Bio: Churkey, Diane (Engagement – 1977)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Churkey, Gaede

---------Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 24 Aug 1977

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Churkey, Withee, announce the engagement of their daughter, Diane Marie, to Mr. Dean A. Gaede, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marlowe Gaede, Route 2, Withee.

Miss Churkey is a senior at the Owen-Withee High School, and will graduate in January 1978.


Mr. Gaede is a 1976 graduate of the Owen-Withee High School, and is now a Marie stationed in North Carolina.

Wedding plans are set for February 1, 1978.

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BioM: Churkey, Diane Marie (1978)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Churkey, Gaede, Groenewold, Hopfensberger, Zabel, Brocka, Stangle, Wehling, Purgett, Zimmerman, Turney, Kilty, Wickerham, Plankza, Wirtala, Alexandria

----Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 05 Apr 1978

Churkey, Diane Marie (1 Apr 1978)

Diane Marie Churkey, RR 1, Withee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Churkey, and Dean Allen Gaede, RR 2, Withee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marlowe Gaede, were united in marriage on Saturday, April 1, 1978. The double ring ceremony was performed by Pastor Douglas Groenewold at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Withee.

The bride was dressed in a long white gown trimmed with Chantilly lace, with an elbow length veil, and she carried a bouquet of red roses with white baby’s breath. Serving as maid of honor was Bonnie Hopfensberger, the bride’s sister-in-law. Mrs. Kenneth (Ruth) Churkey, Stevens Point, was the bridesmaid. They wore long light blue gowns with dark blue velvet trim, and a large blue picture hat. Each carried light blue, yellow and red daisy bouquets.

The groom wore a dark navy blue tux with a white ruffled shirt. His best man was Jim Wirtala, and his groomsman was Kenneth Churkey, Stevens Point. They were dressed in dark navy blue tux’s with light blue ruffled shirts.

Serving as ushers were Duane Churkey and Vernon Gaede.

The bride and groom are both graduates of Owen-Withee High School. The groom is in the Marine Corps, stationed at Jacksonville, North Carolina. They left Wednesday to make their home in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Attending the happy occasion were: Grandmothers, Viola Zabel of Tripolo, Iowa, and Vallie Gaede and Perry; Mr. and Mrs. Milton Gaede of Plainfield, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gaede of Fredericksburg; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stangle of Hastings, Minnesota; Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wehling of Iowa; Lawrence Zabel of Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Purgett of Germantown; Florence Purgett of Germanton; Mr. and Mrs. Don Zimmerman of Germantown; Leo Turney of Williamsburg, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Purgett of Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Purgett of Merrill; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Churkey of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. William Kilty of Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wickerham, Mr. and Mrs. William Churkey Jr. of Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Terry Plankza of Hewett, Wisconsin; Mr. and Mrs. William Wirtala and family, and Mrs. Hulga Alexandria of Milwaukee.