Gensors Mark Golden

February 7, 2016

Thomas and Ellen Gensor of Bloomindale will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Feb. 12.They were united in marriage on Feb. 12, 1966, at her family home in Brookside by the late Rev. Robert E. Reed, former pastor of Kirkwood Presbyterian Church.Ellen Gensor is the daughter of the late Clarence and Eleanor Martin of Bridgeport. She is a homemaker and retired registered nurse from Trinity Medical Center West.Tom Gensor is the son of the late Thomas and Margaret Gensor of Yorkville. He is a retired teacher, baseball and basketball coach from Mingo High School in the Indian ...

Millers Celebrate 50th

January 31, 2016

Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Miller Jr. of Mount Olivet celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Jan. 21.They were united in marriage on Jan. 21, 1966, by the Rev. Freet of the United Presbyterian Church in Wheeling.Lutha "Susie" Miller is the daughter of the late Lutha and William Hall of Wheeling.LeRoy Miller is the son of the late Leah and LeRoy Miller of Scenery Hill, Pa. He is a retired mechanic with 27 years at Wheeling Truck Center and five years at Hill International Truck.The couple has three children. The family includes David Gullette and his wife, Shirley, of Claysville, ...

Portas Mark 50 Years

January 31, 2016

Jim and Eythle Porta of Wheeling celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Jan. 28.They were united in marriage on Jan. 28, 1966.Eythle Porta is the former Eythle Hall of Bridgeville, Pa. She is a retired registered nurse with the American Red Cross, where she worked for 25 years.Jim Porta is the owner of Greentree Services.They have two daughters, Charlene Weisal and Jamie Frey, and four grandchildren.

Ripolys Mark Golden

January 17, 2016

Joe and Sue Ripoly of Wheeling will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Jan. 22.They were united in marriage on Jan. 22, 1966, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, North Wheeling, with the Rev. Raymond J. Judge officiating.Sue Ripoly is the former Susan Mahoney of North Wheeling. She retired as office manager of Pro-Pak Containers Inc., where she worked for 33 years.Joe Ripoly is a retired trust officer from J.P. Morgan Chase after 31 years. He served as senior vice president of the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce for 11 years and currently works as the regional vice ...

Jordans Celebrate 60th

January 3, 2016

Nick and Roberta Jordan of Wheeling celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 26.They were united in marriage on Dec. 26, 1955, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Warwood, Wheeling.Nick Jordan is retired from Conrail. Roberta Jordan is a retired nurse.They are parents of two children and four grandchildren. Son Greg resides in Sewickley, Pa., with his wife, Ellen, and two daughters. Daughter Suellen resides in Pittsburgh with her husband, Jose, and their two children.They celebrated their anniversary with a family dinner.

Fawcetts Celebrate 73rd

December 27, 2015

Dr. R. Alan and Jane Fawcett of Wheeling will celebrate their 73rd wedding anniversary Tuesday, Dec. 29.They were united in marriage Dec. 29, 1942 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Wheeling, with the Rev. John H.A. Bamberger officiating the ceremony.Jane Fawcett is the fomer Jane Houston Neudoerfer of Wheeling.Fawcett served as a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in Germany for two years. He returned to Wheeling in 1947 to open his office in the private practice of ophthalmology.They have five children, Dr. Ronald Fawcett of Fruita, Colo.; John Fawcett of Hilliard, Ohio; Dana ...