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aitMr* •Hid • Mri,: WlUlIm«!•!«!'home in Duluth foUowing their recent wlt; at* the Firet Lutheran CJ in. Bemidji: The Rev. Stephen Knudsen performed the ri«»^: iieftire ah altar leeorated with white gladioli; qrid daisy mums. White bowa marked the pews. ‘ bride : is the former Olson, daughter of Mr. Mrs. ^Ervih Olson of Bemidji. Mr; and Mr»; Charles Towner of Proctor are the:grodhv’8 parents.organist,V.pM ‘Trumpetprocessional with^niMr;Pedersen playing the trumpet, apd'Thank the Lord and SingHis Praises” as a re^ehsidiial.Mr si r Mardy Karger sangThe WfeddUng Song'* aridOne Hand, ftieHMrt'” ; ■ •/Given in marriage by her father, the bride.appearra in a gown of cluny lace, styled withstandup collar, trumpet sleeves, empire waistline with Velvet, band trim. Her A-lihe skirt was: made with a wide fibiince hemline. She wore amatching lace- edged silkiilusioii mantilla chapel train veil and carried \ a cascade bouquet of dais^ murrts inlavender arid purple, centered With a purple orchid.Debra Olsori of MinneapolisWas her sister’s maid of honor. 'Bridesmaids were Carol Ashiey of Duluth and Leslie Ramos of Duluth.They wore identical gowns of sheer polyester print in shades of lavender with purple, yellow and teal blue flowers. They were fashioned with standup collars, empire Waists with purple satin ribbon, arid bishop sleeves.: The floor length go Whs featured a deep flounce at the hemline. Lavender .picture hats^cdrripleted their costumes and they carried nosegays of lavender arid white daisy mums accented with yellow streamers. .Donald DeSanto of Duluth Was the groom’s best man.TWENTY-FIVE residents of tfie Bemidji. Hospital Nursing Unit enjoyed ' a 'program of Gospel music-j3 Viijiy^i:aLtiZ-L'LiVml-Gloria.: inLeach and Virginia Sheltor. if girls are planning to•u**B*eseht a half hour programX. Jt: wee|tehWEEKEND VISITORS at the. horiie of Mrs. S.G.,Birkeland of Gonvick were herson arid wife, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Birkeland and sons of Pequot Lakes.Mr. arid Mrs. William TownerCharles Gelier and Neal Freborg of Bemidji were groomsmen. Ushering were Lee Olson, brother of the. bride and Craig Groslie of Fargo.A sleeveless floor legth gown in green polyester woven knit was worn by . the bride’s mother trimmed with a gold and green floral braid on the standup collar arid midriff. The groom’s mother was attired in a pink sleeveless A-line floor length gown in polyester knit, edged with pink sequins at the neckline; Their corsages were of eymbidium orchids;MR AND MRS. DAN C. Gainey of Owatonna visited over the weekend with Mrs.John GainCy and other relatives and friends. J ;1'MRS. : ROY DAHL OF Shevlin left for Forest Lake Monday to spend a few days at the Gerald Peterson home while Mr, Peterson is in Germany for a conference of space engineers.■ a T /“VMRS. MARVIN MOE returned home last week from the University Hospital, Minneapolis, where she went for a checkup. Her son.A reception followed inFellowship Hall of the church, catered by a circle of the LOW. The lovely four-tier wedding cake, baked by Mrs. Cliff Johnson was decorated with the colors of the bridesmaids gowns. Mr. arid Mrs. Dean Daniels of Bruce, Wis,, godparents of the bride were host and hostess.Karla Olson and Debbie Towner, sisters of the couple, registered the guests; Kevin Olson and Tomrny Towner, brothers of the couple were gift attendants, Mrs. Derva Wrolstad was the bride'spersonal attendant.’:Coffee, was poured by grandmothers of the Couple, Mrs. Otel Daniels of Bruce, Wis., and Mrs. Ellen Sonde) and of Duluth; cake servers were Patti Hanson arid Phyllis Nyquist. Jack! Erickson, .Lynne Wilcox and Valerie Buschette were waitresses. •. ^The bride is a graduate of Bemidji High School and attended Bemidji State College, The groom is a graduate of Bemidji High School arid is employed by Clark Oil Co., in Duluth where they are making, tlieir home. They traveled to northern Wisconsin on their wedding trip. (Photo by Scherlirig Studio.)
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Bemidji Pioneer

Bemidji, Minnesota, US

Wed, Oct 18, 1972

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