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George H. Mathisen (1925-2015) and Barbara Coakley Meinken (1930-2002) - Marriage (Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Sunday, September 26, 1954) Barbara Meinken Is Bride of Mr. Mathisen
Miss Barbara Coakley Meinken, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Meinken of Rockville Centre and Signal Hill, Huntington, was married on Sept. 18 at St. Agnes R.C. Church to George H. Mathisen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Mathisen of Harvard Ave., Rockville Centre. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. George Richardson of St. Davids, Pa. A reception followed at the Rockville Country Club.
The bride wore a bouffant gown of nylon tulle over blush silk taffeta with a long princess bodice, pouffed skirt, caught up with sweetheart roses and with a cathedral train. Her veil of illusion tulle was attached to a blush cap of re-embroidered rosepoint lace and she carried an old-fashioned bouquet of blush roses and white orchids.
Mrs. Bruce G. Meinken, sister-in-law of the bride, was matron of honor. She wore a gown of orchid nylon chiffon with a bodice of purple velvet and carried an old-fashioned nosegay of roses and violets. Other attendants were Mrs. James J. Cohill, Mrs. Wallace Atwood Smith, Miss Helene Stark, Miss Carol Finn, Mrs. Charles Griffen, Mrs. John Lee and Mrs. Warren Zahn. They wore gowns of pink nylon chiffon with bodices of shocking pink velvet and carried old-fashioned nosegays of violets and roses.
John Miles was best man. The ushers included Bruce G. Meinken, brother of the bride; James J. Cohill, Wallace Atwood Smith, Andrew Anderson, Martin Fleischer, T. Stephen O’Neill and Charles Griffen.
The bride is a graduate of St. Joseph’s Academy, Brentwood, and Marymount College, Tarrytown. Mr. Mathisen is a graduate of Syracuse University, served in the Marine Corps in World War II and is coordinator of radio and television for Colgate-Palmolive Internationale.
After a month’s trip in the Caribbean, the couple will reside at Kew Gardens. |