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Congratulations, Elizabeth & Loren!

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Emerson Lewis II of Prairie Village are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Anne Lewis, to Loren Joseph Schieber, the son of Janice Meyer Schieber of Roeland Park and William Leonard Schieber of Olathe. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stewart McKie of Prairie Village and the late Dr. and Mrs. Revis Clifton Lewis. Elizabeth is a graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School. She was a Jewel Ball debutante in 2002, and is a BOTAR, class of 2006. Elizabeth received a bachelor of arts degree in English Literature from DePauw University and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. 

Her groom-elect is a graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School. Loren received a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry from St. Olaf College. He received a master’s degree and a doctorate degree in pharmaceutical chemistry from The University of Kansas. Loren completed a post-graduate fellowship at the University of Connecticut. He is currently employed by Shook, Hardy & Bacon. Theirs will be an October 26th wedding at Country Club Christian Church. 

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