Couples Exchange Vows In Valley Church Rites / Misses Schueller And Lanman Choose White Bridal Gowns

Valley Times, North Hollywood, 1954-05-29, p.9

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  • name as printed"Jo Ann Schueller"

    Jo Ann Schueller

  • name as printed"Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schueller of"

    Charlotte Bertha

Summary

Society wedding of Jo Ann Schueller (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schueller of Sherman Oaks, LA) to John J. Cooke at St. Cyril's Catholic Church in Encino (reported 29 May 1954; no wedding date printed). Nuptial mass by Rev. Leo J. Lawler (uncle of the bridegroom, flew in from Columbus, Ohio). Maid of honor Charlene Schueller (sister of bride); bridesmaids Pat Cooke (groom's sister) and Nancy Bee Miller; flower girl Susie Schueller. Best man Ronald Brown; ushers Sam and John De Franco; honorary ushers Frank and John Schueller and Jim Murphy (printed together as "the bride's uncles"; the article does not say on which side). Reception at the Glen-Aire Country Club, 260 guests. Honeymoon at Catalina Island; couple to reside in Columbus, Ohio. The article prints "Jim Murphy" only as one of "the bride's uncles", side not given; that Mrs. Ted Schueller was born Murphy is an inference, not printed. A plausible Butte-Murphy → LA-Murphy → Schueller-Cooke chain can be built combining this clipping with the 1936 Murphy–Schueller marriage license and the 1940 Llewellyn–Murphy wedding, but per user direction (2026-05-26) the speculative tree is NOT held in this archive — supplemental records will arrive later in a separate Patrick / James Murphy folder outside `archive/clippings/`. See [`docs/speculative-lineage/2026-05-26_clounaglaskin-cluster-tentative.md`](../../../docs/speculative-lineage/2026-05-26_clounaglaskin-cluster-tentative.md) for the tentative tree that was sketched during ingest.

Narrative

Jo Ann Schueller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schueller of Sherman Oaks, marries John J. Cooke at St. Cyril's Catholic Church in Encino, with nuptial mass said by Rev. Leo J. Lawler, the bridegroom's uncle, who flew from Columbus, Ohio, for the ceremony. The bride's uncles Frank and John Schueller and Jim Murphy served as honorary ushers, and four generations of her maternal family and three of her paternal family attended; 260 guests came to the reception at the Glen-Aire Country Club. After a honeymoon at Catalina Island the couple motored to Columbus, Ohio, where they will reside. A companion item records the marriage of Nancy Dean Lanman of Burbank to Gerry LaGrange Simpson of Long Beach at St. Davids Episcopal Church in North Hollywood.

  • “The bride wore a gown of Chantilly lace over satin with a sequined tiara and fingertip veil. She carried white camellias centered with white orchids.”
  • “Four generations of the bride's maternal family and three of her paternal family were in attendance at the wedding.”

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  • Charlene Schueller · sister_of_bride_maid_of_honor
  • Susie Schueller · flower_girl

    Printed only as 'Susie Schueller flower girl'; the article calls Charlene 'her sister' but gives Susie no relationship.

  • Frank Schueller · paternal_uncle_of_bride_honorary_usher

    Printed only with John Schueller and Jim Murphy as 'the bride's uncles', honorary ushers; the side is not printed. That he is Ted Schueller's brother (so a paternal uncle) is likely from the surname, and the family tree gives it (see the Jim Murphy link above), but the article does not say so.

  • John Schueller · paternal_uncle_of_bride_honorary_usher

    Printed only with Frank Schueller and Jim Murphy as 'the bride's uncles', honorary ushers; the side is not printed. That he is Ted Schueller's brother (so a paternal uncle) is likely from the surname, and the family tree gives it (see the Jim Murphy link above), but the article does not say so.

  • Rev. Leo J. Lawler · officiant_uncle_of_groom
  • Pat Cooke · sister_of_groom_bridesmaid
  • Nancy Bee Miller · bridesmaid
  • Ronald Brown · best_man
  • Sam De Franco · usher
  • John De Franco · usher

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Transcription
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# Couples Exchange Vows In Valley Church Rites ## Misses Schueller And Lanman Choose White Bridal Gowns *Valley Times (North Hollywood), Saturday, May 29, 1954, p. 9. "Society" page, editor Frances Dewberry. With a photograph captioned "MRS. JOHN J. COOKE / Jo Ann Schueller (Liebling Photo)" and a second portrait captioned "MRS. GERRY LAGRANGE SIMPSON / Nancy Dean Lanman (White's Studio Photo)".* Jo Ann Schueller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schueller of Sherman Oaks, was married to John J. Cooke at St. Cyril's Catholic Church in Encino. Nuptial mass was by Rev. Leo J. Lawler, uncle of the bridegroom who flew from Columbus, Ohio, to perform the ceremony. The bride chose as her attendants Charlene Schueller, her sister, as maid of honor; Pat Cooke, sister of the bridegroom, and Nancy Bee Miller as bridesmaids, and Susie Schueller flower girl. Ronald Brown was best man, Sam and John De Franco ushers, and Frank and John Schueller and Jim Murphy, the bride's uncles, honorary ushers. The bride wore a gown of Chantilly lace over satin with a sequined tiara and fingertip veil. She carried white camellias centered with white orchids. Her attendants were attired in pastel colors. Four generations of the bride's maternal family and three of her paternal family were in attendance at the wedding. A reception at the Glen-Aire Country Club was attended by 260 guests. After a short honeymoon at Catalina Island the newlyweds motored to Columbus, Ohio, home of the bridegroom, where they will reside. --- *Companion item on same page:* ## Nancy Dean Lanman Weds In Church Rites Nancy Dean Lanman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lanman of Burbank, and Gerry LaGrange Simpson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Simpson of Long Beach, were married at St. Davids Episcopal Church in North Hollywood. The bride wore a white nylon tulle over taffeta gown with a finger tip veil. Her attendants were Lois Ann Bitner, her sister, as matron of honor, and Barbara Powell, Peggy House, Joy Dore, and Patricia Simpson, bridesmaids. Glen Simpson Jr., brother of the bridegroom, was best man and James Sartain, Louis Bowerman, Richard Cox, and Ernest Bitner ushered. Both young people will resume their studies at Art Center School in Los Angeles following a honeymoon trip to northern California. --- *Other items on page (not transcribed in full):* "PATRICIA ANN LONG TO ANNOUNCE TROTH" (engagement of Patricia Ann Long, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Long, to Charles Richard Colean); "Auxiliary Schedules Card Fete" (City of Hope auxiliary, Verdugo Hills); "Breakfast Meeting Set By Valley B'nai B'rith"; "YOUR CHILD" by Isabelle P. Buckley. *[Text checked against the page scan at 3x, 21 Oct 2026, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20-21 Oct 2026: no change to the wording of either wedding report; "Jim Murphy, the bride's uncles" confirmed.]*

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Open questions

  • Was the Imelda Murphy of the 1940 Llewellyn-Murphy wedding the same person as the Imelda Kelly in the Obituary_for_Imelda_ Kelly_KBTJEGER.pdf in this same inbox?