BioM: Burdorf, La Mae (1964)
Contact: Pat Braun
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Surnames: Burdorf, Rohland
----Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark
Co., Wis.) 9/17/1964
----Burdorf, La Mae (1964 - 15 AUG 1964)
MINNESOTA GIRL AUG. 15
On Saturday, August 15, at 7:30 in the evening,
Miss La Mae Burdorf and Mr. Curtiss Rohland were joined together in holy
matrimony by Rev. Leroy Urman. The double ring ceremony took place at St. John’s
Lutheran Church, Withee.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Burdof of Green Isle, Minn., and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Rohland of Withee.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore
a two-piece, street length dress of acetate taffeta covered with lace and a
shoulder length veil with a rhinestone tiara, a gift from the bridegroom. She
also wore lace gloves and a shoulder corsage of gold pomps.
A sister of
the bride, Miss Marlys Burdorf of Providence, Rhode Island, was the maid of
honor. Bridesmaids Burdorf of Minneapolis, Minn., and two other sisters, Miss Le
Ann and Miss Judy Burdorf of Green Isle, Minn. They wore golden yellow
crystalette dresses. Matching colored headpieces with a bow and a circular veil
complimented their dresses. Each wore a white pomp corsage.
The best man
was Darryl Anderson of Milwaukee, and groomsmen were Kenneth Oesterle of Melrose
Park, Ill., and Leslie Weerts of Milwaukee, friends of the couple.
The
men in the wedding party and the bridegroom were attired in midnight blue
tuxedos and wore white carnation boutonnieres.
Miss Carolyn Fijalkiewicz
presided at the organ and accompanied the soloist and the congregational
singing. Miss Meta Balvanz of Eldora, Iowa, sang Our Wedding Prayer and Wedding
Benediction. The Congregation sang Lord Who at Cana’s Wedding Feast.
The
mother of the bride wore a beige dress and a gold and bronze pomp corsage. The
mother of the bridegroom wore a rose colored dress and a gold and bronze pomp
corsage. Mrs. Ed. Petke, the only grandmother, wore a blue dress and a white and
yellow pomp corsage.
A reception of around 140 guests was held in the
church parlors after the ceremony. Miss Mary Fijalkiewicz was in charge of the
guest book. Miss Judy Rohland served the lunch. Mrs. Ronald Etterly cut the
wedding cake. Mrs. Ted Klabon, Mrs. Art Klabon, Kay Klabon, Lois Rohland, Peggy
Petke, Christine Rohland, and Marilyn Rohland served as waitresses. Opening and
displaying gifts were Mrs. Clayton Bowe and Mr. Ted Petke.
The bride is a
1963 graduate of the Lutheran Lay Training Institute, Milwaukee. After
graduation she served as a Lay Assistant at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Eldora,
Iowa. The bridegroom is a 1964 graduate of Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne,
Indiana. In September he will enter the Concordia Seminary in St. Louis,
Missouri, where he will continue his study for the ministry.
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