Mitchell County IA Archives Marriages.....Kompelien, Thelma A. - Nesset, Naurice M. March 23, 1932 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deidre Badker b.badker@earthlink.net July 18, 2006, 2:13 pm St. Ansgar, Iowa Eclipse, March 1932 Naurice M. Nesset, son of Mrs. Lena Nesset of St. Ansgar, Iowa and Miss Thelma A. Kompelien, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. Kompelien of Cottonwood, Minnesota were married Wednesday March 23rd at 4 o'clock at the First Lutheran church in St. Ansgar, IA the Rev. Olaf A. Langehough officiating. As the bridal party approached the altar, which was decorated with ferns and Easter lilies, Miss Maurine Brogmus of St. Ansgar, close friend of the bride, played Lohengrin's "Wedding March". Mrs. I. Anderson of Lake City, MN, sister of the bride, sang two solos: "Still as the Night" and "Because". The bride wore the traditional white gown and a cap veil, enhanced by a bouquet of deep yellow roses which she carried. Her maid of honor Miss Doris Nesset, sister of the bridegroom, wore pale blue and carried pink and white roses and sweet peas. The bridegroom was attended by Olaf E. Waldeland, Northfield, MN. Ushers at the church were Christian Hansen, a cousin of the bridegroom and Owen Kompelien, brother of the bride. The bridal party left the church to the strains of the "Wedding March". Following the ceremony, a wedding dinner was served at the home of the bridegroom's grandmother, Mrs. Frank Nelson, in St. Ansgar. Guests were Mr. & Mrs. A. Kompelien; Owen, Irling, Ramona Kompelien; Mrs. L. E. Nesset; Mrs. Louise Nelson; Mr. & Mrs. I. Anderson and daughter Marilye; Christian Hansen; the Rev. & Mrs. Langehough and Miss Maurine Brogmus. Several of the couple's relatives accompanied them to Austin to see them off properly to their home in Madison, Wisconsin, where Mr. Nesset has a fellowship in the department of chemistry at the Wisconsin State University. The bride is a graduate of the conservatory of music of St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. Two weeks ago, she completed a tour of the Atlantic coast, from Florida to New York City, with the St. Olaf choir. Mr. Nesset is a graduate of the St. Ansgar high school. He has been attending the University of Wisconsin and expects to receive his master's degree in August of 1932. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/mitchell/vitals/marriages/kompelie28nmr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb