Wedding Wednesday: Who Are the Bridesmaids?

The following pictures are from Kodachrome slides I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017), and were most likely taken by him. They are of five bridesmaids at the double wedding on June 13, 1953, of Dad's younger sisters, Marilyn "Beete" Electa Pape Hedger, who married James "Jim" Edward Hedger (1933-2010); and Rose Mary "Moe" Pape Dietz (1931-2007), who married Ronald Joseph "Das" Dietz (1931-1994).

One other bridesmaid was Dad's older sister Elizabeth "Betty" Mary Pape Streff  (1927-2017), who was in an identical dress, only in blue.  I'm thinking a couple of these may be of Jim's older sisters.  This first one could be Juanita "Nita" Hedger Mullins [ETA 17 February 2020:  but Nita herself says it is not her (see the comments)]:

Here is Nita's picture in the 1942 yearbook from Immaculata High School in Chicago, when she was a sophomore.  I see some similarities in the smile. [ETA 17 February 2020:  This is Nita, according to Nita herself - see the comments.]

My cousin Ginny confirmed my guess that this next one is her aunt, Lorraine Ann Hedger Marks (1925-1998).

Here is Lorraine's junior year picture from the 1942 Immaculata High School yearbook - again, a similar smile.

Das had an older and a younger brother, and one half-sister, Carol Marion Dietz Mossolle (1914-1982).  One of the following three women could be her, or they could be girlfriends/wives of Das' brothers, or they could just be friends of Moe and Beete.   Perhaps some of my cousins will know who these women are.

The best view of the bridesmaid dress is in this picture - the wind wasn't blowing it around:

The photos were taken outside the wedding location, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois.


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Friday's Faces From the Past: Happy Birthday, Breathless! (tomorrow)

Cropped from a photo with a processing date of April 1950, so this must be from Mark's birthday in 1949.


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Sentimental Sunday: Rho and Mare, June 1953

Another shot of my cousins Rosemary "Rho" Jean Streff Grandusky (1949-2016) (in front) and her sister Marianne "Mare," in June 1953.  This photo was taken in the backyard of the home of my grandparents, Paul Robert Pape Sr. (1896-1970) and Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape (1902-2000), at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.

The image is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017), and was most likely taken by him.

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Wedding Wednesday: Grandpa, Nana, and a Priest, June 1953

My grandparents, Paul Robert Pape Sr. (1896-1970) and Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape (1902-2000), at the double wedding on June 13, 1953, of their youngest daughters, Marilyn "Beete" Electa Pape Hedger to James "Jim" Edward Hedger (1933-2010), and Rose Mary "Moe" Pape Dietz (1931-2007) to Ronald Joseph "Das" Dietz (1931-1994).  This photo was taken outside the wedding location, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois.

This image is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017), and was most likely taken by him.  I wish he was here so I could ask him who the priest is in the picture.  I can't tell if he is the same as the priest pictured below, longtime family friend Father Felix J. Penna.  The photo below appeared in a 1952 yearbook.  This priest does not look the same as one in another picture with my Aunt Betty taken at a family wedding a year later.

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Sentimental Sunday: Rho and Mare, June 1953

My cousins Rosemary "Rho" Jean Streff Grandusky (1949-2016) and her sister Marianne "Mare," in June 1953.  This photo was taken in the backyard of the home of my grandparents, Paul Robert Pape Sr. (1896-1970) and Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape (1902-2000), at 2093 West Lunt Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.

The image is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017), and was most likely taken by him.


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Wedding Wednesday: Paul Robert Pape, Sr. and Jr., June 1953

My grandfather, Paul Robert Pape Sr. (1896-1970), and his oldest child and son, Paul Robert "Bob" Pape Jr. (1926-2008), at the double wedding on June 13, 1953, of Grandpa's youngest daughters, Marilyn "Beete" Electa Pape Hedger to James "Jim" Edward Hedger (1933-2010), and Rose Mary "Moe" Pape Dietz (1931-2007) to Ronald Joseph "Das" Dietz (1931-1994).  This photo was taken outside the wedding location, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois.




This image is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017), and was most likely taken by him.  In another photo from the same day, too blurry to post, Dad is dressed the same as his father and brother, with a boutonnière.  Perhaps Dad and Bob were groomsmen or ushers in the wedding.


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Mystery Monday: Aunt Moe and ? - June 1953

This photograph is of my aunt, Rose Mary "Moe" Pape Dietz (1931-2007) and a mystery man, shortly after her wedding to my uncle, Ronald Joseph "Das" Dietz (1931-1994), on June 13, 1953. 

The photo was taken in the backyard of the home of my grandparents, Elizabeth Florence Massmann Pape (1902-2000) and Paul Robert Pape (1896-1970), at 2093 West Lunt in the West Ridge neighborhood of Chicago.  It was taken at the same time as another photo of the newlyweds.

I think the man in this photo might be Uncle Das' younger brother, Gerald R. "Gerry" Dietz (1932-2017), whose obituary notes he was a Korean War veteran (like my dad).  Here is a photo of Gerry from that obituary - I think it is the same man:

The image with Moe is from a Kodachrome slide I found in the study of my late father, Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017), and was most likely taken by him.

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Sibling Saturday: Happy Birthday to My Brother Mark

My brother Mark hamming it up at Liam Streff's birthday party in May 2014.


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