BioM: Taliaferro, Mary Hunter (1981)

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

Surnames: Taliaferro, Kaczor, Bertz, Sebesta, Bellin, Wood, Schomburg, Gostomski, Gutnecht, Button, Staszak, Clark

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 10/15/1981

Taliaferro, Mary Hunter (3 October 1981)

Mary Hunter Taliaferro and Leon Kaczor were united in marriage on Saturday afternoon, October 3, at the Neillsville United Church of Christ. The Rev. Gary Clark officiated. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay C. Taliaferro, Jr., Rt. 2 Neillsville, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kaczor, Rt. 1 Neillsville.

“Evergreen” and “The Wedding March” were the special musical offerings performed at the ceremony.

Patricia Bertz, a friend of the bride from Mondovi, served as maid of honor. She was joined by Debbie Sebesta, a Neillsville friend; Mary Belling, a Madison friend; Alice Wood, sister of the groom from Syracuse, N.Y.; and Sue Schomburg, a friend from Minneapolis.

Gene Gostomski, Milwaukee, was bestman. He was joined by Rick Sebesta of Neillsville, John Gutnecht of Virginia, Mn., and Mark Button and Bill Staszak both of Hatfield.

Following the service, a reception was held at the fairgrounds pavilion in Neillsville. The couple then left on a Canadian wedding trip. They will make their home at rural Neillsville.

The bride chose a chiffon gown with V-neckline and fitted bodice trimmed with pearled, re-embroidered Chantilly lace. The gown also had full bishop sleeves and full skirt extending into a chapel-length train. Her Juliet-style cap was trimmed with matching Chantilly lace and carried a fingertip-length veil. She carried white roses.

Her attendants wore gowns of yellow Selesta chiffon in a sun dress style and featured blouson bodices, pleated skirts and jackets.