160 At Marquardt Family Members at First Reunion The first reunion for members of the family of the late Arthur and Minnie (Behnke) Marquardt was held on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at the Jerry Marquardt home in Beecher. About 160 family members and relatives attended including the 11 living children. Two of the 13 children deceased are Shirley and Nola. There are two living daughters and nine sons. The daughters are Mrs. Roland (Mildred Votava) De Rosier of Peshtigo, and Mrs. Roger (Joan) Cudnohufsky of Dunbar. The nine Marquardt sons are Harry (Ruth) of Shawano, Marvin (Charmaine) of Pembine, Roger (Sharon) of Wausaukee, Jerry (Patricia) and Russell (Darlene) of Beecher, Arvid James (Marie) of Portland, Ore., Marshal of Marinette, Tom (Helen) of Peshtigo, and Alfred of Porterfield.
The family circle includes 43 grandchildren, 109 great-grandchildren, and 31 great-great-grandchildren.
The pot luck dinner included a pig roast. The children had games and adults socialized and reminisced. The group plan another reunion in 2012.
Their father, Arthur, was born in Grover in 1904 and died in July 1967. Their mother, Minnie, was born in Lena in 1906 and passed away in 1993.
The sons decided to dress like their father used to with bib overalls and corn cob pipes which they made themselves. The girls wore aprons like their mother always did.
On the planning committee were Jerry Marquardt of Beecher, Joan Cudnohufsky of Dunbar, Karie Czapanskiy and Allen Marquardt of Green Bay. Each member received a family genealogy book made by Lynn Steiner of Sweetwater, Minn., Darci Van Sickle of Green Bay, and Susan Wallace of Grand Rapids, Mich.
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