BioM: Mckenzie, Elda (1948)

Contact: Audrey Roedl

Email: audrey@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: McKenzie, Tuft

----Source: The Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark County, Wis. 10 June 1948)

McKinzie, Elda (05 JUNE 1948)

In a double-ring ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 5, Miss Elda Ellen McKenzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack McKenzie of St. Croix Falls, became the bride of Lowell F. Tuft, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tuft of Milwaukee. The Rev. Earl Allen read the nuptial service in the chapel of the Kingsley Methodist church in Milwaukee.

Attending the couple were the bride’s sister, Miss Florence McKenzie of Chicago, Ill., and the bridegroom’s brother Robert Tuft of Milwaukee.

Two white orchids accented the navy blue suit chosen by Mrs. Tuft for here wedding costume. She completed her attire with pink and gray accessories. The maid of honor wore a pink suit, to which she pinned an orchid corsage, and navy blue accessories completed her ensemble.

At 6:30 a dinner was served to the immediate relatives, and a reception was held at 8 o’clock in the evening.

Mr. Tuft is a student at Stout Institute in Menominee. His bride intends to do graduate work there this coming year. She was graduated from Stout with a  bachelor of science degree in home economics which she has been teaching at the Loyal high school. They will make their home in Loyal..

To the newlyweds, The Loyal Tribune extends its wishes for a long and happy life.