BioM: Mohr, Beatrice #2 (1964)

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Surnames: Quelle, Mohr, Marden, Waller, Kind, Ambelang

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 06/04/1964

Mohr, Beatrice (23 MAY 1964)

Miss Beatrice Mohr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mohr, Neillsville, became the bride of Roy Quelle Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Quelle Sr., Greenwood, on Saturday, May 23rd at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church, Neillsville/ Rev. N.W. Lindloff performed the 2:30 p.m. ceremony. Mr. Kendall Smith sang "The Lord's Prayer" and "O Perfect Love," accompanied by Mr. Victor Lehmann.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a full length gown of silk organza over bouquet taffeta. It featured long sleeves, a Sabrina neckline and a basque bodice. From the bodice flowed a very bouffant skirt of silk organza adorned with appliques of Alencon lace. A chapel train highlighted the dress. Completing the attire, the bride chose a coronet of brillian crystals and seed pearls, to which was attached a bouffant elbow length veil of bridal illusion. She carried a cascade arrangement of orchids and white roses to harmonize witht he dress.

The bride chose Miss Betty Jane Marden, Neillsville, as her maid of honor, and bridesmaids were Mrs. George Waller, Thorp and Mrs. Otto Kind, Jr., Greenwood. They wore orchid ballerina length formals of nylon sheer organza over taffeta, featuring round necklines and cap sleeves, the waistline enhanced with a cummerbund from which cascaded a nylon seer overskirt. Their hats were petals of orchid organza trimmed with orange blossoms and pearl peps, completed with a face veil of orchid illusion. They carried cascade bouqeut of yellow carnations accented with white.

Attending the groom were Harold Mohr, Neillsville, as his best man, and George Waller, thorp and Jerold Quelle, Greenwood, groomsmen. Ushers were Loren Quelle, Greenwood and Harry Ambelang, Neillsville.

A reception followed the dinner at St. John's Lutheran School and a dance was held at the Silver Dome Ballroom.

The bride was employed at the Downtowner, Marshfield and the groom at IBM, Rochester, Minn., where they will make their home after a two week wedding trip to Niagara Falls and World's Fair in New York.