Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/20/1945

ENGAGED-Miss Caroline Ausderau,
whose engagement to Mr.
Robert L. Clarke. M.M., First
Class. U.S.N.R., is announced by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Ausderau, of Niagara avenue.
The bridegroom-elect Is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Clarke, of
Walnut avenue. He has recently
returned from 30 months in the
Pacific on an aircraft carrier.
The wedding will take place the
latter part of the month. Both
are graduates of Trott Vocational
school. Mr. Clarke was formerly
employed by the Chisholm Ryder
company.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 10/16/1945

WEDS NAVY MAN -Machinist's
Mate First Class Robert L.
Clarke and his bride, the former
Miss Caroline E. Ausderau. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Loren W.
Ausderau. of Niagara avenue. The
bridegroom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Clarke, of Walnut
avenue.

ALSO

Same Date and Newspaper

The wedding of Miss Caroline E.
Ausderau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Loren W. Ausderau. of Niagara ave-
nue, and Machinist's Mate First
Class Robert L. Clarke, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Clarke, of Walnut
avenue, was solemnized in the Hyde
Park United Presbyterian church
with the Rev. Thomas Lamont officiating.
Mrs. Thomas Innes. as organist,
and Mrs. Angus Watson. soloist,
provided the musical setting for
t h e ceremony.
Baskets of white gladioli and
Easter lilies and white pom-poms.
dotted with pink, were used for the
decorations for the church.
The bride, who was given in marj
riage by her father, wore a tailored
suit of aqua wool with cardigan
neckline and trimmed with binding
of black. She wore an aqua feathered
hat an da corsage of red roses
centered with a camelia. Her pearl
earrings and necklace were gifts
of the bridegroom.
Miss Mary Martinez, maid of
honor^wore a chocolate brown suit
of wool with cardigan neckline.
Her accessories were in brown with
feathered hat, the same design
as t h a t worn by the bride. Her corsage
was of yellow rases and pompoms.
Mrs. Stanley Degraw. cousin of
the bridegroom, was the best man
and the ushers were Mr. Norman
Theiss and Mr. Harold Degraw.
The decorations in the home of
t he bride, where the reception was
held, were Easter lilies, gladioli and
pom-poms More than 200 guests
attended the wedding and reception.
The bride's table was arranged
with an Irish lace clotn centered
with a four-tier wedding cake topped
with a miniature bride and
sailor bridegroom. A buffet luncheon
was served.
The mother of the bride wore s
gown of black with sequin trim
Her corsage was of white gladioli
and red roses. The mother of the
bridegroom wore a gown of black
With sheer blue yoke. Her corsage
was of white gladioli and asters
Guests were from Welland, Om,
Fonthili, Out , and St. Catharines,
One.
The bride chase for traveling a
coral wool frock with brown accessories
The bridegroom-after a short trip
returned to his ship in Seattle.
Wash The bnde will remain for
the present with her parents.

Robert married AUSDERAU, Caroline E [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]