Matrimony

Emily Clare Welker and Michael Reinhard Preuschoff Montgomery were married April 28 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Joseph Williams performed the ceremony. Lenny Kuper of Cape Girardeau was pianist and Jacob Buckenmyer of Los Angeles and Megan Moore of Washington, D.C., were vocalists...

Roy and Selena Hartle of Scott City recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an Alaskan cruise. The couple visited an Army friend of Roy's, whom he had not seen in 50 years, and his wife in Vancouver, Washington. The four of them went on the cruise together...

Norman "Dean" and Norma Renz celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary July 4. The couple was married July 4, 1953, in Springfield, Illinois. The Rev. Leo Ewing performed the ceremony. Dean was in the U.S. Navy on the USS Midway and was on leave. After the wedding, Dean was sent to a naval school at Bainbridge, Maryland. ...

Carl and Mary Ann Kagle celebrated their 60th wedding anninversary on June 8 with a dinner hosted by Deborah and Carroll Williams at The Melting Pot in St. Louis. The couple's grandson and his wife, Lance and Jesse Ferrell, also attended the dinner...

Ashley Marie Schmittzehe and Donald George Perry III were married March 17 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Rick Jones performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Lindsey Grojean of New Hamburg, Missouri, and Lenny Kuper of Cape Girardeau...

Michael and Debbie Frank of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Shelley Marie Frank, to Zachary Thomas Fischer, both of St. Charles, Missouri. Zachary is the son of Bill Fischer of Perryville, Missouri, and the late Kathy Fischer...

Norbert and Marethe VanGennip of Marble Hill, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Marissa Anne VanGennip, to Lucas Ryan Dirnberger of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Debra Dirnberger of Oran, Missouri, and the late Thomas Dirnberger...

Bryan and Patti Seabaugh and Matt and Mendy Henson, all of Advance, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Molly Seabaugh, to Austin Hampton. He is the son of Lanney and Holly Hampton of Delta. Molly is a 2009 graduate of Advance High School. She received a bachelor's degree in social work from Southeast Missouri State University. She works for Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri...

Ken and Carol Oberlohr of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen, to Lucas Gardner of St. Louis. He is the son of Doug and Cindy Gardner of Kansas City, Missouri. Kristen is a 2011 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She received a Bachelor of Art degree in elementary education in 2015 from University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Elementary Administration in 2017 from Southeast Missouri State University...

Elmer and Cecilia Georger of Leopold, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lisa Renae Georger of Advance, Missouri, to Nicholas Scott Anderson of Oran, Missouri. He is the son of Bill and Michele Anderson of Oran. Lisa is also the daughter of the late Bernice Georger...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Bob and Mary Jane Maxwell of Charleston recently celebrated 60 years of marriage with a family trip to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. And without a doubt, this loving couple -- parents of three children and grandparents of six -- bickered the whole way there...

Shelby Ann Geiman and Kody Leigh Campbell were married Dec. 29 at Garment House on Broadway in Kansas City, Missouri. The Rev. David Whetter performed the ceremony. Musician and soloist was Kylie Geiman, cousin of the bride. The bride is the daughter of Todd and Cindy Geiman of Stilwell, Kansas. The groom is the son of Kelly and Sandi Campbell of Oran, Missouri...

Sen. Wayne and Suzy Wallingford of Cape Girardeau will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 15. They met in Omaha, Nebraska, while Wayne attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Suzy attended Clarkson College of Nursing. They were married June 15, 1968, in Corning, Iowa...

Barry and Janet Nickelson of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah Nickelson, to Ian Cuthill, both of Aurora, Colorado. Ian is the son of Charlie and Sally Cuthill of Monument, Colorado. Hannah is a 2012 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a bachelor degree in health science with a minor in psychology from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. She is a registered behavior technician at Behavior Frontiers...

Ken and Diane Nieveen of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends at their winter home in Tropicana Coop Park in Ft. Myers, Florida. The reaffirmation of their vows was given by the Rev. George McCracken. Their daughter, Missy Nieveen-Phegley, gave a history of her parents' 50 years of married life...

Molly Margaret Allen and Taylor James Essner were married Sept. 23, 2017, at St. Clement Catholic Church in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The Rev. Wayne Watts of Chicago, cousin of the bride, performed the ceremony. Vocalist was Gavin Coyle of Chicago. The bride is the daughter of Michael P. Allen of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, formerly of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and the late Amy Allen. The groom is the son of James M. and Mary B. Essner of Cape Girardeau...

Hannah Jean Kinder and Andrew Randall McGregor Fisher, both of Columbia, Missouri, were married Jan. 17 in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. The Rev. James Kirkman performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mark and Barbara Kinder of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son Randall and Bernadette Fisher of Shepherd, Michigan...

Paul and Lucy Sprenger of O'Fallon, Missouri, will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on May 16. They met on May 18, 1941. Paul had finished business school and was working in Cape Girardeau when he saw a picture of his sister's friend -- Lucy Nelson. ...

Harold and Luella Kielhofner of Oran, Missouri, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on April 14 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Oran. The couple's daughters and daughter-in-law hosted the event: Andrea Sachse of Cape Girardeau, Connie Newton of St. Joseph, Missouri, Marcia Kielhofner of Sugar Land, Texas, Gail Smith of Hillsboro, Missouri, and Renee Taylor of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. A son, Gary Kielhofner, is deceased...

Brad and Rene Landewee of Leopold, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Abby Landewee to John Bohnsack. He is the son of Joe and Patty Bohnsack of Leopold. Abby is a 2011 graduate of Leopold High School. She will receive her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy. She works as a pharmacy student intern at Walgreens Pharmacy in Alton, Illinois and part-time as a pharmacy student intern at Medicenter Pharmacy in Cape Girardeau...

Kenneth and Sharon Blue of Chaffee, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelsey Renee Blue to Robert Ethan Lee of Blodgett, Missouri. He is the son of Mark Lee of Blodgett and Retha Dalton of Sikeston, Missouri. Kelsey is a 2010 graduate of Thomas W. Kelly High School. She received a Master of Arts degree in communications disorders in 2016 from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a speech language pathologist at Cape Girardeau Public Schools...

Randy and Connie Swinger of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Swinger to Andrew Delles, both of Jackson. He is the son of Harry and Susan Delles of Jackson. Jessica received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Central Methodist University. She is an accountant at Biokyowa...

William and Doris Arnold of St. Wendel, Indiana, announce the engagement of their daughter, Gina Lynn Arnold, to Michael Alan Robert, both of St. Louis. He is the son of Theon and Germaine Robert of Kelso, Missouri. Gina is a graduate of North Posey High School in Poseyville, Indiana. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana. She is a nanny...

Toodie and Linda Watson of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha Lin Watson, to Austin Andrew Urhahn. He is the son of Richard Urhahn of Cape Girardeau and Brenda and Don Marten of Perryville, Missouri. Samantha is a 2009 graduate of Jackson High School. ...