Anniversaries from September 2008

Leroy and Laura Friedhof of Oak Ridge celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a dinner for family and friends Sept. 6, 2008, at their home. They were married Aug. 28, 1968, by the Rev. Jack Cathcart. The Friedhofs have a son, Mark Friedhof of Cape Girardeau...

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kasten of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a dinner May 10, 2008, at Francine's Gardens. Hosts were their children, Mark (Beverly) Kasten of Pocahontas and Heidi Kasten of Shawnee, Kan.; and grandchildren, Amy (Gibbie) Yates of Jackson and Jennifer Kasten of Washington, D.C...

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deal of Scott City will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 21, 2008. Deal and Norma Rampley were married Sept. 21, 1958, at Morehouse, Mo. He is a retired truck driver and officer of Teamsters Local 574. Mrs. Deal retired from the State School System, where she was a teachers aide and bus driver...

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Donald Gibson of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner Sept. 6, 2008, at Drury Lodge. Hosts were their sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Patty Gibson of Elgin, Ill., Brian and Nancy Gibson of Davenport, Fla.; and a grandson, Hayden Gibson of Elgin...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Karl and Barbara Klein of Cairo recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. The couple was married Aug. 26, 1953.

Mr. and Mrs. Truman Waldrup of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a reception June 21, 2008, at Drury Lodge. Hosts were their children and spouses, Cindy and Kenny LeGrand of Kelso, Mo., and Butch and Vicki Waldrup of Dexter, Mo...

ORAN, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pope of Oran recently observed their 55th wedding anniversary with a family celebration at the home of their daughter. Pope and Viva Jean Eakin were married Aug. 28, 1953, at Garden Ridge General Baptist Church near Bell City. Their attendants were Tyree and Frances Eakin Brown...

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kagle of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 19, 2008, at Cape Girardeau Country Club. Hosts were their daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Carroll Williams of Cape Girardeau, and Karla and the Rev. David Liebherr of Waukesha, Wis...

Oda and Bernice Friese of Oak Ridge celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a dinner March 29, 2008, hosted by their children and grandchildren. The couple was married March 20, 1948, at Sedgewickville Lutheran Church. The Frieses have seven children: Allan, Darlene and Dale Friese of Oak Ridge, Glenn (Margaret) Friese of Daisy, Claude (Martha) Friese of Jackson, and Beverly (Jeff) Johnston of Pocahontas. A daughter, Harriet Friese, is deceased...