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SUNDAY OBSERVER • Page C2 • Sunday, March 17, 2013RIDE & GROOM 2013Mr. and Mrs. Duane (Sylvia) PetersonDuane and Sylvia Peterson of Dunkirk were married Aug. 6, 1960 in the Zion Luteran Church in Frewsburg. Duane is the son of Carl and Elsie Peterson ofDunkirk. Sylvia is the daughter of Knute and Elsa Lindboom of Frewsburg.Pictured is their wedding party, from left: Donna Springer, Don Anderson, Linda Tudor, Ray Pryll, Marvin Peterson (groom’s brother), Elinor Lindboom, SylviaLindboom Peterson, Duane Peterson, Basley Lindboom (brother of the bride), Barbara Williams, Oliver Davis, Joan Carlson. Front: flower girl Vicky Classonand Lee Peterson, ring bearer.Mr. and Mrs. Richard(Linda) ArnoldMr. and Mrs. Gerald(Carol Ann) KozlowskiMr. and Mrs. MichaelJ. (Mary Jo) KujawaLinda Faye (Rosen) and Richard L. Arnold weremarried on Aug. 2, 1969 in St. Joseph’s Churchin Gowanda. Richard is the son of the lateAlbert and Anna Arnold of Perrysburg. Linda isthe daughter of the late Sigmud and Katherine(Stine) Rosen of Gowanda and Florida. Richardretired from Xerox and Linda retired from TDKin Atlanta, Ga. They reside in Florida and havetwo children, Christine Adkins and BryantArnold.SILVER CREEKFIREHOUSEONTHELAKE23 JACKSON ST., SILVER CREEK • 934-3042Banquets For All OccasionsWeddings•Bridal & Baby Showers•Reunions•Communion•AllOccasionsCallForDetailsCarol Ann (Maslach) and Gerald Kozlowski weremarried Nov. 30, 1963 at St. Hyacinth’s Church.The Rev. John Suplicki performed the ceremony,and the Rev. Walter Matuszak celebrated thenuptial mass.Carol is the daughter of the late Adam andJosephine Maslach of Dunkirk. Gerald is the sonof the late Stanley and Tilley Kozlowski ofDunkirk.The bride wore a gown of imported lace featuringa Sabrina neckline and tapered sleeves withlily points extending from the wrists. Rufflescascaded down the back into a chapel train. Shecarried a bouquet of white roses, stephanotisand ivy.Sandra Maslach Tapasto served as maid ofhonor. Bridesmaids were Peggy Stranz, BeatricePrice and Beverly Wallace Styborski. Juniorbridesmaids were Kathleen Kuzdzal Partridgeand Roberta Schultz Gloss.Thomas Wlodarek served as best man. Ushersincluded Albert “Jack” Jesse, Jim Bohn, RichardStybarski and Paul Duffin. David Koscielnyserved as ring bearer.The Kozlowskis have three daughters, LisaKozlowski, Laura Beehler and Allison Kozlowsi,all of Dunkirk. They have six grandchildren,Kiara Boyd, Amari Carter, Jessica Beehler, JimBeehler, Marcel Carter and Neveah Carter.Carol worked as a registered nurse and retiredfrom Brooks Memorial Hospital after 49 years ofservice. She was the vice president of nursingfor 20 years. Gerald was employed at TrueTemper for 30 years until the plant closed. Hethen worked at BFI until his retirement.The Quilt Farm5623 South Feddick Rd. Boston, NY 14025(716) 941-3140Quilts • Pillows • Wall Hangings • Custom OrdersFABRICS • Notions • BooksHours: Tues & Thurs 11 AM - 7 PM, Wed, Fri, Sat 11 AM - 5 PM, Closed Sun & Monwww.QuiltFarm.net~ We Grow Quilts And Other Country Gifts! ~Mention this ad to receive a 10% DISCOUNT on all regularly priced itemsFrom Fredonia: Rt. 20 to Milestrip Rd. Left on 62, Right on Langford Rd.(Turns into 249), Turn Left at Brown Hill, Turn Left on Feddick Rd.Sheridan VFW Post #63902556 Main Rd. (Rt. 20), Sheridan, NY • 672-6011http://home.roadrunner.com/~shervfw6390/161879Mary Jo (Galardo) and Michael J. Kujawa weremarried June 7, 1986 at Holy Trinity Church inDunkirk. The ceremony was followed by areception at the Town and Country Restaurant.The couple resides in Dunkirk. They have twochildren, Michelle and Monica, and one grandson,Gaberiel.Gifts for the Bride& her attendantsFlawless faceted cut stonesset in sterling silverbonded with platinum.Starting at$145Only her eyes willsparkle more!Kirk’sJEWELERS“A Store of Fine Quality”3935 Vineyard Drive, Dunkirk, NY 14048716.366.5017 • kirksdiamonds.com

