MARRIED 50 YEARS: ROBERT AND DOLORES ROTH.Byline: - Nicole Sunkes Robert and Dolores Dolores (or Delores) was a common given name (until the 1960s in the USA); it is cognate with the English word "dolorous" (meaning sorrowful) and equivalent in meaning. Roth of Moorpark will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with their family at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad with a week's stay with their sons and families in the fall. They were high school sweethearts in Gary, Ind., and were married at St. Mark's Catholic Church on Aug. 15, 1953. Dolores and Robert moved to California in 1984. Bob graduated from Lew Wallace High School Lew Wallace High School is a four year (9-12) public high school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana. Staff The faculty includes nearly 65 teachers. in Gary in 1950 and attended Northwestern University for two years. He served two years in the U.S. Air Force and graduated from Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. in 1956. After 31 years, he retired from Aetna Life Insurance Co. in 1988. Robert is an avid golfer and a member of the Saticoy Country Club. Dolores also attended Lew Wallace High School and graduated in 1950. She worked as a ``domestic engineer.'' She has sung with the Village Voices Chorale for 20 years and in the St. Maximilian Kolbe Church Choir. She enjoys traveling and golf. They have two children: Jeffrey of Flushing, Mich., and Stuart of Chicago. They also have four grandchildren. MARRIED 50 YEARS: WILLIAM AND SUE ALLEN BROWN William and Sue Allen Brown of Tarzana celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 18 at home with friends and family. They met working on ``The Dinah Shore Show'' and were later married on the show, Jan. 18, 1953, at the Chapman Park Chapel in Los Angeles. Sue Allen was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and became a singer. She came to California in 1948 to work in film. She performed on the ``Hit Parade'' radio show and with music groups including the Pied Pipers and Four Hits and a Miss, appeared on ``The Tony Martin Show'' and ``The Ray Anthony Show'' as well as on ``Dinah Shore,'' and recorded with Henry Mancini and Mel Torme. She is a member of the Society of Singers. William was born in Chicago and studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music for two years. He worked as a background singer on Red Skelton's show and on Donny and Marie Osmond's show. They have four children: Paul Brown of Sherman Oaks, Kathy Babylon of Agoura Hills, Laureen Brown of North Hollywood and Jeffry Brown of Austin, Texas. They also have six grandchildren. MARRIED 50 YEARS: EDWIN AND HELEN BLANCHER Edwin and Helen Blancher of Canyon Country celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their family on July 23 at the Buca di Beppo Buca di Beppo is an American restaurant chain specializing in immigrant Southern Italian food. The name roughly translates as "Joe's Basement" (Beppo is slang for Joe in Southern Italy and Buca means basement (literally it means "hole") in Italian). restaurant in Colorado Springs, Colo. The couple met in Ohio and were married on June 7, 1953, in Columbus, Ohio. Helen worked at Teledyne for eight years and at Pacific Telephone for 12 years. She is a lifetime member of the Sky Blue Mesa PTA PTA or parent-teacher association: see parent education. , has served on the board of the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. Historical Society for eight years and also serves as secretary on her First Christian Church First Christian Church can refer to:
Edwin served in the U.S. Navy for 3 1/2 years and attended 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). . He worked at North American Aviation North American Aviation was a major US aircraft manufacturer. The company was responsible for a number of historic aircraft, including the T-6 Texan trainer, the P-51 Mustang fighter, the B-25 Mitchell bomber, the F-86 Sabre jet fighter, and the X-15 rocket plane, as well as Apollo and Rocketdyne for more than 22 years and for the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. for 19 years. They have three children: Gary of Palmdale, Cathy Mosby of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Ronald of Lake Los Angeles. They also have six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, with a fifth on the way. MARRIED 50 YEARS: GEORGENE AND RALPH BOYD Georgene and Ralph Boyd of Camarillo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their family and friends with a renewal of their vows and a lunch reception at Spanish Hills Country Club on June 21. They met in August 1950 when Georgene's cousin came to visit with his best friend, Ralph. They had their first date in December and were engaged in 1952. They were married at St. Ferdinand's Catholic Church in San Fernando June 21, 1953. Georgene attended Marymount High School Marymount High School is a private, Catholic, all-girls, college-preparatory high school located in West Los Angeles across from the UCLA campus at 10643 Sunset Blvd. Over 400 young women are enrolled at the school. in Los Angeles, graduating in 1952. She worked as a columnist for the Valley News for three years, taught ballet for 25 years, and worked mainly as a homemaker while raising her children. She volunteered in the Assistance League of Antelope Valley for 25 years and for Republicans of Antelope Valley. She also worked as a public relations and fund-raising consultant, retiring in 2003. Ralph served in the U.S. Navy from 1950-54 and graduated from the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. , in 1957. He also attended Harvard University's Business School Advanced Management Program in 1978. He worked in commercial real estate with CB Richard Ellis CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. NYSE: CBG is a multinational real estate corporation currently based in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.. On December 20, 2006, the corporation, also known as CBRE, completed acquisition of Trammell Crow Co. in a transaction valued at $2. for 40 years before his retirement in 1996. They have five children: Lori Title of Exeter, Calif.; Georgene Littlefair of Arroyo Grande, Calif.; James of Los Angeles; Christopher of Goodyear, Ariz.; and Maria Fazio of Montecito, Calif. They also have eight grandchildren. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Dolores and Robert Roth) (2) no caption (Edwin and Helen Blancher) (3) no caption (William and Sue Allen Brown) (4) no caption (Georgene and Ralph Boyd) |
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