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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1975
Page
2
Abby column excerpts about family feuds and eventual reconciliation at a mother’s funeral, a maid of honor locking church doors, and reader questions about tickling abuse and sueable incidents. Petitions to Abby include guidance on etiquette and personal anecdotes.
Miss Roberta Ann Trachta daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert E Trachta of Cedar Rapids and Roger A Simpson were married at Calvary United Methodist Church in Ames. The 2 PM ceremony was conducted by Rev Donald Wortes with Loren Halva as maid of honor and Kirk Simpson as best man. After a brief wedding trip the couple will live in Ames where the groom attends Iowa State University and works for Sears Roebuck.
Miss Mary Jane Koehn daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin H. Koehn 1919 Chandler Street SW Cedar Rapids became the bride of Timothy Todd Becker son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Barton Becker 830 Sixteenth Street SE Cedar Rapids at St Johns Lutheran Church The Rev Arnold Twenhafel officiated The couple will reside at Sixteenth Street after a wedding trip to Kansas City The bride a Concordia Teachers College graduate taught at Zion Lutheran School in Pierce Nebraska The groom a University of Iowa senior works at the Holiday Inn Cedar Rapids had attending guests including siblings and local attendees
Miss Sherrie Ann Mansfield wed Bruce C. Vavrichek son of Mr and Mrs Clare L Vavrichek at the bride’s mother’s Glenview residence. Rabbi Allen Tarshish officiated and a luncheon followed. The couple will reside in College Park Maryland as Bruce takes a University of Maryland position after completing Northwestern University doctorate this summer.
Carol Bennett, 31, a paraplegic from Riverview, waits in a wheelchair as her brown mare Missy kneels and helps her mount. Four years earlier a dog nipped Missy, causing a fall that left Bennett permanently paralyzed. After training Missy, her husband relented and now Missy kneels, enables Bennett to ride and dismount with help.
Mrs D L May hosted a miscellaneous bridal show Tuesday afternoon at 1100 Crestview Drive SE in honor of Miss Janelle Lyon daughter of Mr and Mrs C C Lyon of 645 Staubcourt NE. Co hosts were Mrs W P Heaton and Mrs J H Simmon. Miss Lyon is the August 9 bride elect of Rex John Betts of Waterloo son of Mr and Mrs Lou Betts of Vinton.
Mrs. Maurice Sedlacek hosted a miscellaneous bridal shower at 258 Twelfth Street NW for Miss Julie Ann Cole, June 14 bride-elect of Edward Fisher of Mechanicsville, with twelve guests attending. ON THIS DATE in 1946, Juan Peron was inaugurated president of Argentina.
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