contributed by Richard LaBrosse

GILLETT , Wisc. – Mr. and Mrs. Michael Weix celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary here Sunday.  At 10:30 the couple,
with their friends and relatives attended a solemn high mass
said by their son, the Rev. George Weix, at St. John’s
Catholic church.  The Rev. F. Becker, dean of Oconto County,
delivered the sermon on “Ideals of Matrimony.”

After the mass dinner was served to the guests at the
Washington hotel, Cecil.

Mrs. Weix, the former Johanna Reindl, was born in
Kellnersville May 16, 1865.  Mr. Weix was born in the town of
Center, near Appleton  Aug 4, 1860.  They were married Sept.
22, 1895 in St. John’s Catholic church, Antigo, and came to
Gillett from Antigo in 1920 with their son, who was made
pastor of St. John’s church.

John, Antigo; Charles, Two Rivers, and the Rev. George Weix
are the only children still living, two having died some time
ago.  Those who attended the reunion dinner were Mr. and Mrs.
John Weix and daughters, Mary Ruth, Antigo and Patricia,
Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weix and son, Billy, Two
Rivers, Mrs. Helen Weix and sons, Jerome and Thomas, Antigo,
Misses Anna and Mathilda Stommel, Oconto, the Rev. Fathers F.
Becker, Oconto, Henry C. Head, Green Bay, who assisted Father
Weix at mass, and Philip Gamasche, De Pere, who also assisted
Father Weix.
 

Abrams—T/5 Earle C. Erdman, Abrams, was discharged from the army at Fort Sheridan Sept 14, after serving since February 24, 1942, with Battery D 72nd AAA gun battalion.Erdman participated in the Tunishian Rome Arno Naples, Foggin Sourthern France, Rhinland and Central Europe campaigns.  He was awarded the Bronze Service Arrowhead, the EAME theater ribbon with one silver and one bronze star, six overseas service bars, a service stripe and the Good Conduct medal.