Kay Michaels Barnard (BS '41 , MS '67) and David Barnard (BS '46 , MS '47)About Dec 1 (It was the Saturday night dance), 1940 both Kay Michaels and David Barnard "lost" their dates for the dance. Kay's friend was sick and Dave's was in Eau Claire with her parents who decided not to return to Menomonie.
Dave attended the dance to take pictures for the Tower (yearbook), and Kay decided she might as well talk to this lanky photographer. He invited her to have coffee after the dance, walked her home and arranged to attend the church where she sang in the choir the next day.
Somehow for the next three weeks he always managed to be around before, and after classes, and for study. The last dance before Christmas Dave took her home. As she went up the stairway at 3:00AM., he said, "Will you marry me?"
Kay (at the top of the stairs) said "Yes," and continued on to her room.
They were married on May 28, 1942. Four children, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren later they are going to celebrate their 65th anniversary.
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Dick Trezona (BS '41 , MS '50) and *Peggy Coburn Trezona ('46)Peggy and I met at Stout in 1939 at a mixer in the Menomonie Methodist Church. She was a freshmen and I was junior at Stout. It was love at first sight for me, but not Peggy, she had a boy “back home.” We went together until mid 1941 when I asked her to marry me and I gave her a ring. After I graduated, I worked until war was declared then I joined the Navy. Peggy and I were married on March 7, 1942. After that war, we returned to Stout to complete our education. We now have been married 64 years.
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Lloyd Harold Mattson (BS '43 , MS '51) and *Ruth Joanne TeBeest Mattson ('45)I came to Stout in 1941 as a junior in the Industrial Education program expecting to gain a college degree. I went to a school choir concert as a member of the orchestra where a singer caught my eye. I arranged to go to a home football game with a friend and sit near her. Later I found out when her girlfriend asked her what she thought of Lloyd, she answered, "Lloyd who??" We started dating in 1942 and then I was off to the Navy in WW II. We planned to marry when I returned. When she graduated, I sent a diamond ring to her sorority house, and one of her sorority sisters got down on one knee and placed it on her finger for me. We were married in August 1946 in her hometown of Baldwin. We spent 58 lovely years together, including teaching shop and home economics in Hawaii, training and management with General Electric with 6 towns to call home, and 2 kids with 5 grandsons and many pleasant times before she departed in 2005 from Parkinson's Disease. As you can see, I got more than my teaching degrees in Menomonie, and it all started at Stout!
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Howard John Schwebke (BS '43 , MS '46) and Phyllis Wagner Schwebke ('43)We met at a dance in the "old" gym in 1942. It was truly love at first sight. Howie had to borrow a car to take Phyllis home to the farm. It was a long ride. We were married in 12/22/43. We are still "IN LOVE" 64 years later, just a little slower!! We moved to Las Cruces, NM in 2007 to be closer to our sons. There is lots of sun shine and some dust.
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Prust Dodge Mary Ann ('47) and Prust, EdD A Zeke ('47)We met on a blind date set up by sorority sisters. Went skating at Wilson Court. Mary Ann's parents lived across the street from the skating rink, and it has lasted for over sixty years.
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Robert Kellerman ('48) and Gwendolyn Jones Kellerman ('41)In summer of 1940, neither of us were in summer school. I (Bob) was a sophomore at UW Madison, Gwen was a senior at Stout. I lived in Cumberland, Gwen lived in Barron. I was looking for a date. My stepmother who lived in Barron (previous to marrying my dad) talked Gwen into a blind date to go dancing. We were married March 23, 1943. After 3 ½ years of active duty in the Navy, I enrolled at Stout in January 1946. After graduation, we lived:
3 years- Barron-teaching
4 years- Mpls/St. Paul-General Mills
5 years-Belmot, Iowa-General Mills and Central Soya
1 year- Chicago- Central Soya
2 years- Bellevue, Ohio- Central Soya
10 years-Marion, Ohio- Central Soya
Retired 1979
2 daughters, 5 grandchildren, 3 great grand children
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Herbert J. Barnhart ('49) and Jean L. Winsor Barnhart ('50) I met Jean Winsor one Sunday evening at a church college group. I was attracted to the sweet, shy girl and we started dating. She was a straight "A" student which intimidated me, but I got over it.
After I taught HS shops for a year, Jean graduated and we were married in June, 1950. We had two daughters and adopted a son. We now have 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Our marriage has been wonderful; we marvel at how we were so lucky to meet each other. We have been married nearly 59 years, and we love each other more each year.
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Robert Heelrick ('49) and Shirley Nelson Heelrick ('44)Met February 14, 1943. Married April 15, 1944
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Douglas Sherman (BS '49 , MS '51) and Jean C Lindblad Sherman ('49)We met in the cafeteria line in 1946. I was back from the service and Jean was a sophomore.
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George Zimmerman (BS '49 , MS '50) and Dorothy Schoenwald Zimmerman ('45)Back in 1942, the first week of school was freshman orientation week. The Friday of that week, four of the churches held parties for the freshmen. We were both invited to the Lutheran Student Association party and attended. Near the end of an evening of get acquainted games, one mixer required us to get as many names as we could of people of the opposite sex with the same color eyes as we had. George and I (Dorothy) exchanged names.
The next night was an all school dance, and he walked me home from it. Then on Sunday afternoon, the LSA had a hike to Paradise Valley. We ended up hiking home together. We dated most of the school year, corresponded during his three years in the Navy and had 3 short visits during his 3 leaves. We now have been married nearly 59 years.
When we married after the war (in 1947) we couldn’t find housing while George finished his education at Stout, so we built a small house at 1407 3rd St. West in Menomonie that is still standing! We still have many of the friendships we made in those years.
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