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Marengo Beacon/Republican-News from Marengo, Illinois • Page 5

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1 MARENGO REPUBLICAN NEWS, August 14, 1974. Page 5 Gilbertsoii-Carniichael vows said William Woods celebrates 90th birthday Joanne Juhnke weds Paul Taylor I 1 ft. votes Sit W' On July 7, 1884, in Capron, Illinois, William Woods was born. He recently celebrated his 90th birthday at the Florence Nursing Home, Marengo, where he is a resident. He lived most of his life in the Harvard area, retiring from Starline Co.

Pictured with him is his son Elmer Woods of Belvidere. Standing behind Mr. Woods are four of his 8 great grandchildren. They are Michelle, Patty, and Christine Nettleton of Belvidere and Billy Varble of Garden Prairie. -I I Michele Tozer wed 1 IS i i The First Lutheran Church of Battle Lake, Minnesota, was the setting for, the June 29, 1974 wedding of Miss Barbara Gilbertson and Mr.

Charles Carmichael. The double ring ceremony took place in the presence of friends and relatives with the Rev. Glenn Anderson officiating. Barbara is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Gilbertson, Battle Lake. and Charles is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.V. Carmichael, 715 E.

Washington Marengo. The church was decorated with vases of yellow and blue carnations and white mums. Organist, Sue Amunson, Battle Lake, offered musical selections and accompanied soloists. Judy Gilbertson sang "Wedding Cheri" Gilbert-son sang "Two Shall Be One" and Judy and Cheri Gilbertson sang as a duet "Love One Another" and "Ijel Me Be The Rev. Glenn Anderson sang "The Lord's Escorted to the altar by her father, the bride wore a gown of white sheer cotton with high neck and full sleeves, which had been fashioned by herself.

She wore a large brimmed white hat and carried a bouquet of yellow roses and white daisies. Mrs. Carolyn Brown, Minneapolis, Minn, served her sister as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Verla Goeden, Verndale, Miss Sue Carlson, Rockford, 111., and Mrs. Sue Bundlie, Minneapolis.

Junior bridesmaid was Jane Carmichael, Marengo, sister of the groom. All of the attendants wore long multi-colored gowns of striped seersucker and carried bouquets of yellow and blue carnations and white mums. 33 A trip bak Great area attraction. Close to Greg" Carmichael. Marengo, served his-brother as best man with Jim Carmichael, brother of the groom serving as groomsman.

Ushers were Wayne Hause and Gene Rodeffer, both of Champaign. 111. All wore gray tuxedos with blue shirts. The bride's mother wore a street length dress in orange and the groom's mother wore a street length blue dress. Both wore corsages of yellow carnations and white mums.

Honored guest attending was the groom's grandmother Mrs. A.M. Wallace of Marengo. Following the ceremony, the bride and groom and their parents received guests on the lawn of the church where punch was served from a table. Immediately following this, refreshments were served in the basement of the church from a long table on which the tiered wedding cake served as centerpiece.

Mrs. J.D. Dilorio, aunt of the groom of Evanston, 111., poured the coffee. Guests ate at small round tables covered with pink cloths and decorated with vases of flowers. The couple took a week's wedding trip to northern Minnesota, and for the summer will live in Marengo.

The bride graduated in June 1974, from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Therapuetfc Recreation. The groom is employed at Woodstock Veterinary Clinic for the summer. In the fall, he will return to the University of Illinois, Champaign, where he will be a senior in the School of Veterinary Medicine. The rehearsal dinner was held at Barky 's, hosted by the groom's parents. SB tkzs home.

Carnages. Sleighs China. Giasswae i 'c-s a-2 ai-cs Music Boies antiQuers Toys jnd Oolls OPENING FOR OPERATOR Full of Part Time Guaranteed Salary Commission 31 Antique Autos Jll95 Wash 'n Wear Permanent Includes Cut. Shampoo. Permanent, Wiw, and Blow Setting photo by Stircnsl The Zion Lutheran Church was the setting for the beautiful double ring wedding ceremony as Miss JoAnne Juhnke became the bride of Paul Taylor.

Pastor Charles Weinrich officiated in the presence of friends and relatives. The ceremony took place at 5 p.m. on August 10, 1974. Her father escorted her to the altar, which was decorated with pink, blue, and white carnations and daisies. She as given in marriage by her parents.

JoAnne is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Juhnke, 715 Stevenson Marengo, and Paul is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Taylor, 19303 McGuire Harvard.

Music provided during the ceremony was by organist Eric Hasse, with Mrs. Vivian Kallal singing "The Wedding Prayer" and "The lord's Prayer." The lovely bride chose a long white gown of nylon polyester crepe with an empire bodice trimmed in lace and blue ribbon. Featured were renaissance sleeves trimmed with ribbon and lace at the elbow and waist. The bottom swept to a chapel length train that was edged with lace and blue ribbon. Her Juliet fingertip veil was trimmed with seed pearls.

She carried a bouquet of sweetheart roses, daisies, carnations, and baby's breath, all in white with touches of blue. Susie Juhnke served her sister as maid of honor with Donna Taylor, sister of the groom, and tee Ann Husfeldt, friend of the bride serving as bridesmaids. They wore gowns featuring blue empire bodices fashioned with large stand-up collars trimmed with a daisy pattern. The skirts were of gingham print in dotted swiss of blue and white. A large blue ribbon trimmed the waist.

They wore picture hats of white trimmed in daisy embroidery and carried nosegays of daisies, carnations and baby's breath of pink, blue, and white. Junior bridesmaids were Heather and Stephanie Messer, cousins of the bride from Texas. They wore empire-waist gowns with short sleeves made of dotted swiss in the same color blue as those of the bridesmaids. The gowns were trimmed with blue gingham and white eyelet. They wore flowers in their hair and carried small nosegays of the same flowers.

