New England Trip Is Honeymoon Plan
Miss Dorothy Mae Birkbeck and Richard John Ragan wed in St Mary Church with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Newton presiding. Reception at Elyria Country Club featured ivory silk Priscilla gown, Alencon lace, diamond jewelry, and a handkerchief heirloom. Floral decor in white, pink, and blue complemented by organ music and choral selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Mae Birkbeck
Stanley J. Birkbeck
Grafton Rd
Richard John Ragan
John A. Ragan
Lexington Ave
Lorain
William L. Newton
S.V.D
St. Mary Church
Elyria Country Club
Boston
Setong
Alencon
Alen Z Con Jace
France
Robert E. O'Donnell
Dorothy
Bride-To-Be Honored At Country Club Shower
The bride to be was escorted by her father with sisters Miss Jane K Birkbeck maid of honor and Mrs Willham J White matron of honor. Bridesmaids Ann Marie Ragan and Margaret Walsh wore navy blue silk taffeta and carried white and pink carnation bouquets. Willam A Ragan served as best man with ushers Robert E O Donnell Ray Robert Hess and Jerry J Swartz. Hostesses Ann Wolf and Rosemary Brezovec, with three hundred guests expected, planned the reception at the Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane K. Birkbeck
Willham J. White
Ann Marie Ragan
Margaret Walsh
Willam A. Ragan
Robert E. O'Donnell
Ray Robert Hess
Jerry J. Swartz
Country Club
Ann Wolf
Lakewood
Rosemary Brezovec
Cleveland
Birkbeck
Irene
Roberta Righter
Rodney Brown
New London
Ronald Strong
Fitchville
Robert ‘Earl Jr
Earl
Connie Marett
Kve Reid
Mary Alice Leak
Greenwich
Marcia Mann
Seville
Newlywed couple leaves for Ft Hood after wedding
The newly married Mrs Roberta Earl Gray and Sgt Robert Allan Gray depart for Fort Hood Texas where he is stationed. She will stay until August then return to her Greenwich-Milan Road home while he serves. The couple wed Sunday in the Earl home with Rev Cooper officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Allan Gray
Ft. Hood
Texas
Roberta Earl
Robert Earl
Greenwich- Milan Rd
North Fairfield
New London
New London High
Ashland College
Cause
Earl
Clark R. Cooper
Fitchville Methodist Church
Delphinium
Foxglove
Earlange
Ivy
Edna Earl
Barbara
Women Of Churches At Work elect officers at Lake Avenue
Lake Avenue Congregational Church Division C members met at Mrs M A Witter’s home to elect officers for the new season. Delia Baker was re elected chairman with E H Chandler as vice chairman Lois Parte secretary and E J McRoberts treasurer. Other roles named missionary sunshine sales tax and post reporter. Meeting featured devotions and a dessert luncheon hosted by Mrs Witter and Mrs Baker. Next meeting set for September 13 at Mrs Chandler’s 639 Lodi St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Avenue
Fred Baker
W. A. Yost
Sunshine
Gerald Hollis
Carl Klaus
Post
Baker
Chandler
Mark
Witter
Lodi St
Elyria Council For
Holly Hall
Alice Schroeder
Grafton
St. Francis Xavier Mission Circle
Marge Terrell
Brandtson Ave
St. Mary
Harrison Peters
W. Ridge Rd
St. Mary Hall
First Baptist Women's Group
St. Andrew
Tome
American St. Paw
Janet Nagy to Wed William Lingenfelter July 2
Miss Janet Nagy sets July 2 for marriage to William C. Lingenfelter at St. John Lutheran Church. Officiant Rev. Henry Lieske, with a 2:30 ceremony and a reception 4 to 6 at Holly Hall YWCA. Attendants named. Both graduates of Elyria High School class of 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Nagy
Charles L. Nagy
West River Rd
William C. Lingenfelter
Scott Lingenfelter
Oak St
St. John Lutheran Church
Henry Lieske
Holly Hall
YWCA
Patsy Corley
Sandra
Robert Super
Roger Short
William Foss
Richard Wovak
Elyria High School
Elyria Board of Education
Lake Avenue Congregational Church
C. A. Olsen Company
Local notes highlight scholarships and family celebrations
