BioM: Opdycke, Bonnie Lou (1951)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Sloniker, Opdycke, Degenhardt, Worchel

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 2 Aug 1951

Opdycke, Bonnie Lou (25 JUL 1951)

On Saturday, July 25, 1951, at the parsonage of the Holy Family Church at Willard, Miss Bonnie Lou Opdycke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Opdycke, Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.), became the bride of Edward Sherman Sloniker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sloniker.

The bride wore an ankle length strapless gown of nylon lace with which she had a matching bolero. A sweetheart picture hat and a colonial bouquet completed her wedding attire.

Bridal attendants include Mrs. Edwin Degenhardt, Marshfield, sister of the bride, as matron of honor, and Miss Dolores Worchel, Green Lake, as bridesmaid. They were attired in green and yellow net over taffeta gowns and carried colonial bouquets .

Edwin Degenhardt, Marshfield, brother-in-law of the bride, was best man, and Verlyn Sloniker, Greenwood, brother of the groom, was groomsman.

Following the ceremony the bride’s home was the scene of the dinner and reception which followed. a dance at Merry Ol’ Gardens near Longwood brought the day’s festivities to a close.

The newlyweds received their education in Greenwood school. Upon their return from their honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Sloniker will reside in Greenwood, where the former is employed by the Greenwood Co-op Milk Products Co.