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Don and Sheila Clayton of Amboy announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Clayton of Byron, to Greg Welker of Byron, the son of Greg and Kris Welker of Delavan, Wis., and the late Colleen Welker.
The bride-elect is a graduate of Amboy High School and Governors State Uni-versity. She is a fifth-grade teacher at King Elementary School in Rockford.
Her fiancé is a graduate of Amboy High School and Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is assistant superinten-dent of golf maintenance at Prairieview Golf Club in Byron.
The couple are planning a Dec. 31, 2013 wedding ceremony.
Invitations have been sent.
Engagement of
Erin Clayton
&Greg
Welker
Mr. and Mrs. David Simpson of Lee Center will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 28, 2013.
David Simpson and Sharon Hund were married Dec. 28, 1963, in Galesburg.
They are the parents of Renee (Mike) Grady of Dixon, John (Tracey) Simp-son of Lee Center, and Lynette (Andy) Thomas of Gladwin, Mich.
They have 10 grandchildren.Those wishing to send greetings may
address cards to 1129A Inlet Road, Lee Center, IL 61331.
50th AnniversaryMr. & Mrs. David Simpson
John Brockwell of Polo celebrated his 90th birthday Dec. 14, 2013.
He was born Dec. 14, 1923, in Polo, and was married to the late Lois Mont-gomery.
He has two children and two grand-children.
Cards may be sent to 4004 S. Unity Road, Polo, IL 61064.
Celebrating 90John Brockwell
Happy Birthday
Jenny Hermeyer of Dixon will cel-ebrate her 88th birthday Jan. 2, 2014, with a family dinner.
She was born Jan. 2, 1926, and married Paul Hermeyer.
She has five children, 13 grandchildren (one deceased), and 21 great-grandchil-dren.
Cards may be sent to 418 Autumn-wood Lane, Dixon, IL 61021.
Celebrating 88Jenny Hermeyer
Happy Birthday
Dorothy Riddick of Amboy celebrated her 84th birthday Dec. 20, 2013.
She was born Dec. 20, 1929.She has four children, 10 grandchil-
dren, and 11 great-grandchildren.Cards may be sent to 800 Newman
Road, Amboy, IL 61310.
Celebrating 84Dorothy Riddick
Happy Birthday
Janean Schinderling of Rock Falls is celebrating her 81st birthday today, Dec. 24, 2013.
She was born Dec. 24, 1932, and mar-ried Harold Schinderling.
She has three children, six grandchil-dren, and four great-grandchildren.
Cards may be sent to 28540 W. Thome Road, Rock Falls, IL 61071.
Laura Jeanne Kuhn and Nathan Anthony Underhile were united in marriage on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at The Brandywine in Dixon. The Honorable Charles Beckman offici-ated the celebration.
The parents of the couple are Jef-frey and Jeanne Kuhn and Lester and Laura Underhile, all of Dixon.
The bride was given in marriage by her father after the two of them walked down the aisle to a string quartet performing the bride’s favorite song, “Hallelujah,” by Leon-ard Cohen.
Serving as maid of honor was Kelly Wavra, friend of the bride. The bridesmaids were Jessica Boyles, sister of the groom; Emily Hackl, cousin of the bride; and Megan Kuhn, sister-in-law of the bride. The junior bridesmaid was Bailey Underhile, niece of the groom; and the flower girl was Jorja Boyles, also a niece of the groom. The ladies entered the ceremony while the string quartet played “Starlight” by Muse.
Serving as the best man was Clin-ton Underhile, brother of the groom. The groomsmen were Nathan Boyles, brother-in-law of the groom; Paul Kuhn, brother of the bride; and Bill Skeffington, friend of the groom. The junior groomsman was Brett Underhile, nephew of the groom; and the ring bearer was Ethan Henry Kuhn, nephew of the bride. The groom’s side of the wedding party
entered the ceremony to “The Impe-rial March” from Star Wars, also played by the string quartet.
Ushering the event were Kevin Harshman, friend of the groom, and John Volz, uncle of the bride.
Soloist Emily Hackl performed “All I Want Is You” by U2 during the cer-emony.
Readings from the works of Bob Dylan and Tyler Knott Gregson were done by Danielle Kotlajich, friend of the bride, and Melissa Ekwinski, sorority sister of the bride.
The reception, hosted by Sharon Thompson and Wendell Snell of Dixon, was at The Brandywine. As a nod to the groom’s love of super-heroes, each table at the reception was named for a different hero, and the couple cut their cake with a Star Wars lightsaber.
The flowers were designed by Weeds, and photographs were taken by Pattie Hummel. The cake and cupcakes served at the reception were created by Brandi Willey.
