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- Niagara Gazette - 5/23/1945
BETROTHED - Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Yarwood, of 8573 Krull
parkway, wish to announce the
engagement of their eldest daughter.
Alma May, to private First
Class Oscar J. Momberger, Jr., son
ot Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Momberger.
of Buffalo. The wedding
will take place early next month.
ALSO
Niagara Gazette - 6/28/1945
Momberger-Yarwood
One of the loveliest of the early
summer weddings was solemnized
at the Bacon Memorial Presbyterian
church, Fifty-ninth street, on Saturday,
June 16, at 7:30 pan., when
Miss Alma May Yarwood, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Yarwood,
of Krull parkway, and Corporal
Oscar J. Momberger, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Momberger,
of Buffalo, were united In marriage
In a double ring ceremony. The
pastor of the church, Rev. Ray Hallin,
officiated at the ceremony.
As the friends were being seated
a lovely, organ recital was given by
Mr. McCormlck, and Mrs. McDonald
sang "O, Promise Me," "Because"
and the "Lord's- Prayer."
The church, decorated beautifully
with palms and baskets of peonies
from the garden of the bride's grandparents
and with the candle lights,
provided a lovely background for the
color note In the gowns of the wedding,
party.
Entering the church on the arm
of her father, the bride was lovely
in a gown of white marquisette of
colonial design fashioned with a fitted
bodice and sweetheart neckline;
the full skirt fell in a long train
of ruffles and her veil fell to the
hemline of her train from a coronet
of orange blossoms. She carried a
bride's bouquet of white roses and
lilies - of - the - valley, caught with
streamers of lace and white satin
ribbon; her only Jewelry was a double
strand of pearls presented to the
bride by her father.
Miss Willa Ann Yarwood, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor, wearing
a colonial gown of powder blue
fashioned on the same lines as the
bride's. Her bouquet was of pink
roses with cascade of baby's breath
tied with long pink streamers; she
wore a halo of matching blue caught
with tiny rosebuds and net.
Miss Lorraine Momberger, of Buffalo,
sister of the bridegroom, and
Miss Lois Pedley, of this city, close
friend of the bride, were bridesmaids;
their gowns and headdresses
were fashioned like the honor attendant
In shades of yellow and delicate
pink, respectively; both carried bouquets
of roses and baby's breath in
matching color*.
Mr, William Gumey Jenkins, of,
Buffalo, godfather of the bridegroom,
was best man. Mr. Henry
Dletsch, of Buffalo, friend of the
bridegroom, and Mr. William Yarwood,
Jr., brother of the bride, served
as ushers.
The bride's mother chose a gown
of navy and white sheer crepe with
white accessories. The mother of
the bridegroom wore a gown of orchid
and white, crepe with white
accessories. Both wore corsages of
white gardenias and Beauty roses.
Immediately after the wedding
ceremony there was a reception in
the church parlors, where more than
200 relatives and friends assembled.
The bride's younger brother, Rodger
Yarwood, and the two younger
brothers of the bridegroom, Richard
and Edward Momberger, acted as
Junior hosts.
Later in the evening the wedding
party and dose friends were enter-
tained at the summer home of the
bridegroom's parents at Crystal
Beach, OnL ,
Corporal and Mrs. Momberger left
for Washington, D. C, en route to
Daytona Beach. Florida, where they
will make their home. For traveling
the bride chose a suit of dove
grey with pink accessories.
Several pre-nuptlal parties were
given for the bride, who was formerly
employed by the duPont company.
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