BioM: Porter, Bonnie Jean (1971)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Porter, Rohde, Griffin, Barres, Dufour, Weetjen, Sage, Egbert, Schendel, Wulf

----Source: Tribune/Record/Gleaner (Loyal, Wis.) 26 Aug 1971

Porter, Bonnie Jean (7 AUG 1971)

Bonnie Jean Porter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Porter, Milwaukee, was married Saturday, August 7, 1971, to Gilber Charles Rohde Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert C. Rohde Sr., Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.).

The ceremony was performed at 4 p.m. in the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, with Rev. Chester Schendel officiating.

The bride's sister, Barbara, was maid of honor. Le Ann Rohde of Greenwood, Mary Griffin of Wauwatosa, Linda of Barres of Menomonee Falls and Christine Wulf of Hartland were bridesmaids.

Kelly Dufour, Milwaukee, was the flower girl.

The best man was Alan Rohde, Milwaukee and Douglas Rohde of River Falls was ring bearers. Groomsmen were Jim Weetjen, Akron, Ohio, Jim Porter, Milwaukee, Dave Sage, Eau Claire and Ed Egbert, South Dakota.

The bride graduated last May from Eau Claire State University with a major in elementary education. The groom also graduated from Eau Claire State in 1970 with a major in business economics. He now attends graduate school at the University of Colorado.

The couple plans to take a honeymoon trip to Denver, Colorado.

A reception was held after the ceremony at Taverinn at Okauchee Lake.

The couple will be home after August 17 in Aurora, Colorado.