BioM: Malaszuk, Kathleen Amelia (1969)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Malaszuk, Barth, Matzek, Biddle, Hollfelder, Krych, Andruskiewicz, Kondelik, Bielecki, Hein, Loberg, Truckey

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 11 Sep 1969

Malaszuk, Kathleen Amelia (23 AUG 1969)

St. Hedwig’s Catholic Chapel, Thorp, was the setting for the marriage Miss Kathleen Amelia Malaszuk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Malaszuk, Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.), and Edwin Eugene Barth, son of Mrs. Gertrude Barth, Greenwood (Clark Co.), on Saturday, August 23, 1969.

The Nuptial ceremony was performed by Father Bill Matzek at two p.m. Roger Truckey played the organ in the chapel, and a choir of friends sang.

The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, chose a wedding gown of Chantilly lace, with a square neckline, long lace sleeves and a fitted bodice, with tiers of lace in front, with a real scalloped edge around the bottom of the skirt; also the long detachable chapel train of lace had a scalloped edge. Her headpiece of rhinestones held her 2 tiers elbow length veil. She carried a colonial bouquet of red carnations with white stephanotis and roses with long ribbon and red carnations in ribbons.

Miss Delores Malaszuk was her sister’s maid of honor, and bridesmaids were: Miss Diane Biddle, friend of the bride, Mrs. Trudy Hollfelder, sister of the groom, and miss Mary Krych, cousin of the bride. They wore rainbow dresses of Nile green, yellow, aqua and pink, of rayon georgette styled with empire waistline in front tapered to a fitted waist in back accented with buttons. It also featured embroidered lace collar, long flowing sleeves. Their headpiece was a cluster of flowers on 2 tiers and each carried colonial bouquets of multicolor daisies with white mums and had long multicolor ribbons on bouquets.

Miss Dawn Andruskiewicz, a friend, was flower girl, wearing a dress the same as the bride’s. Master Francis Malaszuk, cousin of the bride, was ring bearer.

Fred Barth was his brother’s best man, and groomsmen were Jim Kondelik, Louis Andruskiewicz, and Tony Bielecki, friends of the groom. Ushers were Dave Hein, brother-in-law of the groom and Orville Loberg, cousin of the bride.

A reception and dance were held at the Thorp Legion Hall.

The bride, a graduate of Thorp High School, is employed at Peoples Exchange Bank in Thorp, and the groom, also a graduate of Thorp High School, is employed at Presto Industries in Eau Claire.