This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Johnson, Treu, Sterzinger, Dix, Swenson, Waid, Felker, Ebbe, Harsch, Siemers, Riplinger, Rochow, Paape, Collier, Jensema, Muchl, Fick, Baxter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DGC.2ACI/902.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Mikki, Thank you for your interest in the Marshfield History Books. Here is the requested information from our first book, The Marshfield Story, 1872-1997, Piecing Together Our Past. Page 405 Herb & Adele Johnson (Family Photograph Caption - Herb and Adele Johnson family. (Back row left to right): David, Carol (Treu), Mary (Sterzinger), Charles, Christine (Dix), Herbert, Paul, and Philip. (Front row, left to right): Anne (Swenson), Barbara (Waid), Jane, Adele, Margaret (Felker), 1962.) Herbert Cassius Johnson, best know around town as "Herbie" was born November 19, 1915 to John E. and Eva Knickerbocker-Johnson. He had an older sister, Estelle Marguerite Johnson, born, November 7, 1912. His mother Eva died in 1921. Herb worked as a book keeper for his father and uncle, John and Albert at the H. Ebbe Co. and in 1952, he and his cousin Donald, bought their respective fathers' shares of the business. Herb continued the H. Ebbe Company until he closed it in 1964, after that he worked as a book keeper for Peterson Bros.Trucking Adele Gertrude Harsch was born, August 10, 1917 on the family farm in Glenhaven, Wisconsin to Leo and Margaret Harsch. She moved with her family to Marshfield in 1930 where she attended Marshfield schools, graduating from McKinley High in 1935. The day after graduation, she enrolled in a city-funded training program at Purdy Junior High for work at Weinbrenner, which had just moved to town. Herb and Adele Johnson met on Easter Sunday, April 12, 1936 when she and her older sister Marcella (Sally [Seimers]) went to dinner at Christy's Restaurant (now occupied by the Children's Shop). On the way home at the corner of 9th and Cedar, two friends Helen Riplinger and Stan Rochow asked them if they wanted to ride with them in a friend's Studebaker owned and driven by Herbie Johnson. Herb and Adele were engaged on Christmas Day 1937 and married, May 17, 1938, at LaCrosse in a Catholic ceremony performed in the rectory of St. Joseph's Cathedral by the rector, Msgr. Paape. The witnesses were life long friends, Ernie and Doris Collier. Their first home was a two-bedroom brick house at 307 Concord. Their first child Barbara was born March 8, 1939. In 1941 expecting a second child, they purchased a larger home at 307 E. 3rd Street and moved May 5th, the day son Paul was born. The Johnson household eventually numbered 11: Barbara Lynne, March 8, 1939; Paul Herbert, May 5, 1941; Charles Leo, August 12, 1943; Carol Eva, January 31, 1945; Mary Ann, December 30, 1947; David John, November 2, 1949; Christine Estelle, October 21, 1951; Philip Albert, March 15, 1953; Margaret Adele, February 2, 1956; Anne Marie, July 2, 1957; Jane Ellen, September 9, 1958. All of the Johnson children were educated at St. John's Grade School and all graduated from Columbus High. All except the youngest Jane, who tragically died at age four from peritonitis caused when an internal and unknown cyst burst, the same condition that was fatal to her paternal grandmother. A second child, 1st Lieutenant Charles L. Johnson, U.S. Army (Charley) was killed in action June 23, 1967. About 1949, the Johnson family spent several weeks on Grandpa John's farm on Birch Road in the town of McMillan, the next year they began moving to the farm for the entire summer. The 80 acres provided enough room for all the children to run and enough work to keep them occupied. The two or so acres of lawn also provided space for Herb and Adele to entertain families of their many friends and not many weeks went by when some friend or relative's family was not cooking-out. Seated around an 8-foot diameter picnic table that began life as a cable spool gleaned from Vic Sebold of the Telephone Company. Herb and Adele's parties, both at the farm and home were always well attended. These parties included bridge parties, progressive parties and an annual Tom & Jerry party at Thanksgiving. Herb and his friends took annual fishing trips, and the idea to create the Side-Saddle Fishing Club was to have activities to include spouses as well as being a group that would provide a social ! meeting ground between the business and medical communities. The Johnson household included many books and much reading as well as spirited discussions. While it is generally believed by all the children that their parents argued as did other parents, they also agree that if arguments occurred, it was after everyone was asleep, since neither parent was ever heard to raise their voice to each other. For many years it was Herb's custom to come home after work through the back door into the kitchen and gently pinch Adele as he passed her, she always protested - slightly - but was always standing there. In the week before he died, while Adele was adjusting his oxygen, Herb gave her a pinch - such was the measure of their relationship. Herbert died December 18, 1979 and was buried December 22. Under the tree at Christmas was a present from Herb to Adele purchased by daughter Anne at her father's request. Adele died October 17, 1996 and was laid to rest next to her husband, son and daughter. Submitted by Paul Johnson Page 147 - in the Marshfield Immanuel Lutheran School history, Bruce Jensema, is listed with school teachers from 1979-1987. Here is the requested information from our second book, The Marshfield Story, Volume 2, Windows To Our Past. Page 407 - excerpt Immanuel Lutheran Church history A new position, music director, was added in 1966 of both the church and school. Mr. Paul H. Muchl of Lester Prairie, Minnesota, was the first called to serve in this capacity. He served Immanuel until July of 1979 when a call was accepted from Trinity Lutheran Church of Danville, Illinois. Mr. Bruce Jensema then served as music director until September of 1988. Miss Ruth Fick accepted the call in this capacity from July of 1989 to July of 1991. Since August of 1992 Mrs. Julie Baxter has served in this position. You can check the index for our first history book at this address http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/Marshfield/b1-i.htm and the second book at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/Marshfield/b2-i.htm Most of the individuals listed in these indexes were residents of Marshfield, Wisconsin or the surrounding communities. Marshfield was founded in 1872. If there is any information you would like me to look-up, please request that information by citing the volume number along with surname, given name and page number(s) on which that name appears. I will forward the information from the requested page(s) to you as soon as possible. Requests are answered in the order of their arrival. Best Regards, Donald H. Schnitzler Editor/Coordinator Marshfield History Project http://www.homestead.com/marshfieldhistory/