Saturday, August 21, 2004
CLAUDESSA STALEYBRIAN TUSINAC
XGIRARD -- The Rev Howard Ziemba heard the exchange of marriage vows between Claudessa A. Staley, 440 E. Wilson Ave., and Brian Joseph Tusinac, 3718 Cumberland Circle, Austintown, during a ceremony at 2 p.m. July 17 at St. Rose Church.
The bride is a daughter of Carol Ann Kobal of the Wilson Avenue address and Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Staley, 320 Jean Drive, Hubbard. The groom is a son of Marilyn Tusinac, 3280 Estate Circle, Youngstown, and Ronald Tusinac, 129 N. Raccoon Road, Austintown.
The couple accepted congratulations during a reception at Mahoning Country Club, then left on honeymoon to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. They live at the groom's address.
The bride wore a satin princess-style ballgown styled with a bodice accented by embroidery, crystals and rhinestones and a chapel-length train.
Julia Bigowsky was honor attendant and wore a lavender dress. Wearing lilac were the bridesmaids, Jaclyn Rose Miller, Marissa Tusinac, Karen Phillips, Kim Dutko and Carrie Moshella. Lauren Aey was flower girl.
Shawn Tusinac was best man. Groomsmen were Chris Zaluski, Jeff Douglas, Christopher Staley, Justin Coulter and Kris Patterson. Eric Tusinac was ring bearer.
Mrs. Tusinac is an office assistant at the Kidney Group Inc., Youngstown.
A registered nurse, Mr. Tusinac is nursing coordinator at St. Joseph Health Center, Warren. He earned a bachelor' degree in nursing at Youngstown State University.