BioM: Meredith, Valerie (1981)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Meredith, Jacobson, Knoff, Zank, Simenson, Froeba, Vine, Wissell, Kollmansberger, Jacobson, Giese, Kernz, Richert, Clark

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 9/17/1981

Meredith, Valerie (5 September 1981)

Making their home in Marshfield are the new Mr. and Mrs. David Jacobson. The couple were married on Saturday late afternoon, September 5, at the Neillsville United Church of Christ by the Rev. Gary Clark.

Parents of the bride, Valerie Meredith, are Mr. and Mrs. Tom Meredith, Rt. 4 Neillsville. The groom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Roger Jacobson, R. 1 Loyal.

“God, a Woman and a Man” and The Wedding Song” were the special music selections offered at the service by soloist and guitarist David Knoff. Eileen Zank offered organ selections.

Tracey Simenson, the bride’s sister of Neillsville, was matron of honor. She was joined by Marie Meredith, another sister of the bride from Neillsville; Sue Froeba, a friend from Marshfield; and Kris Vine, a friend from Granton. Clarice Simenson, the bride’s niece of Neillsville, was flower girl. Janet Meredith, the bride’s niece also of Neillsville, served as acolyte prior to the nuptials.

Jack Wissell, a friend of the groom from Loyal, was best man. He was joined by Jeff Kollmansberger, a friend from Loyal; Jim Jacobson, the groom’s brother of Marshfield; and Ed Giese, a friend from Loyal. Ushering were Ken Kernz, the groom’s brother-in-raw of Loyal, and Elden Richerts, a cousin of the bride, from Stillwater, Minnesota.

The bride chose a sheer ivory, organza-detailed gown with Venetian lace and styled with a V-neckline, angle sleeves and a floor-length skirt flowing into a chapel train. Her Venetian lace-edged veil was caught by a matching lace Camelot headpiece. She carried an orchid surrounded by while roses, ivy and baby’s breath. The matron of honor wore silk blend gown in an orchid shade with sheer caplet and knife-pleated shirts. The other attendants had similarly styled gowns only in a lavender shade. They carried bouquets of miniature carnations, asters and baby’s breath. Each wore miniature carnations in their hair.

The groom was attired in an ivory suit. His attendants wore ivory jackets and brown slacks.

Following the service, a dinner and dance was held at Loyal American Legion Hall. The couple than left on a trip to Southern Wisconsin and Illinois.

The bride is a 1979 graduate of Neillsville High School and from Marshfield Technical School in 1980.
She is employed by Citizens National Bank and Trust of Marshfield. Her husband is a 1974 graduate of Loyal High School and works for Braun Construction of Loyal.

Prenuptial events included a shower at the Gordon Vine home hosted by Kris Vine, Tracey Simenson and Sue Froeba.