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Marion Shelest and Anthony Wojan marry in Charlevoix, 1965

Also Marion M. Shelest Anthony Wojan wedding

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Locator map: Charlevoix highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at CharlevoixLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Datecirca 1965-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Charlevoix highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at CharlevoixLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
circa 1965-03
Kind
Marriage
Where
Charlevoix
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitydemographyreligion
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1965 Beaver Beacon reports that Marion M. Shelest and Anthony Wojan Sr. exchanged vows during a nuptial Mass at St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix. The notice names Rev. Victor Gallagher as officiant, Mrs. Frank Oleksy as organist, Mrs. Arthur Wojan as attendant, and Walter Wojan as best man.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper wedding report. It does not provide the exact date, a civil or parish register, or complete family identities.

Sources

  1. Reports Marion M. Shelest and Anthony Wojan Sr. exchanging marriage vows during a nuptial Mass at St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix, with the officiant, organist, attendant, and best man named. It does not provide a civil or parish register, exact wedding date, or complete family identities.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Marion Shelest and Anthony Wojan marry in Charlevoix, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/marriage-of-marion-shelest-and-anthony-wojan-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1965, “Weddings.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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