BioM: Wiersig, Connie (1964)

Contact: Pat Braun
Email: pat@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Wiersig, Raatz

----Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark Co., Wis.) 9/17/1964

----Wiersig, Connie (5 SEP 1964)

CONNIE WIERSIG BECOMES BRIDE OF LARRY RAATZ

The Rev. Harold G. Woodworth read the marriage service in Zion Lutheran Church, Colby, Saturday, September 5, during which Miss Connie Kay Wiersig became the bride of Larry W. Raatz. During the ceremony, performed at 3:30 o’clock, Mrs. Dorothy Neuman sang, “Whither Thou Goest,” and “Wedding Prayer.”

Parents of the bridal couple are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiersig of Colby and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Raatz of route 1, Owen.


The bride was attired in a princess style floor length gown of peau de soie. The fitted bodice had a scoop neckline and long, fitted sleeves and the bell L shaped skirt was detailed with reembroidered Alencon lace motifs in the front and extended to a train in the back. The head piece which secured the hand rolled finger tip veil of nylon illusion was fashioned with seed pearls and rhinestones. She carried a crescent bouquet of white roses, stephanotis and ivy with ribbon streamers.

For her matron of honor, the bride chose her sister, Mrs. Janice Davison. Mrs. Dorothy Denzin, the groom’s sister, was the bridesmaid.

They wore floor length formals of sunny gold acetate peau with fitted bodices and oval necklines. The sheath skirts were accented in back by fly away panels with bow trim. They wore head pieces made with a cluster of matching acetate peau petals with pearl trim and pouf veils. Bronze pompons, wheat an cat tails and croton leaves were combined in the bouquets.

Robin Sue Schoelzel, who served her aunt as flower girl, was dressed like the bride and dropped rose petals from her lace basket as she preceded the bride down the aisle.

Attending the groom as best man was his cousin, Royal Neumann, Douglas Denzine, his brother-in-law was the groomsman.

About 175 guests attended the reception and dinner held at the City Hall at Colby. In the evening, a wedding dance was held at Sportsmen’s park.

Guests came from St. Paul, Minn.; Waukegan, Ill.; Milwaukee, Marshfield, Owen, Mercer, Rib Lake, New Holstein, Appleton, Spencer, Menasha, Thorp, Unity, Sturtevant, Oshkosh, Greenwood, Newton and Wausau.

Spencer will be the home of the newlyweds.