The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-30
3 June Weddings in Neevs
From Walnut Grove Writer
My Mrs. r. De Bates

MY Mrs. II. LIE Bates
Walnut Grove - A beautiful
wedding took place at st. Olaf
Lutheran church Thursday eve
ming when Verna Bakken, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bakken
and Harry Heggerston, son of
Mrs. E. E. Heggerston were mar
ried with Rev. o. J. Govig Official
ting.
The bride wore an ivory satin
gown with lace bolero and a
fingertip veil. She carried a
shower bouquet of white roses.
She was given in marriage by her
father.
The matron of honor Mrs. In
golf Heggerston, sister-in-law of
the groom, and the bridesmaid
Elaine Kaas, cousin of the bride,
wore pale blue lace dresses and
carried bouquets of rose carna-
tions and blue delphinium. The
flower girls were Geraldine Heg-
gerston of Renville and Mary
Heggerston of Minneapolis, nieces
of the groom. The groom's at
tendants were Ingolf Heggerston
and Harry Bakken, the brides
brother.
The church was decorated with
candelabra and garden flowers.
The nuptial music was played by
Mrs. Lenor Bakken and a solo,
Because" was sung by Alice
Steen. A reception was held at the
brides home and they left for a
wedding trip to Minneapolis.
Both are graduates of Walnut
Grove High school, the groom in
1926 and the bride in 1880. She
took normal training at Tracy
and taught for several years. The
groom graduated from st. Olaf
college and taught at Oakley.
They will make their home on
the groom's farm in Ann town.
ship.
,Ivadell Sabin was given in mar
riage by her father, John Sabin,
when she became the bride of
Howard Schmiesing in Trinity
Lutheran church the evening of
June IT, Rev. Raymond Borg per-
formed the ceremony.
Josephine Sabin, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor and
bridesmaids were another sister
Lillian Sabin and Villa Schmies-
ing, sister of the groom. Anne
Carroll Egge was flower girl.
Attendants of the groom, who
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harri-
son Schmiesing of Johnsonville,
was his brother, Harrison Sch
miesing Jr. Ushers were Burton
Tellefson and Alvin Prail. The
couple will make their home on a
farm in Johnsonville.
Ivadell Raveling, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Raveling of
Lamberton and, Melvin Dammen,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. liver Dammen
of Walnut Grove were married
June 20 at the Raveling home
with Rev. P. A. Strommen Official
ting. The bride wore gown of
roseberry eleganza crepe and car
ried a bouquet of mixed flowers.
Her attendants, Mrs. Lester
Schultz of Currie and Mrs. Lyle
Mcclure of Walnut Grove, sisters
of the groom, wore gowns of cop
en- blue crepe and rose crepe re-
spectively. Both carried bouquets
of pink and white peonies.
The groom was attended by the
brides brothers Arthur and Leon
ard Raveling of Tracy. Mrs. DAM
men was a member of the 1887
graduating class of Lamberton
High school. They will live on a
farm south of Walnut Grove.
Royal Neighbor lodge met at
the Bertha Nicholson home Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. H. Bruner and son of Hur-
on, S. D. spent the weekend at the
parental AXel Nordstrom home.
r. T. Satter who is attending
summer school in Minneapolis
spent the weekend here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Stearns and
Mrs. r. Grouse of Cedar Falls,
Iowa spent the weekend at Tana-
doona at Lake Minnetonka where
Luella Stearns is teaching horse
back riding at the Campfire Girls
summer camp. Mrs. Grouse left
from there for her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Haensel
of Minneapolis came Thursday to
spend their vacation at the par
entail Ed Haensel home.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Peterson
and family spent the weekend
with her mother who is i'll at
Zumbrota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kiner of
Lake Norden, S. D. spent We'd
nesday at the Mabel BoelSe home.
Mrs. Kiner is a former resident.
Funeral services were held Fri
day at Winona for Mrs. H. F.
Gerlicher who died June 81 at her
home there. Mrs. Gerlicher has
often visited here, being the
mother of Mrs. w. A. Swoffer.
MIR. and Mrs. c. Henke of Red
Oak, Ill. and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Childers who are visiting at the
Mrs. Myrtle Cantine home spent
Sunday at the Charles Cantine
home at Sleepy Eye.
A family reunion was held at
VaIhalla resort Sunday for the
Weeks family. Those present
were MIR. and Mrs. George Weeks
of Lake Wilson, MIR. and Mrs.
Harry Weeks of letters, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Evans of Brookings, S.
D., Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Weeks
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Weeks
of Amboy, Mr. and Mrs James
Carlson and family of Santa Ana.
Calf, MIR. and Mrs. Flake Long
ston of Pipestone, Mrs. H. Gumto
of LETTERS and MIR. and Mrs. Wal