Logan County Illinois Thirty-third Bock Reunion 1965-3 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by: illiam L. Stephenson, Jr., Thirty-third Bock Reunion Transcription by William L. Stephenson, Jr., - Historian, Bock Family Association Lincoln Courier, Lincoln Illinois August 8, 1965 July 25, 1965 >From the records of Dorothy Laun The 33rd annual Bock reunion was Sunday at Hartsburg high school. There were 80 members present, attending from Illinois, Iowa, and Ohio. Memorial Services were conducted by Marie Martin for the four members who died within the last year: they are the Rev. and Mrs. Gary Schilling Bruce Carlson and Mrs. Emma Bock. An interesting program was presented which included a song by Judy Litwiller; Miss Else Bock and Henry Bock showed pictures of her work while in Gauna Africa. A cake was baked and decorated by Mrs. Marie White in honor of Mrs. Henry F. Bock's wedding anniversary which were the same day. Gifts were presented to the oldest members present, Mrs. Ida martin and August Brautigam. The youngest members present were Brenda Kay Gosda and Steven Wilson; and to those that traveled the farthest, Mrs. Henry Noffke, Steven, Jenny, and Laurie from Ohio. New officers for 1966 are: presidents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gosda; vice presidents, Mr. and Mrs. William Bock; and secretary and treasurer, Mable Martin. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. A. Bock Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bock, William Bock, Mary Ann and Lois Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sparks and Quentin, Carl G. Lauer Blanche Martin Mrs. Ida Martin Mr. and Mrs. August Brautigam Elmer Brautigam Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gosda, Gerold, and Brenda Kay Larry Steffens, Mrs. Fern Sparks Gasaway Mr. and Mrs. Albert Apel Mr. and Mrs. Harold Apel and family Mrs. John W. Comstock Sr., Mrs. Wilma Begolka All from Lincoln Delas Johnson, Cathy and Connie from Middletown; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bode and Myron Bode for Danvers; Hilda Bock, Walter Bock, and Bettie Davis form Beason; Else Bock, Elmhurst; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gosda, Manito; The Rev. and Mrs. Walter Lauer, Downers Grove, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Kelly, Sandra and Sheryl Kelly, Fairfield, Ia., Mary Laun, Peoria; Mrs. Don Wilson, Mary Jo and Steven, Mr. and Mrs. Millard Harp, Edward Harp, Rudy Johnson and Miss McVary from Springfield Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bode, from McLean. Mr. and Mrs. Carol Litwiller and family, Delavan, Mrs. Henry Noffke, Steven, Jenny, and Laurie Noffke of Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. George Laun, jr. and family, Hartsburg; Mr. and Mrs. John Tomlins and family, Greenview; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Laun, New Holland; Myrtle M. Willmert, Mr. and Mrs. George Laun Sr., All from Atlanta.