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Douglas R. and Larisa K. (Rubrake) Brown, Columbia City, are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary. The Browns were married on June 8, 1991 at the South Whitley Church of God, by Pastor Gary Jordan. The couple has two sons, Chandler and Seth. Doug is employed by Hinen Printing and Larisa is employed at 80-20, both in Columbia City.

John and Cathy (Jackson) Petrie, Albion, are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary on May 17, 2011. They were married at Green Center United Methodist Church by Pastor Ken Robinson. The couple has two children, Cassandra and Jay. John is employed by Frontier Data Services and Cathy is employed by Parkview Noble Home Health & Hospice.

Kevin and Knitta (Howard) Carter of Albion will celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on April 14, 2011. They were married April 14, 1986 in Albion. Kevin is employed by the Indiana Department of Transportation. Knitta is employed by Central Noble School Corporation as a bus driver. They have a son, Matthew G.A. Carter of Milford and his fiancé Melissa Barkus, and a daughter, Candace R. Carter of Knoxville, Tennessee.

CARTERS' WEDDING PHOTO

Wilbur and Ollie Shank will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on April 7. They were married in Folkston, Georgia in 1951 and lived in Jacksonville, Florida for two years, then moved to Churubusco. The couple has two daughters, Cheryl Wyatt of Churubusco and Monica Shank of Fort Wayne; and two grandsons, Andy Ott and Toby (Holly) Ott, of Chicago. They are celebrating with their family at a later date.

Dale and Norma (Egolf) Crabill, Churubusco, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The Crabills were married on February 18, 1961 at Churubusco United Methodist Church by Reverend James Hook. Dale is employed by Kwik Lok Corporation in New Haven. The couple has three children, Dave (Amy) Crabill, Melanie (Nathan) Killworth, and Jodi (Chad) Keener, all of Churubusco. They also have eight grandchildren and one great-grandson. A dinner hosted by their children was held on Sunday, February 20, at the Eagle’s Nest, Columbia City.

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