Jim and Connie Mettille 50th wedding anniversary

Then and now, Jim and Connie Mettille
Then and now, Jim and Connie Mettille
Then and now, Jim and Connie Mettille

Jim and Connie Mettille of Lansing are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary November 25. The couple was married November 25, 1967 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon.

They are the parents of eight children, including Becky of Lansing, Barbara (deceased), Matt (Julie Monroe) of Decorah, Mark (Lori Wilson) of Lantana, TX, Ben (Erin Lansing) of Lansing, Bob (Angie Gibbs) of Waterville, Brian (Stephanie Bohlen) of Dubuque, and Melissa of Decorah. The couple has 19 grandchildren.

Everyone is invited to celebrate the occasion November 25 with mass at 5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church in Lansing and an open house from 6-10 p.m. at T.J. Hunter’s Reception Hall in Lansing.