50th Wedding Anniversary 

Roger and Bette Towsley 

Roger and Bette Towsley of Sand Lake, MI will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on November 16, 2013. An open house will be hosted by their children on November 9 from 1-4pm at Crossfire Church, 4780 Cornfield Drive, Cedar Springs, MI.

All friends and family welcome. No gifts please.

DORA & FREDERICK POLEGA

Please join us on August 17, 2013 at Algoma Township Hall (corner of Algoma and 13 Mile Rd.) for an Open House to celebrate fifty years of marriage with family and friends of Dora and Frederick Polega.

Jennings & Suzanne Johnson

Jennings & Suzanne Johnson of Cedar Springs celebrated their 50^th Anniversary. They were married on Saturday, May 11, 1963. Their children are Scott & Michele (Dubridge) Johnson of Hanover, Pennsylvania; Brian & Julie (Tank) Johnson of Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Julie Anne Johnson of Rochester, New York. They have 13 grandchildren, Donald & Debbie Johnson, Chad, Charles, Kathleen and Jo Ellen Johnson of Hanover, Pennsylvania; Tamara & Jon Wesoloski of Menominee, Michigan; Celine, Gavin and Emma Johnson of Grand Rapids, Michigan; Mitchell and Lindsay Johnson of Rochester, New York. Jennings & Suzanne are also the proud great-grandparents of Jeremiah and Aliana Johnson and Chayce Wesoloski and are eagerly awaiting the birth of another great-grandson.

50^th Wedding Anniversary

Darrell & Carol Dillon

Darrell and Carol Dillon will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on April 20th. They have two children, Jeff and Jessica Dillon of Trufant and Mike and Karen Dillon of Clarksville. They also have eight grandchildren, Jeffrey, Jessica, Riley, Carlee, Andrew, Nicholas, Allison and Brienna. The Dillons enjoy traveling and spending time with their grandkids. A family dinner is planned and a trip down south.

Happy 50th Anniversary

William (Bill) Robert Mason

Linda Lou (Hall) Mason

Bill and Linda Mason of Cedar Springs are celebrating their 50th Anniversary.  They were married on April 27, 1963.  Their children are Johnny Mason (deceased) and Michael (Cindy) Mason of Sand Lake.  They have 7 grandchildren, Mercedes and Alexis Oliver, Kylie, Ryan, Alyssa, Brady and Cassie Mason.  Their first great grandson is due to be born on April 24, 2013.

Please join their celebration at the Courtland Township Hall.  7450 14 Mile Road NE, Rockford at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2013.

No gifts please.

HERB & GAIL MERLINGTON

Herb and Gail Merlington, of Cedar Springs, will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary. They were married on March 30, 1963 in the Methodist Church in Cedar Springs. Their children are Robert L. Merlington, Todd & Laura Merlington and Michelle Merlington. They have 7 grandchildren, Justin, Jon, Cody, Frazier, Tyler, Alexis & Alyana. Herb & Gail believe the secret to their marriage is communication, love and understanding.

Curt & Lois Phillips

Curt & Lois Phillips of Sand Lake are celebrating their 50th Anniversary. The happy duo were married June 30th 1962 at the United Methodist Church in Cedar Springs.

Mr. & Mrs. Phillips have two children, Tim (Beth) Phillips, Michelle (Jeff) Paepke. Three grandchildren, Kari (Larry) Magoon, Andrew & Nathan Phillips and one great-grandson, Dylan Paepke, all of Sand Lake.
Curt & Lois have always enjoyed traveling & camping with family.
If you would like to congratulate them, you may mail a card to 16051 Sipple Ave., Sand Lake, MI 49343.

Joel and Hope Austin of Cedar Springs will celebrate their 50th Anniversary June 15, 2012. An open house is planned for June 30th from 2 – 4 pm at First Baptist Church in Cedar Springs. The couple’s children are Murry and Diane Austin, David & Nicole Austin, and Mindy and Bob Abbott. They have 9 grandchildren and are expecting their first great grandchild. Joel and Hope feel the secret to their long marriage is “God first in your life and He’ll take care of the rest.”

50^th Anniversary

Chuck and Donna Scheidel

Chuck and Donna Scheidel of Cedar Springs, Michigan are celebrating their 50th  Wedding Anniversary on April 28, 2012. A weekend outing is planned. Children of Chuck and Donna are Alan and Annette Mongar, Paul and Shelly Bowerman, Mike Scheidel, and Chuck Scheidel. They have seven grandchildren.

50th ANNIVERSARY

Pat and Russel Merlington of Cedar Springs are celebrating theit 50th Anniversary on September 22, 2011. Their children are Debra Cumings & John Rutherford, Jenifer & Aaron Smigiel; grandchildren Joshua, Matthew, Shana, Shamar, Becker, Marcus, Amanda, Brandon, Tiffany, Kaylee, Destiny & Liberty; great-grandchild Noah. Mr. & Mrs. Russel Merlington will be celebrating their anniversary in Las Vegas, Nevada and they will welcome any cards. Please send to: PO Box 244, Cedar Springs, MI 49319. Their secret to a long successful marriage is a quote from Abraham Lincoln: “Its not the years in a life, it’s the life in the years.”