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Family: James Bernard Mulligan / Karen Cecilia DeDonder Mulligan (F3937)

m. 24 Oct 1964


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  • Father | Male
    James Bernard Mulligan

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    Married  24 Oct 1964  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Bernard Patrick Mulligan | F4430 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Theresa Masat Mulligan | F4430 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Karen Cecilia DeDonder Mulligan

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    Father  Philip V DeDonder | F1627 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Louise C Zeller DeDonder | F1627 Group Sheet 

  • Documents
    Marriage- DeDonder, Karen-Mulligan, James
    Marriage- DeDonder, Karen-Mulligan, James
    Karen Cecilia DeDonder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phil DeDonder, St. Marys, became the bride of James Bernard Mulligan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mulligan, at a nuptial mass at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Immaculate Conception Church, St. Marys.

    Officiating at the double ring ceremony was the Rev. A. H. Schulz, S.J. Serving the mass were Robert DeDonder, Andrew DeDonder, Gregory DeDonder and Timothy DeDonder, brothers of the bride. Music was provided by Mrs. George Verschelden, soloist, and Mrs. Joe Ronsse, organist.

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    GIVEN IN marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of peau de soie satin designed with a shallow scoop neckline and bridal point sleeves. The skirt, fashioned with a front panel, trimmed with motifs of lace and seed pearls, had side and back fullness and extended into an aisle-wide chapel train.

    Her bouffant veil was held by a crown of seed pearls, accented by three teardrop pearls. She carried a cascade of white orchids, stephanotis and fern.

    Mary Ann DeDonder attended her sister as maid of honor and bridesmaids were Loretta Vail and Karleen Lenherr, Kansas City. They wore street-length dresses designed with scoop necklines, elbow-length sleeves and bell-shaped skirts. Miss DeDonder’s dress was gold; Miss Vail’s, bronze; and Miss Lenherr’s, green.

    KATHY DEVADER was flower girl. She wore a dress of green peau de soie satin. All of the attendants wore headdresses of small self-fabric bows with short veils. They carried colonial bouquets of bronze pompons centered with yellow pompons.

    Patrick Mulligan served his brother as best man and groomsmen were Francis DeDonder, brother of the bride, and Larry Lenherr, St. Marys. Michael DeVader carried the rings. Joseph DeDonder and William DeDonder, brothers of the bride, ushered.

    A RECEPTION at the church hall followed the ceremony. Assisting were Mrs. Henry DeVader, Mrs. Arol Janssen and Mrs. Don Bobb, sisters of the bridegroom; and Kay Keefe, Margaret Mees and Nickie Helfert, Kansas City.

    Mrs. Mulligan, a graduate of St. Marys High School and the Sisters of Charity School of Nursing at Providence Hospital, Kansas City, is employed at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka. Mr. Mulligan, a graduate of Emmett High School, is employed by Conner Tile Co., Topeka.

    After a short wedding trip, the couple will be at home in St. Marys.