BioM: Cox, Shirley Mae (1958)

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Surnames: Cox, Neuenfeldt, Hittner, Kuzminski, Hartung, Snedic, Kenyon

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 19 Jun 1958

Cox, Shirley Mae (31 MAY 1958)

Miss Shirley Mae Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malin Cox, Osseo, Wisconsin, and Gerald Francis Neuenfeldt, son of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Neuenfeldt, Greenwood (Clark Co.), Wis., were married at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Greenwood,, with Rev. Father Edward Hartung, pastor, performing the double ring ceremony on Saturday, May 31, 1958. Miss Nancy Cox played the wedding march.

The bride was attired in a ballerina length gown of white nylon tulle over taffeta, with a fitted bodice, long tapered sleeves and Sabrina neckline. Her fingertip veil fell from a crown of iridescents and seed pearls. She wore a necklace and earrings of cultured pearls, a gift of the groom. She carried a white orchid and lilies of the valley and a white prayer book.

The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was attended by her sister, Mrs. John Hittner of Lakefield, Minnesota. The matron of honor wore a gown of pink lace over taffeta with a ballerina length skirt. Her pink blusher veil fell from a matching pearl trimmed crown. She carried a colonial bouquet of pink roses and wore a pearl and rhinestone necklace and earrings, a gift of the bride.

Mr. James Neuenfeldt of St. Paul attended his brother as best man. Another brother, Albert Neuenfeldt, and Robert Kuzminski, a friend , both of Greenwood, were ushers. The groom and his attendants wore white dinner jackets and dark trousers.

Mrs. Cox, Mother of the bride, chose a dress of medium crepe with white accessories. Mrs. Neuenfeldt, mother of the groom, wore a dress of dusty rose lace with beige accessories. Both mothers had corsages of American beauty roses.

Following the wedding a dinner was served at St. Mary's Hall's by St. Roses group. Mrs. John Snedic was dining room hostess. Girls from the Future Homemakers were waitresses.

The bride chose a blue nylon dotted Swis going away drwess,w ith white accessories. She wore a white orchid corsage.

The bride is a graduate of the Osseo High School and Stout State College. She is currently teaching homemaking at the Greenwood High School. The groom is a graduate of the Greenwood High School and attended Stevens Point State College and the University of Wisconsin. He served three years in the Armed Forces. At present he is part owner and manager of Gerry's Dair Bar and a real Estate Broker. The young couple will make their home in Greenwood.

Pre-nuptial showers were held at the home of Mrs. Myron Kenyon, Greenwood, by friends, the teachers of the public school and at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cox at Osseo.