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- from a clipping in mom's scrapbook:
TerHark-McCuen:
The wedding of Miss Clarabelle McCuen and George TerHark took place
Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian church. Rev. Brainerd N. Clevert was
the officiating clergyman.
The church was decorated with white larkspur; hydrangeas and ferns, with
five and seven-branch candelabra, holding ivory candles on either side of
the altar. Miss Velma Wachlin presided at the organ, playing the wedding
march and accompanying Miss Effie Bruce in her two songs, "I Love You
Truly" and "At Dawning."
The bride wore a white satin gown, made on Princess lines, a finger-tip
veil, and carried a shower bouquet of roses and forget-me-nots.
She entered with her brother, Mervin Hasselman. Miss Jennie terHark,
sister of the groom, was maid of honor and wore a peach colored lace
dress (my note: she still had the dress and could still get into it at
George and Clarabelle's 50th wedding celebration, but I can't remember if
she could get it completely fastened in the back) and short face veil
held in place with blue delphiniums. She carried yellow roses and
delphinium. Carl Milligan was best man and the ushers were Bill Staas and
Ronald Snyder. Marilyn Jean Staas and Dorothy Ann Sauer, cousins of the
bride, in frocks of blue dotted Swiss and carrying French bouquets,
served as junior bridesmaids.
A reception followed the ceremony in the parlor of the church, ninety
guests being included in the invitations. The guests were received by the
bridal party and by Mrs. McCuen, who wore a navy blue dress. The bridal
table held a three tiered wedding cake with miniature bride and groom
topping the confection. Presiding at the table were the Misses Gertrude
Elmer, Esther Fitzgerald, Velma and Violet Strohacker and Mrs. W. G.
Staas.
The bride, daughter of Mrs. Charles McCuen, West Clark street, is a
graduate of Freeport high school, class of 1937, and is secretary of the
Freeport branch of station WROK.
The groom, who is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred TerHark, conducts
an orchestra and teaches piano and accordion. He and his bride will live
at 616 West Cottonwood street.
Out of town guests at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Hasselman and
son, Peter, Miss Jacqueline Kuhm, of Evanston; Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Wettengell and children, of Northbrook, IL; Mrs. Marvin Yoder, Bristol,
Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Beckness, Goshen, Ind.; Dr. and Mrs. Roy Kluck
and Miss Hazel Kluck, Rockford; the Misses Grace and Anna TerHark of
Waukegan.
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1912 - 1990 (77 jaar)