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Baldock 55th Anniversary
Harold and Linda Baldock from Owaneco, Ill., will be celebrating their 55th Anniversary on November 9. They were married in the Christian Church in Pana with family members as attendants. They have lived in Owaneco most of their married lives, except for the two years Harold served in the US Army. Both of them are retired…
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Mr. and Mrs. Merle Fisher Jr. celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Friday, July 28, 2023. The couple was married on July 28, 1963 in Taylorville at the Davis Memorial Christian Church. Rev. Charles A. Day was the officiant. Attendants were the late Shirley (Criner) Eversgerd, sister of the bride, and Roy Fisher, brother of the…
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Debra Broccardo and Gary McConnell are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on July 7, 2023. Broccardo and McConnell were wed on July 7, 1973 at 4 p.m. at the Midland United Methodist Church in Kincaid, Illinois. The ceremony was conducted by Pastors Lester and Fines Main. The Maid of Honor was Linda Combs and the…
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Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Nation of Taylorville will be celebrating their 70th anniversary on April 4, 2023. Jacquelyn Keiser and Roscoe Nation were married on April 4, 1953, in Stonington Illinois at the Bible Baptist Church, with Rev. Max Weir officiating. Their attendants were Kenneth Nation, brother of the groom, and Juanita Nation, sister-in-law of…
Read MoreSenate advances bill to log abuse cover-ups in state health care registry
By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A measure spurred by reports of abuse at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday and will head to the House. The bill would prohibit health care workers who have been the subject of a substantiated claim of “material obstruction” of an…
Read MoreSummers 50th Anniversary
Helen (O’Hara) Summers and Thomas Summers are celebrating their 50th wedding Anniversary on March 17, 2023. They were married on March 17, 1973 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Kincaid, Illinois. Father James Hughes was the officiant. Karen O’Hara, sister of the bride, was the Maid of Honor. Randall Lorimor was the…
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Dickey 65th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Dickey of Pawnee will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on December 22, 2022. Dickey and the former Marilyn R. Crowder were married by the late Rev. R. H. Klaxon at the Pawnee Prebysterian church. Mr. Dickey was a self employed contractor in the plumbing, heating, and air conditioning business. Mrs.…
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Teresa Chamce and Karl Burdick, of Assumption, are celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary on Monday, December 5, 2022. Teresa and Karl were wed on December 5, 1987 at the Trinity Lutheran Church by the Reverend Rodney Blomquist. Tracy Windell served as the Matron of Honor, and the Best Man was Alan Wilhour. Teresa and Karl…
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Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vancil celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on November 4, 2022. Don and the former Jeanne King were married at the Morrisonville United Methodist Church. Don and Jeanne are the parents of Brad (Kristina) of Chicago and Kristine (David) Horn of Sellersburg, Indiana. They are grandparents to Abigail and Nathan Vancil, and…
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