BioM: Klinke, Sandra Jean (1981)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Klinke, Herrick, Hoeper, McAley, Vollrath, Trunkel, Braun, Hillert, Hawley, Mertens

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/14/1981

Klinke, Sandra Jean (24 April 1981)

The Rev. Michael Mertens officiated at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church nuptial rites, Friday afternoon, April 24, for Sandra Jean Klinke and Gregory Edward Herrick. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Klinke, Rt. 2 Greenwood and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herrick, Rt. 1 Willard.

Serving as matron of honor was Joan Hoeper, a sister of the bride from Greenwood. She was joined by Linda McAley, a friend of the bride also from Greenwood. Scott Herrick, the groom’s brother of Willard, was bestman while David Vollrath, a Willard friend, was a groomsman. Ushering were Daniel Trunkel of Willard and David Braun of Greenwood, friends of the couple.

Martin Hillert, Jr., offered “Time In A Bottle,” “IF,” “These Two,” “The Wedding Song’ and “You Light Up My Life” as special wedding music.

The bride chose a Juliet-styled, floor-length gown of ivory organza with French lace and chapel train. She carried a silk flower arrangement of ivory roses, daisies and baby’s breath, adorned with antique lace and ribbon. Her attendants wore satin-brocaded, pastel pink and blue dresses and carried silk, spring floral arrangements. The groom was attired in a three-piece beige suit; his attendants also wore three-piece suits but in light grey and light blue.

Following the ceremony, a reception was held in the Greenwood American Legion hall. Prenuptial events included an April 15 shower hosted by Millie Herrick and Lucille Hawley.

The new Mrs. Herrick is a 1978 graduate of Greenwood High School and is employed as an office clerk for Clark Electric Co-op in Greenwood. Her husband, a 1978 graduate of Greenwood High, is employed by the Neillsville-Granton Farmers Union Co-op in Neillsville. The couple will make their home in Greenwood.