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Researched by Cathe Ziereis unless otherwise credited
Oconto
County Reporter
January
17, 1929
Howard
Blaser,
local light heavy weight wrestler, will
meet Emil Barbola of Wauwautosa at the armory in this city on Friday,
Jan.
25. These two men have met before and Blaser considers him
the toughest
man for his weight in the wrestling profession today.
Geneva De Cloux, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simon De Cloux, Pine Ave., and Walter Siebert, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Siebert, Lafayette Ave., were quietly married at eh St. Peter’s parish by Rev. Fr. J.J. Looze, Saturday morning at eight.
Researched
and
contributed
by: Cathe
Ziereis
Transcribed by: Janet McNeil
MARRIED BY JUDGE JONES
William Heany and Laura Cirogas, both residents of the Town of Morgan were married by Judge Jones at his office Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Jones also officiated
at the
marriage of Fred R. Feldt of this city to Miss Elsie Bidwell of Abrams
at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. Rentmeister, Wednesday morning.
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PRETTY WEDDING MONDAY MORNING
A pretty wedding took place at St. Joseph’s church Monday morning at 7:45 o’clock when Miss Mary Don Levy was joined in wedlock to Mr. John Poirer, Rev. Father Selbach performing the ceremony.
The bride looked charming in a gown of white crepe de chene and wore a veil and wreath of lilies of the valley. She was attended by her cousin, Miss Lillian Don Levy, who was attired in pink crepe de chene and wore a lace hat to match and carried the bride’s roses. The groom’s attendant was Mr. James Felix.
After the ceremony a six-course breakfast was served at the home of the bride’s aunt, Mrs. Frank Don Levy, to immediate relatives only, the house being prettily decorated with pink and white roses and smilax.
The bride is the only daughter of Mr. Homer Don Levy and the groom a son of Mr. Antone Poirer and both have lived here all their lives. They are well known and highly respected young couple and have a host of friends in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Poirer left on the 10:03 train Monday for a wedding trip which they will spend in Milwaukee, Superior, Duluth and Madison. They were accompanied as far as Pensaukee by the Misses Lillian Don levy; Emma Poirer and Elizabeth Burke and Messrs. James Felix, Frank Don Levy, Frank Hengish and Herman Gudden.
A large number of beautiful wedding gifts were received by the happy couple consisting of cut glass and silverware.
Mr. and Mrs. Poirer are undecided as to where they will reside. The groom is employed as brakeman by the C&NW Railway Company.
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THE
MARRIAGE OF MISS EDITH JOHNSON,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Johnson of McDonald Street, to Mr. Phillip
Sheridan
Porter of Kansas City, Kansas, took place at Chicago Wednesday evening,
May 13.
The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. James M. Ryan, a bride of
less than
a month, her marriage to Mr. James M. Ryan of Chicago taking place
April 18.
Mr. Ryan served the groom as his best man.
The bride is well known in
Oconto, being born and reared here
and having
graduated from the Oconto high school with the class of 1911. Mr. and
Mrs.
Porter will reside in Chicago.
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THE FOLLOWING MARRIAGE LICENSES were issued this week by County Clerk H.C. Orr:
William
Heaney to Laura Cirogus, both town of Morgan.
Albert
Brennen to Mary Lendhardt, Oconto.
Researched
and
contributed
by: Cathe
Ziereis
Transcribed by: Janet McNeil
MISS EVA
GILKEY daughter of Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.H. Gilkey, and James Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Anderson were
married
at the Gilkey home Saturday afternoon at five o’clock.
Reverend McGreaham
performed the ceremony. Only members of the immediate families of the
contracting parties were present.
The
bride wore pink charmeuse with pink silk marquisette over and carried
pink
roses. She was unattended. The service used was that of the Episcopal
ring
service. After the ceremony the guests sat down to a wedding dinner.
The
bride moved to Shawano with the parental family last fall and
immediately
became active in music and church circles. She is a musician of more
than
ordinary ability, her instrument being the piano. She also sings a rich
contralto.
