Matrimony

Albert and Martha Eftink of Chaffee, Missouri, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at their home with an anniversary blessing by the Rev. Randy Tochtrop and a meal hosted by their children. Eftink and the former Martha Klipfel were married Aug. 12, 1947, at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, Missouri. The Rev. C.A. Schmalle performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Edward Klipfel, Nora Eftink and Anita Legrand...

Stanley and Pamela Woodfin of Leopold, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Rae Woodfin, to Nathan William Stroder of Whitewater. He is the son of Bonnie Stroder of Whitewater. Erin received a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology/sociology in 2011 from Southeast Missouri State University. She works for the Social Security Administration...

Earl and Dorothy Buchheit of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 6 with a dinner celebration at Delmonico's Steakhouse in Jackson with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as a special guest, Thelma Adams of Sikeston, Missouri...

Megan Elane Kuntze and Alex Alden Hurt were married June 11 at Haue Valley in Pacific, Missouri. The Rev. Joel Oliver performed the ceremony. Parents of the bride are Darrell and Karen Kuntze of Jackson. The groom is the son of Randy and Jeane Hurt of Barry, Illinois...

BIEHLE, Mo. -- Rebecca Nicole Pohlman and Derrick Ray Wilfong were married Sept. 17, 2016, at St. Maurus Catholic Church in Biehle. The Rev. Jim French and Deacon Rob Huff performed the ceremony. Mass servers were Mariah Bauwens and Liley Best, friends and cousins of the couple. ...

Melvin and Loretta Uelsmann of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 4 at a dinner celebration at Deerfield Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Those attending were family, friends and co-workers. Uelsmann and the former Loretta Aufdenberg were married June 4, 1967, at St. ...

Todd and Cindy Geiman of Stilwell, Kansas, announce the engagement of their daughter, Shelby Geiman, to Kody Campbell. He is the son of Kelly and Sandi Campbell of Oran, Missouri. Shelby received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Research College of Nursing in 2013. She is a registered nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University of Kansas Hospital...

Rick and Shelbey Mayberry of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Tylyn Rhea Mayberry, to Logan Scott Friedrich. He is the son of Eric and Annie Friedrich of Jackson. Tylyn is a 2012 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in human environmental studies, interior design option in 2015 from Southeast Missouri State University. She is an interior designer for Drury Southwest in Cape Girardeau...

Jessica Annette Birk and David Alistair Harrison were married June 3 at the Elks Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Larry Harris performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Alan and Becky Moneyhun. The groom is the son of George and Gaynor Harrison of Larbert, Scotland, and Alison and Sandy Maxwell of Uig, Scotland...

Roger Petzoldt and Dena Stoelb, both of Jackson, announce the engagement of their daughter, Adelyn Renee Petzoldt, to Seth Michael Schlegel. He is the son of Matt and Kristen Schlegel of Jackson. Adelyn is a 2013 graduate of Jackson High School and a 2015 graduate of the Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center as a licensed practical nurse. She is an LPN in the obstetrics department at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville, Missouri...

Dan and Alice Niswonger of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary with a cruise to the Eastern Caribbean. Niswonger and the former Alice Cannon of Sikeston, Missouri, were married July 29, 1972, at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...

Don and Judy Starzinger of Jackson celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family gathering hosted by their children at the home of Scott and Peggy Starzinger of Jackson. Starzinger and the former Judy Schrumpf were married July 13, 1957, at the United Methodist Church in Perryville, Missouri, by the Rev. O.D. Van Horn...

Connor Holeman and Luke Phillips were married June 17, 2017, in Oxford, Mississippi. James Green performed the ceremony. Jason Derrick of Oxford was the organist. The bride is the daughter of Shirley Holeman of Brandon, Mississippi. The groom is the son of Mark and Kellie Phillips of Cape Girardeau...

Carl and Marcella Peters of Marble Hill, Missouri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 8, 2017. Peters and the former Marcella Reitzel were married July 8, 1967, at Burfordville Baptist Church. Their attendants were Charles and Doris Peters and James and Barbara Reitzel...

Susan and Dustin Kurree of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, announce the engagement of their daughter, Collin Michelle Kurre, to Joseph Reuben Clark, son of Sally and John Clark of Kingston upon Hull, England. Collin is the grandaughter of Jean and P.M. Kurre of Jackson and the late Muriel and Robert Rogers of Miami, Florida. Joseph is the grandson of Beryl and David Preston of Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire and the late Winifred and Tony Clark of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire...

