BioM: Orth, Marjorie (1940)

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Surnames: Orth, Kugel, Brady, Baldeswiler, Swoboda

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 08/29/1940

Orth, Marjorie (Marriage - 24 Aug. 1940)

At a ceremony which took place Saturday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Bernard’s Catholic church at Abbotsford, Wis., Miss Marjorie Orth of Milwaukee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Orth of Abbotsford, Wis., exchanged marriage vows with Ernest Kugel of Milwaukee, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kugel of Abbotsford, Wis., The Rev. Chas. D. Brady officiated at the ceremony.

The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, approached the altar, where the bridegroom was waiting, in a gown of white silk faille made with a train, and worn with a long silk, lace-trimmed veil caught with a tiara of seed pearls. Silver slippers completed her costume. Her bridal bouquet was of roses and chrysanthemums.

The bridegroom’s sister, Miss Agnes Kugel of Abbotsford, Wis., who acted as maid of honor, wore aqua silk net with a short aqua-colored veil. The bride’s sister, Miss Ermine Orth of Abbotsford, Wis., and a niece of the groom, Miss Marian Baldeswiler of Jim Falls, who were bridesmaids, were attired in pink silk net worn with short pink veils. All wore wrist bouquets of baby chrysanthemums.

Albert Swoboda of Colby was the best man. Others who attended the bridegroom were Raymond Orth of Abbotsford, Wis., the bride’s brother, and George Baldeswiler of Jim Falls, a nephew of the bridegroom. The groom wore a black suit and his attendants wore dark green suits.

A reception at the home of the bride’s parents followed the ceremony, and in the evening a wedding dance was held at the Trianon Gardens.

After today Mr. and Mrs. Kugel will be at home at 822 N. 20th street in Milwaukee, where the bridegroom is employed by a motor casting company.