| Notes |
- Niagara Gazette - 8/1954
SHAWNEE, Aug. 4-Miss Beverly
A. Fronczak, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Fronczak, Aiken
Rd., and John W. Babcock, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Babcock,
Mapleton Rd., were united in marriage
Saturday at 4 o'clock in St.
Paul's Lutheran Church, Martinsville.
The Rev. Frederic Hinners
officiated.
The altar, was adorned with
vases of white seasonal flowers and
candles with palms at the chancel.
The pews were marked with white
ribbons. The soloist, Mrs. David
Smith, North Tonawanda, sang
"Oh Perfect Love," and "Today Oh
Lord We At Thy Altar Stand."
She was accompanied by Arnold
Nuoffer, organist.
Escorted and given in marriage
by her father, the bride wore a
floor-length gown of white lace
and net over satin and long sleeves
pointed over the wrists. It had a
lace bodice and a lace insert in
the front of the skirt. Her fingertip
veil was caught to a crown of
seed pearls and rhinestones and
she carried a white Bible with an
orchid and small white flowers and
streamers. The bride also wore a
single strand of pearls and matching
tear-drop earrings, a gift of
the bridegroom.
Miss Carolyn Nablo, Niagara
Falls, maid of honor, was gowned
in orchid nylon net over taffeta
with a lace bodice and a small
matching bolero jacket. She wore
a close fitting net cap of orchid
and carried a colonial bouquet of
orchid and yellow carnations.
The bridesmaids, Miss Janet
Friese, Tonawanda, and Miss Shirley
Jendrian, North Tonawanda.
were gowned like the maid of
honor. Miss Friese in pink with a
pink and blue colonial bouquet
and Miss Jendrian in aqua with
an aqua and yellow colonial bouquet
of carnations and small
flowers.
Ralph Babcock . attended his
brother as best man. The ushers
were Robert Babcock and James
Gregson.
The mother of the bride wore
navy blue net over taffeta with
rose accessories and corsage of
white roses and carnations. The
mother of the bridegroom chose
pink nylon lace with white accessories
and a corsage of white roses
and carnations. The grandmothers
of the bride, Mrs. Frances Fronczak,
and Mrs. Henry Weinheimer,
wore print dresses and corsages of
mixed flowers.
A reception was held at the
Shawnee Firehall for 200 guests
The bridal table was centered with
a three-tiered wedding cake and
white candles and flowers. Guests
were present from Rochester, Erie,
Pa., Kitchener, Ont., Binghamton,
the Tonawandas, Buffalo, Niagara
Falls and Lockport
For a wedding trip to the Thousand
Islands and the Adirondacks,
the bride wore a cocoa brown linen
suit with white accessories' and
white orchid corsage.
Hostesses at prenuptial parties
given for the bride "were Mrs.
Frances Fronczak, Miss Dorothy
Fronczak and Mrs. Richard Borowiec,
at the latter's home, Mrs.
James Kydd, Mrs. Bernard Leniewski
and Miss Patricia Lsniewski,
Miss Carolyn Nablo and Miss
Grace Demler and Miss Shirley
Jendrian, at the latter's home.
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| Children |
| | 1. BABCOCK, Robert Earl, b. 4 Dec 1927, New York  d. 2 Jul 1997, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 69 years) |
| | 2. BABCOCK, John W |
| | 3. BABCOCK, Ralph J, b. 22 Apr 1931, New York d. 11 Aug 2005, Titusville, Brevard County, FL (Age 74 years) |
| | 4. BABCOCK, James Earl |
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1903 - 1996 (93 years)