Micheal and Angela Benoit of Waynesville, Missouri, and Michael and Stephanie Bohnert of Perryville, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Nichole Danielle Bohnert, to James Tyler Glueck, both of Scott City. He is the son of James and Sandra Glueck of Scott City...

Darin and Shannon Revelle of Jackson and Sherri and Tony Brethold of House Springs, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Faith Lynsey Revelle, to Dakota Wayne Suhre, both of Jackson. He is the son of Gary and Cindy Suhre of Jackson. Faith is a graduate of Jackson High School. She works at A Child's Journey Learning Academy LLC in Cape Girardeau...

Stan and Debra Baughn of Jackson celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on June 25 with a vacation to Lake Itasca Park in Minnesota, to walk across the headwaters of the Mississippi River. Baughn and the former Debra Scherer were married June 25, 1977, at Red Star Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Corn, and their attendants were Bob Rafferty and Georgia Kelley Segraves...

Mary Beussink and Trenton Sanders were married Feb. 25, 2017, at Old St. Vincent Chapel of Ease in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Vincent Davila, OP, performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Gordon and Nancy Jones of Sikeston, Missouri, and Dan and Cheryl Beussink of Fredericktown, Missouri. The groom is the son of David and Donna Sanders of Cape Girardeau...

Raymond and Marian Essner of Kelso, Missouri, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on July 8. Essner and the former Marian Ressel were married July 8, 1947, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. The couple has five children, Danny (Debbie) Essner of Cape Girardeau, David Essner of Kelso, Dennis (Becky) Essner of Kelso, Doug (Leslie) Essner of Cape Girardeau and Donna (Chris) Scherer of Kelso...

Keith Proffer of Dexter, Missouri, and Brenda Proffer of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Lois Proffer, to Tyler Austin Beckett, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of John Beckett and Nancy Sides, both of Cape Girardeau...

Tim and Tammy Moore of Barnhart, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Lynn Moore, to John Christian Steffens, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Vaughn and Colleen Steffens of Frohna, Missouri. Sara is a graduate of Windsor High School and Missouri State University. She is director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri...

Dennis and Kelly Kern of New Hamburg, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Alicia Patrice Kern, to Eric Lee Uhrhan of Scott City. He is the son of Wesley and Sharon Uhrhan of Scott City. Alicia is a 2013 graduate of Scott City High School. She is a graduate of Three Rivers College and a graduate of cosmetology school. She is an instructor at Trend Setters School of Cosmetology in Cape Girardeau...

Rodney and Dimple Bridges of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on June 10 with a trip to Tahiti. Bridges and the former Dimple Hurley were married June 10, 1972, at Anna United Methodist Church in Anna, Illinois. The couple has owned and operated Garber's Men's Wear in Town Plaza Shopping Center in Cape Girardeau for 45 years...

Danielle Wrae Cope and Devin Chad Tucker were married Oct. 15, 2016, at Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau. Jebediah Morris performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Danny and Petty Cope of Kelso, Missouri. The groom is the son of Brian Tucker of Eureka, Missouri, and Cindy Morris of Cape Girardeau...

Paul and Toni Stanhouse of Waltonville, Illinois, announce the engagement of their daughter, Callie Anne Stanhouse, to Jacob Raymond Carter of Waltonville, formerly of Oran, Missouri. He is the son of the Rev. Ed and Joye Carter of Bourbon, Missouri, formerly of Oran...

Perry and Jeannie Bollinger of Oran, Missouri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 1 with a family barbecue hosted by Travis and Jerret Bollinger at the home of Travis and Dena Bollinger. Bollinger and the former Jeannie Brucker were married July 1, 1967, at the home of Buck and Winifred Bollinger, parents of the groom. The Rev. Donald Cochran performed the ceremony. Their attendants were Mary Jo (Brucker) Thompson, sister of the bride, and Brad Bollinger, brother of the groom...

Albert and Carma Heuring celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on June 27. Heuring and the former Carma Nell Wills were married June 27, 1942, at Fornfelt, Missouri. A celebration was held in their honor at Bent Creek Golf House in Jackson. It was hosted by their children and their spouses, Sharon Poole of Farmington, Missouri; Gene and Judy Heuring of Cape Girardeau; Dean and Ruth Heuring of Pomona, Missouri; Rick and Jan Heuring of Jackson; and Monica and Ivan Stein of Mesa, Arizona...