Miss Sharon Lee Wills of Belleaire earns a $500 GE scholarship for 1955-56 with other GE awards previously. Miss Pat Schroeder, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Farr, to Washington DC trip status delayed. Bellevue Lamp Plant manager announces. Family gatherings honor Dr. and Mrs. Edward Ray of Richmond at Gulf Rd home and Elyma High School reunion. Ralph E Tibbals’ son Lawrence receives BFA from Ohio University. joins family driving school in Columbus. Maria Ann Buckley wins Mildred L. Sanderson mathematics prize at Mt. Holyoke College. William Houseman’s 8th birthday party hosts relatives. Wesley Houseman travels from San Diego for the event. Pat Schroeder recuperating after appendectomy. cards welcomed. Charles Morrison and Marian Keeler announce birth of son Charles Jr. in Clearwater Florida. Linda Morrison is seven. Bertha Behrens plans summer visit with brother Richard Wiers in Nashua, Mont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Lee Wills
Belle
Pat Schroeder
Theo
Dore Farr
Riverside Dr
Washington, D. C
New York City
Carthp Rock General Electric Company
Answood
E P. Anthony
Bellevue
Wills
Bowling Green State University
G. E
A. Cee
Gulf Rd
Edward Ray
Richmond
Ray
Julia Keyes
Elyma High School
Frank Keyes
Bobby Siely
Paul Whitman
Maria Ann Buckley
Wakeman
Mt. Holyoke College
Mildred L. Sanderson
Buckley
C. Buckley
Charles Morrison
Franklin Ave
Clearwater
Fla
Charles, Jr
Morton Plant Hospital
Morrison
Marian Keeler
Kenyon Ct
Linda
Couple Cuts Cake With Heirloom Knife
AMHERST Mr and Mrs Stephen Kosash Jr honeymooning in Miami Beach after their wedding Saturday at St Joseph Catholic Church The double ring ceremony featured a priest Fr Joseph Lembach and a choir with gladioli and snapdragons The bride Kathleen Finnegan wore Chantilly lace satin gown with train and a lace veil She carried a lace prayer book with white orchids and stephanots Rosemarie Kosash served as maid of honor Geraldine Reese and Wirminia Finnegan were bridesmaids Thomas Finnegan brother of the bride planned as best man but was inducted into the army He will begin a six month term The event included also news about Guys and Gals club officers and Jin-Chang wedding plans for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Stephen Kosash, Jr
Miami Beach
Fla
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Joseph Lembach
William J. Bodmann
Herbert Pre Oenessian Walatah
Kathleen Finnegan
Thomas Finnegan
South Amherst-Pyle Rd
Stephen Kosash
Elyria Ave
Rain
Rosemarie Kosash
Geraldine Reese
Wirminia Finnegan
Bob Mueller
Army
Joseph Finnegan
Korda Jins
Michael
mar|De Grosso
Lorain
Lorain, Atty. Richard ‘Riage Saturday. Martinek and Farrel Finnegan
Irene Bendick
Beverly Patak
Bill Reising
Gals
Jin-Chang
Ywca Holly
Lorain County Calendar of Events and Lodge Notices
Lorain County listings include anniversaries and dinners at Montieth Hall and Hilltop House, circles at Grace Lutheran Elyria, and Bylaw meetings for groups such as the Daughters of Scotland and Elyria Eastern Star. Notable items note a National Hairdressers convention in Hotel Graystone with delegates Chet and Stasiak and a July 17 Beaver Park family picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Industrial
Montieth Hall
Missionary Circle
Oberlin Inn
Pilgrim
Hilltop House
First Methodist Circle
Martha Loomis
East River St
Grace Lutheran Grace Guild
Elyria
Gold Star Mathers Club
American Legion
Eagles
St. Clair
Rebekah Lodge
Oberlin Lodge
Knights of Pyth- 188
Townsend Club
Central Labe Hall
Pythian
Doroth Hastings
Monroe St
Anna Lehman
Blaine St
Bethel Shrine
Eleanore Brandau
Park Ave
Daughters of Scotland
Argyle Lodge
Elyria Commandery
F. M
Masonic Temple
Wellington
Emmanuel Lutheran Father Son
First Baptist Maranatha
Hebron House
Royal Neighbors of America
Cuyashoga
Lorain
Jaycee Hall
Order of Eastern Star
VFW
Ann Fisher
Cleveland
National
Miss Stasiak
Emma Felder
Kay Kritz
Chet
Elnora Shaffer
Angela ‘DiLuciano
Evelyn McCain
Sue Kubuske
Ida Lee ‘van Houn
Florence Skolnicke
Marie Bailey
Elyria area hospital births and residents listed
