Shana Leigh Patz and Lwidy Medeiros of Peabody, announce their engagement.
Shana is the daughter of Anthony Patz of Harwich and Shaun and Gerald Maciel Jr. of Vineyard Haven. Lwidy is the son of Jose Medeiros of Brazil and Maria Zardo of Peabody.
Jeff and Judy Naftulin, of Portland, Ore., and longtime summer residents on Chappy, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kiira, to Nathan Bengali, son of Abdul and Judy Bengali, of Rochester, Minn. Both Kiira and Nate have lived and worked in Chicago, Ill., since graduating from the University of Colorado. An October 2011 wedding is planned.
Mary and Primo Lombardi of Chilmark are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Nina, to Dana Kiendzior. Dana is the son of Carol Kiendzior and Dana Kiendzior of Westfield.
Kelley Meredith Marks and Timothy Elliot Solomon were married and had their fishing-themed reception on Sept. 12, 2009, at the Allen Farm in Chilmark. The Hon. Patrick Clifford and the Rev. Gina Finocchiaro performed the double-ring ceremony.
Ingrid Marie Ganske and Christopher Rangeley Looney were married Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown. The bride’s uncle, Randall Ross, officiated.
Dr. Ganske, 30, is a second-year resident in Harvard’s Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Program in Boston. She graduated summa cum laude from Princeton and earned a medical degree at Harvard Medical School. She also holds a Masters of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where she was a Zuckerman Fellow.
Katherine Aleksandra Peachway and Joshua Samuel Dienstag, both of New York city, were married on June 12, 2010 at the Beach Plum Inn in Menemsha. Daniel Basov, justice of the peace, officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Dr. Valentina Peachway, of Brooklyn, N.Y. The bridegroom’s parents are Dr. and Mrs. Jules Dienstag, of Boston and West Tisbury.
The matron of honor was Vassilysa Basov. Best man was Jonathan Dienstag.
The reception was held at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs.
Marisa Claudia Carson, daughter of Kenneth and Alba Eber of West Tisbury and Jason Bibers, son of Robert and Grace Bibers of Manchester, Vt., were married on June 6, 2009 at the West Tisbury Congregational Church. The reception followed immediately after at the Grange Hall. Family and friends came from near and far to attend the celebration. The couple have made their home in New York city.
Mrs. Pat Calabrese of Lake Forest, Ill., and Nantucket, and E. Ronald Beecher of Chicago announce the engagement of their daughter, Katharine Pierce Beecher, to John Alexander Straus Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Straus of Darien, Conn., and Oak Bluffs.
Norma and Richard Stanton of Edgartown are pleased to announce the October 2009 marriage of their daughter, Julie Hart Stanton, of Norwell and Edgartown, to Jeffery Mark Armstrong, the son of Donald and Bonnie Armstrong of Duxbury. The couple will reside in Norwell.
