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40th wedding anniversary: Elerick

MR. & Mrs. David Elerick are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary today, Nov. 23. They were united in marriage Nov. 23, 1968 at the Amity Methodist Church in Powhatan with the Rev. Lee Fetters officiating.Elerick is the son of the late Henry Elerick and Rose Roth. His wife, Darlene is the daughter of the late Delmas and Alta West.They are the parents of three children: Kirt (Trisha) Elerick, Kari Merryman and Kristi (Ken) Duncan, all of Powhatan. They have six grandchildren: Dylan and Shayla Merryman, Kamdyn, Kierstyn and Kailyn Elerick and Shelby Seito (deceased).A family ...

72nd wedding anniversary: Franke

Robert A. and Jane A. Franke will celebrate their 72nd wedding anniversary on Nov. 26. They were united in marriage, Nov. 26, 1936 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Martins Ferry.Franke is the son of the late Alfred and Estella Franke. His wife, Jane, is the daughter of the late Eugene and Anna Lee Humphreville.A family dinner will be held on Thanksgiving Day at the home of their daughter, Jean Ann (Mrs. John R. Phillips), with two grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

50th wedding anniversary: Zollars

CHARLES and Delora (Billie Jean) Zollars celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 16. They were married on Nov. 16, 1958 in the Flushing Methodist Church, with the late Rev. Loren R. Kuhn officiating.Zollars is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John R. Zollars and is a retired State Farm agent; his wife, Billie Jean, is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Smith.They have three children: Patrick (Cheryl) of Reynoldsburg; Leslie (Bruce) Stiles of Bethesda and Jay R. (Ashley) of Worthington, Ohio; six grandchildren: Tim, Allyson, Sam, Zak, Carlee and Hudson.A card shower ...

60th wedding anniversary: Brykalski

Walter and Evelyn Brykalski Jr., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 14. They were united in marriage, Nov. 14, 1948 at the Lincoln Avenue Methodist Church in Shadyside.Brykalski is the son of the late Walter and Bella Brykalski of Lansing. He is retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, Martins Ferry plant. His wife, Evelyn, is the daughter of the late Floyd and Harriet Minamyer of Shadyside.They have four children: Lynn, of Martins Ferry, Buzz and his wife, Cindy of Cranberry, Pa., Bill of Tracy, Calif., and Diane Riesbeck and her husband, Mike, of St. Clairsville; four ...

40th wedding anniversary: Ice

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ice are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary today, Nov. 30. They were united in marriage Nov. 30, 1968, at St. John's Catholic Church in Bellaire.Ice is the son of the late Delmer and Martha Ice. His wife, Annette, is the daughter of the late Herman and Emma Brunori.They are the parents of one son, David, who resides in Plain City, Ohio, with his wife, Cari. They have one granddaughter, Madison Jo Ice, who will celebrate her sixth birthday anniversary on her grandparents' anniversary.A celebratory dinner is planned with family.

35th wedding anniversary: Munjas

BELLAIRE - Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Munjas will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary. They were united in marriage Dec. 29, 1973 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shadyside with the late Rev. Peter V. Satori officiating.Munjas is the son of Virginia Munjas of Shadyside and the late Pete Munjas. He is a disabled Vietnam veteran. His wife, Lesley, is the daughter of the late James and Phyllis Arnold of Shadyside. She is a housewife.They have two daughters, Heather Lucas and her husband, Roger, of Jacobsburg and Michele Munjas of Bellaire; three grandsons, Jason Dunn, Roger Paul Lucas and ...