The bride is a graduate of Dixon High School and the University of Illinois. She is employed as a copy-writer at Professional Medical Inc.
The groom is a graduate of Dixon High School, Northern Illinois Uni-versity, and Governors State Uni-versity. He is employed as a licensed clinical social worker at Metropoli-tan Family Services.
After a honeymoon in the Caribbe-an, the couple reside in Woodridge.
Oct. 19, 2013The Brandywine in Dixon
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Mr. & Mrs. Christopher
Peck
Hermes & Peck
Dr. Jessica Augusta Hermes and Christopher Lee Peck exchanged wedding vows Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at St. Patrick Church in Dixon. Msgr. Rev. Daniel Hermes officiated.
The parents of the couple are Denny and Joan Hermes and Wayne and Dr. Linda Peck.
The bride was given in marriage by her parents.
Serving as maid of honor was Mon-ica Hermes, sister of the bride.
The bridesmaids were Dr. Sara Flanagan, Melissa Michels, and Dr. Michelle Truex. The flower girl was Kendall Ranly.
Serving as best man was Mathew Peck, brother of the groom.
The groomsmen were Keith Lam and Danny Hermes. The ring bearer was Michael Morse. Ushering the
event were Sharona Franko, Jordan Edwards, and Jeff Ranly.
Scripture was read by Veronica Edwards and Mathew Peck. Prayers of the Faithful were read by Sarah Frances Peck. The reception, hosted by Mike and Veronica Edwards, was held at Dixon Elks Lodge.
The bride is a graduate of Newman Central Catholic High School and Purdue University School of Phar-macy. She is a clinical pharmacist at Medical Center of South Arkansas.
The groom is a graduate of St. Wen-delin High School in Fostoria, Ohio, and St. Louis University. He is a pro-cess engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne in Camden, Ark.
The couple resides in El Dorado, Ark. They plan a honeymoon in the spring.
Married Aug. 31, 2013at St. Patrick Church in Dixon
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Hochgrebe
MARRIED May 25, 2013
Dieken & HochgrebeRobin (Meyer) Dieken married
Ryan Hochgrebe on May 25, 2013, at Alive in Christ Lutheran Church in Columbia, Mo. The Rev. Tim Morris officiated the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Gor-don and Joy Meyer of Dixon.
The groom is the son of Bill and Sue Hochgrebe of St. Louis.
Serving as maid of honor was Car-men Dieken, daughter of the bride.
The best man was Rich Wright, friend of the groom.
The bride is a graduate of Amboy High School and the University of Missouri, Columbia, completing her Master of Social Work degree in May 2013.
The groom is a graduate of the University of Missouri and Concor-dia Seminary in St. Louis.
In July, the couple moved to Fol-som, Calif., where the groom is pastor of Mount Oliver Lutheran Church, and the bride is employed by Elder Options.
Jessica Ellis &Staff Sergeant Jeffrey Guida
PLANNING A MAY 17, 2014 WEDDING
Ellis & Guida
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Ellis of Ashton are proud to announce the engagement of their daugh-ter, Jessica L. Ellis of Oregon, to Staff Sergeant Jeffrey A. Guida of Woodbridge, Va., the son of Mr. Ed Guida and Ms. Mary Guida of Oregon.
The bride-elect is a 2007 gradu-ate of AFC High School and a 2011 graduate of Illinois State Univer-sity, with a degree in special edu-cation. She is employed by Win-nebago School District.
Her fiancé is a 2004 graduate of Oregon High School, and he is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. He is currently in the Army, and is serv-ing overseas.
The couple are planning a May 17, 2014 wedding.
Invitations will be sent.
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Mr. & Mrs. Dave Allen
50th Anniversary
Dave and Carolyn Allen of Rock Falls will celebrate their 50th wed-ding anniversary with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at the Rock Falls Candle-light.
All friends and relatives are invited to join in the celebration. The omis-sion of gifts has been requested.
David Allen and Carolyn Cassens
were married Dec. 31, 1963, in Ster-ling.
They are the parents of Kim (David) Stanley of Dixon, Audra (Scott) Buckner of Crystal Lake, and Justin (Mia) Allen of Orland Park.
They have seven grandchildren.Those wishing to send greetings
may address cards to 1001 Hermes Heights Drive, Rock Falls, IL 61071.
62ndAnniversary
Michael J. and Anna (Panici)Filippi will celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary on Dec. 29, 2013.
The couple were married on Dec. 29, 1951, in Detroit.
Mike and Anna are the parents
of Rose (Charles) Schuchard, Jean (Pat) Dempsey, Michael A. (Cathy) Filippi, and Tim Filippi.
