Harold and Betty Kelly celebrated 66 years of marriage on Dec. 20 at their home in Napa.
Jim and Sherilyn Wagner, along with friends and family, celebrated 60 years of marriage on Jan. 31 at their Napa home. It was also Jim’s 82nd birthday – they were wed on Jan. 31, 1958, Jim’s 22nd birthday.
Longtime Napa residents Craig Cook Hall and Dona Lee Hall celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 2 with their family. Craig and Dona were married at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Santa Clara County on Sept. 2, 1967 at the end of the “Summer of Love.” Craig was finishing his …
Nadya and Genji Schmeder will celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 2. The couple met and were married in New York City in 1967. They moved to California around 1971, and have lived in Napa since 1986.
Jim and Margo Holland were married on Aug. 25, 1967. They celebrated their 50th anniversary early, on Aug. 12, with a celebration with family in Sacramento (where the couple honeymooned half a century ago). The week prior their children gave them a clue a day, to keep them in suspense about …
Bob and Phyllis Cramer of Napa celebrated 70 years of marriage on Aug. 5.
Sixty years ago, on July 27, 1957, in a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan, Hisae Kawashima and David Reichel were married. David wore a classic robe and carried a dagger to ward off intruders; Hisae was beautiful in her bridal kimono complete with a cloth band to hide her “horns of jeal…
The Drake family celebrated the 75th wedding anniversary of Natalie and Emory Lee Drake of Napa on June 24. Natalie and Emory Lee were married May 3, 1942 and are both WWII veterans. They have two children, five grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. All were present except one great gra…
Bob and Carol Kirkbride recently celebrated their 69th anniversary. Their daughter Sheryl, who lives in Georgia, and son Randy were not able to attend, but they sent their best wishes, along with those of many friends and relations.
Dr. Billy Joe and Selma Cooney celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 3 at the Napa Valley Country Club. A wine reception and dinner with family and friends was hosted by their children, Marianne Graham (Greg Graham) and Patrick Cooney (Natalie Valov).
Sixty years ago, on June 14, 1957, at the Immanuel Baptist Church in Rogers, Arkansas, Harrell Glenn Miller and Janice Doreen Skelton were married. Both grew up in Rogers although Jan was born 20 miles down the road in Fayetteville.
On March 17, Patrick and Carol Timmons celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Married on St. Patrick’s Day in 1957 at St John’s Catholic Church on Main Street, close to 300 guests attended a reception for the couple at the Napa Plaza hotel after the wedding. Carpe Diem now is at the Plaza site.
Tom and Bente Shoar of Napa celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 30, 2016. The couple met in 1964 at the Sondrestrom Air Base in Greenland. She worked for the Royal Greenland Trade Department, and he was a dentist with the U.S. Air Force.
Sara and Charles Rippey will celebrate 75 years of marriage on March 20. They were wed on March 20, 1942.
John and Sandy Medvin happily celebrated 50 years of marriage on June 22, 2016.
Longtime Napa residents Bill and Sue Lipschultz celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 18 in their signature style: surrounded by family, friends, music and wine.
Jerry and Janet Knutson of Napa celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a gathering of family for lunch in the wine cellar room at Brix Restaurant in Yountville.
Mark and Karen Proteau of Napa celebrated 30 years of marriage with a trip to Italy this month. The couple were wed May 3, 1986.
John and Lila Walter of Napa celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 15, 2016. The occasion was commemorated at their favorite Napa restaurant, Cole's Chop House, with their daughter and son.
Bob and Marie Mueller celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with a gathering on April 30, 2016, with friends and family at St. John’s Lutheran Church parish hall. They were married on April 27, 1946, at the old St. John’s Lutheran Church, located on Second Street in Napa.
Charles and Norma Tracy of Napa celebrated their 70th anniversary with friends and family on March 6. The party was hosted by Rich and Rose Hancock and thrown by the couple’s six children.
David and Sherrie Crespin of Napa are celebrating 35 years of marriage. They were wed March 7, 1981 and have lived in Napa for 32 of their years together.
John and Ruth DeBow met at Pasadena College (now Point Loma University in San Diego) in 1965.
Debbie and Tim Bozarth of American Canyon celebrated 20 years of marriage on Dec. 12, 2015, with a party at Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch in St. Helena, surrounded by friends and family.
Fifty years ago, Ron married the girl who turned his head on Feb. 19, 1966. Since that day, Ron and Sharron Puffer have experienced many ups and downs and joys and sadness, but through it all they have remained happily together to watch their children grow into fabulous adults and have child…
Mr. and Mrs. John Motty (nee Carole Stuebner) recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple were married in First Presbyterian Church in Napa on Jan. 22, 1956.
Alfeo Ralph Gabuya and Milagros Sacay Gabuya celebrated 50 years of marriage on Jan. 23 with a renewal of vows by the Rev. William Donahue at St. Apollinaris Catholic Church, followed by a celebration at Legends at Paradise Valley Club House, Fairfield.
Clay and Carolyn Rawding celebrated their 50th anniversary in August.