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Couple Marks 55 Years

Dick and Lynn Welsh celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, April 29.They were married April 29, 1960 in the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Jeannette, Pa., with the Rev. James A. Strohm officiating.Lynn Welsh is the daughter of the late John and Myrtle Parkinson of Jeannette. She is retired from the Ohio County Board of Education.Dick Welsh is the son of the late Robert and Charlotte Welsh. He is retired from WesBanco Bank of Wheeling and is a U.S. Army veteran.The couple has two daughters, Pastor Sheri Kernik of Pineville, W.Va., and Lisa (Jim) Bucon of Wheeling. ...

Horners Mark 45 Years

Allen and Arelena Horner of Moundsville celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on Friday, April 17.They were united in marriage on April 17, 1970 at Waymans Ridge United Methodist Church, where they are still active members, by the Rev. Edgar Cole.Arelana Horner is the daughter of the late John D. and Ellen I. Heath. She is retired from the Northern Panhandle Employment and Training Council.Allen Horner is the son of Quay M. and Elizabeth Horner. He is retired from Knight's Farm Supply in Glen Easton.The Horners remain active with family, church, traveling and truck pulling.They are ...

Vargos Celebrate 50th

Andrew and Nancy Vargo of Wellsburg will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, April 24.They were united in marriage on April 24, 1965 by the Rev. William P. Taylor.Nancy Vargo is the daughter of the late Lacey and Violet Shultz. She is retired from West Liberty University, where she was employed by Sodexho Food Service.Andrew Vargo is the son of the late Andrew and Helen Vargo. He was employed at Valley Camp Coal Co.'s No. 1 mine.They are the parents of a son and a daughter. The family includes John at home and Leeannee Coen and her husband, Dwayne, of Beech Bottom.A ...

Meadows Mark 50 Years

Leroy and Nila Meadows of Moundsville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, April 17.They were united in marriage on April 17, 1965 at the First Christian Church in Moundsville, with the Rev. Laney officiating.Nila Meadows is the daughter of the late Kenneth and Gladys Truex of Moundsville.Leroy Meadows is the son of the late Erva and Thelma Meadows of Moundsville. He is retired from the AEP Kammer Plant, where he worked for 43 years in various capacities.They are the parents of three children. The family includes Dana Meadows (James) Druien of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Dawn ...

Couple Marks 60 Years

Paul E. and Arlene L. Florjanczyk of Wheeling will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday, April 23.They were united in marriage April 23, 1955 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Wheeling, with the Rev. Ernest Noll officiating.Arlene Florjanczyk is the daughter of the late Earla and Charles Menz of Wheeling. She is a graduate of Ohio Valley General Hospital School of Nursing as a registered nurse, a graduate of West Liberty State College with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and a graduate of West Virginia University with a master's degree in community health ...

Polsinellis Hit 40 Years

Tony and Janice Polsinelli of McMechen celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday, April 12.They were united in marriage April 12, 1975 at St. John Catholic Church in Benwood, with the Rev. Michael O'Reilly officiating.Janice Polsinelli is the daughter of the late Louis and Anna Alexander Ponsetti of St. Joe. She is a homemaker and is involved in many organizations in her church, including helping with the Rite of ChristianInitiation of Adults, Rosary Altar Society and Parish Council.Tony Polsinelli is the son of the late Eginesio and Annunziata Giovannone Polsinelli of Arpino, ...