Local couples celebrate 50th anniversaries in Iowa cities
Anniversaries honored in Dysart Ossian and Ossian with open houses and dinners. Mr. and Mrs. Dochter man mark fifty years, married in Tipton in 1925 with events at St. Ludmilla school cafeteria and IBEW hall. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson celebrate fifty years with a Dysart Country Club gathering. Wayne and Marjorie Youngblood note their 25th wedding anniversary with an Ossian Lutheran church open house.
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Robert Dochterman
Eighteenth Avenue
St. Ludmilla School
IBEW
Mary Sage
Two Couples Note Anniversary Dates in Marion and Cedar Rapids
Irvin F. Scott and Dorothy Erwin celebrate 50 years of marriage with a 2 to 5 PM open house at Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church Marion and a 2 to 5 PM dinner at Longbranch Supper Club. Jack E. Scott and Mary Alice McCabe mark 25 years with events hosted by their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin F. Scott
Jack E. Scott
Route Three
Marion
Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church
Longbranch
Irvin Scotts
Jack E. Scotts
Robert Scott
Spokane
Wash
Rupert R. Kneef
Waukon
Jack Scott
Julie
Sharon
Jeff
Irvin Scott
Dorothy Erwin
Jack Scotts
Cedar Rapids
Mary Alice McCabe
Fortieth Year for the Luckasons
The 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Luckason will be celebrated next Sunday at 3 to 7 at 2237 Washington avenue SE, with a reception buffet hosted by son-in-law Gary D. Miller and daughter, and assisted by son Robert Luckason of Iowa City. The couple married August 10, 1935 in Mason City. she is Mildrede De Vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Luckason
Thirty-eighth Street
Mason City
Mildrede de Vault
Gary D. Miller
Washington Avenue SE
Luckasons
Robert Luckason
Iowa City
Oldster Fulfills Life Long Wish at Camp Pendleton
Tran Thi Nam, 109, fled North Vietnam in 1954 to escape Communist rule and again fled last April during South Vietnam’s fall. She reached Camp Pendleton via the refugee pipeline and died of a heart attack at the refugee center. A Roman Catholic funeral is set for Friday at Eternal Hills in Oceanside.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Tran Thi Nam
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Arthur Brill
Eternal Hills
Oceanside
Melvin Sparrows Celebrate 25 Years Of Marriage
Webster notes Melvin Sparrows mark 25 years of marriage. An open house from 2 to 4 at Keswick Methodist Church honors the couple. The couple wed August 8, 1950 in Nashua. Their five children host: Mrs. Richard Fancher Mesa Arizona, Mrs. R L Hirschfeld Cedar Rapids, Jon Keswick, Duane and Debbie at home.
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Webster
Melvin Sparrows
Keswick Methodist Church
Sparrow
Orba Holden
Nashua
Richard Fancher
Mesa
Ariz
R. L. Hirschfeld
Cedar Rapids
Jon
Keswick
Duane
Debbie
Riley 25th Wedding Anniversary Poolside Party
A poolside party is planned for Mr and Mrs D W Riley to celebrate their 25th anniversary at their home 70 West Post Road NW next Sunday at 1 PM. Mr Riley married Stephanie Gesek on Aug 12 1950 in Schenectady NY. Hosts are their children Richard Jr of Cedar Rapids and Susan at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank T. Charipar
Thirteenth Street
IBEW
D. W. Riley
West Post Road
Mr. Riley
Stephanie Gesek
Schenectady
N.Y
Richard, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Susan
Belle Plaine
Bernard Upah
Victor
Carol Melsha
Kevin Upah
Des Moines
Randy
David
Heitman 25th Wedding Anniversary Celebration
Solon notices a Monday evening dance at the Solon American Legion hall honoring Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Heitman on their 25th anniversary since their Aug 4 1950 wedding in Vin ton. Judy Swartz of La Habra Calif. hosts the event.
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Solon
Eugene Heitman
Solon American Legion Hall
Judy Swartz
la Habra
Calif
Perfume Means Through Smoke In Ancient Use
The term perfume derives from through smoke and links to early worship and incense offerings. Early perfumes used scented flowers for adornment, a custom still seen among some primitive peoples. Civilized cultures widely used perfumes, and dried residues have been found in pyramids though components are hard to detect.
Miss Albertson and Gerald Lehman Married in Iowa City
Miss Albertson and Gerald E. Lehman wed Friday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Iowa City. The ceremony was led by Rev. Cletus P. Madsen with 400 guests at a Moose Lodge reception. The couple plan two weeks in Hawaii then return to rural Iowa City as a married pair.
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Iowa City
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Deborah Ann Albertson
Gerald E. Lehman
Raphael Albertsons
George Lehmans
Christopher Lehman
Moose Lodge
Julene Dudek and Mark Gustafson Wed in Iowa City
Julene Marie Dudek and Mark Edward Gustafson were married at St Matthew's Catholic Church on Saturday in a ceremony conducted by Rev Ardell Sohawas. The couple, both with ties to Iowa City and Coralville, plan to reside there after a short honeymoon in St. Louis. Dudek works for Amana Refrigeration and Gustafson attends and works at the University of Iowa.
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Ardell Sohawasser
Julene Marie Dudek
Donald F. Dudek
Oakland Road
Mark Edward Gustafson
Coralville
Duane H. Gustafson
Staubcourt
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Roosevelt Royale Hotel
Chantilly
Cheryl J. Brown
St. Louis
Amana Refrigeration, Inc
Gustafson
University of Iowa
Houser Siebels Engagement Announced in Anamosa
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Houser of Anamosa announce the engagement of their daughter Linda Jane to Randy L. Siebels. The couple are UNI graduates and he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Siebels of Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Edward J. Houser
Linda Jane
Randy L. Siebels
Ervin Siebels
University of Northern Iowa
Dance to Honor Center Point Couple
A Friday dance at the Prairiemoon ballroom in Prairieburg honors Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kubik on their 25th wedding anniversary. Mr. Kubik and the former Grace Smith wed December 9, 1950, and have children Paul and Melea.
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Prairiemoon Ballroom
Prairieburg
Raymond Kubik
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Dysart
Herbert Thompson
Thompson
Anna Jane Young
Reinbeck
Dysart Country Club
Lloyd Dickens
Robert D. Thompsons
James H. Thompsons
Donald Thompsons
Casa Grande, Ariz
Ossian
Wayne Youngblood
Ossian Lutheran Church
Marjorie Springmire
Mr. Youngblood
Dean C. Nielsen
Dena
The
Thompsons
Dochtermans
F. T. Charipars
Charipars
Oldster
D.W. Riley
Mrs. Heitman
Bernard Upahs
Baylor
Miss Albertson
Gerald Lehman
Cletus P. Madsen
Constance Wombacher
Melvin Chiles
Candace Campbell
David Golinghorst
Michael Lehman
Timothy Lehman
Eugene Wall
Randall Goddard
Steven Albertson
Kevin
Martin Lehman
Joseph
Hawaii
Lehman
U. of I. Hospital School
North Iowa
Mrs. Lehman
Serta
Julene Dudek
Debbie S. Luerkens
Mark Hailman
Rock Island, Ill
Don Hailman
Rock Island
Gary
Jeff Gustafson
Mrs. Gustafson
Houser-Siebels
Serta Mattresses
Slumberland
Slumberland Soo
Rosemary Mackin
15Th Street
Barney’s Paint & Wallpaper
1St Ave
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