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Heileman — 90th birthday

Barb Heileman, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on May 27 at the Tompkins Celebration Center of Friendship Haven. Cards may be sent to her at 420 Kenyon Road, Gardens #215, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Her family includes her children, Bill ...

Davis — 90th birthday

Carol Davis, of Fort Dodge, celebrated her 90th birthday on Wednesday. Cards may be sent to her at 2299 150th St., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Her family includes her husband, John Davis, and Laura Dischler, of Fort Dodge. She has four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was ...

Pelz — 90th birthday

MARSHALLTOWN — Bob Pelz, of Marshalltown, formerly of Webster City and Fort Dodge, will celebrate his 90th birthday on May 20. Cards may be sent to him at the Iowa Veterans Home, 1301 Summit St., Marshalltown, IA 50158. His family includes Carol and Kevin Schoeppler, of West Des ...

Ascherl — 90 years

EMMETSBURG — Paul D. Ascherl, of Emmetsburg, formerly of Fort Dodge, will celebrate his 90th birthday on May 31. Cards may be sent to him at at 1801 Erie St., Emmetsburg, IA 50536. His family includes Matt Ascherl, Todd Ascherl, Mark Ascherl, David Ascherl, Mike Ascherl, Joe Ascherl, John Ascherl and Luke Ascherl. His wife, Lois, is deceased. Ascherl was born on May 31, 1933. He farmed northwest of Fort Dodge. He also worked at Geo. A. Hormel in Fort Dodge and Beloit, Wisconsin, for many years.

Powell — 25 years

David and Shirley Powell, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a meet and greet from 1 to 5 p.m. on May 21 at the Moose Lodge, 424 First Ave. S. Cards may be sent to them at 1338 Third Ave. N.W., No. 141, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Their family includes Dawn Powell, of Marshalltown; and Shane Powell, Tina Summers, Tammy Lawrey and Ricky Nelson, all of Fort Dodge. They have 16 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Their daughters Vicki Nelson and Tori Schmidt are deceased. They were married on Feb. 13, 1998, in Fort Dodge.

Vit — 50 years

Bill and Becky Vit, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 18. Cards can be sent to them at 1433 S. 23rd St., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Their family includes Sarah and Matt Harms, of Cedar Falls; William Vit, US Air Force; Dallas and Teresa Vit, of Dallas, ...