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Congratulations, Elaine & James!

Elaine Ung York Lipsun and James Anderson Egerstrom were joined in matrimony on October 24th on the island of Maui in Wailea, Hawaii. The bride is the daughter of Elizabeth Ung York Lipsun and Antonio Yee Lipsun of Alhambra, California. Elaine is the granddaughter of the late May Lee Ng and Tony Ung York, and the late Yee See Lipsun and Alejandro Lipsun. Her groom is the son of Buckie and Frazier Bell of Prairie Village, Kansas, and Mark Egerstrom and Brian Grosdidier of Los Angeles, California. James is the grandson of Mary Nesselrode of Prairie Village, Kathleen Waller of Prairie Village, and the late James Waller, Peggy and Huston Bell of Dallas, Texas, and the late Marilyn and Paul Egerstrom. The couple resides in Torrance, California, where Elaine is employed with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and James is employed with Confidence Wealth Management. They are planning a fall wedding reception and Chinese Tea Ceremony in Irvine, California.

Elaine and James Egerstrom with pal Jake on the beach

Also featured in the March 20, 2021 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Stephanie Betsill

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