The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-06-19
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Married With Sign Language

Married With Sign Language
An unusual marriage ceremony
was performed last week Thursday,
evening at eight o'clock, June 18th,
when Miss Marie Belle Hoyt, of
this city, became the bride of Mr..
Guy E. Tilleskjor, of Minneapolis.
The bride and groom, as well as all
of the attendants, were deaf mutes.
When the strains of II Love
You Truly" rose from the organ at
Zion Lutheran Church it was music
without words, for Miss Beatrice
Tilleskjor, sister of the groom, and
Miss Edna Berggren, stood before
the organ making signs with their
hands.
The responses were given in the
sign language before Rev. H. o.
Bjodlie, Lutheran minister for the
deaf, from Faribault. do You
Take This Woman to be your law
fully welded wife," was answered
by the wave of the hand from the
groom and the bride nodded assent
in answer to the question directed
at her.
Miss Helen Flooding, of Nelson,
Mimi, was the bridesmaid, and
Ivan Lovelace, Browerville, Mimi,
the best man.
The bride and six of the guests
who attended the wedding had
been members of the Faribault
school for the deaf and had been
confirmed by Rev. Bjorlie.
The bride was attired in a dress
of pink Georgette, with veil arrang-
ed in cap effect. She carried a bou-
ouet of roses and sweet peas. The
bridesmaid wore Nile green, while
her bouquet consisted of White car
nations.
After the ceremony a wedding
supper was served to seventy rela-
tives at the home of the brides
grandfather, Levi Smith, in Hobok-
en-, this city.
The groom is the son of Mr..
Tilleskjor, of Alexandria, and has
been employed in Minneapolis for
a number of years.
The bride, granddaughter of Levi
Smith, this city, is we'll and favor
ably known in this community.
Those present at the ceremony,
besides the grandfather, were: Mr..
Tilleskjor, father of groom, Alex
andria; Mr.. and Mrs. Swendahl and
family and Miss Beatrice and Miss
Gladys Tilleskjor, all of Mime
apolis; Mabel and Carl Smith. Sauk
Centre; Mr.. Strom, Minneapolis;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Whitney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Smith, uncles and
aunts of the bride, Eldoris, Loleta,
and Ila Smith, Mike Morriss, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Hamilton, Glen and
jeanette Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Judas and family, all of
Lyman Prairie. Rev. and Mrs.
Schumacher and family; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Opheim, and sons Doug
las, Stanley and Edgar; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Oldham; Mrs. Kolas-
kie, Chester and Eddie Kolaskie;
Albert Dusek; Mr.. and Mrs. Tobias
Engle; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lane;
Mrs. r. r. DeLong and Miss Laura
DeLong; Anna Higbee; Mr.. and
Mrs. Win Doubrava; and family, all
of Sauk Centre; Miss Edna Berg
gren, Eagle Bend, Mimi; Mrs.
Ivan Lovelace, Browerville, Mimi;
and eight families of Brandon, all
relatives of the groom.
o Miss Helen Flooding, Miss Edna
Berggren, Miss Beatrice Tilleskjor
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lovelace were
schoolmates of the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilleskjor left Sat-
urday for short honeymoon trip
to Red Wing, where they visited an
other schoolmate, and from there
to Wisconsin and Duluth.
They will be at home June 21, at
1923 Jackson ST., N. E. Minneapolis,
MINI.
Besides many beautiful gifts the
bride and groom received the best
wishes of their many friends for a
happy and prosperous welded life.