Surnames: Hardrath, Weiler, Pinion

----Sources: Scrap book one: by Elsa Lange Hardrath & Dorthaleen Edwards Hardrath

Contributed by Halbert "Bud" Hardrath

Hardrath, Sally Lou (Marriage - 26 May 1962)

St. Mary’s Catholic Church at Colby was the scene of the wedding of Miss Sally Lou Hardrath, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hardrath, Owen, and Jerome Peter Weiler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weiler, Colby.

Officiating at the Weiler-Hardrath nuptial ceremony Saturday, May 26, at 10 a.m. was the Rev. John Pinion and Mr. Hardrath gave his daughter in marriage.

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As the bride appeared in the church she was wearing a ballerina-length gown of Chantilly bridal lace, the gown having a portrait neckline with sequin and pearl trim, also a Basque bodice and a bouffant skirt. The veil of silk illusion, chapel-length, billowed from a tiara crown glimmering with pearls and sequins. Her bouquet included red roses and white pompons tied with white satin ribbon.

Attending the bridal pair were Mr. and Mrs. Gary Weiler of Colby, Mrs. Weiler donning a ballerina-length gown of silk organza for the occasion. It was styled with a rounded neckline and bell-shaped skirt. Complementing her ensemble was a matching headpiece and she carried an arrangement of mint green chrysanthemums with white pompons.

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Dinner for the immediate family was served at the bride’s parents’ home, where the 2 p.m. reception and the 4 p.m. supper were held for relatives and friends. The dance was held at the Atwood Hall.

Mrs. Weiler, a 1961 graduate of Owen-Withee High School, has been employed as a secretary for the Knutson Mortgage and Loan Co. in Minneapolis. Mr. Weiler, who was graduated from Colby High School in 1959, works for the American Motors Corp. in Kenosha, where the newlyweds are residing.

Out-of-town guests for the wedding came from Athens, Medford, Wausau, Eau Claire, Kenosha, Thorp, Ashland, Stevens Point, and from Minneapolis, Minn., and Brookfield, Ill.