Surnames: Awe, Perman, Christopherson, Berger, Denk, Shirley, Melson, Flikke, Steffen, Tomas, Gullickson, Thiel, Gregorich, Vessel, Decker, Kepke, Mikottas, Erickson, Schulte, Bowen, Fredericks, Speich, Maass, Riddlestine, Anderson, Wolfram, Boehnlein, Urban, Bombach

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 15, 1950

Awe, Virginia June (Marriage - 10 June 1950)

Virginia June Awe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Awe of Owen, became the bride of Victor Perman, son of Mrs. Dan Perman of Greenwood at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 10, 1950. The double ring ceremony was performed at the parish house in Owen by the Rev. Raymond Bombach in the presence of 100 guests.

The dress of the bride was of white slipper satin, with Peter Pan collar, lace trimmed, finger veil, the dress fashioned with a train. The bridal bouquet was of white Esther Reeds, lilies of the valley, gardenias and orchids.

Matron of honor was Mrs. Laurence Christopherson. Bridesmaids were Margaret Perman, sister of the groom, and Donna Gale Berger, cousin of the bride.

Best man was Laurence Christopherson of Eau Claire. Groomsmen were William Denk, and Gale Shirley of Farmington, Minn., a cousin of the bride.

The wedding reception and dinner were given at the community hall in Owen.

The young couple is taking a trip through the east.

The bride is a graduate of the Withee High School and is employed in the office of the Western Condensing Co. at Owen. The groom is a graduate of the Greenwood High. He is now taking a course in veterinary surgery at the University of Minnesota. He spent two years in the navy.

Guests from away were the following: Mrs. Julia Perman, the groom’s mother, Greenwood; Mrs. Winfield Melson and Bobby, St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Flikke, St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Steffen, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tomas, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gullickson, Barron; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Thiel, Washington, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gregorich, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. John Vessel, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Berger and daughter, Donna Gale, Appleton; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Decker, Mrs. Anna Kepke, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mikottas, all of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Erickson, River Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schulte and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schulte, Abbotsford; Mrs. Carl Shirley, Farmington, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. John Bowen, Jr., Shirley and Geraldine; Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Fredericks, Appleton; Mr. and Mrs. John D. Speich, Mr. and Mrs. John Speich, Mrs. Anna Tomac, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Maass, Kathleen, Gerald and Bernard all of Greenwood; Ethel Mae Riddlestine, Helga Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Art Wolfram of Owen; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Boehnlein, New Holstein; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Awe and Judy, Owen; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Urban and Gayla, Milwaukee; and Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Bowen, Owen.