Gus and Gisila Gockel of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
A family dinner was hosted by their children, Ellen, Nellie, Jimmy and Johnny.
The Gockels were married March 5, 1956. Gockel is a native of Cape Girardeau, and Gisila from Durlach, Germany.
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