Family: Stephen Kent Harper / Joyce Marie Swenson Harper

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Marriage- Swenson, Joyce-Harper, Stephen

Wedding vows were exchanged by Miss Joyce Marie Swenson, Chicago, and Lieut. Stephen Kent Harper of Moline, Ill., at two o’clock p.m., Saturday, June 27, in the Memorial Chapel, Glenview Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois.

Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Walden H. Swenson, Lanark, Ill., former Rossville residents, and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Harper of Oregon, Illinois.

Baskets of yellow and white daisy palms, and yellow and white mums graced the chapel. Officiating at the double-ring ceremony was Chaplain James. Mrs. Dorris Hammel of Glenview was organist.

The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a floor- length white saki wedding gown featuring a portrait neckline and short puffed sleeves, both edged in Venice lace and pale yellow ribbon. The banded and bowed empire waist fell into an A-line skirt, with an attached chapel- length train. Her elbow-length veil of silk illusion was caught to an empire head crown of saki and braid. She carried a colonial bouquet of white daisies and white roses, with cascading greenery.

The bride’s sisters, Mrs. JoAnn Londerholm of Barrington, Ill., and Mrs. Diane Vaught of Detroit, Mich., were matron of honor and bridesmaid. Their gowns were of yellow linen, embroidered with green flowers, featuring a round neckline and short, puffy sleeves. Green ribbon accented the empire waistlines. They wore large green bows in their hair and short white gloves. They carried colonial bouquets of various shades of yellow mums, tied with white ribbons.

Miss Sherri Jo Londerholm.
Barrington, Ill., niece of the, bride, was flower girl. Her dress matched those of the attendants.

Scott Kersten, Rockford, Ill., nephew of the bridegroom, carried the rings.

Mr. Dennis Harper of Oregon, Ill., attended his brother as best man. Mr. James Lewison, Rockford, Ill., was groomsman.

Seating the guests were Mr. H. A. (Dutch) TenEyck, Des Plaines, Ill.; Mr. Paul (Nick) Halverson, Ghana, Ill.; Mr. Gary Lace, Madison, Wisconsin.

The mother of the bride wore a dress and coat of green faille. Mrs. Harper chose a dress and coat of pale blue knit. Each wore a corsage of yellow cymbidium orchids.

A reception was held immediately following the ceremony, at the Circle Five Ranch, Barrington. Daisies and mums of yellow and white decorated the tables. Assisting were Miss Sandra DeClue, and Mrs. Nina Mote, both of Chicago, at the gift table. Miss Mary Owens of Park Ridge, Ill., and Miss Gretchen Stadler, Chicago, served the cake and punch. Mrs. Linda Lewison, Rockford, was at the guest book.

The bride received her B.S. in education from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois. Formerly, a speech therapist for the Chicago Metropolitan Easter Seal Society, Mrs. Harper will teach speech therapy in the school at Beeville, Texas.

Joyce attended her entire 12 grades at Rossville, and attend¬ed one year at Kansas State University.

Lieutenant Harper received a B.S. in business management, also at Northern Illinois University, and is presently flight instructor in the Naval Advanced Training Command, Chase Field, Beeville, Texas.

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