Irma Chevalley-Harry Niedernhofer Wedding
Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, May 18, 1946. [4]
1923 On 8 July, Harry W Niedernhofer was born in Illinois. [1]
1941 Irma Milca Emma Zelina Chevalley was awarded a B.S. in Biology, at Shurtleff College, Illinois.
1943 On 26 February, Harry W Niedernhofer enlisted for the duration of World War II in the Army Air Corps reserves. He had 4 years of high school education, worked as a laboratory technician and assistant, and was single, without dependents. [2]
1946 Harry William Niedernhofer and Irma Chevalley were married on May 17 at the First Congregational Church in Alton, Illinois. The Alton Evening Telegraph reported on Friday, May 17, [3]
Wedding at Congregational Church
Wedding of Harry W. Niedernhofer and Miss Irma Chevalley will take place this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Congregational Church, with the Rev. Reuben R. Trickey officiating. A reception will follow the nuptials, taking place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs. Paul Chevalley, 824 McKinley boulevard.
Mrs. Stanley J. Fisher of Macomb, Ill., will be matron of honor, and Mina Simone Fontaine, cousin of the bride, of France, will be maid of honor.
Kenneth Peters will be best man, Robert Chevalley, groomsman, and Robert Niedernhofer, Dean Ntedernhofer, Gene Bryant and Durand Smith ushers. Chevalley is a brother of the bride and Robert Dean Niederhofer are brothers of the prospective groom.Dinner for Bridal Party
Mr. and Mrs Paul Chevalley of 824 McKinley boulevard gave a rehearsal dinner Thursday night, at Mineral Springs Hotel, honoring their daughter. Miss Irma
Chevalley, and her fiance, Harry W. Ntedernhofer. Covers were arranged for 18 guests at a horseshoe shaped table, ornamented with a mound of Miring blossoms.
Guests included the Rev. Reuben R. Trickey and Mrs. Trickey; members of the bridal party, parents of the groom-to-be, and out of town guests here for Miss Chevalley's wedding. Miss Simone Fontaine of Auxerre, Frarce, Mrs. Stanley J. Fisher of Macomb and Edward Chevalley of Dayton, O., were among those present.
The Alton Evening Telegraph described the wedding:
1992 Son, James Harry Niedernhofer, born 6 August 1941, died in Pinellas County, Florida. [5]
1996 On 1 September, Harry W Niedernhofer died in Largo, Pinellas County, Florida at age 73. [6] [7] [8] The Social Security Claims Index states that Harry was born in Staunton, Illinois, and that his parents were Henry A Niedernhofer and Lillie M Hebenstreit. [9]
2012 Irma Chevalley Neidernhofer died on February 23 in Largo, Pinellas County, Florida. [10] [11]
[1] United States Social Security Death Index, [FamilySearchRecord].
[2] United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, [FamilySearchRecord].
[3] Alton Evening Telegraph, May 17, 1946, p. 10, [NewspaperArchive].
[4] Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, Illinois, May 18, 1946, page 6, [NewspapersClip].
[5] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998), [AncestryRecord].
[6] United States Social Security Death Index, [FamilySearchRecord].
[7] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, [FamilySearchRecord].
[8] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998), [AncestryRecord].
[9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, [AncestryRecord].
[10] Tampa Bay Times, Feb. 24, 2012, [LegacyObituary].
[11] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, [AncestryRecord].
[12] Tampa Bay Times, St, Petersburg, Florida, February 24, page 2012, [NewspapersClip].