BioM: Lew, Shirley Adeline (1965)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kelley, Crubel, Lew, Wilczek, Yacum

---------Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 30 Dec 1965

Lew, Shirley Adeline (18 DEC 1965)

Now making their home in Seattle, Wash. are Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Kelley, who were married on Saturday, Dec. 18, 1965 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Owen. The 11:30 nuptial mass was conducted by Rev. Fr. H.L. Crubel, which united Miss Shirley Adeline Lew, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lew of Withee (Clark Co., Wis.), to Michael R. Kelley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo L. Kelley of Snoqualmie, Wash.

When given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a full length silk peau gown with a fitted bodice, Sabrina neckline and A-line skirt front, with a full back which had two panels designed from the center back that fell into a large cathedral train. The bodice, the front hemline and throughout the large train were appliqued Alencon. Lace medallion with pearl trim. A three tier all silk English illusion bouffant veil was attached to a cluster of fabric roses with forward leaves trimmed with pearls and crystals. Her bouquet cascade consisted of white poinsettias with holly foliage.

Attending the bride as maid of honor was Miss Theresa Wilczek of Wausau, with Mrs. Wayne Yacum of Madison serving as bridesmaid. They wore floor length gowns of chiffon over taffeta in azeline fitted bodice, scoop neckline, A-line skirt with two small bows in the front waistline. At the center back was a large bow with a Watteau. They wore a forward headpiece of roses and petals with a circular veil. Their flowers were a crescent bouquet of white poinsettias with holly foliage.

Attending the groom as best man was Mr. Wayne Yacum of Madison. They both wore tuxedos.

A reception was held from 7:30 to 12 o’clock at the Meadowview Country Club in Owen to a large number of guests.

The bride is a graduate of the Owen-Withee High School and from the Humboldt Business and Airline School at Minneapolis. She has been employed as a teller at the First American National Bank in Wausau.

The groom, a graduate of the Mount Si High School at Snoqualmie, Wash, is employed as an IBM tab operator with the Standard Oil Company in Seattle, Wash.

Guests at the wedding came from Wausau, Stevens Point, Colby, Stanley, Merrill, Lublin, Gilman, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Abbotsford, Thorp, Eau Claire, Chicago, Neillsville, Madison, Withee and Owen.