Rodney and Karen Roggow of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel Anne Roggow, to Jefferey James Prost, both of St. Louis. He is the son of Rick and Becky Prost of Cape Girardeau. Rachel is a 2005 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School and a 2010 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She is an event manager for Barrel Maker Printing in Chicago...

Darby Kristine Miller and Derek Gerard Gaines, both of Searcy, Arkansas, were married May 20, 2017, at the Gum Springs Church in Searcy. Dr. Travis McNeal performed the ceremony. Alan Nesbitt of Searcy led everyone in singing "The Greatest Command."...

Andrea Joy Anderson of Cape Girardeau and Brian Jay Kane of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, were married June 25, 2016, at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The ministers who performed the ceremony were the Rev. Mark Anderson, pastor at Lynwood, father of the bride; and Dr. Bill Anderson and Dr. H.S. McCarty, both grandfathers of the bride. Worship music was led by Gabe Martinez, pastor of worship at Lynwood, and Will Anderson, brother of the bride...

Bruce Brown of Roxbury, Connecticut, and Susan and Victor J. Dirnberger of Oran, Missouri, announce the engagement of their daughter, Erica Nicole Brown, to Samuel David Santora III, both of Jackson. He is the son of Samuel Jr. and Patricia Santora of Benton, Missouri...

Lindsey Renee Wehmeyer of Perryville, Missouri, and Jacob Michael Essner of Cape Girardeau were married June 25, 2016, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. The Rev. Milton F. Ryan, C.M., performed the ceremony. Violinist was Vic Martin of Perryville. Pianist was Pat Hohenadel of Perryville. Vocalists were Kiley Elder, Randi Elder and Liam Hoeh, all of Perryville...

Kindle Thompson of Troy, Missouri, announces the engagement of her daughter, Morgan Thompson, to Colin Talton of Lawton, Oklahoma. He is the son of Donna and Gaylin Talton of Silex, Missouri. Morgan is a graduate of Troy Buchanan High School. She is pursuing a business degree at Lindenwood University. She is a business office associate at CarMax...

Greg and Linda Illers of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Claire Illers, to Lucas Moll, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Ronald Moll of Cape Girardeau and Pamela Nunnally of Cape Girardeau. Claire is a 2010 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in 2016 from Southeast Missouri State University. She works at Medicenter Pharmacy...

Donald and Mary Kirn of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 1. Kirn and the former Mary Zahner were married June 1, 1957, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Perryville, Missouri. The couple has five children, Dr. Dean Kirn of Lenexa, Kansas, Scott (Rhonda) Kirn of Jackson, Mike (Patti) Kirn of Jackson, Tanda (Darrick) Smith of Cape Girardeau and the late Mark Kirn, who passed away in 1978...

Bill and Glenda Landewee of Leopold, Missouri, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 4, 2017, with a celebration hosted by their children. Those attending included family, classmates and friends. Bill and the former Glenda Elfrink were married June 3, 1967, at St. John's Catholic Church in Leopold...

Tim Thompson of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Sue Thompson of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Mariah Ariel Thompson, to Christopher Robert Roady, both of Kansas City, Missouri. He is the son of Dick and Sharyl Roady of Kansas City and Kathy Roady of Blue Springs, Missouri...

Kevin and Cindy Teegarden of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney McGill Teegarden of Chaffee, Missouri, to Nathan Adam Turner of Sikeston, Missouri. He is the son of Jon and Jonell Turner of Sikeston and Pam Turner of Sikeston...

Tom and Debbie Schumer of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Morgan Schumer, to Ryan Brugger of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Randy and Lee Ann Brugger of Cape Girardeau. Morgan is a 2013 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing in 2017 from Maryville University. She works for Saint Francis Healthcare System...

Bob and Mary Feemster celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 27. Feemster and the former Mary Pensel were married May 27, 1967. They have one daughter, Heather (J.D.) Brune, and two grandchildren, Christian (15) and Adrianna (10).

Matthew Ruch of Daisy announces the engagement of his daughter, Emily Ann Ruch to Dylan Joseph Unterreiner, both of Perryville, Missouri. He is the son of Thomas and Theresa Unterreiner of Perryville. Emily is also the daughter of the late Kateri Ruch...

Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Mabry of Millersville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 27. Mabry and the former Ruth Blackledge were married May 27, 1967 in Naylor, Missouri. They have five children: Jeanine (Tim) Arnold, Anne (Steve) Brown, Branson (Marsica) Mabry, Jason Mabry and Kara Mabry. They also have eight grandchildren...