Bio: Degenhardt, Sandra (Engagement – Dec 1972)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Degenhardt, Bielen

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 11 Jan 1973

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Degenhardt, Abbotsford, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sandra, to Dave Bielen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alois Bielen, Loyal.

Sandra, a senior at Abbotsford High School, is employed part-time at Medo-Farms Restaurant. Her fiancé, a 1970 graduate of Loyal High School, is employed at Dickman Home, Inc., Spencer.

Wedding plans are indefinite.

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BioM: Degenhardt, Sandra Jean (1973)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Degenhardt, Bielen, Hodnik, Polnaszek, Schmidt, Zupanc, Pachniak, Riesselman

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 25 Oct 1973

Degenhardt, Sandra Jean (6 Oct 1973)

Saturday, October 6, 1973, was the date chosen by Miss Sandra Jean Degenhardt and David James Bielen to exchange wedding vows.

The 2:30 p.m. ceremony was performed by the Rev. Emil Hodnik at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Abbotsford. Organist for the ceremony was Miss Jane Polnaszek, Abbotsford, and soloist, Mrs. Duane Schmidt, Medford.

The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Degenhardt, Abbotsford, was seen in a floor length princess gown of sheer organza and Alencon lace over taffeta. She wore a two-tiered veil of silk illusion.

Serving as maid of honor was Miss Dixie Degenhardt, the bride’s sister. Miss Lois Bielen, Loyal, was bridesmaid. Both wore princess dresses of apricot organza over crepe.

Tim Zupanc, Loyal, served as best man, and Philip Pachniak, Edgar, groomsman. Ushering duties were performed by Duane Schmidt, Medford, and George Riesselman Jr., Kenosha.

A reception, dinner, and dance were held at the Colby Hotel following the ceremony.

The bride is a 1973 graduate of Abbotsford High School, and is employed by ILC Conrath, Spencer.

The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alois Bielen, Loyal, graduated in 1970 from Loyal High School, and works at Dickman Home Inc., Spencer.

The couple is residing at the Willow Court, Lot 23, Route 2, Spencer.