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- Buffalo NY Courier Express - 6/23/1947
Mrs. Paul A. Belke and Mrs.
Robert S. Amsden entertained at
a variety shower Saturday evening
at the home of the former In Floss
Ave. in honor of Miss Jean Mae
Helmke, whose marriage to Paul
Theodore Buerger will take place
Saturday evening at the North
Park Lutheran Church. A buffet
supper was given in honor of the
betrothed couple last evening by
Mrs. John F. Creitnsr at her home
in Lehn Spring Dr., Wllllamsville.
ALSO
Buffalo NY Courier Express - 1/11/1945
Mrs. Gertrude Helmke of Fair-
field Ave. announces the engage-
ment of her daughter, Jean Mae,
to Apprentice Seaman Paul T.
Buerger, USNR, who is attending
the V-12 premedical unit at the
University of Rochester. Mr.
Buerger is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore E. Buerger of Hunt-
ington Ave.
ALSO
Buffalo NY Courier Express - 6/29/1947
Cybotium ferns, palms and vases
of white snapdragons and gladioli
decorated the altar and chancel at
North Park Lutheran Church at
7 o'clock last evening for the mar-
riage of Miss Jean Mae Helmke.
daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Helmke
of Fairfield Ave . to Paul Theodora
Buerger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theo-
dore E. Buerger of Huntington
Ave. The Rev. Paul F. Boester
officiated.
The bride, given in marriage by
her uncle. Walter A. Golnlck. wore
a gown of heavy ivory satin with
long, pointed sleeves, fitted bodice,
and full skirt ending in a long
train edged in wide scallops. Im-
ported chantilly lace and French
illusion, worn by the bridegrooms
mother at her wedding, formed a
yoke Inset in the off-the-shoulder
neckline, and ulso formed the man-
tilla type headdress, which was
bordered with orange blossoms to
which the long illusion veil was at-
tached. She carried a cascade
bouquet of white gladioli, stephan-
otis and ervatania.
Mrs. Robert S. Amsden was
matron of honor, gowned in rose
beige taffeta, and Mrs. Marvin R.
Hohenstein and Miss Nancy Ellen
Goldnick were bridesmaids, wear-
ing nile green taffeta. They car-
ried arm bouquets of talisman
roses and yellow sweet peas. Head-
dresses of harmonizing tulle dec-
orated their coiffures. Barbara
Ann Beelke was flower girl, in a
yellow taffeta frock with matching
headdress and a Colonial bouquet
of roses and sweet peas.
John F. Kreitner was best man
and the ushers were Leslie J. Rus-
sell and J. Bradley Aust.
The mother of the bride chose a
dusty rose crepe dress, a small
headdress of pink nylon and a cor-
sage of blue delphinium completed
her costume. The brldegroorrts
mother favored a gown of tur-
quoise crepe and an arrangement
of twisted turquoise ribbon and
lilies in her hair. Her corsage
matched her headdress.
A reception was held at the Buf-
falo Athletic Club following tha
ceremony.
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