Ron Reuter, cousin of the groom was best man, with Tom Pollnow and Kevin McFarlin, friends of the groom, serving as groomsmen. The ring bearer was Lee Coombs, cousin of the groom and Bill Juhnke and Scott Taylor served as ushers. The bride's mother wore a rose pink sheath with a pink lace overcoat, with ISBELL'S Custom Reupholstering By Appointment only CALL- 568-6275 white accessories. The groom's mother chose a pink sheath with a sheer jacket of pink, blue, and lilac with pink accessories. Both mothers wore corsages of pink and white carnations.

Special guests were the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Juhnke of Arlington Heights and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Drewes of Marengo, and the groom's grandparents Mrs.

Edith Shuelv of Elgin and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Woolcot of Tomahawk, Wise. All of the grandmothers wore white carnations and the grandfathers wore white boutonnieres. Following the wedding ceremony, the new Mr.

and Mrs. Taylor greeted 250 guests at the reception held at the Marengo American Legion Hall. A buffet dinner was served featuring a 4-tiered cake trimmed in blue daisy pattern and topped with a miniature bride and groom. Following a one week trip to Wisconsin, the couple will be living in Spring Ixike, North Carolina. The bride is a 1973 graduate of Marengo Community High School and was employed by the Marengo Republican News as a reporter.

The groom attended Harvard High School. He is presently serving in the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Bragg with the 82nd Airborne Division. A rehearsal dinner was held at Indian Oaks Pc rk on August 9. Celebrates birthday On August 2, Ixmis Benjamin Seyller was 1 year old.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Delmont Seyller, 640 Riley Drive, Marengo. His birthday party was celebrated on August 3 with a dinner, complete with birthday cake. Attending the party were little "Benjamin's" great grandmother, Mrs.

Bertha Seyller, his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Delmont Seyller Mrs. Wilma Martin, and Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Olmos and children. Also helping to celebrate ere his brothers and sisters: Sandra, Fabian, Michelle, Juliette, and Nelly. Bemamin received manv nice gifts in honor of the happy 'occasion RENT YOUR FORMAL WEAR FOR ALL OCCASIONS Ph. 338-4030 BSSfcwl N. BENTON STREET WOODSTOCK.

ILLINOIS 5 Aim The First United Methodist Church of Harvard was the setting for the August 10 wedding of Miss Michele M. Tozer and John H. Kenaga. The lovely candlelight ceremony took place at 4 00 p.m. in the presence of 250 friends and relatives, with Rev.

Fred M. Tozer officiating Organist Deb Weir accompanied Don and Gaye Stephens as they san "The Wedding Song," Perfect Love," "Sometimes," and "One Hand, One Heart." The bride is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Fred Tozer, Harvard. The groom is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Kenaga, Chicago. Tozer, brother of the bride, escorted Michele to the altar, where the double ring service was held. The decorations at the altar consisted of two floor-standing candleabras flanking the altar for the symbolic ceremony. Also featured were two vases of yellow and orange flowers with baby's breath.

The bride chose a floor length gown with a fitted bodice and V-neckline and short flounced sleeves trimmed in guipire lace. It featured a sweeping circular skirt with full chapel draped train also trimmed in guipire lace. Her jewelry consisted of cultured pearl earrings and a Florentine cameo pendant, gifts from the groom. She wore a floor length mantilla veil, trimmed in guipire lace and carried a cascade bouquet of stephanotis and baby's breath surrounding a phaleonopsis orchid. Serving as maid of honor was Janice Hart, of Naperville, IU.

Carol Bennett, Harvard, Portia Gulinski, Des Plaines, and Linda Rajca, Carol Stream, were the bridesmaids. The attendants wore gowns of orange and yellow floral print with chiffon flounces on the sleeves and skirts. They wore yellow" hairbraid picture hats and carried nosegays of Seven buildings of wonderful yesterdays Vain Street ad v-nage G'een featu- fi a Darber shop, country stvc torac coi'St. coerce'. 'e r6use fa'-e-r-ji-e' soda parlor.

booh nooh. saniii. cr a r-e hardware. taTp snop type rae-smitn ton jd" E3ucat'C-a orange and yellow snowdrift poms and baby's breath. Jennifer Kenaga and Terri Ann Walsh, nieces of the groom served as flower girls.

They wore identical floor length yellow gowns with white eyelet pinafores and carried baskets of yellow and orange elegance. They wore matching crowns of flowers as headpieces. Dennis Kenaga of Franklin Park, 111. served his brother as best man. Groomsmen were: James Kenaga, Osage, Iowa, Paul Kenaga, Winona, Minnesota, and Kurt Nagel, Des Plaines, 111.

Gary Walsh, brother-in-law of the groom from Streamwood, 111., served as usher. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the church for 300 guests, which was served by the women of the First Methodist Church. Featured at the reception was the cake which was made with three circular cakes as the base, topped with three tiers and decorated with yellow roses and a Christogram for the cake top. Later, a wedding dinner for 120 out-of-town guests was held at the Abbey. Dinner music was provided by Don Murray, with dance music played by the Paul Parrish Band.

The couple is now at home at 246 Washington Apt. 3AS, Oak Park, 111. The bride is a graduate of Harvard High School, and received her B.A. degree from North Central College. She taught school last year at Hawthorne School, Marengo.

The groom received his B.A. degree from North Central College and is presently a second year law student at Chicago Kent College of Law. Prior to the wedding, the rehearsal dinner was held at the groom's parents summer residence at take Geneva. Photographer was Don Peasley of Woodstock. 111.

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