Surnames: Patraz, Pagel, Leskinen, Onstad

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 10/02/1947

Patraz, Mary Ann (27 SEP 1947)

The wedding of Mary Ann Patraz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Onstad of Eau Claire, to Fed C. Pagel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pagel of Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.), took place at two o’clock Saturday afternoon, Sept. 27, 1947, in the chapel of the English Lutheran Church. The Rev. Herbert Juneau performed the sing ring ceremony.

The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Leskinen of Eau Claire, brother-in-law and sister of the groom.

The bride wore a brown street length dress with a pearl necklace as her only accessory with a corsage of white gladioli and red roses. Mrs. Leskinen wore a black dress with a pink carnation corsage.

A wedding supper was served at the home of the bride’s parents. A wedding dance was held in the evening at the American Legion Hall in Thorp. Music by Emil Kodl and his band.

The couple will reside at 109 ½ Randall St. in Eau Claire.