Backus, Dr. R. C. & Beverly Torwelle (Marr News 1940)

BACKUS, TORWELLE

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/23/2012 at 11:12:13

Hawarden Independent
Thursday, July 11, 1940

ATTRACTIVE CHURCH WEDDING
Miss Beverly Torwelle and Dr. R. C. Backus Take Vows

A pretty church wedding was solemnized at the Methodist church in this city at one o’clock last Friday afternoon when Miss Beverly Torwelle became the bride of Dr. Robert C. Backus of Pittsburgh, Pa. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Aaron Backus, pastor of the Morningside Baptist Church, a brother of the bridegroom, in the presence of a number of relatives and friends. Just preceding the ceremony, Miss Mary Niemeyer, with Miss Willo Jean Niemeyer as accompanist, sang “At Dawning” and “Because.” The bridal party entered the church to the strains of Mendelssohn’s wedding march, played by Miss Pauline Torwelle, a cousin of the bride. The bride was given in marriage by her mother, Mrs. Mabel Torwelle.

The bride was beautifully attired in white, her street length gown being of transparent velvet, fashioned with a sweetheart neckline, and she carried an arm bouquet of sweetheart roses. Miss Anna DeBruin, her bridesmaid, wore a turquoise bemberg gown with white accessories and her arm bouquet was also of sweetheart roses. Her only jewelry was a bracelet set with an amethyst, a gift from the bride. Both the bridegroom and the best man, Dean Torwelle, a brother of the bride, wore blue serge suits. The bride’s mother wore a dusty rose crepe gown.

Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride which was attended by relatives and friends. Mrs. Torwelle, assisted by Mrs. Drika Kool, Mrs. Wm. Ruttan and Mrs. Roy Patrick, served a two-course lunch. The waitresses were Misses Helen and Myrna Greigg, cousins of the bride, and Miss Leona DeBruin. Following the reception the bridal couple left for Sioux City for a brief visit and from there they went to Chicago and then continued on their way to Pittsburgh, Pa., where they will make their home this summer.

The bride, only daughter of Mrs. Mabel Torwelle, has spent most of her life in the Hawarden and Ireton vicinities. During her high school career she took an active part in debate and was chosen a member of the National Honor Society. She was graduated with the Class of 1937. After completing her high school education she attended a beauty college at Rapid City, S. D., and for a time worked at Pierre, S. D. She taught school in a rural school near Hudson during the last half of the past school year. She has many friends in Hawarden who will wish her much happiness in her new home.

The bridegroom, a son of Roy Backus, who resides in the state of Washington, is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. At one time he was employed as an instructor in Rapid City and it was while he was located there that the romance, which has just so happily culminated, had its inception. The coming school year he will be an instructor in the Junior College at Braddock, Pa., which is connected with the University of Pittsburgh.