GILMORE CITY — Butch and Janice Martin, of Gilmore City, celebrated 50 years of marriage on Friday. Cards may be sent to them at 56391 300th Ave., Gilmore City, IA 50541. They were married May 8, 1970.

Ruth Engels, of Fort Dodge, celebrated her 95th birthday on Monday. Cards may be sent to her at 1536 20th Ave. N., Fort Dodge, IA 50501. Her family includes Carol and Dennis Royster, Bettendorf; Cathy and Ralph Sonnicksen, Fort Dodge; Jim and Betty Engels, Yuma, Arizona; Rosalie and ...

CLARE — James Allen, of Clare, celebrated his 80th birthday on Thursday. Cards may be sent to him at 1614 150th St., Clare, IA 50524. His family includes his wife, Mary Ann, Cheryl Allen, of Carroll; Phil Allen, of Clare; JoAnn and Dirk Sandvig, of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Beth and ...

POMEROY —Larry Seehusen, of Pomeroy, will celebrate his 80th birthday on Wednesday. His family includes his wife, Shirley. He was born on May 13, 1940, in Pomeroy and grew up there. He spent four years in the U.S. Air Force. He retired from the 133rd Test Squadron of the Iowa Air National ...

WOOLSTOCK — Elzy Johnson, of Woolstock, will celebrate his 90th birthday on May 11. Cards may be sent to him at 100 Maglorie St., Woolstock, IA 50599. His family includes his wife Audrey; Dennis Johnson, of Woolstock; Dean and Jacque Johnson, of Blanchard, Oklahoma; Rick Johnson, of Kamrar; ...

Gordon and Sally Jondle, of Fort Dodge, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday. Cards may be sent to them at 2524 Johnson Ave. Fort Dodge, IA 50501 Their family includes Nikki and David Hanna, of Humboldt; Scott and Kim Jondle, of Callender; Kristi and Bob Peacock, of ...