PILLOW, RING

Description: 1. ABOVE DIMENSIONS. HEART SHAPED; IS NOT STUFFED. PILLOW IS MADE OF OFF-WHITE SATIN AND IS TRIMMED WITH WIDE WHITE LACE. IN CENTER OF PILLOW, ON TOP, IS A CIRCLE OF LACE THAT IS GATHERED IN THE CENTER. ATTACHED TO UNDERSIDE OF PILLOW ARE TWO STRIPS OF SATIN, WITH A BOW TIED IN THE CENTER OF EACH, AND A ROSETTE AT THE END OF EACH (FORMED FROM SAME RIBBON). ALSO ON UNDERSIDE OF PILLOW IS A STRIP OF COTTON TWILL TAPE. ABOUT 7.5CM OF SEAM, ON TOP OF PILLOW, IS OPEN. 2. 45.0 X 45.0. SQUARE SHAPED CUSHION COVER. COVER IS MADE FROM WHITE LACE WITH A FLORAL PATTERN ON IT. ALSO HAS A TRIM OF SAME LACE. ON ONE SIDE OF PILLOW IS A WHITE ZIPPER WITH "LIGHTNING" ON THE PULL. THERE IS A METAL SNAP AT CENTER OF ZIPPER.

History: DONOR MARRIED HER HUSBAND MARCH 1, 1969 AT HOPE REFORM CHURCH, FORMERLY ON 6TH AVENUE. HUSBAND MARV BORN 1943 AT GALT HOSPITAL. HIS FAMILY ARE LONGTIME SOUTHERN ALBERTANS. TRUUS WAS A GRADUATE OF THE GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING. DONOR'S FAMILY EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 AND HAD A BEET FARM AT KIPP. DONOR & HUSBAND MET ON A BLIND DATE JULY 17, 1967 TO THE LETHBRIDGE FAIR. DONOR WAS A NURSING STUDENT AT THE TIME. THEIR WEDDING WAS A LARGE AFFAIR WITH THE RECEPTION AND DANCE AT THE EL RANCHO HOTEL. SEE ARCHIVES FOR WEDDING ALBUM AND MARRIAGE SERVICE BOOKLET. *UPDATE* IN 2017 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING WEDDING DRESS DONATED BY TRUUS BOLOKOSKI. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. TRUUS BOLOKOSKI (NEE GROENENBOOM) IS THE DAUGHTER OF HUIBRECHT AND MARIA BARBARA GROENENBOOM (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN). HUIBRECHT PASSED AWAY IN 1981 AND MARIA PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 12, 1989. MARVIN JOHN BOLOKOSKI PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 22, 1998 AT THE AGE OF 54. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD.