LONGEVITY MARRIED 50 YEARS: CHARLES AND COLLEEN DUSHECK.Byline: - Nicole SunkesCharles and Colleen Dusheck of Chatsworth celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their family on July 31 at the Tam O'Shanter Tam O’Shanter stumbling home from the tavern sees witches dancing around open coffins in the graveyard. [Br. Lit.: Burns Tam O’Shanter in Benét, 985] See : Drunkenness Inn in Los Feliz. They met at Bell Aircraft in Niagara Falls, N.Y., where they were both working in aerospace engineering. Charlie took Colleen flying on their first date, and it was love at first flight. They were married July 31, 1954, and flew 10,000 miles on their honeymoon. Colleen was born in Redlands and graduated from El Segundo High School and El Camino College El Camino College is a two-year public community college located in the city of Torrance in Los Angeles County, California. It is commonly referred to as "El Co" or "ECC". It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres (105,000 m²). . She worked as a draftsperson and technical illustrator in aerospace. She also worked as a communications specialist at a bank for 15 years. She's a member of the Old Treasures Club, an antiques club. Charles was born in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and graduated from McBurey Prep and from Tri-State University in Indiana. He worked as an aeronautical engineer for Bell Aircraft and Lockheed, and retired from Marconi after 12 years as vice president/general manager in 1994. He's a 50-year member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is a non-profit political organization whose membership consists mainly of general aviation pilots in the United States. AOPA exists to serve the interests of its members as aircraft owners and pilots, and to promote the economy, , and a member of the Chatsworth Neighborhood Council. Colleen and Charles are both members of St. Nicholas Church in Encino. They have two children: Diane Blagojevich of Redondo Beach and Michelle Blessinger of La Crescenta. They also have four grandchildren. MARRIED 60 YEARS: JACK AND WINIFRED ROGO ROGO Rate of Growth Ordinance Jack and Winifred Rogo of North Hollywood celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their family on July 23 at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City. They met at the Naval Aviation Supply Depot in North Philadelphia. Winifred was a corporal in the Marine Corps and Jack was a naval chief petty officer. They were married at Essex House in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on July 23, 1944. Jack sailed under San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge, across the Golden Gate from San Francisco to Marin Co., W Calif.; built 1933–37. Its overall length is 9,266 ft (2,824 m); its main span across the strait, 4,200 ft (1,280 m), is one of the longest bridges in the world. Joseph B. on his birthday, May 22, 1940, and was overseas for 43 months. He was stationed at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, and is a member of an elite veterans group, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, founded in 1958 and recognized by the United States Congress in 1985,[1] is an organization whose members were at or in the vicinity of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during the Japanese attack of December 7, 1941. . He came back to the United States in November 1943 for his new assignment in Philadelphia. He was discharged in 1946. He took classes at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Extension and opened an accounting practice in 1950, and is now semi-retired. Winifred attended New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the for a year before enlisting in the Marines, where she served two years. She worked as a homemaker until her children were grown, after which she worked as Jack's secretary for more than 25 years. They have two children: Jeffrey of Simi Valley and D. Scott, deceased. They also have two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. MARRIED 50 YEARS: JAN AND LEN (Low Entry Networking) In SNA, peer-to-peer connectivity between adjacent Type 2.1 nodes, such as PCs, workstations and minicomputers. LU 6.2 sessions are supported across LEN connections. MARELLA Jan and Len Marella of Canoga Park celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their family Aug. 26-29 with a cruise to Mexico and a renewal of their wedding vows onboard the ship. After the cruise, they spent two weeks in Hawaii with family and friends. They were high-school sweethearts at Central High School in Bridgeport, Conn., and were married Sept. 6, 1954. They moved to California in 1964. Jan taught swimming for many years before opening a boutique, the Yellow Dazzy, in Chatsworth, which she owned for seven years. Later, Jan worked in the catering business. Len served in the U.S. Navy from 1952-56 as an aviation cartographer in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Boston University with a degree in engineering. He worked for Kavlico Corp. in Moorpark as chief engineer for 22 years and retired in January 2001 as director of business development. He is a member of the Canoga Park Chapter of the Elks. Jan and Len enjoy traveling around the world and now spend their retirement touring the country in their motor home. They have three children: Lenn of Milton, Wash., Danielle of Canoga Park and Christopher of West Hills. They also have five grandchildren. MARRIED 50 YEARS: MAGDALENE AND HELMUT STANDKE Magdalene and Helmut Standke of Woodland Hills celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their family on Nov. 20 at the Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills. The couple met at AEG AEG Aeger (Latin: Sick) AEG Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft (Common Electricity Company) AEG Aircraft Evaluation Group AEG Association of Engineering Geologists AEG Air Expeditionary Group , a German engineering company, and were sponsored for immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. by Magdalene's aunt and uncle in Phoenix. They moved there in 1954 and were married on Nov. 20, 1954. Magdalene was born and raised in Westfalia, Germany. She was trained as a kindergarten teacher during World War II, and after the war, she went to work at AEG. After moving to Santa Monica in 1955, she worked at a bank until she and Helmut started a family. Helmut is from Berlin. He became a mechanical engineer after the war and escaped from East Germany as soon as he was able to. He got a job at AEG and worked there until moving to United States. Once in the U.S., he began working in engineering at Lear Aircraft in California. He later worked for Rocketdyne and Consolidated Controls, and later as a consultant. Magdalene and Helmut spent the early years of their retirement traveling throughout the world. Currently, they are both working on their autobiographies. They have four children: Randy of San Diego, Richard of Bell Canyon, Gary of West Hills and Ingrid Cebula of Laguna Hills. They also have 11 grandchildren. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) MAGDALENE AND HELMUT STANDKE (2) JAN AND LEN MARELLA |
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