BioM: Meissner, Bonnie Jean (1982)

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

Surnames: Meissner, Fish, Helm, Beil, Zillmer, Evans, Gluch, Berg, Hinebaugh

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 8/05/1982

Meissner, Bonnie Jean (30 July 1982)

The Rev. Frank Hinebaugh officiated at the Friday afternoon, July 30, wedding of Bonnie Jean Meissner and Douglas H. Fish. The serviced was held at Immanuel United Methodist Church in Chili.

Parents of the couple are Harland and Viola Meissner, Rt 1 Chili and Dr. Richard and Sally Fish, Rt. 1 Granton.

Special music at the service was provided by organist Ronald Gluch, Trumpeter Kut Berg and vocalists Cassie Fish and Gary Gluch.

Maid of honor was Brenda Meissner of Chili while matron of honor was Beverly Helm of Cedarburg. They were joined by Renee Helm, also of Cederberg, and Willow Beil of Mesa, Arizona. Dawn Meissner of Marshfield was flower girl.

J.C. Fish of Stevens Point was bestman. He was joined by Peter Fish of Downers Grove, Illinois, Bill Fish of Kansas City, Kansas and Nick Zillmer of Minneapolis. Ushering were Lavern Meissner of Chili and Kirt Evans of Macksville, Kansas.

The bride chose a luster-glo gown in a sleeveless style and featuring a modified Queen Anne’s neckline and full flared skirt that ended in a watteau train. Her picture-style hat was trimmed with Venician lace and carried a fingertip-length veil. (The hat was made by the bride’s mother-in-law.) She carried a cascade of white and peach roses, stephanotis and baby’s breath. Her attendants wore apricot-hued gowns which featured shirred front bodices, draped backs and full pleated skirts. They carried bouquets of peach and white carnations, yellow daisies and baby’s breath; they also wore peach-hued roses in their hair.

Following the wedding, a reception, dinner and dance was held at the Loyal American Legion Hall. The couple then left on a wedding trip to an undisclosed destination.

The new Mrs. Fish is a graduate of Marshfield Senior High School and from Milwaukee Area Technical College; she is employed on her father’s farm. Her husband, a graduate of Cedarburg High School, will be a senior at UW-River Falls this September and is majoring in agricultural education. He is employed on his father’s farm. The couple will make their home at rural River Falls.