Mr. and Mrs. Joe Koelzer of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner July 15, 2000, at Port Cape.
Hosts were their daughters, Vicki Harris and Mary Nistendirk of Cape Girardeau.
Koelzer and Shirley Griffith were married July 15, 1950, in Piggott, Ark., by Judge Shannon.
The couple has two daughters, three grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
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