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Daily Inter Lake, The | Kalispell, Montana | Sunday, July 12, 1953 | Page 7
Miss Irene Peace Weds Cut Bank
Man in Poison Church Ceremony

Inter lake News Service

POLSON-The altar of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Polson was decorated with pink and white peonies for the formal, double-ring ceremony uniting in marriage Miss Irene R. Peace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Peace of Polson and Gene Tuma, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Tuma of Cut Bank. The Rev. Father Emmet J. Shea celebrated the nuptial mass at 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 3,

Mrs. David Pugh played the nuptial music and accompanied the choir and Klint Colarchek of Gyser who sang "Panis Angelicus."

The bride who was given in marriage by her father, chose a formal gown fashioned with a lace bodice and matching bolero and a full skirt of nylon net. She carried a bouquet of white roses centered with an orchid corsage, on a white prayer bok, which was a gift of the groom. Her fingertip net veil was from a cap of white lace and seed pearls.

Miss Donna Tuma, sister of the bridegroom, was made of honor and bridesmaids were Jessie Passmore of Kalispell; Louis Feshour of St. Ignatius and Janice Hanto of Sidney. They were gowned in formal gowns with strapless taffeta bodices and net skirts and stoles in pastel colors. They wore bandeaux of pleated net in their hair. Their colonial bouquets were of red and white roses. Small Luana Jordon, Billings, cousin of the bridegroom, was dressed in white and carried a basket of rose petals. Mrs Peace chose a dress of orchid eyelet jersey, for her daughter's wedding with which she wore white accessories and a corsage of pink rosebuds and painted daisies. Mrs. Tuma wore navy blue with white accessories and a red rose corsage.

The bridegroom was attended by Klint Colarchek as best man and Harry Tuma, Jr., cousin of the bridegroom; bob Helbing of Moscow, Ida.; Earl, Ross and James Peace, brothers of the bride, were ushers.

Following the ceremony a reception for 100 guests was held in the parish hall. After the bridal couple cut the three tier cake, which was topped with a miniature bride and groom, it was served by Mrs. Ross Peace, Mrs. James Peace served punch and Mrs. Earl Peace poured. Miss Carroll Savall was in charge of the gift table and Miss Susie Lind of the guest book.

Mrs. Tuma graduated from Polson High School with the class of 1951 and attended Montana State College at Boseman, where she was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. The bridegroom was graduated from Gonzaga High School in Spokane, Wash. he also attended Montana State College where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.

After a honeymoon trip the young couple will make their home on a ranch near Cut Bank.

Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Tuma and Donna; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tuma and Harry Tuma, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Tuma and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Phillips, grandparents of the groom, all of Cut Bank, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy of Rudyard; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maxwell of Ronan; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Peace and Karen of Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Peace of Havre; Mr. and Mrs. Christ Schelecten and family of Bozeman; Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Parker of Manhatten Beach, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jordon and family, Billings; Klint Colarchek, Bob Hebling, Jancie Hanto, Jessie Passmore and Lois Freshour.

Billings Gazette | Billings, Montana | Friday, December 08, 1967 | Page 12

Mrs. Gene A. Tuma
Mrs. Gene A. Tuma, 34, former Billings resident, of Forsyth, died Thursday morning in Billings hospital where she had been a patient since Nov.

She was born Irene Ruth Peace in Polson July 4, 1933, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Peace.

She attended schools in Polson and Montana State College at Bozeman.

She was married to Gene Arnold Tuma in Polson July 3, 1953. They lived in Bozeman after their marriage, moved to Billings for two years and in 1956 returned to Bozeman where Mr. Tuma attended school.

They lived in Roy in 1957, Rosebud in 1960 and Colstrip in 1962 where Mr. Tuma taught school. In 1963 they moved to i Ithaca, N.Y. to go to school and since 1964 had lived in Forsyth. She was a member of the Catholic Church.

Surviving are the widower; three sons, James, Lane and Craig, all of the family home; her mother, Mrs. Delia Peace, Polson; three brothers, Earl Peace, Bozeman; Ross Peace, Fairfield and James Peace, Poison.

The body will be taken from I Dahl-Brown Funeral Home to Mosley Funeral Home in Polson for services and burial.

Irene married TUMA, Gene Arnold on 3 Jul 1953 in Lake, Montana, United States. Gene (son of TUMA, Arnold Archibald and PHILLIPS, Mary O.) was born on 22 Dec 1933 in Montana, United States; died on 25 Jun 1996 in Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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3. TUMA, Craig Walter was born on 19 Sep 1960; died on 18 Mar 1978 in Rosebud, Rosebud, Montana, United States.

Living married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]