BioM:  Hembre, Edna (1934)

Poster:  Betty Comstock

Email: betty@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Hembre, Meyer, Needham, Ludwigsen, Sosada, Roeber

------Source:  Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 06/21/1934

Hembre, Edna (16 June 1934)

A very pretty wedding was solemnized at the Trondhjem Lutheran Church, Saturday, June 16, at 1:30 when Miss Edna Hembre, daughter of Mrs. Iver Hembre became the bride of Orlando Meyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Meyer, both of Greenwood, Rev. M.K. Aaberg officiating.  The bride was given away by her brother Helmer Hembre.  Walter Needham of Stanley sang two songs, and was accompanied by Mrs. Adolph Meyer, mother of the groom, who also played Mendelssohn’s wedding march.

The bride was attired in a floor length white satin gown with veil and carried a shower bouquet of tea roses and snapdragons.

Miss Lillie Hembre, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and was attired in floor length yellow mouse-line-de-soi and had a wrist corsage of tea roses and white swansonia.  Janice Ludwigsen, niece of the bride was flower girl and wore a floor length dress of orchid organdy and carried a basket of flowers.

The broom was attended by Donald Hembre, brother of the bride.

A supper was served to forty relatives and friends at the home of the bride’s mother and a large crowd attended the reception in the afternoon.

The home and church were decorated with yellow and white crepe paper and peonies and mock orange blossoms.

The groom is employed as cheese-maker at Greenwood Milk Products Co-Op and the young couple will reside in Greenwood.

Those from away who attended the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Hembre of Hawkins, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Ingvald Hembre and son Donald of Tony, Wis., Mrs. Henry Sosada and daughter June of Racine, Wis., Miss Lillie Hembre, Madison, Wis., Donald Hembre, River Falls, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Meyer, Chicago, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Roeber, Unity, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Walter Needham and Richard of Stanley.

The Gleaner joins their many friends in extending congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy wedded life.