Mildred Whitcomb
Weds John Kamphaus
At Amelia Saturday
AMEIJA Miss Mildred La
Verne Whitcomb, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Whitcomb,
Amelia, and John Kamphaus,
Bartlett, son of Mrs. Julia Kamp
haus. O'Neill, were married in
the Methodist church at Amelia
Saturday, June 3.
The Rev. C. F. Cox, Cham
bers, performed the double ring
ceremony at 2 p.m., before an
altar decorated with baskets of
white and lavender chrysanthe
mums. Miss Georgene Kelley
furnished appropriate wedding
music.
The bride wore a traditional
white gown with pearl anil sequin
trimmed scalloped neckline and
bodice of Chantilly lace. The long
sleeves tapered to bridal points.
Her skirt was of nylon sheer,
bouffant style, trimmed with a
Chantilly lace flounce. A finger
tip veil of white illusion fell from
a pearl and sequin studded
crown. She carried a cascade
Janice Engler,
Wayne Baker
Exchange Vows
ATKINSON — The marriage of
Miss Janice Jean Engler. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Eng
ler, and Wayne Baker jr., Stuart,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Baker, O'Neill, was solemnized
in the St. Joseph Catholic church
in Atkinson Monday, June 5.
The Rev. Richard J. Parr of
ficiated at the 9:30 a.m. double
ring nuptial mass. Traditional
wedding music was sung by
Larry Judge, accompanied by
Maxine Pacha.
The bride selected a gown of
hand clipped Chantilly lace over
taffeta and satin. The bodice
featured a Sabrina neckline em
bellished with pearls and sequins.
Long tapering sleeves came to
bridal points at the wrists. Her
aisle-wide lace skirt featured in
serts of tulle in front and back,
trimmed with appliques and lace.
Her veil of imported silk illusion
was held in place by a queen's
crown of lace and twisted strands
of pearls. She carried a bouquet
of an orchid and stephanotis
Miss Arlene Engler, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor, and
Miss Julie Fetherston was brides
maid. They wore pastel blue
dresses with bodices of chiffon
over lace. The skirt was chiffon
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Uiuquet centered by a large or
chid and surrounded by Vanda
orchids.
Miss Beverly Whitcomb, sister
of the bride, was maid of honor
and she wore a full skirted waltz
length nylon lace over lavender
taffeta. She carried a colonial
bouquet of white carnations ac
cented with Vanda orchids.
Harold Whitcomb, brother of
the bride, served as best man.
Ushers were Bill Whitcomb,
brother of the bride, and Art
Kaiser, Hardin, Mont.
A reception followed the cere
mony, in the annex of the church.
Mrs. James Holmes was in
charge of the guest book and
Mrs. Vern Kaiser cut and served
the cake.
The bride attended Burwell
high school and Dana college at
Blair. She has been employed as
a teacher for several years.
Mr. Kampliaus attended school
at Amelia and is presently en
gaged in ranching at the Albert
Summers ranch north of Bart
lett where the couple will re
side following a wedding trip to
Colorado.
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over taffeta with a satin cum
merbund. They wore matching
head bands and carried bouquets
of white gladioli.
Dean Gokie served as best man
and groomsmen was Dayel Foc
ken.' Ushers were John Baker.
O'Neill, brother of the bride
groom, and Larry Wewel.
Miss Carol Kaup was flower
girl, and Ernie Engler was ring
bearer.
A wedding dinner was served to
60 guests after the ceremony,
and in the afternoon a reception
was held for 150 guests. Both af
fairs were held in the Knights
of Columbus hall. Miss Janette
Straka was in charge of the guest
took. Mrs. Ed Dvorak and Mrs.
Arlen Brown poured. Miss Helen
Straka cut the wedding cake
which had been baked and deco
rated by Mrs. Charles Deermer.
Mrs. James Engler cut the bride
groom's cake. The Misses Donna
Engler, Arlene Engler and Julie
Fetherston«4ooked after the gifts.
Mrs. R. C. Braun was in charge
of the flowers at the reception.
The bride attended St. Joseph
high school and prior to her mar
riage, was employed in the IGA
store.
Mr. Baker attended Atkinson
public school and is employed at
the Willis Peterson ranch near
Stuart, where the couple will re
side following a wedding trip to
the Black Hills.
