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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoberek

TORONTO - Harry and Mary Ann Hoberek of Toronto celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 24. A dinner party with family and friends was held in their honor at Manfred's Restaurant.They were married on April 24, 1963.He is the son of the late Natch and Mary Hoberek. His wife is the daughter of the late Earl and Annablanche Bailey.They have two children: Lisa Harris of Toronto and Harry of Steubenville. They have five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Waugh

WEIRTON - Terry and Judy Waugh of Weirton celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary with a family cruise to the Bahamas in March.The couple were married May 25, 1968, in Fairmont, W.Va., with the Rev. Joseph Dene officiating.He is the son of the late Lowell and Edna Waugh. He is an Army veteran and retired after 37 years at Weirton Steel Corp.She is the daughter of the late William and Helen Nichols. She retired after more than 25 years in the medical field.They have three sons: William and Bradley of Weirton and Bryan of Lavista, Neb.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Blackburn

HOPEDALE - Roy and Claren Blackburn of Hopedale celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Memorial Day weekend with their children and grandchildren at Possum Lodge near Piedmont Lake.They were married on June 8, 1963, in Lakewood, Ohio.He is the son of the late Ralph and Ruth Blackburn, and she is the daughter of the late Glenn and Lucille Branch. They own and operate Blackburn Funeral Homes in Hopedale, Jewett and Bergholz. She retired from teaching and substitute teaching in the late 1990s.They have four children: Roy of Tampa, Fla.; Robb of Manassas Park, Va.; Forrest of ...

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Haddon

FOLLANSBEE - Steve and Jackie Haddon of Follansbee are celebrating 25 years of marriage on June 11.They were married in an outdoor ceremony on June 11, 1988, in Beech Bottom by the Rev. Jim Linn.Haddon is the son of Ethel Haddon of Beech Bottom and the late Robert Haddon. She is the daughter of the late Franklin and Lorraine DeBarr.He is employed at Petroleum Pipe and Supply in Carnegie, Pa. She is employed at K&J'S Skip-N-Go in Follansbee.They have two children, Stephanie of Follansbee and Michael of Morgantown.They will celebrate with a trip in August.

Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Frankenfield

WEIRTON - Charles H. and Simone A. Frankenfield of Weirton marked their 70th anniversary with a surprise family and friend celebration held May 26 at St. Florian Hall in Wintersville.Frankenfield and the former Simone Hale were united in marriage on June 4, 1943, with the Rev. Holt officiating at the Methodist church in LaPlata, Md.The son of the late Charles and Miriam Frankenfield, he is a World War II veteran of the Marine Corps and was employed by National Steel Corp. for 33 years before his retirement in 1980.The daughter of the late Frank and Simone Hale, she was employed at Weir ...

Mr. and Mrs. Darius Rogers

TORONTO - Mr. and Mrs. Darius "Doc" Rogers of Toronto will celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary on Monday.Rogers and the former Elizabeth "Betty" Pompa were united in marriage on June 10, 1950, at St. Anthony Church in Steubenville.She is the daughter of the late Daniel and Marianna Pompa.He is the son of the late Harold Rogers and the late Ann Stropky and is owner and president of Rogers' Trucking Co. Inc.They have four children: Marion Hitchcock of Toronto, Frank of Texas, Jon of Steubenville and Betsie Michnowicz of Imperial, Pa. There are seven grandchildren.