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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/7/1961
ENGAGED: Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand W. Thursam of 486 Zimmerman
St., North Tonawanda, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Janice to Robert Edward May, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. May of 346 Main St., Tonawanda.
Miss Thursam will graduate this month from North Tonawanda
High School. Mr. May is a graduate of Tonawanda
High School and in September will be graduated from the
Bryant and Stratton Business Institute. No date is announced
for the wedding.
ALSO
North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 6/25/1962
The marriage of Miss Janice D. Thursam, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand W. Thursam of 486 Zim
merman S t , North Tonawanda, to Robert E. May, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. May of 346 Main St., Tonawanda,
was solemnized Saturday in Friedens United
Church of Christ.
the Rev. Carl Marks performed
the candlelight, double ring ceremony
before an altar enhanced
with white gladioli and chrysanthemums
and candelabra.
Mrs. James Thiele was the
soloist and Miss Mildred Fischie,
organist, for the ceremony.
The bride wore a white peau de
soie gown designed with a fitted
bodice, buttoned at the back and
designed with three-quarter petal
sleeves and a circlet neckline outlined
with Almcon lace. The floor
length petal skirt was accented
with a front panel of lace and a
pleated back terminating in a
chapel length train. Enhancing
the back of the waistline was a
pouff bow and wide streamers appliqued
in lace and re-embroidered
with pearls and sequins. Her
lonffant veil of silk illusion was
caught to a headpiece of lily-of
the-valley,, pearls and peau roses.
She wore a strand of pearls, the
gift of the bridegoom, short white
gloves and white peau slippers.
Given in marriage by her father,
she carried a cascade of white
roses, carnations and lily-of-the-
valley.
Miss Sharon Zipp was the maid
of honor wearing a sky-blue street
length sheath of cotton satin fashioned
with a circlet neckline,
short petal sleeves and a shorter
petal front pleated overskirt of
cotton lace lined in blue. She wore
a matching double bow headpiece
and veil and white accessories
and carried a cascade bouquet
of pink roses and carnations.
Mrs. Gerald Smith, the bridegroom's
sister was the matron of
honor and Miss Kathleen Batt, the
bride's cousin was bridesmaid.
Their ensembles were identical to
the maid of honor in blue cloud
hue. They carried cascade bouquets
of pink roses and white carnations.
The Misses Debbie and Tammy
Smith, nieces of the bridegroom,
were flower girls. They
wore gathered skirt dresses of
sky blue shade and blue and
white foreget-me-not headpieces
with matching bows at the back
and carried baskets of mixed pastel
flowers with blue streamers.
William N. Haas was the best
man and Gerald Smith, the
bridegroom's brother-in-law and
Anthony Dragotta of Buffalo
were ushers.
The bride's mother wore a turquoise
silk organza Shiffli embroidered
skirt sheath dress with
white accessories and a white
phalaenopsis orchid corsage. The
bridegroom's mother chose a
beige silk organza sheath dress
with white accessories and a
green cymbidium orchid corsage.
The bride's grandmother, Mrs.
Bernhard Thursam, wore a gold,
cocoa: and' willow print georgette
crepe dress with a corsage of yellow
roses and beige accessories.
The attendants' flowers, tapers
and a wedding cake enhanced the
bridal table for the reception in
North Amherst Fire Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. May motored to
the Focono Mountains, the bride
wearing a yellow and white pinstripe
cord suit, white accessories
and a yellow cymbidium orchid,
as a going - away costume. They
will be at home in 230 Miller St.,
North Tonawanda after July 1.
Preauptial parties for the bride
were given by Mrs. Robert F.
Batt and Miss Batt; Miss Zipp;
Mrs. Walter Neumann, Mrs. Clar-
ence Neumann, Mrs. May and
Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Hugh Swain and
Mrs. Fred E. Poeller, Mrs.
George Joyes and Miss Cheryl
Thursam. The bridegroom's parents
entertained after a rehearsal
Thursday. The party also celebrated
their son's birthday.
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