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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 12/29/1949
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gath, of
1029 Oliver Street, announce the
engagement of Mrs. Gath's daughter,
Gloria J. Behm, to Kenneth
A. Stange, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Stange, 120 East Felton
Street. The wedding to take place
next Summer.
ALSO
North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/22/1950
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gath
announce the marriage of Mrs.
Gath's daughter, Miss Gloria
Jane Behm to Kenneth A. Stange,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stange,
on Saturday, June 10, at 6 p.m. in
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Oliver St., the Rev. Paul
Fretthold officiating. Altar vases
of white carnations, lilies and
snapdragons with palms and can-
delabra formed the background
for the ceremony.
Martin Brauer sang "Because"
preceding the ceremony and "The
Lord is My Shepherd" accompanied
by William Haeseler Jr.
uncle of the groom, at the organ."
Mr. Haeseler rendered appropriate
wedding music preceding and
during the ceremony. White
ribbons and flowers marked the
family pews.
The bride, given in marriage
by Mr. Gath, was lovely in a
gown of white satin with tightly
fitted basque waist, with long
pointed sleeves, an illusion off-
the-shoulder neckline outlined
with a bertha ruffle of chantilly
lace. The bouffant skirt was
adorned with a ruffle of the lace
forming an apron effect in front
and dropping to the edge of the
rounded cathedral length train.
Her fingertip veil of French illusion
was edged in front with a
single ro wof matching lace and
a triple row in back and held in
place with a Sweetheart tiara of
seed pearls and lace. She carried
an arm bouquet of white roses,
lily-of-the-valley, and blue bells
with blue and white streamers
with lily-of-the-valley. The bride
wore a double strand of pearls,
the gift of the groom.
Her maid-of-honor, Miss Audrey
Haeseler, cousin of the
groom, was gowned in white swiss
organdy with a pink leaf pattern
over pink taffeta full skirt and
ruffled bolero. Her crownless hat
of white organdy was edged in
matching pink taffeta. She carried
an arm bouquet of red roses
and snapdragons, tied with pink
taffeta and red streamers of
dainty flowers. Mrs. Norman
Thorn and Miss Helen Baran,
bridesmaids, wore green gowns
and white hats like that of the
maid-of-honor and carried pink
roses tied with green taffeta and
pink streamers. The junior bridesmaid,
Miss Nancy Hoffmeister,
cousin of the bride, wore an identical
yellow costume and carried
yellow roses and daisies with salmon-
colored streamers. All wore
a double strand of beads and
bracelets, the gift of the bride.
The flower girls, the little Miss-
es Diane Meyers and Sharon
Stang, cousins of the groom,
wore gowns of frosted white or-
gandy over yellow taffeta with a
ruffle at the neckline and the
bottom of the skirt. A large bow
formed a bustle in back. They
wore crownless white organdy
hats tied at the chin and carried
hoops of roses and mixed flowers
tied with a vbariegated ribbonn of
pastel colors. Both girls wore
gold crosses, their gift from the
bride.
Mr. Stange chose his cousin,
William Haeseler III as his best
man, and Lyle Hoffmeister, cou-
sin of the bride, and Duane Brock
er as ushers. He presented them
with gold initialed tie clasps and
belt buckles.
Mrs. Gath, mother of the bride,
wore an aqua marquisette dress
with white accessories and an all
white corsage of roses and mixed
flowers. The groom's mother wore
blue lace with white accessories
and a corsage of yellow roses and
mixed flowers. Both Mrs. Bernhard
A. Behm and Mrs. August
Stange, grandmothers of the bride
and groom wore print dresses with
black accessories and corsages of
yellow roses.
After the ceremony, a dinner
was served , from lace-covered
tables for the family and friends
in the Bergholtz Community Hall
with covers for' 150. The bridal
table was centered with a threetiered
bride's cake, topped with a
miniature bride and groom which
has previously adorned the wedding
cakes of the bride's grandmother
and mother. It was flanked
on either side with Sweetheart
cakes bearing the names of the
bride and groom. A reception followed.
For traveling, the bride wore a
two-piece toast-colored dress with
three-quarter length sleeves and
straw and toast colored accessories,
and a corsage of yellow carnations.
After a wedding trip to
Philadelphia, Washington, and the
Sky-line Drive, the couple will be
at home in 21 Lin wood Avenue
until completion of their new
home, 287 North Ave.
Pre-nuptial parties for the
bride were given by Mrs. William
Haeseler Jr. and Miss Audrey
Haeseler, Mrs. Arthur Behm, and
Mrs. Christ Hoffmeister, Mrs. William
Behm, Mrs. Bernhard Hoffmeister,
Miss Violet Andrees, and
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Thom, Miss
Darlene Busch, and. Gerald Heim,
and a party after rehearsal for the
bridal pair by Mr. and Mrs. John
Stange..
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