Sven Waldemar Newfeldt ²

   Another name for Sven was "Swede" Newfeldt.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was buried in 1968 in the Saint Marys Cemetery in Winona, MN.

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Sven married Irene Veronica Drugan, daughter of Edmund Drugan and Mary A. Frasch, on 18 June 1935 in Trempealeau, WI.¹ (Irene Veronica Drugan was born on 13 January 1911 in Trempealeau, WI,^{3 4 5 6 7} died on 16 January 1981 in Rochester, MN ^{5 6 7} and was buried after 16 January 1981 in Saint Marys Cemetery, Winona, MN ⁷.)

  Marriage Notes:

Miss Irene Drugan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Drugan of Trempealeau, became the bride of S.W. Newfeldt at St. Bartholomew Catholic church here Tuesday morning. The single ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. F. E. Wallace.

The bridal party entered the church while the wedding march was played by Mrs. Martin Soppa of Arcadia, Wis. The bride wore a white satin gown, floor length. Her long trailing veil was arranged in cap effect with orange blossoms and she carried an arm bouquet of roses.

The bride chose Miss Pauline Coyle and Miss Elaine Newfeldt as bridesmaids. Miss Coyle wore a gown of yellow crepe with white accessories and a corsage of pink roses and baby's breath and Miss Newfeldt, sister of the bridegroom, wore a gown of pink crepe with white accessories and a corsage of pink roses and baby's breath. The bridegroom was attended by Leo and Kenneth Drugan, the former a brother of the bride and the latter a cousin of the bride.

Forty guests attended a wedding dinner at the home of the bride's parents at 12 o'clock. Large baskets of peonies, red, white, and pink, decorated the home. The church altar's also were banked with flowers.

Out-of-town guests to attend the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Martin Soppa and children, Arcadia; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Frasch, La Moille; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Salsman, Elroy, Wis.; Mrs. Thomas Walski and daughter, Esther, Galesville; Mr. and Mrs. Kozalka, Winona; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crivits, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Olson and Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Alvarez, Galesville; Mrs. Alfred Newfeldt, Ellsworth, Wis., and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hamernik and children, Winona.

(Source: Winona Republican Herald, Winona, Minnesota, 19 Jun 1935, page 6)
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"Swede (Swen) and Irene adopted a baby boy at birth. The birth-mother took the little boy back when he was 7 years old. Swede (Swen) and Irene were emotionally crushed. They lived on the East end of Winona, 559 E . Fifth Street."

(Source: Martha Drugan Westphal, 2004.)
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