Joyce Holz Weds
Donald Jokumsen
At Rapid City
LYNCH — At a quiet ceremony
May 22 Miss Joyce Holz became
the bride of Donald Jokumsen in
the First Baptist church of Rapid
City, S. D.
Officiating at the 8 o'clock
ceremony was the Rev. Dallas
French.
Attendants of the couple were
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Greene,
Rapid City, brother-in-law and
sister of the bridegroom.
The bride is a graduate of the
Lynch high school and Miltonvale
Wesleyan college. She will be
attending Wayne State Teachers
college this summer.
Mr. Jokumsen attended
Washington high school in Sioux
Falls, S. D., and has spent four
years in the U. S. Air Force. He
is currently employed in road
construction at Sioux City, where
the couple is residing at 11th and
Jackson Street.
Hallie Carsten
Weds Kenny Fernau
At Lynch
LYNCH — The hirst Metho
dist church in Lynch was the set
ting for the May 21 wedding of
Miss Hallie Carsten, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Carsten,
and Kenny Jay Fernau, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fernau, Ver
del.
The Rev. Mr. Spragg officiated
at the 2 p.m. double ring cere
mony. Miss Sharon Christensen
played the traditional wedding
music, and Loren Pinkerman was
soloist.
The bride appeared in a waltz
length gown of nylon net over taf
feta with fitted bodice. The sweet
heart neckline was trimmed with
sequins and pearls. Other fea
tures of the gown included long
tapered sleeves and an over skirt
of intecale embroidery. Her
double French illusion veil was
held in place with a queen’s
crown of seed pearls and sequins.
She carried a bouquet of white
roses.
Miss Jeanne Mulhair was maid
of honor, and Miss Karen Fernau.
sister of the bridegroom, was
bridesmaid. They wore identical
gowns of nylon lace over taffeta
in pink for the maid of honor and
blue for the bridesmaids. They
wore matching accessories and
carried colonial bouquets of pom
pons.
Tom Fernau. Butte, served as
best man, and groomsman was
Dale Eiler, Verdel. Ushering
were Dennis Cahoy and Dick
Abenhause, Butte.
Acting as flower girl was Miss
Sue Kilmer, Madison, and as
ring bearer was Kame Fernau,
brother of the bridegroom.
A reception for about 90 rela
tives and friends was held in
the Legion hall. Mrs. Roy Mul
hair cut and served the cake
and assisting were Miss Veldeen
Pinkerman and Miss Connie
Bowlby. Mrs. Aldie Wagner pre
sided at the guest book. Mrs.
Veldon Pinkerman and Mrs.
Audrey Compton were in charge
of the gift table. Mesdames Don
Bare, Orville Gallop, Leroy
Angel and Gweneth Angel helped
at the serving table.
The bride is a graduate of
Lynch high school. Mr. Fernau
is a graduate of Niobrara high
school and is now employed on
a farm near Fairfield where the
couple will make their home.
Sharon Jacobsen
Weds Robert Rissler
At Orchard Sunday
ORCHARD—Miss Sharon Kay
Jacobsen, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Everet Jacobsen, Royal, and
Robert Rissler, Crofton , were
married Sunday, May 28. at 2:30
p.m. in the EUB church at Or
chard.
The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Duane Lenz. Mrs.
Harry Holbrook sr., Orchard, was
organist and Miss Annie Couch
man. Crofton, was solist. Miss
Couchman was accompanied by
Miss Glenda Thomsen, Orchard.
A floor length gown of silk or
ganza over taffeta was chosen
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tilly lace was worn over the or
ganza. Her veil was held in place
by a pearl crown. She carried
a bouquet of blue mums. The
gown was designed and made by
the bride’s mother. She wore a
lavaliere belonging to her grand
mother.
Miss Pat Weber, Crofton, was
maid of honor, and Miss Twila
Stewart, Norfolk, and Miss Lor
na Cuthbert, Sioux City, were
bridesmaids. They wore similar
dresses of light blue taffeta and
carried bouquets of white mums.
