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♦ “ •» .* * * * SV-^ .1^. - - ' • ’ * I \ -\ • I Ganying on Belimore family tradition into the ’90s / a . - \ Q V M artha Lange is a -woman of many 5; talents including being an expert seamstress. Thirty-five years ago. Nlrs. C , Lange designed and made her daughter g Gloria's wedding gown. However, her alt^niions. on May 28. 1979. Dorothy, ..-.IV.., ;v . I : .,. I _____ maraed. She, loo. wanted to wear tier expertise d id n 't end after G loria’s ^ marriage to Ed Balaza. Her daughter walked down the aisle in her mother's wedding gown to wed Richard Medico, M rs. ^ n g e made it possible, for Dorothy to start a family tradition that became the wish of her sister^ Diane, - Agajn, thanks to hlrs. Lange, Diane's i. *o had three children • Dorothy. Diane and .wish came true on September 16.1988, m o ther's w e d d ing'gow n , p a l l i n g . Grandma to the rescue! Once again. Mrs. Lange (who made the original gown and who worked many, many . hours creating bridesmaid gowns land alicring the bridal gown for Dorothy Karen, Mrs. Lange’s oldest granddaughter, Dorothy, always dreamed of wearing •§ her motHcr*s w'cdding gown when she ;o got married. Knowing that only her ^ grandmother could make this dream a aisle in her mother’s wedding gown to marry Peter KlcCoy. Mrs. Lange had to replace the lace on the gown, but everything else was good as new. In addition, Mrs. Lange made a dress for her daughter, one'for herself, and m . cuuiu iiiajwc u iu uicain a : g reality, she asked Mrs, Lange if she could bring her mother's gown back to gowns for all the bridesmaids and the H .life. M is . Lange willingly accepted the matron of honor. ■ challenge. After laborious hours of ^ Nov^ Mrs. L a n g e ’s third N •a . 0 :. *5 ,o a _ o C/3 f I: i t • o :u .. U i -CO 0 ^ SBott^lon SBtd. 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Thanks to Martha Lange, Karen walked down the aisle in her mother’s wedding gown to join with .Dean Bogdanowich in holy, matrimony. Mrs. Lange’s work has b c ^ admired by everyone who witnessed the four ceremonies; an amazing lady, that Martha Lange!! By the way. Martha Lange celebrated . her 82rid birthday on January 20, In addition, L ^ g e is also the great grandmother of C ^ g , Dorothy's son. Who knows - one of . Mrs, Lange's - three granddaughters might produce a I great granddaughter or two whose dream just might be to walk down the aislp in grandma’s wedding gown! ' % * *• * • * ' **^ ' \ ^ • — 4 . *•' .S ^ ^ • S* • , ^ ' • • • • •* i. From left, top row, are Karen and Dorothy Balaza and Martha Lapge. and. bottom, Gloria Balaza and Diane McCoy. ' -i n i u iM iV iV ,,-. ■ » ' *' i . . ___ m ;1 :• » - 1 . - Martha l^nge U an active memb€r -,' o/th£ Silver T h re^ Club of-SLlohn^s • • 29.1989. - • I. ) • S^. in forydur Free, No bBGgation, 1990 WEDDING PLANNER^ i h c C i u ^ w e ^ r ^ p l i i m u t y 5U£St G5L on(f cfiicmmt xoupon. We m your FULL SERVICE ■ invitation, spedaGst- ,Om twen^ Um of in\itatibnsj . vvitfi. fuaicCreds of siy(es,. papers, coforSj .ontf infis to eftoose jrcitu, ■ ■ y - -r - Orders arefafced into procCoctiott witliin. 24 flours. PRINTING EMPORIUM 29 MERRICK AVENUE MERRICK ■(tia^OCKSN.OFSUNFllSEHWY.) , , ( 5 1 6 ) . 2 2 3 - 2 2 2 0 - MONDAY-FHIDAY 9-6 SATURDAYS 10-2 - ' lif* Wantagl by Conn! T o ' Stan off, Septem b er 16, 1 cooperative; cloui light rain and ^ .However, a b a d devised for the . pictures so it scci was under control, m x hincs began to o f ’The Day.\- Since the wedd large, and of coursi it was decided th meet at the bride's the pre-wedding p transported the s! W illiam the A lim o u sine in an . scheduled 3 p.m. gcmlcmcn .would j AmiiyviJIc apar transported to the i - Since the bride anc arrive by Umoi rtX^ired. The photograph all seemed well slightly late deli . d id n 't disturb th events. Then h beg attention now, bee complicated): The photo sess await a late arrivi finally arrived ( ^plaining that he to wc^k' ^ t roon gas c n route hor wedding h im sdfa bride's house. The bride's broil ,his car to join Ui wedding parly, cj ' convenience ston had broken down, sent on his way I White changing in be d is c o v e rt that home s o h e leiu: arranging to mee thechuririu ' The bride’s moll at 2:30 p.m; to fa ■ guests arrived. T w as still hot t ■ expected moment: Thenowpropft . the churfah just father, and the < bridal attendants, and pfaotographi behind sebedote. Vhficn the bridi chimch, they lean carrying ^ e gre d o ^ . This new man who, along thumbed a ride o get to the chord brothq; wbos^ff I