Geraldine married BEHRNS, Donald L on 25 May 1946 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. Donald (son of BEHRNS, Clarence Howard and LUEDERS, Meta) was born on 10 Dec 1919 in New York; died on 11 Jan 2002 in Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/19/1945

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kaufman
of 27 Linwood avenue, North Tonawanda,
announce the engagement
of their daughter, Geraldine
E., to Donald Behrns, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Behrns of 137
Jackson avenue, North Tonawanda.
Mr. Behrns was recently discharged
from the U. S. Army
where he served as sergeant with
the 15th Air Force Office Staff
in Italy. He also saw service in
the African campaign.

ALSO

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/6/1946

St. Christophers outdoor shrine
was the setting for a pretty wedding
on Saturday, May 25 when
Miss Geraldine Kaufman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kaufman
of 27 Linwood avenue, North
Tonawanda, became the bride of
Donald L. Behrns, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Behrns of 137 Jackson
avenue. The Rev. William
Solleder performed the ceremony.
Bouquets of spring flowers adorned
the shrine.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a gown of shadow
print nylon. The fitted bodice
was fashioned with drop shoulder
yoke of illusion, edged with a ruffle
of illusion and long fitted
sleeves. The full skirt fell into a
long train. A Juliet cap beaded
with pearls held her scalloped
finger tip veil. She carried a bouquet
of white roses, lilies of the
valley and sweetpeas.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Betty
Stoelzenfels, wore a gown of light
blue jersey with net skirt. Her
headpiece was of yellow and blue
braided net with blue, streamers
and she carried yellow calla lilies,
white snapdragons and daisies tied
with yellow ribbon.
The bridesmaid, Miss Betty
Smith, chose a gown of the same
design and color Her headpiece
was of blue and pink braided net
witn blue streamers and she carried
pink roses, snapdragons and
sweetpeas tied with pink ribbon.
Arthur Behrns acted as best
man for his brother and Albert
Kaufman, brother of the bride
was the usher.
Mrs. Kaufman chose a jersey
print dress with white accessories
Mrs. Behrns wts attired in a gray
print dress with white accessories
Both wore corsage bouquets of
mixed flowers,.
A wedding breakfast for the im
mediate families was hold at the
Kathryn Lawrence Tea Room and
was followed in the evening by a
large reception for friends and
relatives in the VFW Post Home
A three tiered wedding cake cen
tared the buffet table.
The couple took a lake trip to
Detroit and are now living tem-
porarily with the bride's parents
They will move in the near future
to their new home in Allen street.