June births at Elyria Memorial Hospital include daughters to Milton Pippett South Murray Ridge Rd George Brotherton Avon Joseph Tomasic Lorain Richard Mulder Amherst and Leonard Yost 218 Miller Ct Discharges June 14 names Robert Amos Oberlin Donald Bailey Patricia Chapman and daughters George Coon Amherst Dessie Donald Miss June Fisher Mrs Kirkland Grantham and others. Baptisms at St Agnes include Robin Steven Molehan son of Steven Molehan 452 Adams St godparents Mr and Mrs Klocek and Mrs Donald Ternes. Graduation dinner at Ye Olde Stage House in Brecksville with open house and guests Rose Eddie hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Pippett
South Murray Ridge Rd
George Brotherton
Avon
Joseph Tomasic
Lorain
Richard Mulder
Amherst
Leonard Yost
Miller Ct
Robert Amos
Oberlin
Donald Bailey
Seventh St
Patricia Chapman
Cornell Ave
George Coon
Dessie Donald
June Fisher
Eighth St
Kirkland Grantham
South Maple St
Robert Hogan
Ninth St
Anthony Jarvin J
No. Ridgewith
Roy W. Pettit
West
Third St
Oreal Smith
Lora
Terry Standen
Eugene
Eddie
WEDDING OF MISS Kosash AT LORAIN AREA CHURCH AND RESTAURANT
The wedding breakfast for 55 guests was served at Wishbone Restaurant Oberlin and 400 guests attended the reception at St Josephs School hall. The bride wore a beige linen suit with gold threads for the Florida trip and will reside at 4501 Elyria Ave Lorain. The bride, graduate of Amherst High School, is a St Josephs Catholic Church and CYO member. the groom Kosash is a Clearview High School graduate, Navy veteran, St Michael Church member and Lorain employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
St. Joseph’s School Hall
Hugh Finnegan
Florda
Elyria Ave
Lorain
Kosash
Amherst High School
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
CYO of
Elyria
Clearview High School
U.S. Navy
St. Michael Church
Carolyn Allamong and Gerald Husted wed in San Antonio
Kipton couple Carolyn Allamong daughter of Mr and Mrs Dean Allamong and Gerald Husted son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Husted were married Friday in San Antonio Texas The double ring ceremony took place at Camp Ft Houston Chapel at eight fifteen Chaplain Major Anderson performed the rite The bride wore white embroidered organdy over nylon taffeta with a small veil white orchid on a white Bible Her attendant wore a blue frock and carried yellow carnation bouquet The couple will live in San Antonio for now Both are Camden High School graduates and former Harshaw Chemical Company employees He later enlisted in the U S Air Force as a medical technician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kipton
Carolyn Allamong
Dean Allamong
Gerald Husted
Ralph Husted
San Antonio
Texas
Major Anderson
Camp Ft. Houston Chapel
Elyria
Airman
Husted
Camden High School
Harshaw Company
U.S. Air Force
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New England
Louis Kolopus
Edwin Elbert
Roseveig
Pans Angelicus
Robert Grays
Ft. Hood, Tex
Vermont
New Hampshire
Ragan
Elyna
Mist Birkbeck
Ursuline Col ‘Lege
Elyna District
Cathole High School
St Joseph Academy
Clyde Barr
Westlake
Poplar St
Janet Cummins
Norman Barr
St. Peter's Church
Ridgeville
Barr Home
Detroit
Ila Hackney
Ryan
Maurice A. Lenz
Patricia Ann
Duanne A. Yothers
Wilkinsburg
Otterhein College
Otterbem
United States Air Force
Patricia Ann Lenn
Women of Churches
Lake Avenue Division
Ralph E Tibbals
Garard Ave
Oho University
Athens
Lawrence
Lally) E. Tibbals
Lamba Chi Alpha Fraternity
Columbus
William Houseman
East 14Th St
Houseman
Wesley Houseman
San Diego
Calif
Pat
Elyma Memorial Hospital
New York Central Railroad
Robert M. Schroeder
Beeche Ct
Bertha Behrens
Richard Wiers
Nashua, Mont
Stephen Kolash
James Evans
A.A
Elyria Child Conservation League
M. B. Johnson School of Nursing
Elyria Memoral Hospital
Spring Valley Country Club
Guys, Gals
Elyria Memorial
Mednesday
T Wellington
Ohio
H. ©. Wintermute
Mgr
Adm
the Kiwanis Club of Wellington
Obie
Chronicle-Telegram
University
Central Book &Tore
Birkline’s
2Nd Street
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