Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Warnecke of Delphos will observe their 40th wedding anniversary on July 15.

A family dinner is planned to celebrate.

Wayne and former Alice Siefker were united in marriage on July 15, 1972, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Rev. Frank Eckhart officiating.

They are the parents of a son, Scott (Laurie) Warnecke of Delphos; and two daughters, Shelly (Travis) Schulte and Melissa (Scott) Scalf of Delphos. They also have seven grandchildren, Kayla Warnecke, Austin Schulte, Kyrstin Warnecke, Braxton Scalf, Avery Schulte, Braylon Scalf and McKenna Scalf.

Wayne is retired from Central Soya, Inc., and Alice is a homemaker and seamstress.

Mallory Robyn Weller and Craig Matthew Honigford were united in marriage on July 16, 2011, at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Springfield, the Rev. Randy Giesige officiating.

The bride’s parents are Robert and Patricia Weller of Springfield. The groom’s parents are Mike and Denise Honigford of Delphos.

Nuptial music was provided by vocalist Jamie Grothaus and organist Susan Grote.

Maids of honor were Melissa Weller and Monica Weller of Columbus, sisters of the bride.

Bridesmaids were Gretchen Hasselbach of Columbus, Charity Gundolf of Springfield and Erin Radosevich of Chicago, Ill., friends of the couple.

Flower girls were Samantha Honigford and Bailey Honigford of West Carrollton, nieces of the groom.

Best man was Keith Honigford of West Carrollton, brother of the groom.

Groomsmen were Jason Bockey of Delphos, Derek Dickman of Grandview Heights and Brent Deroche of Grove City, friends of the couple; Robbie Weller of Columbus, brother of the bride; and Dustin Pohlman of Kettering and Todd Moenter of Delphos, friends of the couple.

The brides grandparent is Bea Weller.

After the ceremony, a reception was held at The Historic Shawnee Hotel.

Following a wedding trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, the couple reside in Cary, N.C.

The bride and groom are both employed by Duke University Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Ebbeskotte of Delphos will observe 50 years of marriage on July 21.
Norbert and the former Sondra Emrick were married on the that date in 1962 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Delphos, the Rev. John Quenneville officiating.
The couple will celebrate their anniversary with a family dinner at the K of C Hall in Delphos. An open house for family and friends will follow from 2-4 p.m. In lieu of gifts, guests are asked to bring their favorite memory of photo of the couple.
Norbert is a farmer. Sondra is a homemaker and worked at Delphos McDonalds.
They have five children, Bob Ebbeskotte and Cindy Metzger of Delphos, Diana (Eddie) Keirns of Ohio City, Nancy (Jay) DeWitt of Delphos and Tammy (Craig) Prenger of Versailles. They also have 12 grandchildren, Sean, Adam (Katy), Curt and Stephanie Metzger, Craig and Troy Syphrit, Shannon (Brandon) Glover, Jason, Andrew and Anthony Dewitt and Cassie and Courtney Prenger; and  four great-grandchildren, Konner, Kaitlyn, Alivia and Gibson Glover.

Dr. and Mrs. Jay DeWitt observed 25 years of marriage on June 27.
Jay and the former Nancy Ebbeskotte were united in marriage on that date in 1987 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, the Rev. Ronald Stark officiating.
Jay  is Doctor of Chiropractic at DeWitt Chiropractic in Delphos. Nancy is the office manager at DeWitt Chiropractic.
They have three children, Jason DeWitt of Columbus and Andrew DeWitt and Anthony DeWitt of Cincinnati.

Raymond and Ann Kaverman announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Heather Nicole Kaverman of Ft. Jennings to Brent Bockrath of Kalida, son of James and Deb Bockrath.
The couple will exchange vows on July 21 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Kalida.
The bride-elect is a graduate of Ft. Jennings High School, University of Toledo and Walsh University with a doctorate of Physical Therapy. She is employed at Midwest Rehab, Inc.
Her fiance is a graduate of Kalida High School and Bluffton Univerisity. He is employed at Silgan Plastics.