Kris and Inga (Vollertsen) Humbarger, 2004

Kris Humbarger, from Lawrence, met his future wife, Inga Vollertsen, in 1999 in Eutin, Germany while completing a banking internship at the Sparkasse (bank). Their 2004 wedding in Eutin was announced in the Lawrence Journal World.

Article Courtesy of The Lawrence Journal World - May 22nd, 2004

Inga Vollertsen, Ottendorf, Germany, and Kris Brian Humbarger, Elmhurst, Ill., were married March 22, 2004, at the Standesamtsbehrde in Eutin, Germany.

The bride is the daughter of Martin and Marion Vollertsen, Ottendorf, Germany. The groom is the son of Richard and Alane Humbarger, Lawrence.

The couple’s parents, the bride’s sister Anja Vollertsen, and their grandmothers Herta Boldt and Herta Vollertsen attended the ceremony.

A reception is scheduled for Sept. 17-19 in Lawrence. The couple plan to reaffirm their civil commitment in a religious ceremony next summer at St.-Laurentius-Kirche in Süsel, Germany.

The bride graduated in 1997 from Johann-Heinrich-Voss-Gymnasium in Eutin, Germany. She received a degree in hotel and restaurant management in 2001 from Gewerbeschule II, in Lübeck, Germany.

The groom is a 1995 graduate of Lawrence High School. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and Germanic languages and literatures in 2000 from Kansas University. He works for a German firm, J.R. Bechtle & Co., in Oak Brook, Ill., as a management consultant for European companies with U.S. subsidiaries.

The couple will reside in Elmhurst, Ill., after completion of the bride’s visa proceedings.