PANAMA -- Cletus “Bud” Weis of Harlan will celebrate his 90th birthday on Sunday, January 31 at an open house from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Norma Jean’s Restaurant in Panama. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. Cards will also reach him if sent to 1604 22nd St, Harlan, IA 51537.
JACKSONVILLE -- Ashley Nelsen of Harlan and Michael Weddell of Federal Heights, CO exchanged marriage vows on July 18, 2015 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville. Pastor Ron Rasmussen performed the double ring ceremony. Parents of the couple are Mark and Donna Nelsen, Harlan; and...
MANILLA -- Helen Van Asselt’s family is requesting a card shower in honor of her 94th birthday on January 28. Cards will reach her if sent to the Manilla Manor, Room 118A, PO Box 490, Manilla, Iowa 51454.
PANAMA -- Alice Kwapiszeski of Panama will celebrate her 95th birthday with an open house on Sunday, January 24 from 1-4 p.m. at the St. Mary’s Parish Center in Panama. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. Alice has four children: Jeanne and Gary Anderson, Omaha; Tom and Becky...
HARLAN -- The family of Horace Graves is planning a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday on January 20. Cards will reach him if sent to 929 Redwood Rd., Harlan, IA 51537. Horace and his wife, Leona, have been married for 66 years. Their children are Janet and Byron Linden, Moville;...
EARLING -- John and Judy Thraen of Earling will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on January 8. Their family is planning a card shower in their honor. Cards will reach them if sent to 1003 2000th Street, Earling, IA 51530.
TROUTDALE, OR -- Jennifer Hoyt and Dan George both of Hillsboro, OR were married on September 12, 2015 in an outdoor double ring ceremony near the Latourell Falls along the Columbia River near Troutdale. Parents of the couple are Jamie and Wanda Hoyt, Aloha, OR; and Dennis and Candace George,...
OMAHA -- Jerry and Deb McCarthy of Avoca announce the engagement of their daughter, Caitlin Ann to Thomas Lawrence Gruis both of Omaha. Thomas is the son of Todd and Jane Gruis, Clear Lake, IA. The couple will wed on March 5, 2016 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Omaha.
HARLAN -- Agnes Goetzinger will celebrate her 90th birthday on January 3, 2016 at an open house from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the McKee Room at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. Cards will also reach her if sent to 2108 12th Street #258, Harlan,...
WESTPHALIA -- Ashley Marie Weihs and Marc Anthony Villaverde both of Omaha were married at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia on June 26, 2015. Father Tirso Villaverde Jr., uncle of groom, performed the 2:30 p.m. double ring ceremony. Parents of the couple are Gary and Diane Weihs,...