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Ixonia Mutual, on the other hand, continued to employ its secretary as the mutual manager for another 20 years. In 1981, Howard Wiedenhoeft was hired as secretary-treasurer and he served under this title until the mutual changed its corporate structure in 2006<\/p>\n In addition to hired managers, the mutuals also began to hire support staff.\u00a0 <\/span>Watertown Mutual hired its first additional employee in 1978.<\/p>\n Ixonia Mutual had very limited help until 1980, when Secretery-Treasurer Theodore Degner hired Lois Wiedenhoeft to type policies and bills. Interestingly, Lois made one requirement before accepting the When the two mutuals merged in 2010 to form Forward Mutual, Watertown Mutual had three full-time employees. Ixonia Mutual had two full-time and one part-time employee.<\/p>\n Presently, Forward Mutual has three full-time and two part-time employees, with Lois Wiedenhoeft serving as president and CEO. Our dedicated staff works to provide the best service possible to our policyholders.<\/p>\n By the Minutes: Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n 1872 Watertown Mutual Founded<\/a><\/p>\n 1875 Ixonia Mutual Founded<\/a><\/p>\n Comparing the Capitalizing of Two Early Mutuals<\/a><\/p>\n A Mutual\u2019s First Claim<\/a><\/p>\n Supporting Dairy in the Late 1800s<\/a><\/p>\n 1879 Early Challenges for a Young Mutual<\/a><\/p>\n Ixonia Mutual\u2019s First $1000 Loss<\/a><\/p>\n 1885 A Year of Neighbor Helping Neighbor<\/a><\/p>\n Changes of Bylaws<\/a><\/p>\n Our Dairy Heritage<\/a><\/p>\n Insuring Automobiles<\/a><\/p>\n Taxes, War and the English Language<\/a><\/p>\n Supporting the Community\u2019s Fire Protection<\/a><\/p>\n Board Directors and Their Meetings<\/a><\/p>\n Standardization of Wisconsin Mutuals<\/a><\/p>\n Of Electricity, Radio and Foxes<\/a><\/p>\n Our Annual Meetings Over the Years<\/a><\/p>\n Tumultuous 1930-1940s<\/a><\/p>\n How a Major Disaster Affected Extended Coverage and Reinsurance<\/a><\/p>\n Surviving the Big Dogs in the 1960s<\/a><\/p>\n Introducing Agents to the Mutuals<\/a><\/p>\n Accounting Over the Years<\/a><\/p>\n Centennial Anniversaries<\/a><\/p>\n Mutual Offices<\/a><\/p>\n Mutual Managers and Staff<\/a><\/p>\n Establishing Confidence in Financial Strength<\/a><\/p>\n Entering the Era of Computers<\/a><\/p>\n The 1990s, Advancement and Angst<\/a><\/p>\n The Start of the 21st Century<\/a><\/p>\n Concord and Watertown Merge<\/a><\/p>\n Ixonia Mutual and Watertown Mutual Merge and a New Company is Formed<\/a><\/p>\n Setting the Stage, Moving Forward with a New 2020 Vision<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27_HowardLois1984-300x298.jpg\")
\nposition. She asked the mutual to provide an electric typewriter since she wasn\u2019t familiar with a manual. Ixonia Mutual obliged. (This same request had been made nine years earlier by Gladys Dietzel when she was elected as Watertown Mutual\u2019s first female secretary. Watertown Mutual had
\nalso obliged.)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/forwardmutual.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/27_staff2015.jpg\")
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