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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1946
Page
4
Several local weddings unfold across Kenosha with Geraldine Lodginski and Julius Piekarski at St Marys Catholic Church, Irene Hoye and Richard Brennan at St Marks, Olivia Gentile and Albert Gentile at Holy Rosary, and additional ceremonies at St Mark's and St Thomas Aquinas. Attendants, travels, and post ceremony celebrations described.
Miss Isabelle Marie Verbonse became the bride of Bernard R Kaminski at 9 this morning in a St Peters Catholic church ceremony conducted by Rev Joseph Paulaconis. Attendants included Miss Anne Alisauskas and Miss Genevieve Klevickis with a flower girl Patricia Verbonse, and Best Man Harry Kaminski.
Ushered by Sylvester Verbonse and Charles Ignatovich guests attended a reception for 150 after a St. Peter's parish hall breakfast. Out of town guests came from Joliet Chicago Duluth St Paul Dayton Ohio Milwaukee Benoite and parts of California. The bride, daughter of Mrs Helen Verbonse, and groom Mr and Mrs Anton Kaminski will reside at 4420 Seventeenth Avenue. Mrs Kaminski previously worked at Snap-On. Mr Kaminski also works there.
The wedding of Ruth Clare May to George James Horvat was held at St. Alphonsus Church New Munster with Rev Joseph Michaels officiating Bus Mary May and Edward May hosted guests at a 12:30 wedding party dinner at Brown's Lake before the couple, employed at Snap-On Tool, honeymooned in northern Wisconsin The bride graduated from St Mary's High School Burlington Wis and the groom from Kenosha High.
Dorothy Madeline Nelson daughter of Clyde and 1025 Sixty-fifth Street and Edward John Neveraski son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Neveraski Bristol were married at 9 AM in St James Church. Rev Harold Petron officiated with St James choir. Three hundred guests attend a reception at Archer Club after dinner. The couple will live with the bride’s parents after a wedding trip.
Mr and Mrs Chester Harry Woroch announced plans to live in Madison after their marriage at St George church in a 10 o clock ceremony officiated by Rev Edgar Braun. The groom is a university student and air corps veteran who will honeymoon in northern Wisconsin before settling at 2118 University Avenue. The bride, Dorothy Marie Scholler, formerly employed by Snap On Tools, wore a white satin gown with a marquisette yoke as the ceremony featured altar bouquets and palms.
A sacred concert of unusual interest is planned Sunday afternoon at the Kenosha Bible church. The Salem Ladies Ensemble of Chicago will perform under Miss Lillian Arnesen to benefit the Lydia Children's Home building fund. The program begins at 3 o'clock with choral hymns, instrumental pieces, and a benediction, featuring works by Praetorius, Christiansen, Campion, and Lutkin.
A list of requested marriage licenses appears with names and addresses of both parties. Many pairs include street and city details across multiple avenues and avenues, indicating couples prepared to wed in the city.
The Rev Emil Dornfeld field representative of Bethesda Lutheran Home Watertown Wis will speak at St Luke's Evangelical Lutheran church during the 9 and 10 30 Sunday services. The home and school are jointly maintained by the Synod of Wisconsin with other states.
The ceremony featured the bride presented by her father with maid of honor Miss Rita Dagenbach and bridesmaids Ruth and Lucylle. Gowns included blue grey taffeta for the maid of honor and baby blue satin for the sisters, all with red rose bouquets. Best man was Eugene Woroch, with Richard and Donald Scholler as ushers. dinner for relatives followed at 1, and a 7 pm reception for 250 guests at St George hall.
Club Guide Ladies auxiliary No. 465 of the N A L C will hold a special meeting Monday evening at 7 45 to discuss the convention. Woman's Benefit Association will meet Monday evening at 8 8 at the Swedish American hall. Martha Tarbell Circle of the Immanuel M F church will meet Monday evening at 7 30 with Mrs. Ray Etzermueller as chairman. Hostesses are Mrs. Martin Krause, Mrs. Jesse Robinson and Miss Margaret Roemer.
Swo Votes Miss Virginia Peterson entertained at a post nuptial shower Thursday evening at 7205 Eleventh avenue. Kitchen utensils and accessories were presented to the guest of honor by the group. Mrs James F Nelson served luncheon to the Mines. Attending were Thomas D Arcy Jack Murphy William Frazier Adolph Spitzer Robert Bryant and Misses Marie Denig Ruth Balk Ethel La Fond Ruth Gillespie and Alice Strange.
The Paul Herrick post of the American Legion sponsors a Maplecrest Country Club dance this evening from 9 to 1. It is the post’s first such event and aims to become an annual affair with Spike Robinson’s orchestra providing music.
Miss Betty Scheffler of Evanston will be guest speaker at the local Baha i center 5912 Twenty second avenue Sunday evening. She will discuss The Days of Divine Justice. A prominent Baha i Youth member from Chicago she has spoken in Kenosha before. Talk begins at 7 30 and is open to the public.
Born to Mr and Mrs Lee F Ison in Toledo at Robinwood hospital a son June 27. Mrs Ison formerly Miss Margaret Hamsing of Kenosha. At St Catherine a son for Mr and Mrs Willard Batley Bristol June 28. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Baiet Racine 1804 Hamilton street a son June 28. In Kenosha Mr and Mrs Wallace Hucker 5132 Sixth Avenue a daughter June 28.
Mr and Mrs F L Thom of Union Grove announce the engagement of their daughter Winifred to Raymond Edwin Hansen son of Mr and Mrs A F Hansen of San Leandro California. No wedding date set.
Girl Scout day camps ended Friday after two well attended sessions at Dunnebacke Woods and Girl Scout Little House. Merit badges were awarded and a Little House program and exhibit showcased the event with numerous prize winners across prints leather design and campcraft categories.
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