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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1987
Page
34
Multiple engagement notices from Iowa and Florida list couples including Susan Kalell and Michael J. Fox and Mary T Hasley with their families and workplaces. Details cover education, current employers, and planned weddings at Salem United Methodist Church St Wenceslaus Catholic Church and St Pius X Catholic Church.
Multiple couples observe 50th wedding anniversaries with open houses and receptions. Mr and Mrs Lester Franks celebrate with family in Cedar Rapids and Manchester. Albert and spouse observe near Amana. Wayne and Rosella Henle mark 50 years in Vinton. Norris and Rose Wogen host in Marion. Charles and Margaret Kepler honored in Cedar Rapids with a family dinner.
An open house from 2 to 4 pm at the Eagles Club in Tama observes the 30th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Melsa. Hosts are their daughter and son Patricia and Al Price. Mr. Melsa and the former Tillie Sotyn wed on November 18, 1937. they have two grandchildren.
Traver and Ryan families host open houses next Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. Local gatherings honor Dale Schafouch and Donald Craver, with ceremonies at American Legion Hall Marengo and United Methodist Church Manchester. The couples married in 1937 and have large families including grandchildren and great grandchildren.
New York announces the engagement of Monaghan and John E Pallat. Parents are Don and Shirley Monaghan of Manches ter and Jack and Dorothy Pallat of Chagrin Falls Ohio. The bride studied at the University of Northern Iowa Pratt Institute and works for Janeart Ltd. The groom studied at Miami University earned a master’s from Georgia State University and works for Towers Perrin Forster Crosby. A January 2 wedding is planned at Guardian Angel Church New York.
Des Moines residents Patricia Willwerth and Kenton Collins announce their engagement. Patricia, daughter of Donald and Catherine Willwerth, plans a April 16 wedding at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Fairbank. Kenton, son of Quentin and Aileen Collins, is a Toddville resident employed at Iowa Precision.
Mr. and Mrs. David DeGroote of 47 Westview Dr NW marked their 25th with a family dinner at Sheraton Inn and a surprise party at Pat and David Vik’s home Cedar Rapids. The couple wed Nov 10 1962 in Cedar Rapids and are parents to David W Debra Denise in Cedar Rapids area.
Center Point couple Loren and Elnora Ritze celebrate 45 years of marriage with a family dinner at Sirloin n Brew. The pair wed November 18, 1942 in Kahoka Missouri. Cedar Rapids area relatives Rita Carman Arlene Ritze Susan Hearn Bonnie Scott Larry Ritze note the event.
A family dinner for Mr and Mrs Ralph Wilfong marks their 25th wedding anniversary at Longbranch Supper Club. The Cedar Rapids couple are parents of Scott and Brent Wilfong. They were married November 18 1962 in Marion.
Fleissner-Sippy announce the engagement of their daughter Yvonne M to Timothy P Sippy of Beards Town Illinois. He is the son of Kenneth and Kathleen Sippy of Norway Iowa. The bride elect attends Iowa State University and the fiance is an ISU graduate employed by Excel Division of Cargill. A December 26 wedding is planned at St Philomena Church Peoria Illinois.
Kath leen Chaffee of Marion announces engagement to Jon Bogert of Maryville Mo He is son of Harold and Marolyn Bogert of Marion Mo Kath leen attends Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine He is ISU graduate employed by Midland Engineering A Feb 20 wedding is planned at First Presbyterian Church Marion
Thought for today notes nostalgia as the realization that past hardships felt milder in memory, offering a reflective quote attributed to an anonymous source.
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