Robert S. Kuiper
POPULAR COUPLE WED IN PRETTY HOME RITES
Baskets of delicate yellow gladioli banked the fireplace and lighted tapers in crystal candelabra adorned the mantel in the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Randolph on Tuesday evening when at eight o'clock, their daughter, Jeanette, and Robert Kuiper of Crown Point exchanged marriage vows in an impressive double-ring ceremony. Rev. Paul A. Reisen, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiated at the nuptial rites.Mrs. Arthur Edmonson, at the piano, played "Because" and "I Love You Truly" and "Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin" as the lovely bride, preceded by the matron of honor, her sister-in-law, Mrs. Richard Randolph, descended the stairs on the arm of her father and met the groom and his best man, Edward Kuiper, his cousin, before the fireplace. At the close of the service, Mrs. Edmonson rendered "The Lord's Prayer."
The pretty brunette bride chose for her wedding costume a white gabardine suit, accented by dark accessories and complimented by a shoulder corsage of red roses. She wore a choker necklace of pearls and matching earrings.
A corsage of white carnations and white accessories made attractive color contrast for the navy suit worn by the matron of honor.
At the candle-lighted dining table during the reception which followed the ceremony, the bride cut her beautiful wedding cake for members of the immediate families.
Later the young couple left on a honeymoon, the new Mrs. Kuiper traveling in her wedding suit.
The bride graduated from Lowell high school and attended DePauw university in Greencastle and Indiana university at Bloomington and is a talented vocalist. She is employed by the Lake County Title company in Crown Point.
Mr. Kuiper, whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kuiper who reside east of Crown Point, attended high school in Iowa and was engaged in farming before he entered the military service. He has been stationed with the Airborne Division at Camp Breckinridge, Ky., but will leave Tuesday for a camp in California from where he expects to be sent overseas. His bride will remain with her parents.
This May 10, 1951, Lowell Tribune article was found page 10, column 3:
Pfc. and Mrs. Robert Kuiper
A pretty ceremony performed on May 1st in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Randolph, Oakley Avenue, Lowell, united in marriage Miss Jeanette Randolph and Pfc. Robert Kuiper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kuiper of near Crown Point. Pfc. Kuiper has been stationed at Camp Breckinridge, Ky., but left May 8th for California to await further assignment.This November 29, 1951, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 1, column 2:
- Robert Kuiper, serving as a team chief in the Signal Corps in Korea, has recently been promoted to the rank of corporal. Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kuiper of Crown Point, is the husband of Jannie Randolph.
This January 10, 1952, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 1, column 5:
Robert Kuiper Made Sergeant
With the 3rd Infantry Division in Korea -- Robert S. Kuiper, whose wife, the former Jeanette Randolph, lives in Lowell, recently was promoted to sergeant while serving with the 3rd Infantry Division in Korea.The 3rd Division has participated in the Korean fighting for over a year, and has seen action in five campaigns up and down the Korean peninsula.
Sergeant Kuiper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kuiper, route 4, Crown Point, is a wire foreman in the 3rd Signal Company. He arrived in Korea in June, 1951.
Before entering the Army he attended Oskaloosa, Iowa, high school and was employed by Kuiper Meat Packers, Lowell.
This March 27, 1952, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 1, column 1:
- Sgt. Robert Kuiper, husband of the former Miss Jannie Randolph, was among the 3123 Army combat troops who arrived in San Francisco from Korea last Friday. Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kuiper of Crown Point, has served in Korea with the 3rd Signal Company since last June.
Return to Korean War Veterans
Return to Biographies