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LONGEVITY MARRIED 65 YEARS: BARBARA AND LOUIS VENTI BARBARA AND LOUIS VENTI OF WEST HILLS CELEBRATED THEIR 65TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WITH FAMILY IN FEBRUARY. THEY WERE MARRIED ON FEB. 8, 1941, AT ST. VINCENT CHURCH IN LOS ANGELES. THEY MET IN THE FOURTH GRADE AT NORWOOD STREET SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES, AND HAVE BEEN IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER EVER SINCE.


< After graduating high school, Louis joined the Marines. Following his discharge,he followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a barber. For about 35 years, he has owned and operated Venti's Elite Barbershop in Tarzana and still works there as a barber. For awhile, he also played a variety of instruments at local Italian restaurants.

Barbara graduated from Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  and was in the school's marching band. Over the years, she has enjoyed painting, gardening and dancing -- tap dancing in particular. Now she loves to tend her garden.

Barbara and Louis love to travel and entertain.

They have three children: Arnold Venti, George Venti, both of Temecula and Rosalie Venti of Simi Valley. They also have seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

MARRIED 50 YEARS: LARRY AND ANN FAGAN Larry and Ann Fagan of Burbank celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family on April 8 at the Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills. They were married on April 6, 1956, in Burbank.

They met in 1954, were engaged in February 1956, and married the following April.

Ann graduated from Burbank High School Burbank High School may refer to:
  • Burbank High School — Burbank, California
  • Burbank High School — San Antonio, Texas
  • Luther Burbank High School — Sacramento, California
See also
  • Burbank Elementary School
 and became an Avon representative as well as a homemaker. She has been selling Avon products for more than 38 years.

Larry served in the Marines and had just returned from Korea when he met Ann. He worked for United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering more than 15 million packages[1] a day to 6.1 million customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world.  for 31 years before retiring in 1990. He volunteered for the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).

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 in North Hollywood for a number of years.

They have three children: Debra Masson of Burbank, Tammie Marie Fagan of Canyon Country and Larry Fagan Jr. of Stevenson Ranch. They also have four grandchildren.

MARRIED 50 YEARS: MERLE merle

a pattern of coat color pigmentation with dark, irregular blotches on a lighter background. Seen in some Collies and Welsh corgis. In shorthaired dogs, e.g. Great Danes and Dachshunds, the similar pattern is called dapple.
 AND CAROLE STONEBRAKER Merle and Carole Stonebraker of Glendale celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends on May 6 at Castaway Castaway
Arden, Enoch

shipwrecked sailor; lost for eleven years. [Br. Lit.: “Enoch Arden” in Benét, 316]

Bligh, Captain

commander of H.M.S. Bounty who was cast adrift by mutinous crew. [Am. Lit.
 Restaurant in Burbank. They are also planning a cruise to Alaska.

They were married on May 5, 1956, at St. Dominick's Church in Eagle Rock.

The high school sweethearts started dating when Carole asked Merle to a backward dance, where the girl asks the guy out. Both attended Eagle Rock High School.

Carole attended Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
  • Glendale Community College (Arizona)
  • Glendale Community College (California)
 for a time and worked for the Glendale Unified School District The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States.

The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La CaƱada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta.
 for 26 years in the Early Childhood Development Department. She is a member of a variety of organizations, including the Mad Red Hatters, better known as the Red Hat Society.

Merle served in the U.S. Navy for 3 years before joining Pacific Bell and working there for 32 years as a repair foreman.

They loved raising their children and doing all kinds of activities with them, such as camping, boating and motorcycle riding. They also love to travel, and Merle is an avid gardener and cook.

They have two children: Greg Stonebraker of La Crescenta and Denise Schrobsdorf of Bullhead bullhead, common name for several species of fish. See catfish; sculpin.
bullhead

Any of several species of North American freshwater catfish in the genus Ictalurus, valued as food and sport fishes. Bullheads are related to the channel catfish (I.
 City, Ariz. They have two grandchildren.

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