MANSON — Ed and Judy Shimkat, of Manson, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday.

Cards may be sent to them at 6247 Twin Lakes Road, Manson, IA 50563.

Their family includes Ed and Lisa Shimkat and Bill and Kim Shimkat, all of Fort Dodge, and Anne and Matt Harding of Iowa City. They have nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The couple was married on Aug. 28, 1965, at the First Methodist Church in Iowa City.