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Deaf Couple Weds in Second Church Deaf ceremony unites Johannsen Van Wyk
Christine Esther Johannsen and Nelson Richard Van Wyk, both of Iowa, wed in a sign language ceremony at Second Christian Reformed Church Des Moines officiated by Rev C R Bailey. The event drew 200 guests with lavender and white decor, a three tiered cake, and a reception in the church basement. The couple plans to reside at 1118 Broadway after July 1 with both graduates of the Iowa School for the Deaf and employed in Pella and Des Moines area factories.
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Christine Esther Johannsen
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Nelson Richard van Wyk
Louis van Wyk
Broadway, Pella
C. R. Bailey
Calvary Lutheran Church of the Deaf ‘of
Des Moines
Marilou van Wyk
Carroll van Wyk
Carla Dieleman
Kevin van Wyk
Dan van Wyk
Carroll “van Wyk
Bill de Groot
John Lanser
Ron
Don Johannsen
Linda Groenendyk
Chares Burton
Sully
Marion van Manen
Connie Vander Hart
Lilla Beyer
Larry Terpstra
Lois Vander Voort
Sheryll van Wyk
Connie Nikkel
Shirley van Wyk
Betty Jochem
Anne Beyer
Otley
Johanna Hoksbergen
Margaret Vos
Pella
Connie Vos
Ray Vos
Myron Renaud
Gerald Kloostra
Charles Burton
J. Wesseling
van Manen
Rev. Bailey
Mr. Kloostra
Marvin Blom
Loren Wittenburg
Broadway
Iowa School For the Deaf
Pella Overall Co
Vermeer Mfg. 0
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Cedar Rapids
Grinnell
Summers
Toledo
Towa
van Wyks
Roll van W Dan van Wyk
M van Wek