John and Matsy Wibier, Escondido, Calif; and
Karen Fortuna living in Escondido, Calif.
John Paschilka, Sr. later moved to Milwaukee
along with John Jr., Leonard and Joe, Agnes, John
Sr., and John Jr. who married a Palvick girl from
Bruce, Wis. They had 4 daughters and one son, re-
mained in Milwaukee, Wis. Leonard and Joe made
their homes in South Tacoma, Wash. Agnes mar-
ried Tony Rasneck and moved to La Mesa, Calif.
They all married, had families and died in their
90's, Bernard passes away in Chicago Feb. 6,
1963. Josephine died Aug. 13, 1969; one son
Leonard deceased. By: Mrs. Frank Fortuna
RALPH AND JEAN PATRICK
Ralph and Jean Patrick have lived at Conrath
for 37 years - Ralph is the son of Blaine A.
Patrick and Jean was the daughter of Joe and
Susan Jeremy. Married at Anniston, Alabama on
December 16, 1944 while Ralph was in the Army,
stationed at Ft. McClellan, Alabama. Ralph
served two years in France and Germany, during
World War II. Upon his discharge in July, 1946,
he purchased the former Casey Novak farm, south
of Conrath on the Range Line. There they farmed
for 10 years until Ralph was appointed Rural Mail
Carrier, to serve out of the Conrath Post Office, on
December 29, 1956. He has served under three
Postmasters since then.
Jean was a parttime clerk at the Conrath and
Thorp, Wis. Post Offices, until appointed as
Postmaster of the Conrath office on August 13,
1977.

Ralph Patrick Family
Front: Ralph, Jr., Ralph, Sr., Jean, LeeAnn,
Back: Mary Jo, Linda and Susan - 1968

During these years, four daughters and one son
were born to fill their lives. Linda graduated from
Nurse's training and married Wayne Talbert. She
lives in Mosinee, Wis. and has two sons and one
daughter, ages from I month to 15 years old. Mary
Jo lives at Spooner, Wis. and is married to Ed
Mataczynski Jr., and they have two sons and two
daughters. Mary Jo has converted her basement
into a thriving ceramic business. Susan graduated
from Mt. Senario College in Ladysmith as an
elementary school teacher. She lives at Thorp,
Wis. with her husband Nick Klapatauskas and
they have three sons and one daughter. Leeann
also lives at Thorp, Wis. and is married to Randy
Klapatauskas, with one son and one daughter.
They are both insurance representatives serving
Clark and surrounding counties. Ralph Jr. is a
third year college student at Concordia College in
St. Paul, Minn. He has served as a State and Na-
tional Officer to the Junior organization of the
Rural Letter Carriers, just completing 6 years on
the National Board, Treasurer, Vice President and
finally National President.
Jean served 9 years on the Wisconsin State
Board of the Rural Letter Carriers Auxiliary, as
Treasurer, Vice President, and President, also
several years as a County officer of the same
organization.
Ralph has been a Rusk County officer of the
Rural Letter Carriers Association for 26 years and
also served 12 of those years on the State Board of
Wisconsin. Beginning as an Executive Commit-
teeman, then on as Secretary, Vice President and