Mr. Anderson has been employed by his father in his logging operations.
The
happy couple left immediately for Chicago where they were met by Miss
Edna
Gilkey, sister of the bride and Mrs. S.S. Long, sister of the groom.
They made
stops en route upon their return at Waukesha, Appleton and Oshkosh.
They return
to Shawano today and will go immediately to their new home on the
Anderson farm
just north of the city..
MR.
FRANCIS HAYNES of this
city, now
employed as brakeman on a passenger train running out of Crystal
Falls and Miss Ethel Eldred of that
city were married in Crystal Fall May 16. The bride was attended by her
sister
Miss Belle Eldred as maid of honor and Miss Ethel Haynes of this city
sister of
the groom as bridesmaid while Mr. George Lachen of
Crystal
Falls acted as best man and Charles Haynes of Negaunee,
Mich., as groomsman. Mr. and Mrs. Haynes will reside in Crystal Falls.
Mrs. A.
Dunton, Mrs. R. B. Morris, Mrs. S.E. Partlow, Miss Ethel Haynes and
Robert
Morris Jr. were Oconto friends present at the wedding.
Oconto
County
Reporter
June
11, 1914
Researched
and contributed
by: Richard
Labrosse
A
very pretty
wedding was solemnized at the Couillardville
Presbyterian
church at
three Tuesday afternoon when
Miss Ida Pearl
Leigh,
daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Leigh of Leightown
became the
wife
of William Chesley of
Lena, Rev. R.J. McLandress
of this city
officiated.
Oconto
County Reporter
August
8, 1914
Researched
and
contributed
by: Cathe
Ziereis
Transcribed by: Janet McNeil
MARRIAGE
LICENSES
The
following were issued
this week by County Clerk H. C. Orr:
Fred Pecor
to Gertrude
Baribeau, both of this city.
Frank
Murdzek to Julia
Walsh, both of Little Suamico.
Wedded Wednesday
In Bower of Vines
(This is a partial transcription of the wedding.)
At the residence of P.A. Badour, Publisher, of The Enterprise, Wednesday afternoon, his accomplished and popular daughter Miss Flossie Olive Badour was wedded to Mr. Carl Frederick Scheel of Phillips, Wis., by Rev Father Campbell of St. Mark’s Church.
A very pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Cecil on Washburn Ave. Wednesday at high noon when their daughter, Miss Frances E. Cecil became the bride of Edward John Wedge of Iron Mountain, Michigan, Rev. R.J. McLandress performing the ceremony.
One of the prettiest weddings ever held in Oconto took place at St. Joseph’s church Wednesday morning at nine when Miss Loretta Merline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Merline of this city, became the bride of Mr. Lee Joseph Deterville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emile Deterville, also of this city. A solemn high mass was said by Rev. Fr. Selbach assisted by Rev. Fr. Multher Magire.
Miss
Mae Ahlborg
and Joseph Sucharda were married Wednesday
afternoon at three at St. Paul's Evangelical church.
Miss
Mildred Agnes
Murphy, daughter of Mrs. Anna Murphy,
and Charles Heller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heller, Sr., of Erie
avenue
were united in marriage at eight Tuesday morning, Rev. Fr. Selbach
officiating.
Lena—At
seven thirty Tuesday morning August 18, Miss
Ella D. Valley of Lena became the happy bride of Frederick H. Vollmer
of
Oconto Falls. The ceremony was performed at St. Charles
church at
Lena, Rev. Fr. Van Somple officiating.
Henry Delcore of Pensaukee and Miss Julia DeBaere, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeBaere of Little River were married Tuesday morning at St. Joseph’s church, Rev. Fr. Selback officiating. The bride was attended by Miss Alice Loberger and Miss Mary Gauthier and the groom was attended by Messrs. Charles and Eddie DeBaere.
A
very pretty
wedding was solemnized Tuesday at St.
Peters church when Miss Gertrude Barribeau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George
Barribeau of this city became the bride of Fred Pecor of this city.