Racine County Wisconsin Marriage Announcements

Racine County, Wisconsin
Marriage Announcements

See Also: Racine County, Wisconsin Marriage Records (submitted data from marriage records)

Gorbet - Capaul
Racine Journal Times (Thursday, 7 July 1949) page 16; submitted by Diana Heser Morse

St. Mary's Church, Tomah, Wis., was the scene of the marriage Wednesday at 9 a.m. of Miss Mary E. Capaul, 1215 Center St., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Nichs of Warren, Wis., and George L. Gorbet, 1102 Fourteenth St., son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gorbet of Millston, Wis. The double ring ceremony was used. The bride chose a simple frock in pink, street length, and carried a wrist bouquet of roses and carnations. Her cousin, Jeanette Capaul, was her sole attendant in a blue dress similar to that of the bride. Her flowers were pink roses. Francis Rattle attended the bridegroom. Dinner and a reception at the home of the bride followed the ceremony. Following their wedding trip, Mr. Gorbet and his bride will make their home in Racine.

Hilker - Parsons
Racine Journal Times (Racine, Wis.) Wednesday, 8 June 1949; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Candlelit Grace Baptist Church was the setting Friday, June 3, for the wedding of Betty Jane Parsons, 1631 Chatham St., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Parsons, and Arthur H. Hilker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hilker, Route 2, Box 162.

Rev. Ray Schlader performed the ceremony in a setting of white gladioli and peonies. Kenneth Parsons Jr., brother of the bride, and Emerson Hilker, cousin of the groom, ushered guests to pews tied with white ribbon and ivy. At the reception in the church parlors, 250 guests extended their best wishes.

The bride's white satin gown was fashioned with long pointed sleeves, a peplum and a train. Her fingertip veil of French illusion was caught with orange blossoms and white roses and carnations formed her cascade bouquet. Her father presented her in marriage.

In the bridal party were Mrs. Robert Johnson, sister of the bridegroom, as matron of honor, Joan Bass as bridesmaid and the bride's sister, Jeanne Parsons, junior bridesmaid. Fitted bodices with net yokes and full skirts were worn by all three, Mrs. Johnson's in green taffeta, Miss Bass' and Jeanne's in yellow taffeta. All wore half halos of yellow carnations in their hair, and carried carnations with ivy.

Kenneth Scott served as best man. At the organ for the processional and recessional was Alfred Hilker, who played while guests assembled.

After spending a week in northern Wisconsin Mr. Hilker and his bride will be at home June 12 at 1124 Milwaukee Ave.

Larson - Johnson
Unknown newspaper, 24 Oct 1902 - Sub. by Stine Kvistad

Married, at National City, by the Rev. D. L. Johnson, September 28, 1902, Mr. Swain A. Larson to Miss Lena Johnson, both of San Diego, California. The bride is a well known lady of Racine county, and resided in Racine for years, having conducted coffee rooms on Main street for years, then the leading restaurant of the city and later the private boarding house at the residence of Mrs. Hart on College avenue. The people of this vicinity will join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Larson a happy journey through life.

Loe - Wiechers
Racine Journal Times (Racine, Wis.) Sunday, 26 June 1955; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

The wedding of Miss Gretchen Marie Wiechers to Ralph Harvey Loe, Jr. of Seattle, Wash., was solemnized Saturday at 5 p. m. in First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Francis Ihrman read the marriage service for the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benton Thomas Wiechers, 1725 Wisconsin Ave., and the son of Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Harvey Loe of Seattle.

The bride, on her father's arm, came down an aisle marked with white huckleberry to a sanctuary banked with white summer flowers. Her gown was of white deluster satin and nylon tulle over bridal satin, with layers of tulle forming the full skirt and brush train. Satin leaves detai1ed the basque and were repeated on the skirt. A queen's crown of nylon tulle and seed pearls secured her fingertip veil of imported French illusion. She carried a cascade of butterfly orchids, white orchids and ivy.

Aides Wear Pink

Miss Suzanne Dederich, her maid of honor, and the bridesmaids, Mrs. Robert Norton, and the Misses Mary and Carolyn Loe, wore petal pink silk shantung, ballerina length and styled on princess lines. Bustle bows accented the full skirts. They wore matching half-hats of shantung and carried white bridal rings clustered with rubrum lilies, pink demure roses and ivy.

The bridegroom had Tony Callison of Seattle as his best man. The bride's brother, John Wiechers III, ushered with Budd Gregg and John Konnak.

