Bechtold, Dudascik

Mary Kathryn Dudascik and Brian Joseph Bechtold, announce their engagement and upcoming nuptials.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of the late Stephen and Leona Dudascik, Dallas. She is the granddaughter of the late Robeling and Dorothy Davis, Edwardsville, and the late Stephen and Catherine Dudascik, Dallas.

The prospective groom is the son of Patricia Sklanka, Avoca. He is the grandson of Ann Musto and the late Dominic Musto, Dupont, and the late Walter and Margaret Bechtold, Port Griffith.

She is a 2001 graduate of Dallas High School. She is a graduate of Temple University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education. She is employed by the School District of Philadelphia as a special education teacher.

The prospective groom is a 2001 graduate of Seton Catholic High School and veteran of the United States Air Force. He is a graduate of Luzerne County Community College, where he earned an associate’s degree in nursing and a graduate of Misericordia University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing. He is pursuing a master’s degree at Jefferson University as a nurse practitioner. He is employed by Lankenau Hospital, where he works as a registered nurse in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit.

The couple resides in Philadelphia and will exchange vows in August, 2013, at St. Theresa’s Church, Shavertown