Elizabeth married BECKER, Arnold William on 6 Jul 1945 in Merritton, Ontario, Canada. Arnold (son of BECKER, William A and SCHUL, Pauline Caroline) was born on 17 Apr 1923 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 22 Mar 2008 in Hudson, Pasco County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 7/16/1945

Decorated with summer flowers,
St. Andrew's church^Merrltton, Ont.,
was the setting for the marriage on
July 6 of Elizabeth, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Cowan, to Corporal
Arnold Becker, son of Mrs.
Pauline Becker. 1810 Ontario avenue
this city. The Rev. R. B. Milroy
officiated at the ceremony.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore white brocaded organza
with a fingertip veil held by
a spray of white flowers. Her ornament
was a gold necklace with a diamond
pendent. She carried a large
bouquet of red roses and white
sweet peas.
Miss Mary Cowan, sister of the
bride, was the maid of honor, wearing
a gown of pink net with matching
calot and veiL Mrs. Calvin Jones,
sister of the bridegroom, and Miss
Eva Suckling were bridesmaids, the
former in yellow lace and the latter
In orchid. The flower girls were
Mary Margaret Legue and Shirley
Ward, with Identical gowns of
lemon-lime organdy and a daisy
hair bandeau. All the attendants
carried colonial bouquets.
Mr. Calvin Jones was the best
man and the ushers were Mr. Glenn
Powell and Private Andrew Cowan.
Mrs. H. Rapsey played the wed-
ding music. A solo, "Because," was
rendered by Mrs. S. Tiffney.
After the ceremony a reception
was held at the Merritton Legion
hall, at which there were 75 guests.
The bride chose a lime and white
ensemble for her going-away costume.
They are spending their
honeymoon at Long Beach, Ont. On
their return the bride will make her
home with her parents while her
husband Is on active service with the
U.S.Army Air corps in the Pacific.
Corporal Becker has just returned
from 18 months service with the
15th Air corps in Italy. Mrs. Arnold
Becker has just been honorably dis-
charged from the Canadian Wom-
en's Army corps after 2-1/2 years'
service.