Sharon Lynne Colgrove BecomesBride In Ceremony at Winamac St. Peter's Church at Winamac wasthe scene Saturday morning of aNuptial Mass when Miss SharonLynne Colgrove became the bride of Richard F. Gerdeman Jr., with the Rev. Father Robert Rosterofficiating.The couple exchanged double ringwedding vows before an altar banked with bouquets of red mumsand white snap dragons. Nuptialmusic was provided by BasilGilsinger, organist.THE 10:30 O'CLOCK service united the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Colgrove, of Winamac, andthe son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard F.Gerdeman, St. of Lima, Ohio.Miss Karla Lincoln, of Winamacattended the bride as maid of honor and bridesmaids were theMisses Teresa Richard of Foty Wayne, and Andrea Strasser, ofWinamac.The bride's niece and nephew, LoriLynn and Jeffrey Colgrove, ofFrankfort, were flower girl and ring bearer, respectively.Garry Colgrove, brother of the bride, Frankfort, served the groom as best man and ushers were Kent Ihrie of Kendallville, and DavidGerdeman, brother of the groom,of Lima.THE BRIDE, GIVEN in marriage by her father, was lovely in a gownof silk organza and Alencon lace,fashioned with a scalloped scoop neckline and fitted botice reembroidered with lace apppliques and clusters of seed pearls andcrystal beads. The lace was repeated in motifs on the slimsheath skirt and bordered with billowing overskirt that swept toa circular chapel train.A forward-worn cloche headpiece oflace and pearl petals trimmed withcrystals secured the bride's riered veil of imported silk illusion and she carried a bouquetof white phalanopsis and ivy centeredwith white orchid.The bridal attendants appeared in identical floor-length gowns ofred veleteen, each styled with a scoop neckline, bracelet - lengthsleeves, a pleated satin cummerbundwith a side bow and a belled skirtof unpressed pleats. White furpillbox headpieces and white furmuffs accented with red carnationscompleted their ensembles.THE FLOWER GIRL was attired in afloor-length frock of red velveteenand a white fur ring headpiece. She carried a white basket of rosepetals.The mother of the bride selected a beige sheath dress with a lace bodice lined in light blue satin.Her accessories were seige. The groom's mother chose a rose-beigebrocade sheath dress with brownaccessories. Each wore a corsageof white roses.The couple greeted 100 guests at a dinner-reception at the IndianHead restaurant in Winamac following the ceremony.The bridal table, covered with whitelinen, was centerd with a three tiered cake topped with twin satinwedding bells on a pearl heartbackground. Red tulle encircledcandelabras. Red roses accentedindividual tables.HOSTESSES WERE THE Misses Bettyand Wendy Gerdeman, sisters of thegroom, who were gifted by the bride with white organdy aprons.Miss Gay Chamness of Knox, registered the guests.For traveling the bride chose atwo-piece dress of yelloe mohairand whool with matching accessoriesand the white orchid from her bridal bouquet. Following a shortwedding trip, the couple willestablish residence in this city.The bride a graduate of the Winamac high school, attended Indiana University and was graduated from the Indiana BusinessCollege. She is employed as asecretary at the UnderwritersAdjusting Co., City. The groom, a graduate of Lima Central Catholic high school, served three years in the U.S. Navy andwas graduated from Middle westernCollege, Fort Wayne. He is employed as a tool and die designerfor the RBM Manufactureing Co., City. Logansport | Indiana | Logansport Pharos-Tribune 01-31-1965 Source: http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=83879399&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=2