Matthew, Mr. & Mrs. Joe (Golden Wedding)

MATTHEW, GATZKE, AMICK, GESLAND

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 2/2/2011 at 12:54:33

LeMars Globe-Post
Monday, April 6, 1953

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Matthew will observe their golden wedding anniversary April 12th when their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gatzke, will be hosts at open house at their home in Seney. The hours are from 2 to 5 o’clock. No invitations have been issued. A family dinner will be served at noon.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew were married April 8, 1903, at Cherokee, Ia. They are the parents of two daughters, Mrs. Oscar Gatzke, LeMars, and Mrs. Shirley Amick, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The couple have ten grandchildren.

They have lived on a farm most of the 50 years of their married life.
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LeMars Sentinel
April 14, 1953

JOE MATTHEW’s MARK FIFTIETH WEDDING DATE

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Matthew celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, April 12, at their home in Seney.

A dinner was served at non for members of the family. Table appointments were in gold, with golden candles on either side of a beautiful bowl of yellow jonquils, with place cards with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Matthew, 1903-1953 done in gold with golden spray over the top and napkins with No. 50 stamped in gold. Bouquets of flowers suitable for the occasion served as other decorations.

The same decorations were used for the open house from 2 to 5, sponsored by their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gatzke. There were about 150 present. Yellow and white sandwiches, cupcakes with 50 encircled within a wreath in gold, a gold mint and coffee were served. Marialyce Gatzke and Darlene Riter poured. Mrs. Gatzke was dining room hostess. Mrs. Annie Zerkie had charge of the guest book. Mrs. Sam Bevins displayed the gifts. The guests of honor received many lovely gifts and cards, a number from old friends in Dakota. Their daughter and family of Milwaukee presented them with an electric clock and their other daughter and family of LeMars, a beautiful Bible of the new revised version. The Seney W.S.C.S. presented them with a lovely bouquet of gladiolas.

Miss Alice Gesland was born in Cherokee county near Meriden. Joe Matthew was born in Plattville, Wis. When he was a young man, he came to Cherokee county and met Miss Gesland. They were married April 8, 1903, by Rev. Frank Weston of the Baptist church of Cherokee. This also was Mrs. Matthew’s birthday.

They lived in Cherokee county for several years, then moved to South Dakota where they spent 25 years before moving to LeMars in the Seney vicinity. They lived on a farm a mile and a half northeast of Seney. They retired five years ago and moved to their present home in Seney.

They have two children, Opal (Mrs. Oscar Gatzke of LeMars) and Shirley (Mrs. Glen Amick of Milwaukee, Wis.) and ten grandchildren.

Their daughter, Shirley and family were not able to be present. Most of the out of town guests were present for both the dinner and open house. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gatzke, Marialyce, Dick, Jerry, and Billy Joe, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Tutroe, Mr. and Mrs. Ankie Zerkie and son all of Rockwell City; Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Healless of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gesland and Lucille, Mrs. Anna Gesland, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bevins, and son, Don, all of Cherokee; Mrs. LeRoy Matthew and Donna, of Aurelia; Mrs. Chas. Foreschle and Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Kelly, of Clinton, Ia.; Rev. and Mrs. Plummer of Marcus, who were their pastor 35 years ago; Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Brinkmann, Robert and Wesley, of Merrill; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Heaton and Mary Brownville, of South Sioux City.