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40th wedding anniversary

Larry and Laura Peddicord are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on March 9. They were united in marriage March 9, 1982, in Martins Ferry at the home of Jim and Cheyenne Schramm by the late Mayor John Laslo. They later had their marriage blessed in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, St. Clairsville, by Msgr. George Coyne. Peddicord, son of the late Victor and Eleanor Peddicord, is retired from the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Federal Building in Wheeling. His wife, Laura, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Ellen Conners is retired from Belmont Savings Bank in St. ...

57th wedding anniversary

Charles and Barbara Sears are celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary on Feb. 26. They were united in marriage on Feb. 26, 1965, by the Rev. Doakes of St. Clairsville. Charles Sears is the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Sears. His wife, Barbara, is the daughter of the late Frank and Virginia Zemba of Bridgeport. They are the parents of Rhonda West of Bridgeport, sons Charles of Arizona and Scott Sears of Bridgeport.

70th wedding anniversary

Phil and Kathryn (Frizzi) Regoli, originally from Bellaire, will celebrate their 70th anniversary on Feb. 10. They were united in marriage at the Clarksburg Methodist Church in 1952, with Rev. Gordon Farmer officiating. The couple resides in Ocala, Florida. Phil served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War and retired from a career in secondary education, during which time he worked at Bellaire High School, Mt. Pleasant High School, Martins Ferry High School and Central Junior High. Kathryn worked in banking for many years at Citizens Bank, Martins Ferry, and retired from ...

Boggs celebrates 60th wedding anniversary

Dennis and Marlene (Mekulich) Boggs are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Oct. 20, 1961, in Cumberland, Md., with Pastor Wakeman doing the wedding vows. Marlene is the daughter of the late Michael and Madge Mekulich of Ambridge, Pa. Marlene worked for G.C. Murphy ...

50th wedding anniversary

Bill and Joyce (Poludniak) Sutak are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They exchanged their vows on Oct. 9, 1971, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Martins Ferry. Bill’s cousin, Father Bernard Krajovik, officiated the ceremony. Joyce is the daughter of the late John and Josephine Poludniak of Colerain. Joyce worked for 10 years at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel’s main office. She went on to be office manager for Ohio Valley Scale & Equipment Corporation in Wheeling where she worked for 29 years. Bill is the son of the late Andrew and Margaret Sutak of Martins Ferry. Bill ...

60th wedding anniversary

Grant and Jay (Runco) Helms recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They exchanged vows on Sept. 2, 1961, by Fr. Connie Superfisky at St. Joseph’s in Tiltonsville. Grant was the proprietor of Grant’s Barber Shop for many years and Jay was instrumental in starting the school nurse program in what is now Buckeye Local where she worked for 30 years. In the past they owned and operated a number of family businesses in the area starting with Rosie’s Pizza, G & Jay’s Place, and Fairway 4 Restaurant & Lounge. Currently they maintain active roles at Fairway River Links GC ...