DeGreve – Steffen Marriage 1908

DEGREVE, DEGRAVE, STEFFEN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 6/6/2019 at 12:27:16

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer Nov. 27, 1908, FP, C5

Steffen-DeGreve Nuptials
On Thursday morning Nov. 24, 1908, at St. Joseph’s church occured{sic} the marriage of Miss Jennie Steffen to Mr. Edmund DeGreve Rev. H. J. Loosbrock uniting them in the holy bonds of matrimony.
The bride made a neat appearance in a gown of cream susaine silk and carried a large spray of white chrisanthemums.{sic}
The bride’s maids, Miss Katie Steffen, sister of the bride, and Christian Hoogerwerf, a cousin of the groom, wore suits of cream batiese and carried white roses.
The groom and his attendent,{sic} Mr. Arthur Hoogerwerf and Jake Steffen, wore the conventional black.
Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was given at the home of the bride, to the trelatives{sic} of the contracting parties, the dining room being decorated with blue and white bunting and white chrisanthemums.{sic}
Both the bride and the groom are held in high esteem by a large number of friends who wish them a long life of wedded bliss. That the young couple were highly honored was noticed by the many costly presents they received.
The evening train bore the happy young couple for Dubuque where the bride has many relatives and friends. The bride’s traveling suit was a navy blue with hat and gloves to match.
Mr. and Mrs. DeGrave will be at home to their friends after January 1st at Cresco, Iowa.
Those present from abroad were Misses Mayme Keller and Lena Steffen of Dubuque, Misses Christina and Lucy Hoogerwerf from Atkinson, Ill., Miss Christina Parker, Geneseo, Ill., Mr. Arthur Hoogerwerf from Atkinson, Ill., and Mr. Peter Lippens from Rock Island, Ill., cousin of the groom.

Transcriber’s Note: The groom’s last name is spelled two different ways.