The couple were married March 15, 1956, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hillsboro. He is retired from Dairy Farmers of America in Hillsboro and she is a homemaker.

Family, relatives and friends were invited to the reception, which was hosted by their children and grandchildren: Joe and Barbara Alvarez of Hillsboro and their children Kane and Laci Adams of Wilkes Barre, Pa.; Daryl and Leslie Schlesener of Herington and their children Darren and Beth Schlesener and Rachel of Herington; Justin and Dena Hall and daughter Clara of Colwich; Curtiss Schlesener of Herington; Terry Hill of Hillsboro; and Greg and Robin Plenert and their children Dusten and Callie of Hillsboro.

The Hills have three grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and two step-great- grandchildren.