Sunday, March 17, 2013 • Page C3 • SUNDAY OBSERVERBRIDE & GROOM 2013Mr. and Mrs. Ross (Joanne) DiBiaseMr. and Mrs. Joel(Frances) PolitoJoanne (Kozlowski) and Ross DiBiase were married Feb. 15, 1958 at St. Mary’s Church in Dunkirk. FatherBasil Stockmeyer performed the ceremony. This year, they celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.The ceremony was followed by a reception at Van Buren Bay Inn on Route 5. It was a very cold winterday and the early evening brought stormy weather and white-out conditions. Travel was dangerous, andkept all out of town guests local for the night.Ross, originally from Canonsburg, Pa., graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with adegree in restaurant and hotel management. He moved to Dunkirk and was hired by Cease’sCommissary Service for summer employment while still attending college. Upon graduation, he becamea manager at Cease’s Restaurant, where he met his future wife. Eventually, the couple bought therestaurant and catering service, which would become Ross’s Restaurant.Joanne was born in Dunkirk, graduating from St. Mary’s Academy. She owned the Uptown dress shopon Fourth Street in Dunkirk. Often, Joanne would go out to lunch at Cease’s Restaurant where Rossworked. He asked her out on a date. They both remember their first evening spent together at the TownCasino in Buffalo for dinner.Ross and Joanne have three daughters, Kim (Eric) DiBiase-Ryan of Fredonia, Renee (David) Teta of St.Augustine, Fla., and Candi (Randy Winters) DiBiase of Fredonia. They have three grandchildren, ElizabethTeta, Suzanne Teta and Shane Ryan.Frances (Frament) and Joel Polito were marriedon Sept. 8, 1973 at St. Ambrose Church inLatham. They will celebrate their 40th anniversarythis fall.Joel has retired from SUNY Fredonia, where heworked as a plant utility engineer. Fran is workingat SUNY Fredonia and Brooks MemorialHospital as a medical technologist. They havethree children, Jocelyn, Jodie and Michael.BudgetContinued from Page C1“If you have a vision or atheme, and you have time toplan, you will save moneybecause your spending willbe focused,” she says.Brides who want an elegantexperience for theirguests, but who don’t wantto break the bank, shouldalso look for venues or caterersthat offer flexibility intheir options. Julie Kulpa, incharge of advertising andfundraising at the SheridanVFW, has helped her share ofbrides choose budget-friendlymenu options that still leaveguests raving about the food.“Our menu is elegant andextensive,” she advises. “Wecan work within any budget.It can be as cost-conscious oras elegant as you want, all theway up to lobster tails. Makesure your caterer has a flexiblemenu.”Huff agrees, and adds thatbrides can look for venuesthat sell bundled services orinclude extras in their prices.At the Clarion, Huff makessure to include amenitiesthat give brides the best valuefor their money, like a hospitalitysuite, a honeymoonsuite, and a free ceremonyspace for up to 100 guests.Brides can look for thingsto do “double duty” elsewhere,too, like favors thatalso work as place settings,or table markers that are alsodecorations.In addition to the experienceand knowledge of somany local vendors, it’s alsoimportant to note that therates of the vendors and venuesin Chautauqua Countyare far lower than thosefound in larger cities. Huffhas worked with severalbrides who are from the areabut have since moved away,and have chosen to comeback home for their weddings.“If people come back hereto get married, they can haveelegant weddings without thehefty price tags,” she says.Huff recalls one bride whosaved over $50 per guest bychoosing not to have herwedding in a big city. Andeven with a reasonably smallguest list, that savings reallyadds up!Every bride wants herwedding to be amazing andmemorable. When engagedcouples devise budgets, givethemselves plenty of planningtime and work withtrusted and experienced vendors,they can make theirplans a reality without accruingthe kind of debt that willtake years to pay off.