Anniversaries

Dailers Celebrate 60th

Tom and Peggy Dailer of Wheeling celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday, July 14. They were united in marriage July 14, 1962, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church by the Rev. Bernard Voegler. Tom is the son of the late Harry “Dubie” Dialer and Gertrude Dailer. He is retired from HGO Technology. Peggy is the daughter of the late James and Kathryn Oliver. She was the owner of Suzi-Q Bakery. They have four children. The family includes David “Dubie” of Wheeling; T-Jay and his wife, Angel, of Wheeling; Kerry and his wife, Kathy, of Frederick, Md.; and Suzie of ...

Finsleys Mark Golden

Junior and Alice Finsley of Windsor Heights will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 21. They were united in marriage on July 21, 1972 at Wellsburg Methodist Church. Alice is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mauritz Hercules. Junior is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Finsley and retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. They are the parents of five children: Mary Finsley, Denise Waybright and John (Rebecca) Finsley, of Windsor Heights; and Pamela Fleming and Amanda (Ryan) Smith, both of Wheeling. They have 13 grandchildren with one on the way and five ...

Evankos Celebrate 60th

Congratulations to Edward and Mary Kay Evanko of Woodsdale. On June 23, 1962, Ed and Mary Kay were united in marriage at St. Michaels Church in Wheeling. Edward is a graduate of Wellsburg High School and worked until retirement as a retail manager for Reichart and Heilig Meyers Furniture stores and as a sales associate at Sears. Mary Kay is a graduate of Triadelphia High School and worked until retirement as an elementary school teacher’s aide for Ohio County Schools. The happy couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their sons, Ed Jr. (Kelly) and Eric, daughter ...

Botts Celebrate Golden

Kelly and JoEllen (Johnson) Bott of Martins Ferry celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 7. They were united in marriage on July 7, 1972 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Tiltonsville, Ohio. The Rev. Father C.C. Superfiskey officiated the double ring service. Kelly is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bott of Wheeling. JoEllen is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson of Tiltonsville. Together they have three daughters: Jodi (Mark), Amy (Cory) and Kelly Jo (Brian). They are the proud grandparents of six grandchildren: Noah, Max, Molly, Greg, ...

Zimmermans Mark 50th

Lou and Shirley Zimmerman, formerly of Wheeling, now of Calabash, N.C., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 1. They were married on July 1, 1972 at Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church by the Rev. G. Kenneth Gates. Shirley is the daughter of the late Donald C. and Florence Bixler Jefferys. Lou is the son of the late Chester C. and Katherine Klieves Zimmerman. Both are graduates of Wheeling High School and the Ohio Valley General Hospital School of Inhalation Therapy. Shirley is also a graduate of the OVGH School of Nursing. They are both Retired Respiratory ...

Diehls Celebrate Golden

Charles and Celeste Diehl of Mount Olivet are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on July 15, 1972, at St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Church in Wheeling by the late Rev. Joseph Bell. Celeste is the daughter of the late Leo and Dolores Auten Przelenski. She is retired from Capital Business Interiors, CBI of Wheeling. Charles is the son of the late Charles and Wanda Murphy Diehl. He is retired from Medical Supply Company after 53 years of employment. They are the parents of a daughter Chana Baker and her husband, Chad, and a son Chad Diehl and his ...