BioM: Schwantes, Myrtle (1928)
Contact: Stan
Surnames: GREELER
SCHWANTES ----Source:
NEILLSVILLE PRESS (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 06/14/1928 Schwantes, Myrtle
(Jun 1928) A very pretty
wedding took place at 8 o'clock p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church
of Spencer, Wis., when Miss Myrtle Schwantes, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. August Schwantes of Spencer was united in marriage to Mr.
George Greeler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greeler of Neillsville,
Clark County, Wis. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. C. Staple
of Spencer. The bride was
given in marriage by her father, and she wore a beautiful frock of
white satin, trimmed with beads and rhinestones; a train veil
trimmed with Spanish lace was worn with a crown fixed with beads,
pearls and rhinestones; and carried a shower bouquet of pink and
yellow roses and sweet peas. Miss Hilda Schwantes of Spencer acted
as maid of honor. She wore a pretty dress of salmon georgette
trimmed with beads and rhinestones and wore a corsage bouquet of
roses, sweet peas and snapdragons. The groom wore a dark blue suit.
Mr. Donald Schwantes of Minneapolis, who acted as best man, was
also dressed in a dark blue suit. A small reception
was held at the home of the bride's parents, where the rooms were
decorated in pink and white. Miss Marilyn Schwantes, Miss Laurena
Mattes and Miss Frances Mattes were the table waitresses. They were
dressed in white. The bride is a
graduate of Spencer High School and Stevens Point Normal and taught
three years. She is well known in the vicinity of Spencer and is
liked and respected by all who know her. The groom is an
honorable and respectable young man of Neillsville, and has spent
most of his life here. The young couple
are spending their honeymoon at Indianapolis, Ind.; Sioux City,
Iowa; Harvard, Ill; and other places on their way. The newlyweds
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