“The most important thingto remember,” Huff says, “isthat money doesn’t make awedding special. 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SUNDAY OBSERVER • Page C4 • Sunday, March 17, 2013RIDE & GROOM 2013Mr. and Mrs. Michael (Becky) AddingtonMr. and Mrs. Richard(Rosemarie) BurlettBecky Jean (Ceranowicz) and Michael David Addington were married Aug. 15, 1987 at the First UnitedMethodist Church of Dunkirk. The Rev. Irwin W. Reist performed the ceremony.Becky is the daughter of Millie E. Drummond of Dunkirk and John J. Ceranowicz of Sinclairville. Michael isthe son of Ruth S. Addington of Dunkirk and the late Roy Addington.Nancy Krestic sang at the ceremony, accompanied by Douglas Crouse, organist.The bride wore a white taffeta gown trimmed with Chantilly lace, pearls and sequins, and a lace-edgedveil attached to a silk flower headpiece. The attendants wore rose-colored satin tea-length gowns withruffled accents.A reception at the Dunkirk Moose Lodge followed the ceremony.Becky is a graduate of Cardinal Mindszenty High School and the John Robert Powers School of Modeling.Michael is a graduate of Dunkirk High School and the electrical trade course at BOCES.The newlyweds honeymooned in the East Otto, Ellicottville and Olean area before returning to their homein Dunkirk.Pictured, from left: Richard Cain; Wendy Budniewski; Roy S. Addington, brother of the groom and bestman; Cindy Pleszewski, matron of honor; the bride and groom; Nancy Jager; Robert Cain; and front,Thomas Pleszewski, ring bearer; and Lori Addington, flower girl.Rosemarie “Dolly” (Lemanski) and RichardBurlett were married Aug. 14, 1948 at St.Joseph’s Church. They will celebrate their 65thwedding anniversary this summer. They havetwo sons, Richard Jr. of Fredonia and Alan K. ofStockton. The Burletts have five grandchildren.Mr. and Mrs. George (Judy) TravisMr. and Mrs. Jim (Pam) WaiteThe marriage of George Travis of Brocton and Judy McNally of NewBaltimore, Mich., took place on Feb. 27, 1960 at St. Mary’s in NewBaltimore. Since the church had burned shortly before their wedding, it washeld in the School’s Gymnasium. George is the son of the late Harold andCoila Hunt Travis and Judy is the daughter of the late Edward and DorothyHabarth McNally. He was a member of the U.S. Air Force stationed atSelfridge Air Force Base in Mt. Clemens, Mich., and she was a teletype operatorat the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Mich.Following his honorable discharge from the Air Force in November, theymoved to Brocton where George owned a grape farm and was a member ofNational Grape Cooperative. Over the years he managed 35 acres of grapesand worked for 25 years at Lake Erie State Park, the last several years asmaintenance supervisor. Judy worked for Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc.Home Care Services for 30 years, the last nine years as an administrativeassistant. They are now retired and George continues to farm 10 acres ofgrapes and Judy owns a business designing flower gardens for ladies dollhouses. They are the parents of David (Marcia) of Brocton, James (Mary Jo)of Durham, N.H., Gary of Brocton, Scott (Colleen) of Jamestown and KrissyLacki of Brocton.They have 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren with anotherexpected in August. 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SUNDAY OBSERVER • Page C6 • Sunday, March 17, 2013RIDE & GROOM 2013Mr. and Mrs. Richard(Marlene) BradiganMr. and Mrs. Joseph (Theresa) ArkMarlene (Stelmack) and Richard “Dick”Bradigan were married Sept. 14, 1963 at St.Mary’s Church (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton) inDunkirk. The reception was held at the PhilipMurray Hall on Central Avenue in Dunkirk. InSeptember, they will celebrate their 50th weddinganniversary.Marlene is the daughter of the late Frank andVictoria Stelmack. Richard is the son of the lateRich and Pauline Bradigan.The Bradigans are retired and living inForestville, in the same house they built in1964. Their daughter, Melinda Bradigan Heath,lives