and
Morton Laurice "Mort" Larson (1919-1980)
on their wedding day
June 7, 1939
Crystal Lake, Hancock, Iowa, USA
Miss Marjorie Stewart Weds Morton Larson
Crystal Lake
Church Scene of Marriage; Pair Leave on Trip
CRYSTAL LAKE—The Methodist church at Crystal
Lake was the scene of a candle light wedding when Marjorie Stewart, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Stewart, became the bride of Morton Larson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Laurice Larson, with the vows being read by the Rev. Miriam Hotchkiss
Wednesday.
The bridegroom’s brother-in-law, Ralph Shumann
of Union Grove, Wis., played “Blossom Time” as a prelude, Murial Shumann, niece
of the bridegroom, and Betty Volding, cousin of the bride, sang “I Love You
Truly.” Mr. Shumann played “The Bridal Chorus” from “Lohengrin.”
The bride wore a white silk embroidered mull
floor length gown over taffeta, and a veil of white net fingertip length with
Juliet cap with seed pearl trim. She wore a seed pearl necklace and carried
pink and white roses and baby breath bouquet. Miss Margaret McFarland, aunt of
the bride, acted as maid of honor. Miss Ellen Rose, cousin of the bride was the
bridesmaid.
The flower girls were Betty Volding and Muriel
Shumann. Lyle Shipler and Theodore Volding, cousin of the bride, attended the
bridegroom. The ushers were Eugene McFarland and Russell Sorenson.
Dinner was served by the bride’s parents in the church dining room to the wedding party and the immediate families. Mrs. Larson was graduated from the Crystal Lake high school. Mr. Larson also attended Crystal Lake high school and has been engaged in farming with his father. Immediately after the wedding dinner they left on a wedding trip to Wisconsin. They will make their home on one of his father’s farms about four miles southwest of Crystal Lake.
Marjorie and Mort had 2 children together. Unfortunately, they were divorced before December 1946, when Mort remarried. Marjorie also remarried shortly after the divorce.
Mort was my 4th cousin, 1x removed. Our common ancestors are Abraham Ozmun (1764-1848) and Sarah Jordan Ozmun (1762-1812).
These types of news articles offer lots of information for the family tree. They can provide the bride's maiden name; the names of the parents of the couple and where they are from; the address of the both the bride's and groom's parents; how the couple met; where they each attended school; where the groom and bride were employed; where they plan to live after the wedding, and whether the groom may have served in the military. Because of the great information they provide, I save all engagement, wedding, and marriage announcements I find.
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