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After a year and a half
engagement, Chuck and Betty were married at an early morning wedding
ceremony at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Appleton on August 29,
1949. The ceremony was performed by Father Rickert, Chuck’s
third cousin, and the reception was held at the Conway Hotel
Ballroom. Immediately after the ceremony, the wedding party
went back to Chuck’s parents house for a light breakfast served by
Dora. The reception was attended by about 100 friends and
relatives, who all enjoyed punch, cake, snacks and jukebox music
from 2-4pm. After the reception, Chuck and Betty drove to a nice cottage on a beautiful lake in
northern Wisconsin for a relaxing week of fishing and sightseeing.
They returned to their jobs and a month later took another week of
vacation to visit friends at Niagara Falls and Detroit.
