Arthur Murosky and Mary Eugenia McDonald were married August 9, 1941 at 9 o'clock in the morning at St. John's Roman Catholic Church in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania. Arthur was 22 years old and Mary Eugenia was 19 years old when they were married. A grouping of formal portraits were taken to commemorate the marriage. The couple remained inseparable for their fifty-six years of marriage. After Mary Eugenia's death in 1998 Arthur never remarried and he always kept her photograph by his bedside.
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The following grouping of snapshots were taken the morning of their wedding.
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| Mary Eugenia McDonald on her wedding day. |
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McDonald Family Members photographed with the Bride.
Winifred Agnes O'Neill (paternal grandmother of the Bride), Mary Eugenia McDonald
and Madeline Gertrude McDonald (Aunt of the Bride). |
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| A snapshot of Arthur Murosky and Mary Eugenia McDonald on their wedding day. |
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Mary Eugenia McDonald photographed with her parents
Frances Philomena Selker and Loraine Anthony McDonald. |
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| Bridesmaid Rita Ann Murosky, Sister of the Groom |
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| Bridesmaid Eleanor Lucille McDonald, Sister of the Bride |
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Flower Girls Marian Elaine Murosky (Sister of the Groom)
and Dorothy Elizabeth McDonald (Sister of the Bride) |
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| Flower Girl Marian Elaine Murosky, Sister of the Groom |
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| Flower Girl Dorothy Elizabeth McDonald, Sister of the Bride |
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A snapshot of Anthony Harry Murosky Jr. (Father of the Groom),
Mary Eugenia McDonald (Bride) and Loraine Anthony McDonald (Father of the Bride). |
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A snapshot of Frances Winifred McDonald (Sister of the Bride)
with her friend Charlotte Allgeier. |
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| A snapshot of Mary Eugenia McDonald with her friend Charlotte Allgeier. |
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Wedding Party
(L-R) Eleanor Lucille McDonald, Ray McCosky, Frances Winifred McDonald,
Mary Eugenia McDonald, Arthur Murosky, Rita Ann Murosky |
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| Anthony Harry Murosky Jr. (Father of the Groom) photographed with Frances Philomena Selker (Mother of the Bride). |
From the Mary Eugenia McDonald Collection. Photographer Unknown. Editing and digital restoration by Michelle M. Murosky.
Arthur Murosky is my paternal grandfather. He was the son of Anthony Harry Murosky, Jr. and Helen Tillie Bukowski. Mary Eugenia McDonald is my maternal grandmother. She was the daughter of Loraine Anthony McDonald and Frances Philomena Selker.
References:
- Personal interview with Arthur Murosky, late 1990's.
- Special thanks to family friend Debi Johnson who during the summer of 2014 asked Arthur questions. Some of these details would be unknown without her.
- 1940 United States Federal Census.Year: 1940; Census Place: Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3650; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 68-77. Record for Loraine McDonald.
