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Evankos Celebrate 60th

Congratulations to Edward and Mary Kay Evanko of Woodsdale. On June 23, 1962, Ed and Mary Kay were united in marriage at St. Michaels Church in Wheeling. Edward is a graduate of Wellsburg High School and worked until retirement as a retail manager for Reichart and Heilig Meyers Furniture stores and as a sales associate at Sears. Mary Kay is a graduate of Triadelphia High School and worked until retirement as an elementary school teacher’s aide for Ohio County Schools. The happy couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their sons, Ed Jr. (Kelly) and Eric, daughter ...

Botts Celebrate Golden

Kelly and JoEllen (Johnson) Bott of Martins Ferry celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 7. They were united in marriage on July 7, 1972 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Tiltonsville, Ohio. The Rev. Father C.C. Superfiskey officiated the double ring service. Kelly is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bott of Wheeling. JoEllen is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson of Tiltonsville. Together they have three daughters: Jodi (Mark), Amy (Cory) and Kelly Jo (Brian). They are the proud grandparents of six grandchildren: Noah, Max, Molly, Greg, ...

Zimmermans Mark 50th

Lou and Shirley Zimmerman, formerly of Wheeling, now of Calabash, N.C., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 1. They were married on July 1, 1972 at Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church by the Rev. G. Kenneth Gates. Shirley is the daughter of the late Donald C. and Florence Bixler Jefferys. Lou is the son of the late Chester C. and Katherine Klieves Zimmerman. Both are graduates of Wheeling High School and the Ohio Valley General Hospital School of Inhalation Therapy. Shirley is also a graduate of the OVGH School of Nursing. They are both Retired Respiratory ...

Diehls Celebrate Golden

Charles and Celeste Diehl of Mount Olivet are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on July 15, 1972, at St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Church in Wheeling by the late Rev. Joseph Bell. Celeste is the daughter of the late Leo and Dolores Auten Przelenski. She is retired from Capital Business Interiors, CBI of Wheeling. Charles is the son of the late Charles and Wanda Murphy Diehl. He is retired from Medical Supply Company after 53 years of employment. They are the parents of a daughter Chana Baker and her husband, Chad, and a son Chad Diehl and his ...

Deiberts Celebrate 60th

WHEELING — The regular monthly meeting of the Wheeling Newcomers Club will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, at the Wheeling Country Club. The club is open to all new or returning ladies to the Wheeling area. It is a great way to learn about people and places in and around the Ohio Valley. The speaker will be Richard Royse, executive director of Crittenton Services. This organization has provided behavioral health programs to children and families for over 100 years throughout West Virginia. For more information or to make a reservation please call Carole at ...

Potts’ Celebrate 50

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Potts of Follansbee celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 24. Potts and the former Mary Ann Dierkes were married on June 24, 1972, at Immaculate Conception Church in Wheeling by the Rev. Joseph Bell. She is the daughter of the late George and Mildred Dierkes and is a retired registered radiographer at Trinity East Hospital. He is the son of the late Robert and Jean Potts, an Air Force veteran and retired from Koppers Co. They are the parents of four children: Michael (Jenny) and Bob (Anne Marie), both of Wheeling; Dave (Sarah) of Strongsville, Ohio; ...