Perry Rissler, brother of the
bridegroom, served as bestman
and Stan Jacobsen, brother of the
bride, and Larry Rissler were
groomsmen. Ushers were Galen
Gibbs, Norman Rissler and Jim
Filips. «
Miss Roxann Thelander was
flower girl and Steve Moser was
ring bearer. Candlelighters were
Randy Rissler and Miss Dawn
Cheyney.
A reception was held following
the ceremony at which time Miss
Lora Gibbs was hostess and Mrs.
Floyd Gibbs presided at the cof
fee service and Mrs. Dwight Ris
sler was in charge of the punch
bowl. Mrs. Frank Marshall cut
the cake. Mrs. Charles Moser,
Chillicothe, Mo., the bridegroom’s
sister, took care of the guest book.
Taking care of the gift table were
Mrs. Mervin Jacobsen and Mrs.
Melvin Jacobsen. Also assisting
were Mrs. Joe Filips, Mrs. Ken
neth Marshall, Mrs. Delton Chey
ney, and the Misses Liane Chey
ney, Alta Cooper and Caludia
Mitchell.
The couple will spend the sum
mer working at a resort near
Estes Park, Colo., following a
honeymoon in Colorado. Begin
ning the fall school term, they
will reside in Albion where Mr.
Rissler will teach mathematics in
junks- high and coach junior high
athletics.
ALICE MEYERS has accepted a'contract to teach English and
speech in the O’Neill public school according to school board officials.
Miss Meyers has undergraduate majors in English and speech and
a minor in music. She has seven years of high school teaching ex
perience including five years at Scotia and two at Broken Bow. Pre
sently Miss Meyers has a teaching assistantship at the University
of Nebraska and is teaching a freshman speech class at the Universi
ty. Her degrees include a B.S. and M.A. from the University. Last
year Miss Meyers was nominated for the central state's speech as
sociation outstanding young speech leathers award.
Announce Engagement
EWING—Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Nelson of Carroll announce the
engagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter, Shir
ley Nelson, to Richard Woslager,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso
Woslager of Ewing.
Miss Nelson is a graduate of
the Wayne city schools and is
employed at Sillik's Ready-to
Wear Shoppe in Norfolk.
Mr. Woslager is a graduate of
Ewing high school, and is pres
ently engaged in farming.
A September wedding is plan
ned.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A Tomp
kins of Inman announce the en
gagement of their daughter,
Linelle Claire, to Ned E. Kelley,
son of Mr. and Mrs. William E
Kelley of Inman.
Miss Tompkins is a student at
Nebraska Wesleyan University
in Lincoln where she is affiliated
with the Willard sorority.
Mr. Kelley has attended Nor
folk Junior college and Doane
College at Crete. Both are 195S
graduates of Inman high school.
No date for the wedding has
been set.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard West
over of Grand Island, announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Janice Lee, to Gary Dean
Beckwith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dean Beckwith of O’Neill.
Miss Westoevr will graduate
from Doane College at Crete
June 5. She is a member of the
Omega Psi Theta sorority.
Mr. Beckwith attends Doane
College where he is affiliated
with the Delta Kappa Pi fraterni
ty
The couple plans an August
wedding.
STUART — Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Skoj>ec jr., of Stuart an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Caroline Jane, to Gary
J. Attn, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Aten of Ainsworth.
Miss Sk.tpec is a graduate of
Atkinson high school and the
University of Nebraska. For two
years she has been a teacher
of English and Spanish at David '*
City high school. During the past *
year she has also served as
David City public schools li
brarian.
Mr. Aten is a graduate of <
Ainsworth high school and the
University of Nebraska College
of Agriculture. During the past
year he has been a student at
(iarrett Institute in Evanston,
III., in preparation for the Metho
dist ministry7.
They are planning an August
wedding in Atkinson.
MRS CRABB WEDS
In a quiet ceremony Friday,
June 2, Mrs. Austa Crabb and
Maurice Grutsch were married
at the Presbyterian church in the
presence of their immediate fam
ilies. .
The Rev. John Hart performed
the ceremony. Attending the
couple were Miss Jean Crabb and
Elwin Grutsch.
Following the service, a wed
ding dinner was served at the
Town House.
SO YEAR SOLD
PAGE—The 80th birthday of
Mrs. Ruth Spangler was celebrat
ed May 28 at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Spangler of i
Page. f
A no-host dinner was served to
over 60 persons in attendance, f
The birthday cake was baked
and decorated by Mrs. Harvy I
Spangler.
