WEDDING: Harder, Graber
Ruth Harder and Jesse Graber were married May 11, 2002, at First Mennonite Church in Hillsboro. Nelia Kimbrough of Evansville, Ind., officiated the double ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Keith and Judy Harder of Hillsboro. The groom is the son of Charles and Diana Graber of Newton.
Attendants were Katherine Harder and Matthew Krehbiel, sister and brother-in-law of the bride, of Pawnee Rock; Stephanie and Scott Harder, sister-in-law and brother of the bride, of Wichita; Samuel Harder, nephew of the bride, of Wichita; Shana Goering of Moundridge; and Will Ortman, cousin of the groom, of Marion, S.D.
Musicians were Calvin Kimbrough, banjo, of Evansville, Ind.; Sherilyn Ortman, piano and organ, of Marion, S.D.; Stephanie Krehbiel, flute, of Lansing, Mich.; Sonya Buller, oboe, Newton; Andy Friesen, trumpet, Hillsboro; Joe Sawatzky, mandolin, Newton; Paul Schimming, bass and clarinet, Manhattan; Josh Gingerich, guitar, Newton; Heather Troyer, fiddle, Prinsburg, Minn.; Sarah Kehrberg, fiddle, Pittsburg, Pa.; Deborah Moore, vibraphone, Evansville, Ind.; Zadie Lawler, flute, Evansville, Ind.; and Pat Leyden, clarinet, Evansville, Ind.
Ushers were Sarah Koehn, Riverton, Canada; Erica Coutler, Kansas City; Vanessa Guete, Dallas, Texas; Eric Cook-Wiens, Lansing, Mich.; Stuart Isaac, Newton, Jared Gingerich, Newton; and Nathan Toews, Newton.
Pie and ice cream were served at the reception held in fellowship following the ceremony.
The bride is a graduate of Hillsboro High School and Bethel College in North Newton. She is employed by Southwestern Indiana Mental Health, Inc. in Evansville, Ind., and will attend Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in the fall. The groom is also a graduate of Bethel College and works at Patchwork Central in Evansville, Ind.
A rehearsal dinner was held at the Scout House in Hillsboro on May 10. Music and a contra dance followed at the Hillsboro Senior Center.
The couple is at home in Evansville, Ind.
