Venice Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Goetzke of 247 Redwood Road Venice observed their 50th wedding anniversary on July 26 with a family dinner at Rain Forest restaurant Forest Lakes Country Club. They wed July 26 1930 in Bloomington Illinois and moved to Venice in 1976 from Florham Park New Jersey. They are parents of Richard Goetzke Coral Springs Florida Lora Slentz Sarasota and Jeanne Goetzke Venice and the late Jo Ann Stanczyk. They have three grandchildren. Mr. Goetzke retired from Western Union Telegraph Company New York City in 1970 after 45 years.
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Earl C. Goetzke
Redwood Road
Venice
Rain Forest
Forest Lakes County Club
Bloomington
Florham Park
N.J
Richard Goetzke
Coral Springs
Florida
Lora Slentz
Sarasota
Jeanne Goetzke
Jo Ann Stanczyk
Goetzke
Western Union Telegraph Company
New York City
Company
Gerstlauer 25th Wedding Anniversary Observed
Mr and Mrs Stanley R Gerstlauer marked their silver anniversary on July 20. They were married in Nokomis on July 30 1955 with vows at the groom’s mother’s home. The celebration included a Bahamas cruise as a surprise gift from their children.
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Stanley R. Gerstlauer
Gerstlauer
Anna Johanna Foltin
Dorothy Gerstlauer
Nokomis
Luann K. Butler
Sabrena Moore
Stan Gerstlauer
Venice
Bahamas
Pennsylvania
United States
Vienna
Austria
Gulf Restaurant
Redwood Road
Venice Area BPW Dinner Meeting With Diane Madigan
Venice Area Business and Professional Women's Club schedules its regular dinner on Wednesday August 18 at Antonio's Restaurant Brickyard Plaza U S 41 Business. Speaker Diane Madigan paramedic South County Ambulance Service discusses Health is Wealth. Social hour starts 6 30 p m dinner follows reservations via Carolyn Hall or Margaret Curwood by August 10.
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Venice Area
Margaret Curwood
Double Ring Wedding for DeVries and Walther in Venice
Miss Jill Suzanne DeVries and Paul Curtis Walther exchanged vows July 18 at Venice Bible Church in a double ring ceremony. The couple, both Venice High School graduates and USF alums, plan to live in Tampa after a Florida honeymoon.
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Jill Suzanne DeVries
Henry M. DeVries
Foxglove Road
Paul Curtis Walther
Harry Drehouse
Venice
Frank C. Walther
Lake Placid
Venice Bible Church
Paul Morrison
Senior Citizens Without Partners plan activities
Senior Citizens Without Partners schedule a series of events from August 2 to August 7. Activities include a dinner at Morrison’s Cafeteria, a free dance lesson at Sarasota Recreation Center with public dancing, a Venice Community Center meeting with a dance class and socializing, a half day fishing trip aboard Miss Venice, shuffleboard sessions, and evening dances at the Sarasota Recreation Center and Venice Community Center sponsored by Friends of the Venice Community Center. All over 55 invited.
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Morrison’s
U.S. 41
Sarasota Recreation Center
Venice Community Center
Miss Venice
Friends of the Venice Community Center
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Gerald and Mildred Dearie
Gerald and Mildred Dearie of Venice East celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Monday. Married August 4, 1930 in St. Pascal's Church Chicago by Rev. G P Heinsoth, the couple moved to Venice in 1959 after his golf course work. They have four children Barbara Gaynor Donna Bickel Dorothy Pohlman and the late Jerry Dearie plus 12 grandchildren.
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Gerald
Mildred Dearie
Venice East
Dearies
Venice East Boulevard
G.P. Heinsoth
St. Pascal’s Church
Chicago
Engagement of Jamie Lee Palmer and Terry L Johnston
The engagement of Jamie Lee Palmer daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl C Palmer of Marcellus NY and Terry L Johnston son of Mr and Mrs Max Johnston of Nokomis is announced. They plan a September 6 evening wedding. Events include August 8 bowling at Venice Bowl August 9 early bird dinner August 10 beach party at Englewood Beach with BYOB coffee donuts and potluck style meals. activities listed with time.
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Jamie Lee Palmer
Earl C. Palmer
Marcellus
N.Y
Terry L. Johnston
Max Johnston
Casey Cove
Nokomis
Venice High School
Beall
Hegutbeht
Marcellus Central High School
Ben Franklin
Venice
Venice Bowl
Adams’s
Englewood Beach
Senior Friendship Center Venice offers weekly senior programs
The Senior Friendship Center Venice presents activities for area seniors this week at local venues. The Adult Chess Club resumes Aug 4 at 1 PM in the Venice Area Public Library, with expanded space and four weekly sessions. Mark Evers Memorial Fund provides wooden chess sets. Additional events include blood pressure checks, Senior Bridge, Pinochle, and a book workshop, with volunteer desk help requested.
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Senior Friendship Center
O| Venice
Venice Area Public Library
Livia Lucas
Mark Evers
Lucas
Women pilots fly high at Venice Air Field
A K Smiley born Anna Katherine is now a certified flight instructor at Venice Flying Service. She earned private, instrument, multi engine, commercial licenses and instructor certificate since 1979 and runs Sea Witch aerial photography with a 1946 Aeronca Champ.
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A. K. Smiley
Venice
Denver
Colo
A. K
Venice Air Field
Bahamas
Nassau
A.K
United Airlines
Huntsville
Ala
University of Alabama
Inteior Design
Cindy Terrio
Jacksonville
Holly Rieth Receives Advanced Radio Operator Training
Private First Class Holly Ann Rieth daughter of Dale E and June Rieth completed seven weeks of advanced individual training at Ft Gordon Georgia as a Radio Operator in the U S Army Signal Corps She trained on fifteen radio generators and antennas and followed a battlefield survival conditioning program She is a Lindburg High School graduate and University of Tampa psychology associate degree holder awaiting permanent party assignment in Germany
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Holly Ann Rieth
Dale E
June Rieth
Valencia Road
Venice
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Ft. Gordon
Georgia
Pfe
Rieth
Lindburg High School
St. Louis County
Missouri
University of Tampa
Germany
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Gerstlauer’s
Miss DeVries
Mr. Walther
Diane E. Ward
Greenville, S.C
Brian Burman
Mrs. DeVries
Mrs. Drehouse
Grace United Methodist Church
South
Tampa
University of South Florida
USF
MR. and
Mrs. Earl C. Goetzke
Barcelona
Dearie
Mildred and
Gerald Dearie
The
Aristocats
SFC
St. Marks Church
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Progressive
Richard L. Clough
PFC
Anna Katherine
Dick Hanley
Intagliata
Holly Rieth
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