Individual Details
LaVern Earl Eilers
(10 Jun 1923 - 9 Jul 1995)
Monticello (Iowa) Express, 26, 1945
Another honored guest was LaVern Eilers, AOM 1/c, of the South Pacific. Other guest include Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Eilers and son Harry,...
Leaves For Oregon
LaVern Eilers, petty officer first class left Sunday afternoon for Oregon, after spending a thirty day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Eilers.
Another honored guest was LaVern Eilers, AOM 1/c, of the South Pacific. Other guest include Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Eilers and son Harry,...
Leaves For Oregon
LaVern Eilers, petty officer first class left Sunday afternoon for Oregon, after spending a thirty day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Eilers.
Events
Birth | 10 Jun 1923 | Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
Marriage | 20 Aug 1946 | Ellen Mae First | |||
Death | 9 Jul 1995 | Cascade, Dubuque, Iowa, United States |
Families
Spouse | Ellen Mae First (1927 - 1980) |
Child | Living |
Father | Alvin Eilers (1876 - 1968) |
Mother | May Elizabeth Hubbard (1878 - 1958) |
Sibling | Gladys Irene Eilers (1900 - ) |
Sibling | Harry C. Eilers (1902 - 1989) |
Sibling | Gertrude Matilda Eilers (1905 - ) |
Sibling | Living |
Sibling | Clarence V. "Buck" Eilers (1909 - 1965) |
Sibling | Arthur Ray Eilers (1912 - 1981) |
Sibling | Doris Mildred Eilers (1916 - 2005) |
Notes
Marriage
Ellen First Wed to LaVern Eilers TuesdayA late summer wedding was solemnized Tuesday evening in the First Presbyterian church, when Miss Ellen First, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. First, became the bride of LaVern Eilers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Eilers. The ceremony marked the silver wedding anniversary of the bride's parents.
The altar before which the vows were spoken was lighted by branched candelabra and was flanked with baskets of gladioli and chrysanthemums. Dr. W. J. Grosshelm read the double ring service at 8 o'clock in the presence of relatives and friends.
Mrs. E. H. DeShaw presided at the organ, and played a number of nuptial selections preceding the ceremony, modulating into Lohengrin's wedding march as the bridal party approached the altar. Mrs. Vance Stead, soloist, sang "Because" and "The Lord's Prayer."
Miss Alice Clark attended the bride as maid of honor and Miss Audrey Podhaski was bridesmaid. Junior Heath, nephew of the bridegroom, and Fletcher Dunlap were best men. Miss Sharon Sievers, cousin of the bride, acted as flower girl, and Donald Fairbanks and Harry Eilers ushered.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was gowned in white chiffon, styled with a sweetheart neckline and long sleeves. Th full skirt fell from a fitted bodice. Her fingertip length veil of illusion net was caught to a beaded crown, and the bridal bouquet of yellow roses was of colonial design.
The maid of honor chose a yellow dotted swiss dress, and th bridesmaid, a blue chiffon. Both carried colorful colonial bouquets. Wearing a gown of white organdy, the flower girl carried a white basket filled with rose petals.
For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. First wore a blue sheer dress complemented by white accessories. Their corsages were of carnations.
Immediately following the ceremony, a reception was held in this social rooms of the church for 150 guests. The bridal table was made attractive with a three-tiered wedding cake, trimmed with yellow and white, made by the bride's mother. Tall yellow candles in crystal holders completed the decorations.
A wedding dinner was given Monday evening in the First home for the bridal party and immediate families. The bride's colors of yellow and white were carried out in th table decorations. A tiered wedding cake with a miniature bride and bridegroom formed the centerpiece.
The bride id a graduate of the Monticello high school and has been employed by the Northwestern Bell Telephone company. A graduate of the Monticello school, the bridegroom is now employed in Monticello since his discharge from the Navy in which he served for three and a half years.
Out of town guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Aldrich, Mrs. Mary Fairbanks, Cedar Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sievers, Mechanicsville; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kent and son Kenneth, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kent, of Grand Mound; Mrs. Harry Rodman, Winterset; Mr. and Mrs. George Sears, Onslow; Mrs. Bernard Lerch, Rock Island, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hubbard and Miss Grace Hubbard, Anamosa.
Monticello (Iowa) Express, August 22, 1946
Endnotes
1. Iowa State Census, Jones Co. - 1925 (US GenWeb Joanne Wilken Jones Co. Lookup Sun, 6 Feb 2000).