Iowa Old Press
Alton Democrat
June 3, 1938
GRANVILLE NEWS OF IMPORTANCE
DIERS-THIESEN WEDDING
Miss Rita Diers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Diers of Granville, and
Erwin Thiesen of Richfield, Wis., were united in marriage in St. Joseph’s
Church, Granville, on May 28, by Rev. Zeno Reising.
The bride is a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy, Alton, Iowa. Immediately
after her graduation she attended Western Union College, LeMars, Ia., where
she took normal training. She entered the teaching profession and has been
active in this field the past four years. The past three years she has been
teaching St. Bridget’s School, Kewaskum, Wis.
Mr. Thiesen is employed in the Rockfield Canning Company. He has held this
position for the past six years.
The bride wore a white silk georgette gown with a full train and finger tip
length veil. She carried a blue velvet prayerbook that was carried by her
grandmother on her wedding day.
Monica Diers, the bridesmaid, wore a full length Copenhagen blue taffeta-net
dress and a blue picture hat to match. She carried a bouquet of call lilies.
Louis Theisen served Mr. Theisen as best man.
After the nuptial mass a three course wedding breakfast was served to those
in the bridal party and at 12 noon a three course wedding dinner was served
to thirty guests at the home of the bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Theisen will be at home to their friends in Rockfield,
Wisconsin, after June 15th.
BENNIER-HOLLES
A beautiful wedding took place at 8 o’clock Tuesday morning in St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church, when Miss Dorothy Bennier, daughter of H. C. Bennier,
became the bride of Matthew Holles, son of Frank Holles. The Rev. J. A.
Gerleman officiated at the nuptial mass. The charming bride was gowned in a
floor length dress of copen blue lace, a rust lace picture hat and white
slippers. Her bouquet consisted of red roses and bridal wreath. The bride
was attended by Rita Forkenbrock, who wore a pink lace dress trimmed in blue
and a blue net hat. Waldemar Bennier, a brother of the bride, attended the
groom.
After the wedding a three course wedding breakfast was served at the H. C.
Bennier home. A wedding dinner was also served to the following: Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Holles and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Klein and family, of
Hospers; Art and Urban Holles, Billy Hiuts, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Scheitler and
Mrs. Masuer, of LeMars; Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Bennier and family and Joe
Bennier, of Sioux City.
Mrs. George Borman and Miss Marcella Neuroth had charge of the dinner
preparation and were assisted with the serving by Agatha Grady, Helen Kreber
and Mary Lammers.
The bride and groom left by motor at 3 o’clock for LeMars, Sioux City and
points elsewhere.
They expect to return by the end of the week and will immediately set up
housekeeping on the Holles farm on the northeast of Granville.