Steinbarger in MI. attended wedding of Lower & Goff
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Steinbarger in MI. attended wedding of Lower & Goff
 kanemj1
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Posted: 2 Oct 2001 6:10PM GMT |
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Surnames: Steinbarger, Goff, Lower, Purdy, Bickford
Information needed for Goff and Lower families....in this newspaper article, there is Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Steinbarger listed. Would anyone have information about any of these families ?
Thank you. Mary Bickford
Article in a Coldwater newspaper, unsure of date, maybe about 1934 ?
SOCIETY NEWS by Mrs. Wm. Westendarp ~~~~ Society Editor
A great, great, great granddaughter of the founder of the family became a bride Sunday when the descendants of Joseph Purdy gathered for the thirty-second annual reunion at the Ransom Purdy cottage at Coldwater lake. The marriage was in the nature of a surprise and there was an air of expectancy throughout the serving of the dinner on the spacious porch which, it seemed contained more than the usual amount of good things provided on these occasions. So when at three o'clock Miss Lucy Jane Goff and Dale Lower attended by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Steinbarger, nonchalantly assumed their places before a bower of ferns and garden flowers previously arranged on the porch, the company of sixty-eight realized the mystery was solved. Rev. Ford Lower, father of the groom, read the service using the ring ceremony. The bride, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Goff of Niles, Mich., is the great, great, granddaughter of Joseph Purdy and was named for her great grandmother, Lucy Jane Purdy. What more fitting occasion could she have chosen to speak her marriage vows than the reunion of the descendants of these sturdy ancestors ? The rug on which the bridal pair stood was woven by the bride's great, great aunt Phoebe Bickford.
The bride was prettily gowned in pale blue crepe with pink accessories and carried pink roses while the bridesmaid wore a gown of lemon colored crepe. The ensembles were complete with matching hats. After congratulations the company repaired to the lawn, where vocal and instrumental music formed apart of the festivity. The bride and groom were then seated at a table and each was presented with a cake decorated with a miniature bride and groom. The bride was assisted in serving her cake by her grandmother, Mrs. O. H. Goff, and ice cream was the delightful accompaniment. Then adieus were said and the happy couple departed for Battle Creek amidst a shower of rice. For the present they will be at home to their friends at the home of the groom's parents, Number One, Chapel street, Battle Creek. Guests were present from Chicago,Cincinnati, Michigan City, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Jackson and Niles.
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Thank you. Mary Bickford
Article in a Coldwater newspaper, unsure of date, maybe about 1934 ?
SOCIETY NEWS by Mrs. Wm. Westendarp ~~~~ Society Editor
A great, great, great granddaughter of the founder of the family became a bride Sunday when the descendants of Joseph Purdy gathered for the thirty-second annual reunion at the Ransom Purdy cottage at Coldwater lake. The marriage was in the nature of a surprise and there was an air of expectancy throughout the serving of the dinner on the spacious porch which, it seemed contained more than the usual amount of good things provided on these occasions. So when at three o'clock Miss Lucy Jane Goff and Dale Lower attended by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Steinbarger, nonchalantly assumed their places before a bower of ferns and garden flowers previously arranged on the porch, the company of sixty-eight realized the mystery was solved. Rev. Ford Lower, father of the groom, read the service using the ring ceremony. The bride, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Goff of Niles, Mich., is the great, great, granddaughter of Joseph Purdy and was named for her great grandmother, Lucy Jane Purdy. What more fitting occasion could she have chosen to speak her marriage vows than the reunion of the descendants of these sturdy ancestors ? The rug on which the bridal pair stood was woven by the bride's great, great aunt Phoebe Bickford.
The bride was prettily gowned in pale blue crepe with pink accessories and carried pink roses while the bridesmaid wore a gown of lemon colored crepe. The ensembles were complete with matching hats. After congratulations the company repaired to the lawn, where vocal and instrumental music formed apart of the festivity. The bride and groom were then seated at a table and each was presented with a cake decorated with a miniature bride and groom. The bride was assisted in serving her cake by her grandmother, Mrs. O. H. Goff, and ice cream was the delightful accompaniment. Then adieus were said and the happy couple departed for Battle Creek amidst a shower of rice. For the present they will be at home to their friends at the home of the groom's parents, Number One, Chapel street, Battle Creek. Guests were present from Chicago,Cincinnati, Michigan City, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Jackson and Niles.
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