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Marriage - Sep 18, 1949 in Central City, Merrick Co, NE.
Wedding - Central City Newspaper:
In the presence of 150 friends and relatives, Miss Laree Butt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Rynold Butt, became the bride of Jay Gee of Palmer [NE] at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Martin Schabacker Jr., using the double ring ceremony.
Preceding the service, Miss Loris Ann Hake played soft organ music and Mrs. M. Schabacker sang "Because". Following the ceremony she sang "The Lord's Prayer".
Miss Butt came down the aisle on the arm of her father, to the strains of Lohengrin's Wedding march, and met the groom at the altar.
The bride chose for her wedding, a gown of white satin, with a lace trimmed veil, and carried a white prayer book topped with a white orchid and stephanotis love knots.
Miss Bette Baumeister, as maid of honor, wore a pale blue taffeta gown, a yellow lace picture hat, and carried bronze mums and daisies.
Miss Betty Gee, sister of the groom, lighted the seven branched candelabra.
She wore a gown of dusty rose and had a wrist bouquet of roses and mums.
The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Gee of Palmer [NE] wore a navy blue suit.
Milton Suck of Palmer, as the groom's best man, wore a suit of grey.
Louis Butt, brother of the bride and Dick Gee, brother of the groom, were ushers. Each wore white carnation boutonnieres.
The young couple left the altar to the strains of Mendelson wedding march.
A reception immediately following the ceremony was held in the church parlor.
Mrs. Omer Eckles cut the wedding cake, Mrs. Paul Tyler poured the coffee and Mrs. Lyle Nickel of Grand Island [NE] poured the punch. Miss Pauline DeMoss of Omaha [NE] had charge of the guest book and Miss Ernestine Butt and Mrs. Milton Suck welcomed the guests.
Mrs. Gee chose as her going away costume, a brown faille suit with matching green accessories.
After an extended wedding trip in the west, Mr. and Mrs. Gee will be at home on a farm four miles southwest of St. Paul [NE], as the groom is engaged in farming.
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Obituary - Republican Nonpareil [Central City NE] Newspaper - Date Unknown:
Laree Gee, 60, of Central City [NE] died Sunday, July 29, at Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital of Central City after a long illness.
Services were held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 1, 1990 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Central City. The Rev. Richard Kothe officiated. Burial was in the Central City Cemetery, Central City. Arrangements were made by Solt Funeral Home, Central City.
Arlene Scholz was the organist for the congregational hymns "How Great Thou Art" and "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today". Mary Sue Gee sang "The Lord's Prayer" accompanied by Suzanne Phillipi.
Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were Dan Gee, Sean Gee, Merle Gee, Terry Gee, Lowell Gee, Melvin Leth, Galen Killion, Laverne Kilion, Alan Gee, Jeff Butt, Gary Luth, Chuck Gee, Sam Andrews, Mike Andrews, Loren Killion, Gilbert Killion and Kurt Schmaljohn.
Memorials are suggested to St. Paul's Lutheran Church or the Merrick Foundation.
Mrs. Gee was born May 20, 1930 near Central City, the daughter of Rynold and Minnie Butt. She graduated from Central City High School in 1947.
On September 18, 1949 she married Jay Gee in Central City. They farmed in Howard and Merrick counties for almost 40 years. She worked at various businesses in Central City, including the law offices of Sampson Curry and Hummel.
Laree belonged to St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church and Lutheran Ladies Aid.
She is survived by her husband, Jay, of Central City; her mother, Minnie Butt, of Central City; three sons, Howard of Los Osos CA, David of Grand Island [NE] and Kenneth of Brighton CO; one brother, Louis Butt, of Central City; one sister, Reta Kleve, of Central City; and five granddaughters. She is proceeded in death by her father and a son, Larry.