.H. Lyons; Patricia Janssen, 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Janssen; Edward Van Vonderen; Otto L. Hischke; Mrs. Lena Rathbun; August Walton, 95, former Rockland farmer; Mrs. John Martin.
Marriages — Dorothy Treml and Jerome Gerczak; Joyce Vercauteren and Neil Calaway.
45 years ago — 1964 Ground was broken for the new First Congregational church.
St. Francis church celebrated its centennial with special services at which the historic Perrot monstrance was used.
Open house was held at the new De Pere sewage treatment plant.
The former Ryan Funeral Home at Reid and Second streets was turned into the Clementine Devroy residence hall for women temporarily. Plans were to turn it into an infirmary later.
East De Pere High School homecoming court members were Sue McComb, Mary Sue Franken, Ingor Tondevald and Heidi Walters.
Deaths — Joseph Vande Hey, Wrightstown; Mrs. Lester Roffers; Mrs. George Bolin; Mrs. Libbie Lawton; Leo H. Willems; Mrs. Serena O'Meara.
Marriages — Carol Hoffman and John Brennan; Bonita Kittell and David Lemke; Barbara Biebel and Kenneth Larson, Wrightstown.
40 years ago — 1969 The De Pere city council studied the possibility of applying to HUD for funding for housing for the elderly.
The Brown County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of 6 acres of land on the west side of De Pere as the site of a school for handicapped children.
Dr. H.A. Koch, who served as pastor of Morrison Zion Lutheran Church since 1947, preached his farewell sermon.
Local stores advertised bratwurst at 69 cents a pound; chuck roast, 44 cents a pound; eggs, 55 cents a dozen; tomato soup, 10 cents a can; and pitted dates, 2 pounds for 49 cents.
Deaths — Arnold R. Schmidt; Mrs. Reinhold Nohr, Lark.
Marriages — Sally Ann Schmidt and Robert Campshure; Ruth Ann Vanderhoof and Denis Kain; Margaret Albers and Ervin Hutjens; Helen Kussow and Henry P. Van Noie; Eileen Lawrenz and David Gerrits; Linda Galkowski and Paul S. Haen, Wrightstown; Diane Krueger and William Kopplin, Wrightstown.
35 years ago — 1974 The Rev. A.M. Keefe, O. Praem., 79, noted Norbertine priest, educator, scientist, writer and soldier, died. He was one of the founders of De Pere Historical Society.
Louis De Broux was honored by the Knights of Columbus at its annual Landing Day dinner.
Property on George Street at the southeast corner of George and Ontario streets was rezoned from second residence to first business after a lengthy public hearing.
An area supper club advertised a prime-rib dinner, including a salad bar, for $2.95.
Deaths — Henry J. Wautier Jr.; Russell W. Nuss; Chester B. Wilson; Kenneth Kalies, Wrightstown; Albert Treichel, Morrison.
Marriages — Kristine Williams and William L. Walch; Janet Jacobs and Arthur Rogers III.
30 years ago — 1979 Members of the Brown County Board of Supervisors voted an appropriation of $6,000 for furnishings and a kitchen at the county multipurpose senior center at 342 S. Webster Ave. in Green Bay. The original request had been for $15,000.
The equalized valuation in the De Pere school district was set at $200,923,867.
Deaths — Myron (Spike) Schroeder; William Johnson; Mrs. Clarence Roffers; James W. Janssen, formerly of De Pere, at Kennebunkport, Maine; Bernard Zeamer.
Marriages — Sandra Baeten and David Van Den Heuvel; Jill Johnson and James Reinhard; Janet Goffard and Jeffrey Widi; Celeste Nitka and Scott Hansen.
25 years ago — 1984 Plans were being made for the 100 percent vote drive in De Pere. Roy Badciong and Terry McCracken were named co-chairmen.
The De Pere Housing Authority marked the 10th anniversary of the acquisition of the original Nicolet Terrace, 850 Morning Glory Lane.
Max E. Franc was honored at the annual dinner meeting of De Pere Historical Society on his retirement as curator of the museum. John Lee received the meritorious service award.
Deaths — Jeanette Huguet Bushman; Mrs. Henry (Elizabeth) Calaway; Lee P. Martin; Pat J. Kohanski, Wrightstown.
Marriages — Mary Beth Hendricks and Robert R. Hollis; Lori Nelson and Michael Coron; Ann Glowacki and Michael Cotter.
20 years ago — 1989 A 16-year-old Green Bay child was being held in connection with the strangling death of a De Pere girl whose body was found in a field near Green Bay Southwest High School. The victim was Shari N. Le Gros, 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Le Gros.
Fire destroyed the building housing Barb and Gene's Antiques in Wrightstown. Damage was expected to exceed $150,000.
Head lice was a problem in area schools.
The Brown County Board of Supervisors approved a $4.95 million bond sale to be used for the courthouse remodeling and improvements to Austin Straubel International Airport.
Sen. Herb Kohl announced that he requested the Better Brite shops site at 315 S. Sixth St. be placed on the national Super Fund cleanup list.
Deaths — Mrs. Joseph Spierings, the former Gertrude Nackers of Wrightstown; Earl Van Vonderen; Celia Van Hulst; Louis Willems; Mrs. Peter Fonferek; Alwy Fischer, 93, Morrison.
Marriages — Patricia Mulry and Daniel Beining, Greenleaf; Pamela Bracker and Jeffrey Jordan.
15 years ago — 1994 Two dozen reports were filed and eight arrests were made in conjunction with West De Pere High School homecoming activities last week, according to De Pere police Capt. Ed Janz. He said most complaints were made last Thursday night, when groups of 20 to 100 students were congregating throughout the district. The captain said he observed students covered in shaving cream, syrup and eggs blocking traffic. Reports and arrests included eggs' being thrown at residences and vehicles, a broken basketball hoop, students' running through yards, theft of a handicapped parking sign and furniture on a lawn.
Newly elected officers of De Pere Kiwanis Club will be installed: Paul Karcher, secretary-treasurer; Tom Schumacher, president elect; Joe Schinkten, immediate past president; and Steve Wilmet, president.
Deaths — Donald F. Creviere; Wilbert L. (Bill) Kinate; Mrs. Evelyn R. Hannon; Charles Robertson; Mrs. Art (Lillian) Rueckl; Howard Corrigan, formerly of Ledgeview, at Bogota, Colombia, South America; Mrs. Elmer Brown, formerly of Wrightstown, at Kaukauna.
Marriages — Tammy Van De Yacht and John L. Fricker, at Cooperstown; Luanne Bowers and Christopher Meiers, at Wrightstown.
10 years ago — 1999 Newly elected officers of De Pere Kiwanis Club were installed: Tom Burns, president; Kathy Vorpahl, lieutenant governor; Jack Wittemore, president elect; Andy Scannell, past president; Steve Servais, secretary-treasurer; and board members Bob Craanen, Bill Albers and Tom Schumacher.
Deaths — Anne Kesler, a De Pere native, at Appleton; Marian "Mickey" O'Malley; Henry Wojnaroski.
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