Family

Mary Anne Otting of Waukon will be celebrating her 80th birthday June 19.

In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to her at 503 Fourth Street SE, Waukon, IA 52172.

Tom and Beverly (Cooper) Leiran of Waukon are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple married June 20, 1970 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Waukon.

Their children are  Jackie (Jim) Reuter, Kevin (Kayla) Leiran, Becky (John) O’Neill, Brian (Nicole) Leiran and Adam (Amanda) Leiran. Their grandchildren are Mason, John, Nathan, Zachary, Colton, Keigan, McKenzie, Dylan, Craeton, Kreed, Adalyn, Kloe and Alden.

Cards and well wishes may be sent to 603 East Main Street, Waukon, IA 52172.

Don and Dorothy Hitchins were married June 18, 1955 at St. Pius Catholic Church in rural Harpers Ferry. A family picnic is being planned to celebrate the couple’s 65th wedding anniversary.

They are the parents of Kathy (Paul) Callan, Jim (Karen) Hitchins, Linda Hitchins, Joyce (Dave) Rzepiejewski, Joanne Hitchins, Kevin (Julie) Hitchins and Jody (Tom) Adams. They have 32 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

The family of Ben and Mary Charlene (Charlie) Peiffer, formerly of Harpers Ferry, is celebrating the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary June 25 with a card shower.

In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to Ben and Charlie Peiffer, 1101 S Ellsworth RD, SP 175, Mesa, AZ 85208.

Brenen and Stephanie Steele of Luana announce the birth of their daughter, Sienna Mona Steele, born June 5, 2020 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. She weighed 7 lbs. 3 ozs. and measured 19-3/4 inches in length at the time of her birth.

Grandparents are David and Mona Schultz of Luana and Jerry and Shelby Steele of Eitzen, MN.

The Waukon High School Class of 1958 has decided to postpone its class reunion originally scheduled for September 19, 2020. Instead, plans are being made for a date in September 2021.

Doug and Sharon Kubitz of rural Monona will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple married at the Rossville Presbyterian Church Saturday, June 13, 1970 with the ceremony officiated by Rev. Tjaden.

They have two children, Bob (Tracy) and Shelley (Ryan), and seven grandchildren including Kyle, Jordan, Shawnee, Cody, Joe, Ian and Sean, in addition to three great-grandchildren, Bentley, Tate and Klayton.

A family celebration will be scheduled at a later date.

In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to 716 Volney Road, Monona, IA 52159.

The family of Ben and Mary Charlene (Charlie) Peiffer, formerly of Harpers Ferry, is celebrating the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary June 25 with a card shower.

In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to Ben and Charlie Peiffer, 1101 S Ellsworth RD, SP 175, Mesa, AZ 85208.

Mary Anne Otting of Waukon will be celebrating her 80th birthday June 19.

In honor of the occasion, cards and well wishes may be sent to her at 503 Fourth Street SE, Waukon, IA 52172.

Shannon Alber and Cassie Bakke of West Union announce the birth of their son, Kingston Kevin Alber, born May 29, 2020 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. He weighed 6 lbs. 15 ozs. and measured 19-1/2 inches in length at the time of his birth. He joins siblings, Nolan Bakke (14) and Caymen Alber (3).

Grandparents are Kevin Bakke of Waukon, Ron and Julie Peiffer of Harpers Ferry and Jeff and LuAnn Alber of West Union. Great-grandparents are Don and Joyce Bakke and Sharon Brown, all of Waukon.