MILLER-GOUGER Wedding, 1967

MILLER, GOUGER, CAMPBELL, WEIGAND, EGLY, TRULLINGER, DEVORE, HENNEGIN, TRIGGS, LESAN, ROBERTSON, PRITCHARD, BARKER, ROUDYBUSH, DAVENPORT, REYNOLDS, AXTELL MYERS

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Date: 4/12/2014 at 13:23:14

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, August 17, 1967

SOCIETY NEWS

Linda Miller, David Gouger repeated vows

Holy Name Catholic church, Omaha, Neb., was the scene of the June 3rd wedding of Linda Louise MILLER and David Michael GOUGER. The 12 o'clock ceremony was performed by the bridegroom's brother, the Rev. John Edward GOUGER, of St. Louis, Mo.

Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Delmar G. MILLER, of Kellerton, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. GOUGER, of Bellevue, Neb. The bride is a granddaughter of Mrs. Floyd CAMPBELL and Mrs. Clyde MILLER, Diagonal.

The bride wore a floor-length princess gown of satin made by her mother. The scalloped empire lace bodice was styled with a portrait neckline and continental sleeves and an A-line silhouette skirt was high-lighted with a detachable chapel-length train. She wore a mantilla bordered with scalloped lace and carried a small bouquet of red sweetheart roses. The bride observed the tradition of wearing "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a penny in her shoe." Attached to her garter was her baby ring, a gift of her aunt 23 years ago.

Mrs. Robert WEIGAND, Des Moines (the former Nieda Rae EGLY, Kellerton), was matron of honor. Attendants were Linda TRULLINGER, formerly of Mount Ayr, Sherry DeVORE and Mrs. Rodney HENNEGIN, cousin of the bride, all of Omaha. They wore sleeveless white floor-length gowns identical to that of the bride and white lace chapel veils. Each attendant carried a long-stemmed red rose.

Patricia CAMPBELL, daughter of the Loren CAMPBELLS, Diagonal, sservied her cousin as junior bridesmaid. Maureen McMANUS, Des Moines, niece of the bridegroom, scatter rose petals in the bridal aisle from a small white basket, and Merle David TRIGGS, son of the Duane TRIGGES of Mount Ayr, was ring bearer.

Thomas GOUGER, Kansas City, Mo., served his brother as best man. Groomsmen were Gale MILLER, brother of the bride, and Charles GRANDGENETTE, Valley, Neb., and Matthew RERES, Jr., Bellevue, friends of the bridegroom.

Ushers were Duane MILLER and James MILLER, Kellerton, brothers of the bride, and Steve LESAN and Mark TRIGGS, Mount Ayr, distributed the Mass books.

Walter GOUGER, father of the bridegroom, was vocalist for the ceremony. He was accompanied by Mrs. Ceilia DUTCH, Omaha, as he sang "Ave Maria"' "Jesus, Heart All Burning" and "On This Day."

The mothers of the couple were attired in aqua, three-piece suits complemented with white accessories and rose corsages.

A luncheon of sandwiches, salad, cake, mints, nuts, punch and coffee was served to approximately 250 friends and relatives in the Omaha Woman's club. Mrs. Duane TRIGGS, close friend of the bride's family, was in charge of the dining room. She was assisted by Ms. Alvin BARAUSKAS, Mrs. Jerry NAPORA, Mrs. Otto SCHRIEFER, Mrs. John PANSER, Mrs. Virgil WEBER and Carol RATIGAN, all of Omaha.

After the bride and bridegroom had shared the first piece of cake, the remainder of the white five-tiered cake was cut and served by Mrs. Harry PETERS, Omaha. Gertrude BRAIG dipped the punch and Jean FRASER presided at the coffee service.

Ruth O'KEEFE and Mrs. Ed BROWN, Omaha, welcomed the guests in the living room and Mrs. Ronald ROBERTSON, Des Moines (the former Violet SCOTT, of Tingley), was in cahrge of the guest book. Included among the guests were Mrs. Floyd CAMPBELL, John CAMPBELL, Mr. and Mrs. Loren CAMPBELL, Mrs. Oscar CAMPBELL, Arthur PRITCHARD, Mr. and Mrs. Duane TRIGGS and family, Mr. and Mrs. Weldon BARKER, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle TRULLINGER and family and Deanna ROUDYBUSH, all of this community.

The gifts were received by Mrs. William KRUSE, Dennison, and Mrs. Cecil DAVENPORT (the former Betty REYNOLDS), Omaha, and Deanny ROUDYBUSH, Kellerton. Mrs. Larry MYERS (the former Phyllis AXTELL, of Mount Ayr), pinned the flowers.

For traveling the new Mrs. GOUGER wore a white sheath of the same lace as her wedding dress. The ensemble, made y her mother, was complemented with red accessories and a rose corsage from her bridal bouquet.

After a trip to the Ozarks, Mr. and Mrs. GOUGER are a home at 4802 Underwood avenue in Omaha. Mr. GOUGER, a Creighton university graduate, is a claims adjuster for Mutual of Omaha and Mrs. GOUGER, a graduate of the local high school, is employed as a secretary in the United States National Bank.

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