in Stuart, Fla., with her husband Chuckand their children Jessie and Ty. The Bradigans’son, Kyle, lives and works in South Dayton.Joseph and Theresa (Biscaro) Ark of Silver Creek were married on April 3, 1948. This year, they willcelebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. They are the parents of four children: Carol Waugh ofSilver Creek, Joanne Picarro of Auburn, Fran Shutts of Ellenburg Depot and David Ark of Harrisburg,Pa. They have eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.Pictured is their wedding party, from left: Sam Crino, Jean (Ark) Patz, Peter Ark, Joseph Ark (groom),Theresa (Biscaro) Ark (bride), Antoinette (Biscaro) Crise, Mary (Biscaro) Notaro and Louis Meck.Front row: Lucille (Biscaro) Bartkowski and Donna (Biasuzi) Spoto.Mr. and Mrs. Warren (Peggy) McPhersonMr. and Mrs. Robert(Tammy) BankoskiWarren and Peggy McPherson were married on June 9, 1951 in the First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca.They met at Cornell University. Warren graduated in 1948 from the State College of Agriculture atCornell University and Peggy graduated in 1951 from the State College of Home Economics at CornellUniversity. They lived in Kenmore after their honeymoon trip to the Poconos. They moved to Fredoniain 1957. They have four children, Ellen (Vince) Vacanti of Fredonia, Doug (Mary) McPherson of Fredonia,Gordon (Diane) McPherson of Shoreline, Wash., and Donald (Kathy) McPherson of Saratoga Springs.Warren and Peggy have 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.Pictured, from left, are Donald Lewis, Nancy Phillips, Polly Martin (sister of the bride), Maggie DeLong(maid of honor), Theodore Martin (father of the bride), Peggy Edsall Martin McPherson (bride), WarrenMcPherson (groom), Gordon McPherson (brother of the groom and best man), Hobart McPherson(brother of the groom), William Gubb and Walter Hillis.Tammy (Kwiej) and Robert Bankoski were marriedon May 14, 1988 at St. Elizabeth AnnSeton Church in Dunkirk. Tammy is the daughterof Al and Sadie Kwiej of Dunkirk and Bob isthe son of Dolly and the late Robert J.Bankoski, also of Dunkirk.Their wedding party consisted of maid of honorSimone Fancher, Stacy Seip, Barb Smith, Kelly(Koch) Biertempfel, Tracey Kwiej, best manWally Voss, Michael Taylor, Mark Cerrie, TimKwiej, Jim Korzeniewski and Doug Bankoski.Bob is employed as a correction officer atLakeview Shock Incarceration Facility andTammy is employed as a secretary in theCommunication Department at SUNY Fredonia.The couple resides in Dunkirk and are theparents of Taylor Marie, Gunnar Scott andQuinn Marie.KOSCIUSZKO CLUB252 Nevins St., Dunkirk, NY • 366-1044Our Hall is available for your:• We dding Receptions• Baby & Wedding Showers• Birthdays • AnniversariesAll Occasions WelcomeSeating up to 250 peopleCall the Club 366-1044For more details &Banquet MenuHome of:PAT’S CATERINGDunkirk, New York“The Homemade Touch”• Banquets • Graduations• Picnics • Reunions • WeddingsYOUR PLACE OR OURS,WE WILL SERVE YOU OR DELIVERFOOD AT YOUR REQUESTFor More Information or Menu Call Pat Tripp366-0416WSHOWERS • REHEARSAL DINNERS • WEDDINGSLet our team assist you in planning the perfect eventBasic & Upscale Buffets ~ Sit Down ~ Stations ~ Chocolate FountainProudly Serving Western New York for over 15 yearsWe Are Pleased To Provide The Event Of Your Choice:Buffet, Sit Down, Stations, Formal, Casual,Pick Up & Drop OffVegetarian & Gluten Free Menu Options AvailableIndoor/ Outdoor At Fredonia Beaver Club(180 Person Capacity & Full Private Bar Service Available)Tri- County Country Club(160 Person Capacity & Full Private Bar Service Available)Or The Facility Of Your ChoiceContact Us For Menu Options, To Schedule AMeeting/Tasting Or To Discuss Special RequestsSHOWERS - WEDDINGS - ANNIVERSARIES - BIRTHDAYS - RETIREMENTSFUNERALS - OFFICE FUNCTIONS - HOLIDAY GATHERINGS - SPORT BANQUETS - PICNICS -BBQS - CLAM BAKES - GRADUATIONS - PIG ROASTS - ANY OCCASIONJim Fadale 716-785-8992 Shaun Heenanbeavertailbbqcatering@gmail.com