The Niemuth
Family - Newspaper Articles
-- Opper
Reunion --
- Oppor Family Has Annual Reunion
At Fairgrounds
- Weyauwega - At the Weyauwega fairgrounds
the eighth annual renunion of the Oppor family was held
- with about 170 members present.
After the picnic dinner a short business meeting was held and
the president awarded the following prizes: First to Gust Kapitzke,
for being the oldest member present; second to Herman Niemuth
of Stetsonville, for coming the longest distance to attend the
reunion; third to Herman Niemuth of Stetsonville, for having
the largest family present - 12 in number; fourth to Duwain Martin,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Niemuth, born May 13, for being the
youngest member present; fifth to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rach for
being the couple present married nearest the date of the reunion.
- Allen Kapitzke, the historian, gave
a reading on the Martin Oppor family.
- The following officers were elected
for 1937-38: president, George Redman, Waupaca; vice president,
- Fred Oppor, Manawa; secretary, Martha
Schroeder, Weyauwega; historian, Allen Kapitzke, Oshkosh. Records
show 572 living members. During the last year there were 11 births,
7 deaths, and 6 marriages. Members were present from Fond du
Lac, Oshkosh, Stetsonville, Larsen, Weyauwega, Waupaca, Sheridan,
Hortonville, New London, Appleton, Fremont, Allenville, Antigo
and Manawa.
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- [Source: Appleton Post-Crescent,
Friday evening, July 9, 1937, p. 22, col. 4]
- Opper Family Reunion Draws Crowd
of 218
- The 38th annual Opper Reunion was
held at the Dale Community Park with 218 persons attending.
- The total number of living descendants
of the late Martin and Louise Opper is 1,480. There were nine
- marriages, 16 births and 17 deaths
recorded since last year.
- Officers for the 1969 reunion are
president, Lyle Wolfgram, Appleton; vice president, Lewis Eckstein,
- Larsen; treasurer, David Redmann,
Oshkosh; secretary, Mrs. Eugene Niemuth, and assistant secretary,
Mrs. Robert L. Niemuth, both of Fremont; and historian, Mrs.
Freida Redmann and assistant, Mrs. Harold Backer, both of Weyauwega.
- Members of the board are Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Arndt, Appleton; Mr. and Mrs. Volvia Fischer, Fremont;
- Mr. and Mrs. Art Merry and Mr. and
Mrs. William Eckstein, Oshkosh, and Mr. and Mrs. Arden Kempf,
Weyauwega.
- The 1969 reunion will again be held
the first sunday of August at the Dale Park.
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- [Source: Oshkosh Northwestern,
Tuesday, August 20, 1968, p. 8]
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