Pedersen – Rognas Marriage 1917

PEDERSEN, ROGNAS, ROGNESS

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 6/15/2026 at 11:47:26

Source: Decorah Republican May 10, 1917, P2 C1

Miss Alma Rognas came home from Minneapolis Monday evening to be present at the wedding of her sisters Selma and Ida which is to be this afternoon.

Source: Decorah Republican May 10, 1917, P2 C4

HYMENEAL.
At three o’clock this afternoon, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Rognas, a double wedding will be solemnized by Rev. O. Glesne. Ida G. Rognas will become the bride of Carl C. Pedersen, and Selma A. Rognas will become the bride of Leroy Sampson. The ceremony will be performed in the presence of immediate relatives and a few friends, and the wedding parties will depart on the evening train for the Twin Cities where they will spend their honeymoon. Mr. Pederson is cashier of the First National Bank of Frederies, Wis., where he and Mrs. Pedersen will make their home. Mr. Sampson is a resident of Decorah, a painter by trade, and he and Mrs. Sampson will reside here. The friends of the contracting parties join in extending best wishes.

Source: Decorah Republican May 10, 1917, P5 C6

Last Thursday occurred the marriage of Selma Rogness to Leroy Sampson and Ida Rogness to Carl C. Pederson, Rev. Glesne officiating. If the wishes of the writer avail they will live a long and happy life together.

Transcriber’s Note: The brides’ maiden name is spelled two different ways.