Present were the elder Mrs.
Spangler’s brother-in-law and sis- |
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Gustafson of
Clarinda, la., and her sister-in- |
law, Mrs. Fred Forslund of Ew
ing. Also present were her 11 -
children with .their wives and hus
bands: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Coon
and Doris of Beemer; Mr. and %
Mrs. Wilbur Spangler, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson Spangler, Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Rothleatner, Mr. and
Mrs. Bud Barlow, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Spangler and Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Spangler and their
families, Ewing; Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Spangler and children, O’
Neill, and Andy and Rudy who
reside at home.
Grandchildren who attended
were Mr. and Mrs. Stan Skipstead
and Mr. and Mrs. Gaylen Bruner
and daughter, Fremont, Dale
Coon, Fremont, Mr. and Mrs.
Dwayne Ewald and Don Spang
ler, Creighton, and Jo Ann Bar
low, Omaha.
Carol Knapp Weds
Harlan Haake in
Lutheran Rite
CLEARWATER Two hundred
guests were present for the wed
ding of Miss Carol Knapp, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knapp,
and Harlan Haake, son of Carl
Haake, in the Concordia Lutheran
church at Clearwater Saturday.
June 3.
Performing the double ring
ceremony at 7 p.m. was the Rev.
D. L. Braunersreuther. Soloist
was Joseph Urbina. Tilden, ac
companied by Mrs. Phillip Nore,
Lincoln.
The bride was attired in im
ported Chantilly lace and 1u)le.
Natural scallops of the lace,
traced with iridescents and pearls
framed the Sabrina neckline. The
lace basque featured long sleeves
tapering to bridal points. Her
bouffant skirt of lace was design
ed with an insert of tulle, appli
qued with pearl and sequin em
broidered lace, and a brief scal
loped back peplum above alter
nating ruffles of tulle and lace.
She wore a queen’s crown, lat
ticed with pearls and crystal tear
drops, to hold her veil of silk il
lusion.
Mrs. Lyle Haake, Neligh, sister
of the bride, was matron of hon
or, and another sister. Miss Gay
lene Knapp, and Miss Sharon
Snider were bridesmaids. They
wore identical gowns of mint
green, in sheath style with net
overskirt and bateau necklines.
They carried bouquets of white
carnations.
Serving as best man was El
von Ziems. Groomsmen were
Fred Schindler, Neligh, and Al
bert Schindler Omaha Usher
ing were Lyle Haake, Neligh.
and Charles Kirchner.
Miss Annette Ashton, Neligh,
was flower girl, and Kirk Knapp
was ringbearer.
Following the ceremony a re
ception was held in the church
parlors. Mrs. Frieda Pederson.
Neligh, poured. Mrs. Howard
Ashton, assisted by Mrs. Jerry
Holm, cut the cake. The guest
book was managed by Mrs. Ed
Schrimer, and in charge of the
gift table were Mrs. Gary Miller,
Miss Donna Damme and Miss
Sharon Twiss. Assisting with the
serving were Miss Shirley Tins
ley, Miss Beverly Snider, Mrs.
Allen Peterson and Miss Joyce
Anderson.
The bride is a graduate of
Clearwater high school and the
Lincoln School of Commerce. She
has been employed by the Na
tional Bank of Neligh.
Mr. Haake is a graduate of
Clearwater high school and is
engaged in farming.
After a w’edding trip to the
Black Hills, the couple will be at
home on a farm near Clearwater.
Patricia McKenzie was elected
to the office of department presi
dent at the 18th annual State
American Legion Junior Auxili
ary convention held June 5 and (i
at Hay Springs. She was instal
led by the department senior
president, Mrs. Fern Stage, Lin
coln. Attending from the Junior
auxiliary Simonson Post 93, O’
Neill were the following members
and two sponsors: Gayle Mur
phy, Dorothy Havranek, Carolyn
McKenzie, Kathy Hynes, Susan
Abart, Bruce Ann McKainy,
Peggy Martin, Sharlene Hav
ranek, Gertrude Streeter, Junior
chairman, and Edith Davidson,
Junior Pan-American chairman.