Garden Reception

For the ceremony and the reception afterward at the Wiechers home, where a green and white marquee sheltered a garden setting of pink and white flowers, and Tommy Sheridan's trio played for dancing, Mrs. Wiechers chose a frock of sheer white with cut-out scrolls over pink silk organza and a pink cummerbund. She wore pink cymbidium orchids in her hair and a nose veil. Mrs. Loe, mother of the bridegroom, chose champagne-colored French lace, ballerina length, with which she had harmonizing accessories and champagne colored cymbidium orchids.

Home in Idaho

The newly married couple is driving west for a three weeks' trip before going to Twin Falls, Idaho, where they will make their home.

Young Mrs. Loe attended Grinnell College and Northwest School of Medical Technology where she was graduated as medical technician. Her husband's schools were Amherst and the University of Washington. His fraternity is Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Snow - Olson (13 Sept. 1901)
Submitted by Stine Kvistad

In the west parlor at the residence of the bride's mother, 623 Lafayette avenue a three years' courtship ended in the exchange of marriage vows at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, when Miss Ida G.. Olson was quietly united in marriage: to Mr. John F. Snow, of St. Paul., Minn., one of the high officials of the Chicago and Great Western railway. The acquaintanceship of the bride and groom dates back before the outbreak of the Spanish-American war when they met after attending a theatre at St. Paul, Minn. When the president called for volunteers, Mr. Snow offered his services and served in the Philippines, participating in many engagements. After the regiment was ordered back to the states, Miss Olson again met her soldier sweetheart and the attachment at last culminated in marriage. The bride-elect has made her home in St. Paul for the past three years and came to her home in this city, only a few days previous to the wedding, where final arrangements for the event were made. At the appointed hour yesterday afternoon the marriage ceremony was solemnized by Rev. H. P. Haylett, of the First Methodist Episcopal church, in the presence of only the nearest relatives, of the contracting parties. The bride, handsomely gowned in white India lawn trimmed with lace, carrying a bouquet of bridal roses, was attended by Miss Hazel Trowbridge, of St. Paul, Minn., who was also richly attired, Oscar H. Black of this city, officiated as best man. The interior of the home was profusely decorated with floral adornments. Immediately after the ceremony an elaborate wedding repast was served. Many beautiful and costly wedding gifts occupied a conspicuous place in one of the ante-rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Snow departed on an evening train for St. Paul, where they will reside at 405 Charles street.

Thomas - Wiechers
Racine Journal Times (Racine, Wis.) Monday, 8 Dec. 1947; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Invitations were in the mail today for the wedding of Miss Marilyn Wiechers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Wiechers, 1526 College Ave. and Marshall Hammond Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Thomas of Oshkosh. The couple will be married Saturday, Dec. 27, at 10 a. m. at St. Patrick's Church. The wedding reception will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 at Racine Country Club.

Wiechers - Mogenson
Racine Journal Times (Racine, Wis.) Monday, 1 July 1940; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Daisies, the flowers used in the bride's bouquet and in those carried by her attendants, also provided the decorative motif at Atonement church on Saturday, and formed a summery background for the ceremony at which Theodore William Wiechers took as his bride Miss Virginia Anna Mogensen.

As guests entered the church for the 6 o’clock service, read by Rev. John I. Meek, they were greeted by the strains of soft, appropriate music, played by an uncle of the bridegroom, Alfred R. Hilker, organist, and Miss June Oneson, harpist, and were ushered to their seats by Kenford, Nelson, Francis Newell, Donald Black, and Everett Moore.

Gown of Dotted Organdy.

They saw the bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mogensen, 2118 Kinzie avenue, as she approached the altar on the arm of her father, wearing a strikingly simple, lovely gown of white cushion-dotted organdy, outlined at the neck, sleeves, waistline and long train with a tiny scroll bead. A halo of the same white cushion dotted organdy held her fingertip illusion veil, and to complete her costume, she carried white daisies.

Yellow daisies were carried by the bride's attendants—her sister, Miss Estelle Mogensen, the maid of honor, and Mrs. Donald Black and Miss Ruth Wiechers, bridesmaids. Their gowns were of the same material and design as that of the bride, with blue dots providing a soft touch of color. Tiny perky headpieces of the blue dotted material were held in place by nine velvet ribbon streamers.

Attends Brother.

Lee Wiechers was his brother's best man.

A reception at Taylor hall at DeKoven Foundation followed the ceremony, after which Mr. and Mrs. Wiechers left on their wedding trip. They will go first to St. Louis and continue from there on down the Mississippi by boat.

After July 15, Mr. Wiechers, the son of Mrs. Lydia Wiechers, 512 Sixteenth street, and his bride will be at home at 3716 Washington avenue.

See Also: Racine County Engagements
Racine County Anniversaries

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