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- [S186] Newspaper - Montana - Daily Inter Lake, Miss Peace Reveals Plans of Marriage; announcement; 25 February 1953; page 9; viewed online and clipped; 14 January 2023.
Miss Peace Reveals Plans of Marriage
Inter Lake News Service
Polson-Mr. and Mrs. W. James Peace of Polson announce the engagement of their daughter Irene Ruth to Gene Arnold Tuma, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Tuma of Cut Bank. Tenative plans have been made for a July wedding.
Both are students of Montana State College in Bozeman. Miss Peace is a member of Kappa Delta Sorority and her fiance is a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
- [S39] Vital Records - Montana Marriages Index, 1865-1950 - FamilySearch, viewed online; 5 August 2018; Gene Arnold Tuma and Irene Ruth Peace, 03 Jul 1953; Marriage, Lake, Montana, USA, county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,902,484; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F37F-WXH.
Name Gene Arnold Tuma
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 3 Jul 1953
Event Place Lake, Montana, United States
Sex Male
Age 19
Birth Year (Estimated) 1934
Father's Name Arnold A. Tuma
Mother's Name Mary O. Phillips
Spouse's Name Irene Ruth Peace
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)1934
Spouse's Father's Name James William Peace
Spouse's Mother's Name Della A. Jung
- [S186] Newspaper - Montana - Daily Inter Lake, Miss Irene Peace Weds Cut Bank Man in Polson Ceremony; wedding announcement; 12 July 1953; viewed online and downloaded; 14 January 2023.
Miss Irene Peace Weds Cut Bank Man in Polson 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 iin 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, June 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, ona white prayer book, 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 maid 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 bandeaus of pleated net in their hair. Their colonial bouquets were of red and white roses. Small Luana Jordan of Billings, cousin of the bridegroom, was dressed in white and carried a basket of rose petals. Miss 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 Colarcheck 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, Early 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 Delts (sic) Sorority. The bridegroom was graduated from Gonsaga 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 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. Mike 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 Scheleeten and family of Bozeman; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. parker of Manhatten Beach, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jordan and family, Billings; Klint Colarchek, Bob Hebling, Janice Hanto, Jessie Passmore and Lois Freshour.
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Jindra and Chaloupka Families
d. 25 Jun 1996, Forsyth, Rosebud, Montana, United States 
