Anniversaries from May 2007

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Bender of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Bender and Mary Jo Yope were married April 4, 1942, at Trinity Lutheran Church. They have three children, Timothy J. Bender of Cape Girardeau, Nancy Richards of Valrico, Fla., and the late Stephen D. Bender of Memphis, Tenn. They also have six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren...

Lory and Lillian Stahly of Cape Girardeau observed their 65th wedding anniversary May 3, 2007. They were married May 3, 1942, at the home of her parents, Sam and Lillian Zimmerman, in Carlock, Ill. Their attendants were Ida Zimmerman, sister of the bride, and Maurice Stahly, brother of the groom...

NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Marvin and Lillian Westrich of New Hamburg celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary May 11, 2007. They were married May 11, 1957, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. The couple has four daughters, Kristie Milam of Kelso, Mo., Rhonda (Greg) Riley of New Hamburg, Cheri (Rick) Klipfel of Benton, Mo., and Carri (Rodney) Dock of New Hamburg...

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hasler of Fort Collins, Colo., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family cookout May 13 at the home of a daughter in Loveland, Colo. Hasler and Wilma Standridge were married May 13, 1947. They recently moved to Fort Collins from Jackson...

ORAN, Mo. -- George Patrick and Margaret Louise Jansen recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. A Mass of thanksgiving was concelebrated by the Revs. Oliver Clavin and James Seyer May 5, 2007, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. The couple was later honored with a reception, dinner and dance hosted by their children and grandchildren at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Scott City...