Wilma married CASE, Leonard on 14 Sep 1940 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/18/1940

NEWFANE.-Miss Wllma Rutland,
of Main street, and Leonard
Case, of Olcott, were united In marriage
at a beautiful ceremony In
the local Methodist church Saturday
at 4 o'clock by the Rev. James
S. Wilson, pastor of the church.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs. Mabel
Bigalow, church organist, rendered
a program of music which concluded
with the wedding march.
The bride was charming In her
gown of white moire with long
train and veil. She carried an arm
bouquet of bride's roses. Her sister,
Mrs. Waldon Dempsey, of Lockport,
was matron of honor and she wore
dust: rose taffeta.
The bridesmaids were her sisters,
Mrs. Thomas Adamson and Miss
Lois Rutland, and the groom's sister,
Miss Lorlnda Case. All wore
aqua taffeta with full skirts and
sweetheart necks and carriad -colonial
bouquets. Their headpieces
were fresh flowers and ribbons.
William Keopeel, of Hudson Falls,
was his cousin's best man. The ushers
were Alan Rutland. Waldon
Dempsey and Fred Vanderbllt.
Mrs. Rutland wore frosted grape
and Mrs. Case burgundy dresses.
The church was attractively decorated
with pink gladioli.
A reception to 40 .Was held at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Rutland, of
North Main street. The bride's table
was laid with a lace cloth and centered
with a three-tier wedding
cake. The flowers were white asters
and white tapers burned at either
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Case left on a brief
eastern trip, her traveling costume
???ng brown, green and white.
They are now at home in Spauldlng
street, Lockport.
Premtpual events included a bridal
shower given by Mrs. Anna Corwln
and Mrs. William Marsland; a
supper at Paris hotel by Mrs. Adamson,
Mrs. Dempsey and Mrs. Alan
Rutland; a rose and gold bedroom
shower by Mrs. LaVern Powley, of
Middleport. a luncheon at Maple
Brook manor and coral and green
bathroom shower by Miss Loralne
Swlck, a variety shower by Mrs.
Charles Mahl, Mrs. Richard Rutland
and Mrs. Clyde Toennlessen
and a blue and white kitchen shower
by Mrs. Case and Miss Lorlnda
Case, .of Olcott.

Richard married SHANNON, Mary about 1905. Mary (daughter of SHANNON, Charles and Isabelle) was born in Mar 1884 in New York; died on 11 Nov 1941 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 11/12/1941

NEWPANE-Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Rutland, 57, died last evening at her
home, in North Main street after
a cerebral hemorrhage suffered Satur-
day night.
Mrs. Rutland was bom March ??
1884, a daughter of the late Charles
and Isabelle Shannon, she was
a past noble grand of Cheer Re-
bekah Lodge, No. 588. a member of
the Methodist Women; Christle
Servlce society, the Miller
company auxiliary and the Friend-
ship circle.
She Is survived by her husband,
Richard E. Rutland: four daughters
Mrs. Thomas Adamson. Mrs. Leon-
ard Case, Miss Lois Rutland all of
Newfane, and Mrs. Weldon
sey, of Lockport; two sons. R.
Rutland, of Newfane, and Private
Charles Rutland, of Fort Bragg
N. C and a sister, Mrs. Anna Cor-
win, of Newfane.

Ephraim + Libbie. Libbie was born about 1858 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles + Isabelle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]