BioM: Peterson, Grace (1953)
Poster: Stan
Email: posted4u@charter.net

Surnames: Peterson, Welch, Yoder, Glebke

-----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 10/29/1953

Peterson, Grace (Marriage - 17 OCT 1953)

In a double ring ceremony, Mrs. Grace Peterson, daughter of Mrs. Alice Yoder, Aurora, became the bride of James V. Welch, son of Mrs. J. W. Welch, Aurora. The marriage vows were read by Rev. Wilde at the parsonage in Cornell at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17th, 1953.

Attending the bride as matron of honor was her daughter, Mrs. Earl Glebke. They wore identical dresses of teal blue silk crepe with navy blue accessories. The bride wore a corsage of orange blossoms with pink and white carnations. The matron of honor chose a corsage of pink and white carnations. The bride’s jewelry consisted of pearl necklace and earrings which were a gift of the groom.

Serving as best man was Earl Glebke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Glebke. The groom and attendant wore grey suits and white carnation boutonnieres.

The bride’s mother and the groom’s mother chose navy blue dresses and both wore corsages of white and pink carnations.

A 4 o’clock dinner was served to 40 guests at the home of the groom’s mother. The home was beautifully decorated with pink and white wedding bells.

A dance was held at the Yeager Hall in Hannibal.

After returning from their wedding trip to northern Wisconsin, the couple will make their home on the Welch farm.

Guests attending were Mrs. Lean Murphy and Mr. Henry Dooley, Des Moines, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Peterson, Menomonie; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sayles and family, Stanley; Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Annis and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Neibacher, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Neibacher, and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hamm, all of Holway; Miss Shirley Peterson, Mrs. Alice Yoder, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Glebke, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Welch and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Welch and family, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller and Mrs. Mary Flock and daughter Caroline, all of Gilman.

Grace Peterson, Alice Yoder, Aurora, James V. Welch, J. W. Welch, Wilde, Cornell, Earl Glebke,  Martin Glebke, Yeager Hall, Hannibal, Northern Wisconsin, Welch, Lean Murphy, Henry Dooley, Des Moines, Iowa, IA, Ed Peterson, Menomonie, Dan Sayles, Stanley, Rollin Annis, Ed Neibacher, Orville Neibacher, Archie Hamm, Holway, Shirley Peterson, Alice Yoder, Martin Glebke, Russell Welch, Kenneth Welch, Herman Miller, Mary Flock, Caroline Flock, Gilman