Anniversaries (Nov. 17, 2010)

Tuesday, 16 November 2010 17:20

Hillsboro couple to celebrate 50th

Ken and Carolee (Balzer) Neufeld of Hillsboro will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a come-and-go reception from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., with a program from 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Nov. 28 at First Mennonite Church in Hillsboro.

Daughters, Kathy (Neufeld) and Michael Dunn of McPherson and Lori Neufeld of Fairbanks, Alaska, will host the event.

They were married Nov. 25, 1960, at Brudertal Mennonite Church, near Hillsboro, by pastor Walter Neufeld.

He was an optometrist for 15 years in Hutchinson before moving to Hillsboro in 1979, taking over Franklin Harms’ practice until his retirement in 1999.

As a registered nurse, his wife worked in various health care settings for 43 years until her retirement in 2002.