O’Neill will be host to the Depart
ment convention in 196*?.
EWING — Frances Noffke,
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Noffke, was graduated Thursday
evening from the Sacred Heart
School of Nursing at Yankton, in
serv ices held at the Mount Mar
ly auditorium.
Those attending the exercises
included her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Koenig, Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Heumesser and Mrs.
Stanley Bartak, all of Ewing,
and Mr, and Mrs. Harold Grag
ert and family, Creighton.
The Frontier—
>111. AND MRS. BOB WORTH observed their 45th wedding anni
versary Sunday with open house from 2 to 5 p.m. at their home in
O’Neill. The Worths were married in the O’Neill .Methodist |*arsonage
. I line 7, 11*16 by the Rev. Mr. Bruce. They are the parents ol children
as follows: Charles, with the air force-at Wichita, Kan.; Clarence jr.,
with the air force in Massachusetts; Roy Alvin, Omaha; Mrs. Orville
.Miller, O’Neill; Mrs. Daniel I’iige, S;ui Bernadino, Calif.; Mrs.
Adolph Wetzler, Verdigre; Mrs. Benny Wetzler, San Bcrnadinn.
Calif. One child. Victoria, died in 1961. About 125 guests called at
the open house Sunday. Mrs. Roy Karr. Spencer, and Mrs. Roj
Worth, Omaha, presided at the coffee service; Mrs. Adolph Wetzler
cut the cake; Mrs. Fred Lindberg had charge of the guest book and
Mrs. Harold Worth took care of the gifts.
Wintermote Graduates
From Nursing School
CHAMBERS — Miss Carolyn
Wintermote, member of the
senior class of the School of
Nursing, Immanuel hospital,
Omaha, was graduated Thursday
evening at commencement ex
ercises held at Alfred Bloom hall.
Attending the exercises from
Chambers besides Miss Winter
mote’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Gaius Wintermote. were Mrs.
Belle Wintermote, Mrs. Lola
Grubb, Mrs. Ernest Farrier, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Adams, Mrs.
Stanley Elkins, Rodney and Dar
rell Elkins and Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Baker, Lee and Joe Also
attending were Mrs. Ida Ander
son, Norfolk, Carolyn Prokop,
Spencer, ana Mrs. Bayne Grubb,
Pat, Evan and Ellen. Lincoln.
Sick and Injured
CHAMBERS — Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Gibson returned from Ro
chester, Minn, on Friday evening
where they went through the
Mayo Clinic. Jim had surgery
on Friday, May 19th at Rochester
Methodist hospital and is well on
the road to recovery. . .Mrs. Ee
Roy Holcomb is a patient at St.
Joesph’s hospital in Omaha.
. Mrs. A. B. Hubbard returned
home from St. Anthony’s hospital
in O’Neil] where she had been a
patient for several days. . .Bill
Eogeman was a patient in St.
Anthony’s hospital two days Iasi
week
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Finch, Hall Wed
In Stuart
STUART The Community
church of Stuart was the setting
for the wedding of Miss Lois
Finch, daughter of Mrs. Coral
Finch, Stuart, and Bill Finch,
O’Neill, and Joe Hall, son of
Mr. and Mrs. B C. Hall. Mc
Minnville. Tenn.
The Rev. Herbert Young of
ficiated at the 2 p.m. double
ring ceremony. Mrs. Mark Nel
son played the wedding music.
A white lace and silk organza
gown was chosen by the bride.
The bodice of lace featured cap
sleeves and a bateau neckline.
Her ballerina length bouffant
skirt was silk organza over taf
feta. She wore a lace hat and car
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ried a cascade arrangement of
Sweetheart roses.
Miss Lorraine DeLosh was
maid of honor and she wore a
street length dress of light blue
silk organza over darker blue
taffeta. Her headpiece was a
blue shade and her colonial bou
quet was of pink carnations.
John Sweet served as best man.
The bride graduated from the
Stuart high school and attended
Wayne State Teachers college.
She taught school several years
in the Stuart community.
Mr. Hall graduated from
Gainesboro, Term, high school
and is now’ with the U. S. Navy,
stationed at Lakehurst. N. J.,
with a Helicopter Rescue squad.
The couple left immediately af
ter the ceremony on a wedding
trip to Tennessee.
