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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 10/25/1951
In a candelight ceremony, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.. in St. Mark's
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Miss Jean Elizabeth Broecker,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Broecker, became the
bride of Richard Duerr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Duerr.
The Rev. Paul Fretthold officiated.
Lighted candles adorned the al-
tar which was decorated with Sowers
and ferns. The soloist, Miss
Ellen Genet sand The Lord's Prayer
and Because. Carl Koehnke
played organ music throughout the
ceremony.
Miss Broecker, given in marriage
by her father wore a gown
of Chantilly lace and satin. Applique
of seed pearls and crystal
beads outlined the sweetheart neckline.
The skirt, with panels of lace,
fell into a cathedral length train.
A tiara of pearls and crystal beads
held her lace edged illiusion viel.
The bride carried a bouquet of
white roses and carnations centered
with an orchid. She wore
crystal earrings and a matching
necklace, a gift from the bridegroom.
A peacock blue velvaray nt and
taffeta gown was worn by the ma-
tron of honor, Mrs. Earl Leverentz.
She wore a headdress of yellow
rses and mitts to match her
gown. Her bouquet was an assort-
ment of gall colored flowers.
The bridesmaids, attired in
gowns of shrimp coor velvarary
net and taffeta were Miss Agatha
Marazita and MIss Gloria Tooke.
They carried bouquets of mixed
Autumn flower, and wore flowers
in their air.
Robert Duerr, attended his bro-
ther as best man and the ushers
were Earl Leverentz and Robert
Proefrock.
Mrs. Broecker, the bride's mo-
ther, selected a navy blue faille
suit with navy hat and purse and
white gloves. Her corsage was of
pink roses and white crysanthe-
mums. The bridegroom's mother
chose a steel gray dress with black
accessories and wore a corsage of
red roses and white pompons.
A wedding cake an dflowrs
flanked on either side with tall
tapers, decorated the bride's table
in Sweeney Hose Company hall
where 300 guests atended a re-
ception.
For her wedding trip to the New
England States, Mrs. Duerr
wore a black and white checked
suit with black accessories and an
orchid.
Showers for the bride were
given by Miss Clara Will, Mrs.
Raymond Broecker and Mrs.
Charles Harms, Mrs Donald Bro-
sius and Mrs. Theodore Madrid,
Mrs. Christian Hoffmeister and
Mrs. Edward Hoffmeister and the
Misses Gloria Tooke, Agatha Mar-
azita and Mrs. Earl Leverentz.
Mr. and Mrs. Duerr are at homem
in 235 Franklin St.
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