Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Marriages (Fl, Gr) MHD Collection

 
Miss Jean Bresee Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Grant, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], was married Saturday afternoon to Lieut. Thomas D. Randall, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Randall, 202 South Market street, Johnstown, in St. Ann's Episcopal Church at Afton.  The Rev. James E. Wolfe, rector of the church, and the Rev. A.A. Bresee, great-uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony.  The bride was given in marriage by her father.  The bride wore a white brocade dress and a fingertip veil and carried an old-fashioned bouquet.  Mrs. Lester L. Lovier, of Rome, was matron of honor.  She wore an aqua jersey and net cap and dress and carried yellow roses.  Lieutenant Randall had his father as best man.  Mrs. Randall is a graduate of Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, and has her Master's Degree in Public Health Nursing from Teachers College, Columbia University.  She is with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.  Lieutenant Randall is a graduate of Union College and New York University School of Engineering.  He is now with the manpower office, stationed at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.  Before going into the Army, Lieutenant Randall was associated with the Beech Nut Packing Co.  Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. George W. Randall, Misses Jessie and Alice Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Grant, of Johnstown;  Miss Amelia H. Grant, Miss Gertrude Armstrong and Miss Lynn Williams, of New York City; Mr. and Mrs. Lester L. Lovier, of Rome; Mrs. James Jessup, of New Haven, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Page, two daughters, Sally and Mary, and the Rev. A.A. Breese, of Greene.  [MHD notation:  married Jan. 27, 1945]
 
A fall bride will be Miss Margaret Adams Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Daniel Grant of Afton [Chenango Co., NY].  She will be married to Harvey Wehmeier of San Francisco, Cal.  Mrs. Grant was graduated from Barnard College last week. 
 
Miss Margaret Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Grant of Afton, will leave shortly for San Francisco, Calif., and her wedding will take place there this fall.  Miss Grant's fiancee is employed in San Francisco and the couple will make their home there.  [MHD notation:  married Aug. 1933]
 
Mrs. Hazel Mae Colvin, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], was married to Henry Prentice, of Chenango Forks on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Colvin home on Algerine street.  They will make their home on Algerine street.  [MHD notation:  married 1947]
 
Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Brotzman, of Harpursville [Broome Co., NY], announce the engagement of their daughter, Doris to Harold Grover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grover, Afton [Chenango Co., NY].  The wedding date has not been set.  [MHD notation:  published Jan. 30, 1947]

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fidurski, of 12 Francis street, Binghamton [Broome Co., NY] announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Helen Christine Fidurski to Sergeant Thomas James Greek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Greek, of R.D. 1, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Miss Fidurski is a graduate of Johnson City High School and is employed at International Business Machines Corp.  Her fiance attended Bainbridge Central School and is a graduate of Leadership School at Fort Dix, N.J., also of Non-Commissioned Officers School at Erlangen, Germany.  He has served six and a half years in the United States Army and at present he is stationed at Fort Dix, N.J., and is a cadre instructor.  Wedding plans will be announced at a later date.  ]MHD notation:  1955[

In a double-ring ceremony Saturday morning, July 30, in St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], Miss Helen Christine Fidurski became the bride of Thomas James Greek, sergeant in the United States Army.  The Rev. George Guzewicz performed the service and celebrated the Nuptial Mass at 9:30 a.m.  Theodore Fidurski escorted his sister to the altar.  She wore a floor-length gown of white organdy over taffeta, designed with daisy appliques on the peter pan collar and bouffant skirt.  A tiara of seed pearls held her fingertip veil of illusion and she carried a cascade of white roses.  Miss Alfreda Fidurski was maid of honor for her sister, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fidurski, of 12 Francis street, Binghamton.  She wore a floor length gown of yellow eyelet over taffeta.  Her headpiece matched her gown and she carried a fan covered with deep yellow and green carnations.  Bridesmaids were Miss Jeannie Marshang, of Sterling, Ill., Miss Patricia Halloran and Miss Helen Kobyiak.  Miss Halloran and Miss Marshang wore floor-length gowns of pastel blue eyelet organdy over taffeta and carried fans covered with deep pink carnations.  Miss Kobyiak wore pastel pink and carried dark blue carnations on a fan.  Paula Fidurski was flower girl for her cousin.  She wore yellow organdy over taffeta and carried a basket of summer flowers.  Raymond Hall, of Bainbridge, served as best man for Sgt. Greek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Greek of Bainbridge R.D.1.  Ushers were Richard Fidurski, brother of the bride, Douglas Lee and Richard Lee, both of Bainbridge, Keith Fargo, of Bainbridge was ring bearer.  A wedding breakfast was served at Polish Community home after the ceremony.  Members of the bridal party and immediate family attended.  A reception for 350 guests began at 6 p.m. at the comunity home.  The newlyweds will live in Trenton, N.J., when they return from their honeymoon to Tochester, Canada and the Thousand Islands  [MHD notation:  married 1955]

Vows Exchanged:  Mr. and Mrs. Elton J. Fletcher were married recently in the Centenary Methodist Church.  The bride is the former Miss Hazel Carrie Yeomans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wesley Yeomans of 34 Wilcox Street.  Mr. Fletcher is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton A. Fletcher of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., N Y].  [MHD notation:  married 1943]


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