Johnson-Wolf wedding. University of Wisconsin graduate students Cyntheia Yvonne Johnson and Richard Allen Wolf were married at St. Leo's Catholic Church on August 21, 1971. Pictured above is the bride, in her delicate organza gown trimmed with jeweled alecon lace including a cathedral length mantilla. With her is believed to be her mother, Mrs. Douglas Cato. The new Mrs. Wolf is also the daughter of Collie Johnson of Vietnam. She had graduated from Aquinas Academy and Marquette University. Her husband, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wolf of Skokie, IL, also graduated from Marquette. Photograph ordered by Mrs. Douglas Cato. (TNT 9-19-71, E-10 - article)
St. Leo's Catholic Church C.A. Darmer, arch. -destroyed by fire 12/1/1919 TDL 1/13/1893 p.5 A new Catholic church (proposed) TDL 12/29/1901 p.5 Church displaces the auditorium (timber from the Wigwam Bldg. to be used in new church) TDL 3/23/1902 p.25 (mention) TDL 4/13/1902 p.25 (il) TDL 4/27/1902 p.25 (il) TDL 8/23/1903 p.9 Dedication to take place ... (il) TDN Annual 1/18/1904 p.40 (il) TDL 12/15/1907 p.40 (history,il) TDL 1/13/1909 Commercial Club Edition (il) TDL 2/19/1913 (il) TNT 12/2/1919 St. Leo fire loss close to $300,000 (il) TDL 12/21/1919 p.E10 Begin salvaging of church ruins (after fire) 363.37 T142O p.59 (account of fire) 641.5 ST25S (il) 917.9778 C498C (il)
The Wigwam C.A. Darmer, arch. C.A. Sayre, contr. -bldg. used mainly for political meetings -later renamed the Tacoma Auditorium -demolished c.1902 to make way for St. Leo's Catholic Church TDL 3/14/1900 p.3 Wigwam may be built at Tacoma TDL 3/16/1900 p.3 Site is donated by Land Company TDL 3/17/1900 p.3 Work on Wigwam will begin today TDL 3/19/1900 p.3 Change the site of the Wigwam TDL 3/21/1900 p.2 Will open Wigwam with big concert TDL 3/23/1900 p.3 Half of work is done TDL 3/25/1900 p.3 Roof is almost complete TDL 3/26/1900 p.5 Many visiting the Wigwam TDL 4/1/1900 p.3 Big crowds attend opening of Wigwam TDL 4/3/1900 p.5 Wigwam is not quite paid for TDL 4/4/1900 p.3 Bryan pays flying visit to Tacoma (visit of William Jennings Bryan) TDL 4/8/1900 p.3 Is Wigwam no more (renamed the Tacoma Auditorium) TDL 5/7/1900 p.5 Building is too big (for the visit of Jack the Boy Preacher) TDL 12/29/1901 p.5 Church displaces the auditorium (timber from the Wigwam to be used in St. Leo's Catholic Church)
Christening, Valerie Mirkovich, 4 1/2 months, Mrs. Andrew Mirkovich. Pearl S. Mirkovich holds her baby daughter, Valerie Joanne Mirkovich, while the Reverend Father Chapman baptises the baby at St. Leo's Church. The baptismal font is seen next to Father Chapman. Three boys and a woman look on from the right. Miss Kathleen Pesusich and Jack Bujaclch were named godparents. Andrew S. Mirkovich was a fisherman in Tacoma. (TNT, 12/14/1949, p.15)
Mirkovich, Valerie; Mirkovich, Andrew S.--Family; Baptisms--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Leo's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Fonts--Tacoma; Priests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chapman, Charles;
Beverly Ann Eckman and John Frederick Erck were married November 25, 1950, at St. Leo's Church. The bride was the daughter of Grant and Laura Eckman and the groom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Erck. The couple would make their first home in Seattle. (TNT 12/3/1950, p. D-2- alt. photograph)
Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Eckman, Beverly Ann--Marriage; Erck, John Frederick; Altars--Tacoma; St. Leo's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wedding costume--1950-1960; Catholic churches--Tacoma;
Rene Richmond and Paul FioRito were married on March 19, 1949 at St. Leo's Catholic Church. Rene and Paul would be honeymooning in Southern California, upon their return, they would be setting up their home in Seattle. View of guests at the Richmond-Fiorito wedding party; hand colored black and white photograph (TNT, 4/21/49, p. C-2).
Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Marriage--Tacoma; Receptions--Tacoma; Families--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits; Richmond, Rene--Family; FioRito, Paul--Family; St. Leo's Catholic Church (Tacoma);
ca. 1979. Roofline of St. Leo's Catholic Church, 1301 Yakima Ave. So., circa 1979 from 13th St. In the background is St. Leo's School, 1323 Yakima Ave. So., occupied in 1979 by the Tacoma Actors Guild.
St. Leos Catholic Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma; St. Leos Parochial School (Tacoma);
ca. 1931. St. Leo's Church, 1301 Yakima Ave. So., Tacoma. St. Leo's was built in 1920 to replace an older church (1902) destroyed by fire. The 1920's structure was considered a "temporary building" on a permanent foundation. However, the "temporary" structure is still serving the congregation. Bowen # CHU-028
St. Leo's Catholic Church -"temporary building on permanent foundation" built to replace church destroyed by fire TDL 12/19/1920 p.A22 First services in new St. Leo's Church today TDL 1/2/1921 p.B6 (il) TNT 3/26/1967 p.C17 (remodeling) TNT 3/24/1968 p.A2 Church burglary TNT 5/5/1979 St. Leo's a robust 100 TNT 8/4/1983 Sanctuary; family flees Salvador ... TNT 9/28/1999 p.A1 Church makeover nearly complete; $1.3 million remodeling caps 10 years of planning ... (interior il) Catholic NW Progress 10/27/2011 p.5 Parish set to mark centennial of Jesuit presence (il) T.Weekly 6/5/2015 p.A1 St. Leo's breaks ground (5/26/2015) for Father William Bichsel SJ Hall
