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John and Fran Harris of Fort Wayne will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on February 24. They were married in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in 1962, with Pastor Edwin Nerger presiding. They spent their honeymoon in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. Fran, daughter of the late Ernest and Marie Hesterman, graduated from Ridgeville Corners High School (Ohio), and went on to earn a nursing degree from Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Fort Wayne in 1958. She was a registered nurse briefly before the birth of their children. John, son of the late Morton and Martha Harris, graduated from Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne and served as an MP (PFC) in the U.S. Army from 1962-64. He worked for over 50 years as an automobile mechanic and retired as owner/manager of Mort’s Wayside Garage in 1999. John and Fran have been active members of Our Hope Lutheran Church in Huntertown for over 40 years. In addition to serving their church, they enjoy golfing, vacationing on the beach in Florida and at Indiana lakes, and spending time with family and friends. They have three children: Scott Harris and his wife Lisa, of Churubusco; Kurt Harris and his wife Shelly, of Saint George, Utah; and Becki Rudolph and her husband Chris, of Fort Wayne. They have seven grandchildren: Jacob, Jordan, Elizabeth, Ian, Blakely, Benjamin, and William.

Greg and Dianne (Miller) Tomlinson of Churubusco celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on December 18. The couple was married on December 18, 1976 at the Huntertown United Methodist Church with Rev. James E. Dickey officiating. The couple has three sons, Matthew, Michael and Mark. Greg is employed at Keystone Concrete, Inc., Churubusco, where he has worked for 26 years. Dianne has been employed at Lincoln Life Insurance Company in Fort Wayne for 36 years. They are members of the Churubusco United Methodist Church.

Norbert and Justine Halsey Gaff are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married at Big Lake Church of God in Columbia City, on December 27, 1951. The couple relocated to Greenacres, Florida in 1997. Norbert retired from LML Corp., Justine from United Tech, both in Columbia City. They have three children, Randal Gaff, Port St. Lucie, FL., Ronald (Cynthia) Gaff, Gastonia, NC and Vickie Gerrish, Wellington, FL. They also have eight grandchildren, Justin, Bryce, Richard and Lauren Gaff, Ashley Sunday, Jenaca Wolfe and Nolan and Lindsay Gerrish; and five great-grandchildren, Abbigail, Mason, Allison Sunday, Syennia Gaff and Aleena Gaff.

Jerry and Gloria (Deck) Addis, Churubusco are celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary. They were married on December 17, 1966. Both are retired and have moved back to Churubusco after spending 15 years in North Carolina. The Addis’ have three children, Julie Stuckey, Fort Wayne; Carrie Barcus, Columbia City; and Damien, North Carolina; and three grandchildren.

Alan and Elizabeth (Ramel) Arvola, of Churubusco, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this month. The Arvolas were married on October 4, 1986 in Columbia City. They have two children, Brian and Dustin Arvola. Alan is employed at Steel Dynamics, Inc. in Butler and Liz is employed at North American Van Lines (Sirva).