Anniversaries

LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Leo Broshuis will celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary on April 15. Broshuis and the former Agnes Jansen were married April 15, 1950, at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold. Their attendants were Loretta Blattel and George Broshuis...

BENTON, Mo. -- Marvin and Mary Margrabe of Benton celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Feb. 14. The couple was married Feb. 14, 1953. They have three children, nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Jerome and Barbara Schmittzehe celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Jan. 12. Schmittzehe and the former Barbara Kirn were married Jan. 12, 1963, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. The couple has three children, Steven (Debbie) Schmittzehe of Cape Girardeau; Tom (Lisa) Schmittzehe of Patton, Missouri; and Kimberly (Matthew) Melton of St. Louis. The couple also has six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren...

Ralph and Diane Blaney of Tamms, Illinois, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their family from 1 to 5 p.m. on Jan. 20 at Havisham House, 30 Walnut Street in Alto Pass, Illinois. The couple was married Jan. 13, 1968...

George and Maggie Jane Mouser will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Jan. 18. A reception will be held 3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 14 at New Bethel Congregregation Methodist Church gymnasium near Marble Hill, Missouri. Mouser and the former Maggie Mills were married Jan. 18, 1958...

Don and Aletha Brown of Jackson celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Oct. 25 with a dinner hosted by their children. Brown and the former Aletha Grant were married Oct. 26, 1947, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. The Rev. Walter Keisker performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Harold Grant and Virginia Brown...

Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Minor of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 9, 2017, with a dinner and dance hosted by their children at the Elks Lodge. The couple was married on Sept. 9, 1967.