Lizzie Kunde
Colussi - Nakoneczny Marry In St. Hilary's Church
St. Hilary's Roman Catholic Church was the scene on June 27 of the marriage of Iola Colussi and Joseph Nakoneczny, 722 Railroad street, Houston.
The bride is a daughter of Marina Colussi, Route 19 north, and the late Valentino Colussi and the bridegroom is a son of the late John and Agnes Nakoneczny. The bride's family formerly lived in Bridgeville. The pastor, the Rev. A. J. Za-pora, officiated at the single ring ceremony. Wedding vows were exchanged before an altar massed with ferns and flanked with palms.
As the wedding guests assembled a recital of nuptial favorites was played by the church organist, Frederick Florian.
The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Salvatore Colussi. She wore a gown fashioned with a Chantilly lace bodice and nylon met skirt over satin made with long sleeves pointed over the wrist, a fitted bodice and an illusion yoke scalloped at the edge. The full skirt ended in a short train. The bride's fingertip veil of nylon net cascaded from a tiara of lace. The bride followed the wedding traditions in her attire and wore a single strand of pearls and pearl tear-drop earrings that were gifts of the bridegroom. The bride carried a cascade bouquet of fleur d'amour, stephanotis, white roses and baby-breath showered with white satin streamers marked with forget-me-nots and stephanotis.
Eleanor Colussi, sister of the bride, as. the maid-of-honor wore a gown of yellow embroidered organdy over taffeta. She carried a cascade bouquet of talisman roses and baby breath. There were three attendants: Mary Colussi, another sister of the bride, who wore pink; Alice Pesavento, Bridgeville, who wore or-chid; and Lillian Howard, who wore green. All the attendants carried cascade bouquets of yellow roses.
The gowns of the maid-of-honor and the attendants were identical and were designed by Miss Eleanor Colussi. The gowns were made with fitted bodices, mandrin neck-lines. and full skirts of three tiers of ruffled embroidered organdy. The attendants wore mitts and hats of the same material accented with a halo of lily-of-the-valley.
Edward Walsh, Canonsburg, was best man and ushers were Leonard Carter, Victor Colussi, a brother of the bride, and Don Howard. The bride's mother wore a black cable net dress with matching accessories and a corsage of yellow reses.
Immediately following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was held in the bride's home for members of the wedding party and members of the immediate family.
In the afternoon a reception was held in the Sons of Italy Hall, Can-onsburg, for 200 guests. Aides were Mrs. Albert Albinini, Mrs. Jack Quattro, Mrs. Frank Malesky, Mrs. John Kortyna, Mrs. Joseph Senkinic, Miss Mary Comfort, Esther Comfort. Mrs. Louis Germonsek, Miss Helene Simmons.
The bride was graduated from Bridgeville High School and the Robert Morris School of Business and is now employed as a secretary to H. C. Morris, Farm Bureau Insurance Agent. The bridegroom is employed by the Pittsburgh Coal Company. He attended Chartiers Township High Primm.
The Daily Notes (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) Monday, July 20, 1953
The bride is a daughter of Marina Colussi, Route 19 north, and the late Valentino Colussi and the bridegroom is a son of the late John and Agnes Nakoneczny. The bride's family formerly lived in Bridgeville. The pastor, the Rev. A. J. Za-pora, officiated at the single ring ceremony. Wedding vows were exchanged before an altar massed with ferns and flanked with palms.
As the wedding guests assembled a recital of nuptial favorites was played by the church organist, Frederick Florian.
The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Salvatore Colussi. She wore a gown fashioned with a Chantilly lace bodice and nylon met skirt over satin made with long sleeves pointed over the wrist, a fitted bodice and an illusion yoke scalloped at the edge. The full skirt ended in a short train. The bride's fingertip veil of nylon net cascaded from a tiara of lace. The bride followed the wedding traditions in her attire and wore a single strand of pearls and pearl tear-drop earrings that were gifts of the bridegroom. The bride carried a cascade bouquet of fleur d'amour, stephanotis, white roses and baby-breath showered with white satin streamers marked with forget-me-nots and stephanotis.
Eleanor Colussi, sister of the bride, as. the maid-of-honor wore a gown of yellow embroidered organdy over taffeta. She carried a cascade bouquet of talisman roses and baby breath. There were three attendants: Mary Colussi, another sister of the bride, who wore pink; Alice Pesavento, Bridgeville, who wore or-chid; and Lillian Howard, who wore green. All the attendants carried cascade bouquets of yellow roses.
The gowns of the maid-of-honor and the attendants were identical and were designed by Miss Eleanor Colussi. The gowns were made with fitted bodices, mandrin neck-lines. and full skirts of three tiers of ruffled embroidered organdy. The attendants wore mitts and hats of the same material accented with a halo of lily-of-the-valley.
Edward Walsh, Canonsburg, was best man and ushers were Leonard Carter, Victor Colussi, a brother of the bride, and Don Howard. The bride's mother wore a black cable net dress with matching accessories and a corsage of yellow reses.
Immediately following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was held in the bride's home for members of the wedding party and members of the immediate family.
In the afternoon a reception was held in the Sons of Italy Hall, Can-onsburg, for 200 guests. Aides were Mrs. Albert Albinini, Mrs. Jack Quattro, Mrs. Frank Malesky, Mrs. John Kortyna, Mrs. Joseph Senkinic, Miss Mary Comfort, Esther Comfort. Mrs. Louis Germonsek, Miss Helene Simmons.
The bride was graduated from Bridgeville High School and the Robert Morris School of Business and is now employed as a secretary to H. C. Morris, Farm Bureau Insurance Agent. The bridegroom is employed by the Pittsburgh Coal Company. He attended Chartiers Township High Primm.
The Daily Notes (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) Monday, July 20, 1953
