BioM: Abel, Yvonne Loretta (1958)

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Surnames: Abel, Rondorf, Bujanowski

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 07 Aug 1958

Abel, Yvonne Loretta (26 JUL 1958)

On Saturday, July 26, 1958, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Greenwood, Miss Yvonne Loretta Abel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Abel, became the bride of Richard Rondorf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rondorf, all of Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.), at a 9:00 a.m. nuptial Mass celebrated by Rev. Father Beno.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a floor length gown of tiered nylon over taffeta styled with a lace bodice and long sleeves. Her fingertip veil had scalloped edges and lace appliques. She carried a bouquet of red and white roses.

Miss Joan Bujanowski, Milwaukee, as maid of honor, wore a green net gown over taffeta, while Miss Janet Rondorf, Greenwood, sister of the groom, as bridesmaid, wore a gown of yellow net over taffeta. They carried colonial bouquets of green and yellow carnations.

John Rondorf, Milwaukee, brother of the groom, and Harold Abel, Garden Prairie, Ill., brother of the bride, attended the groom as best man and groomsman.

Following the ceremony a dinner and reception were held in St. Mary's Hall, and a lawn party and lunch were held in the evening at the Abel home.

The bride is a graduate of the Greenwood High School with the class of 1957, and has been employed by Milwaukee Auto Insurance in Milwaukee. The groom, also a graduate of the Greenwood High School with the class of 1953, is employed in Milwaukee. They are residing at 2401 South 94 Street, Milwaukee.