Essner - 60 years

KELSO, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Essner of Kelso celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner July 8, 2007, at Cedar Street Restaurant in Cape Girardeau.

Hosts were their children and spouses, Danny and Debbie Essner and Doug and Leslie Essner of Cape Girardeau; David Essner, Dennis and Becky Essner, and Chris and Donna Scherer, all of Kelso. The couple has 10 grandchildren.

Essner and Marian Ressel were married July 8, 1947, at St. Augustine Catholic Church.

Their attendants were Leon Essner, Sylvia Essner Reinagel, Wilfred and Pat Essner Ressel, and Cletus and Norma Ressel Gosche.