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Congratulations, Abigail & Mark!

Laura Weber Lutz of Mission Hills, Kansas, and Mr. Michael Lutz of Leawood, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Abigail Kathleen Lutz, to Mark Allan Silverwood, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Silverwood of St. Louis, Missouri. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lutz of Topeka, Kansas, the late Suzanne Allen, and the late Mr. John Weber. Abigail is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Colorado State University. Abigail is a BOTAR, class of 2016. She is employed with Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Franken and the late Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Silverwood. Mark is a graduate of Eureka High School in St. Louis. He received a bachelor of science degree in finance from Kansas State University. Mark is employed with Multi Service Technology Solutions in Overland Park, Kansas. Theirs will be a November 16th wedding at Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, Kansas.

Additional photo featured in the August 17, 2019 issue of The Independent

Photo credit: Ashley Wills

 

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