President. The family has attended 25 national
Rural Letter Carrier Conventions throughout the
U.S.
Reasonably good health has been a blessing to
this family, with the exception of Ralph Sr. who
five years ago, in April of 1977, suffered a sudden
massive heart attack - with open heart surgery
following in August of the same year. He then
returned to his work on the mail route November
29, 1977.
We remain in our Community affairs, in our
church activities, school affairs, etc.
We could write hundred of pages on the many
friendships of our neighbors and patrons whom we
have served with, and for, out of the Conrath Post
Office, and the many fine friends in different
states.
We sincerely hope our friends and neighbors
have appreciated our friendship, as much as we
have enjoyed and appreciated theirs! By: Ralph
and Jean Patrick
THE DUGAL PAULSON FAMILY
My "Tribute to my Father, Fred H. Karlman"
indicates I was born near Stetsonville, in 1902.
Hawkins grade and high schools were attended.
Experience in bookkeeping, responsibility of cash
income for the Cream Valley Telephone Co. and
Standard Oil Co. bulk oil, of which my father was
agent, was acquired.
I married Dugal Paulson, Luck, WI 1921. We
made our home on 120 A. homestead farm by his
paternal grandparents Mads and Maren Poulsen
(Danish). Building improvements were made, herd
increased, bottle  milk  business established.
Depression of the 1930's decreased prices, bank
closing pressure caused foreclosure on a small in-
debtedness. In 1938, my father established in his
oil business in Ladysmith, provided a job for my
husband. Fourteen months later, he became very
ill. Admittance was made to Veterans Hospital,
Fort Snelling, Minn. Diagnosis disclosed T.B. of
both kidneys. He was given 6 months to live.
Shortly afterwards my father's illness was diag-
nosed as Hodgkins disease. He passed away
February, 1940.
We had two sons, Dorayne 15, Tony 13.
Dorayne lived with relatives at Luck, while a
freshman. During the remainder of high school,
employment after school; weekends were had at
my father's place of business. (His father was
released after nine months.) He passed away
January, 1972. I had confinement St. Mary's
hospital all of September, 1971, due to heart at-
tack. December admittance; pneumonia. My hus-
band passed away three weeks later.
Dorayne is a 25 year service rural mail carrier at
Luck. During WW I1 he was a Nazi prisoner, still
missing in action at close of war. Tony, enlisted in
the Navy, WW II, was stationed on a Pacific
repair ship. He is Ladysmith's Water and Sewer
Superintendent.
I met Sr. Mary Jerome while confined with the
heart attack; also a patient. During my working
years I had frequent contact with the Sisters; but
never met Sr. Jerome. She had charge of the Con-
vent print shop. We became very close, dear
friends; as close as real sisters. We took flights to
Florida together; traveled within the state. She left
us November, 1982 for Eternal Life. A great void
has been left. She was an inspiration. Her energy,
talent, accomplishments, goodness, companionship
were stupendous.
My first employment was with the Ladysmith
J.C. Penny store. This was terminated after five
years to commence social work with the Rusk
County  Welfare Dept. 5-1-45. Qualification
restrictions were lowered, which permitted, due to
war - hiring others, which was my fortune. The
learning process; work; was stimulating. The entire
county was initial territory. Work load was heavy.
W.W. 11 was over. Ted Bennett, well known Rusk
County resident, former teacher, discharged from
military service was hired. Dept. was fortunate.
Our director, Ray Sieger was a former social
worker from LaCrosse. Association in this field
with these two men was rewarding The civil-
service examination field was quite a challenge. A

goal was set. Achievement was an incentive to im-
provement. Twenty-two years were spent in this
field; two in Pepin County. I retired from the Rusk
County Dept. 7-1-67.
My husband lived five years after my retire-
ment. He suffered heart attacks; asthma; final
diagnosis as non-functioning kidneys.
During 1973 I met my present husband. A
friendship commenced in our teen-ages - was
renewed. We were married in March, 1974. We
did much traveling throughout the states several
following years. Since then short state trips. We
have determined companionship is an important
ingredient for good living when time passes on. We
enjoy it. By: Alvina L. Greenholt, Formerly Alvina
L. Karlman, Mrs. Dugal Paulson

Alvina Paulson Greenholt
-1983
OSCAR AND LILLIAN
PEARSON
Oscar Pearson was born in Sweden in 1891. He
emigrated to the U.S. in 1909 when he was 18
years old. Lillian Pearson was born Ruth Lillian
Crawford in 1896 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
There they met and married. In 1917, they
moved from Minneapolis to the wilds of Northern
Wisconsin, settling in Cedar Rapids Township of
Rusk County, located north of the villages of In-
gram and Glen Flora. They lived at first in a log
cabin located north of the Jacob Evjen residence.
Oscar, however, soon had his eyes on land located
a couple of sections east. They moved there in
1919. The new property had a cabin, barn, and the
first schoolhouse in Cedar Rapids township.
Through the following years, they gradually
cleared the land of stumps and stones and built a
successful dairy farm. They won the Tri-State
Championship silver cup for grade cattle in 1929.
Oscar had a beautiful singing voice and used to
entertain family and friends with it; particularly at
the Saturday night dances held at the Cedar
Rapids town hall.
Their neighbors were the Bergseths, Austads,
Gravings, Youngbergs, Semps, Youngs, Mox-
nesses, Butzkes, Johnsons, Evjens, and Ole Grotte.
They lived in Cedar Rapids township until 1946
when they sold the farm to their second son, Philip.
They moved then to Cumberland, Wisconsin, in
Barron County. They lived in the Cumberland
area until 1957 when they returned to Rusk Coun-
ty and bought a home in the Village of Ingram.
There they resided until their deaths; he in 1968
and she in 1977.
Oscar and Lillian Pearson were hard-working
pioneers; well loved by family and friends. They lie
buried together in Glenview Cemetery, Glen Flora,
Wisconsin.
They had ten children. Eight survived; the first
and last children dying shortly after birth. The
eight are: from oldest to youngest) Gladys, (Mrs.
Walter Leiffring) Ingram, Wisconsin; Ivy, (Mrs.
Thomas Grunseth) Glen Flora, Wisconsin; Floyd,
(married  to the former JoAnn     Woodard,
Ladysmith) Glen Flora, Wisconsin; Philip (mar-
ried to the former Jean Coen, Hawkins) Ingram,
Wisconsin; Frances, (Mrs. William   Flesch)