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- Niagara Gazette - 9/11/1948
The .marriage of Miss Delores
Eagan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Eagan, Tonawanda, to Mr.
Donald Bellis, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Bellis. Youngstown, was solemnized
at St. Francis of. Assist
church. Tonawanda. The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. John A. Weismantel performed
the double ring ceremony
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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/1/1948
St. Francis of Assisi church was
the scene of a pretty wedding at
10 a. m. Saturday, August 21, when
Miss Delores Eagan, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eagan and
Donald Bellis, son of Mr, and
Mrs Ear! Bellis, Youngstown, N.
Y., were united in marriage. The
altar was decorated with white
gladioli and palms.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John A.
Weismantel performed the double
ring ceremony. Leon Peuquet
sang "The Blessed Virgin Mary"
and "Ave Maria" accompanied by
Mrs. William Bacon, organist.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a gown of white
marquisette and chantilly lace,
wfth an illusion neckline edged
with lace. The skirt of marquisette
was fashioned with a pep-
Ium of the lace and fell into a
full length train. Her finger tip
veil of illusion cascaded from
a tiara caught at each side with
orange blossoms. She canned a
cascade of gardenias, carnations
and snapdragons.
Miss Delores Muck as maid of
honor, wore a gown of blue satin
fashioned with a full hooped skirt.
The bridesmaids, Miss Betty Bellis,
sister of the bridegroom, and
Miss Ardith Reitsch, aunt of the
bride, wore similar gowns of pink
satin. Miss Ann Reitsch, cousin
of the bride and junior bridesmaid
wore blue marquisette. All
wore headdresses of net to match
their gowns and carried colonial
bouquets. Master Billy Haas,
wearing a white suit, was the
ring bearer.
Felix Lombardi attended the
bridegroom as best man and the
ushers were Albert Dier and Charles
Wheeler.
The bride's mother chose a
black crepe dress with black accessories
and wore a corsage of
yellow roses and carnations. The
mother of the bridegroom, also
wore black crepe and a corsage
of pink roses and carnations.
A wedding breakfast was served
at Fanger's restaurant for the
wedding party and the irrimediate
families. A reception followed in
Cleveland Hall for 200 guests. Out
of town guests were from Albion,
Rochester, Niagara Falls, Lewiston,
Youngstown and Fairport.
Prenuptial parties for the bride
were given by Miss Ardith Reitsch,
Mrs. Lou Reitsch and Mrs.
Edward Eagan.
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