Arnold Richard Wisbeck

Arnold Richard Wisbeck

Male 1925 - 2005  (80 years)


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  • Name Arnold Richard Wisbeck  [1
    Birth 12 May 1925  Astoria, OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Nov 2005  Seattle, King, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • His obituary:Arnold Richard WISBECK May 12, 1925 - November 25, 2005 Age 80, died after a brief illness at a Redmond hospital. Arnold was born in Astoria, Oregon to Christine Henningsen Wisbeck and William Humbelt Wisbeck. He graduated from Astoria High S
    Burial Seattle (Lake View cemetery), King, Wa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7280  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2023 

    Father William Humbelt Wisbeck,   b. 8 Feb 1885, Denmark Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1951 (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Christine Henningsen,   b. 26 Jan 1892   d. 14 Oct 1963, Clatsop County, Oregon, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F3435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Hawkins, <,   b. 23 Dec 1921, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 23 May 1952  Seattle, King, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Children 
     1. William Wisbeck, <
     2. Nina Wisbeck, <
    Family ID F1417  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 May 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [S980] Obituary: Arnold Richard Wisbeck, Legacy.com - Seattle Post-Intelligencer online [http://www.legacy.com/nwclassifieds/deathnotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=15833852 ], accessed 31 Jan 2006.

    2. [S12] Susan H. Carmiencke and Bayard C. Carmiencke, compiled by., A Hawkins genealogy supplement; volume II. Record of the descendants of Robert Hawkins of Charlestown, Massachusetts (Baltimore : Published for The Hawkins Association by Gateway Press, c2, p. 246.

    3. [S402] Seattle Daily Times, 25 May 1952, section "Women's News -- Amusements", front page; also p. 47.
      A.R. Wisbeck Weds Nancy Hawkins

      Wedding vows were exchanged by Miss Nancy Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mason I Hawkins, and Mr. Arnold Richard Wisbeck, son of Mrs. William H. Wisbeck of Astoria, Ore., and the late Mr. Wisbeck, Friday evening [23 May 1952] in the Thomsen Memorial Chapel of St. Mark's Cathedral. It was a small family wedding.

      The bride wore an ankle-length gown of white silk shantung mad with cap sleeves, full skirt and madonna neckline. The veil was caught to a pearl and gold tiara. She carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley.

      Mis Patricia Hall, the only attendant, wore rose silk shantung made with full skirt and scooped neckline. She wore a cap of seed pearls and carried white flowers.

      Mr. William T. Wisbeck of Portland Ore., was his brother's best man. Ushers were Mr. Harry G. Willard and Mr. Allen Conzen.

      The bridegrooms mother and sister, Mrs. John Todd of Astoria came up for the wedding.

      A reception was held in the Hawkins home.

      For a wedding trip to California and Mexico, the bride wore a navy-blue silk suit trimmed in white and navy and white accessories.

      Mrs. Wisbeck, the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hawkins and the late Mr. and Mrs. William B. Gaffney, attended Mills College, Columbia University and is a graduate of the University of Washington. She is a member of the Junior League. Mr. Wisbeck, who attended Wabash College in Indiana, and is a graduate of the School of Architecture of the University of Washington.