They have three grandchildren.Those wishing to send greetings
may address cards to 1700 Hicko-ry Hills Road, Rock Falls, IL 61071.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Filippi
Share those special memories with CelebrationsCelebrations features
weddings, engagements, anniversaries, and other happy news such as birth-days, reunions, and four- or five-generation photos.
As a special way to pre-serve these memorable occasions, quarter-, half- or full-page announce-ments can be purchased.
Paid announcements are determined by word count: no more than 125 words for a quarter page, no more than 250 words for a half page, and up to 340 words for a full page.
Photos may be submit-ted in color or black and white, and in any size. Emailed photos should be in JPEG format with a reso-lution of 200 and a width of at least 5 inches for best quality.
C e l e b r a t i o n f o r m s are available at the Telegraph or Daily Gazette
classified departments.Sauk Valley Media is not
responsible for errors due to unreadable informa-tion, and a reprinting of the announcement may not be possible based on available space. A local daytime phone number is required.
Weddings are available in basic (free) form, quar-ter-page paid, half-page paid, and full-page paid.
The wedding form should be returned prefer-ably within 2 to 4 months after the wedding date.
Engagements are avail-able in basic (free) form (one photo) and in two styles of quarter-page paid (one photo only).
Other paid sizes also are available on a custom basis.
Anniversary announce-ments with accompanying photos will be published
on a free or paid basis. Announcements begin-
ning with the 25th anni-versary, and then in 5-year increments up to 60 years, can be at no charge. Other increments will require a paid announcement. Anniversaries of 70 years and more are available at no charge.
After 60th-year anni-versaries, SVM will pub-lish free announcements, without special wording, without the 5-year incre-ment restriction.
Birthday announce-ments with accompany-ing photos for area seniors more than 80 years of age can be at no charge with-out special wording.
There is a charge for those younger than 80.
G e n e r a t i o n s a n d reunions are for area residents who are gather-ing for a family or class
reunion. Items will be edited due to space limi-tations, and lists of all attendees are not available in the free format.
Photos also are not avail-able for a free announce-ment, but can be used in any of the paid announce-ments.
Note: A group photo for a class reunion can be sub-mitted at no charge for the Scrapbook page of SV Weekend by email to [email protected] or in person.
Class reunions of 70 years and more will be available in the quarter-page format at no charge, with a photo allowed.
Five-generation and four-generation photos with names and relation-ships of those pictured may be submitted for pub-lication.
There is a form avail-
able showing the infor-mation acceptable for the basic (free) form, which covers one photo.
Multiple photos from submitters will need to be on a paid basis.
Both reunions and gen-eration announcements are, of course, available on a paid (custom) basis in quarter-page, half-page, and full-page form.
Note: Large group pho-tos with long lists of names may require at least a half-page paid announcement.
Other celebrations include retirements, pro-motions, awards, honors, baptisms, confirmations, baby’s arrival (able to contain more informa-tion than standard birth announcements, along with a photo), and other occasions, customers may purchase a quarter-page (one photo – two if space
allows), half-page, (up to two photos) or full-page (up to four photos) paid announcement in Cel-ebrations on a custom basis.
Paid announcements can be proofread before publication.
Customers will be called when the announcement is ready to be proofed. At that time, any corrections or additions can be made as needed. Proofs will be emailed without calls whenever possible.
For more information regarding Celebrations, contact Andrea Mills at 815-284-2222, ext. 575, or 815-625-3600, ext. 575, email [email protected] or call the classi-fied department at either number. Celebrations announcements may be sent to [email protected] via email.
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PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING
Birthday Birthday
Happy 80th
Birthday
SharonWiltz
Marie and Ivan Taylorwith Jannet and Terry
Celebrating 100 in person and spirit
On Jan. 5, 1914, Marie Irene Vic-toria was born to Jens and Paulina Larsen, near Redwood Falls, Minn., the youngest of nine children.
Six months earlier on July 29, 1913, Ivan Leroy was born to Oliver and Irma Taylor in Amboy, one of seven children.
Later, Ivan traveled to Minne-sota to visit his older brother, Earl, who was now married to Christine, Marie’s sister. In 1936, the two were married in Iowa, where Marie was attending school and working. They settled in Sterling shortly after this.
Their daughter, Jannet, was born in 1941. With Ivan in the Army, they lived in various states ending up in Fort Lewis, Wash., where, at the end of 1942, their son, Terry, was born.
Ivan left from there to go overseas in mid-1943. He was killed in Luzon,
the Philippines, near the end of the war. Marie, with her two young chil-dren, returned to Sterling, when Ivan went overseas.
Marie and her daughter still live in the home Ivan and Marie built.
Terry and his wife, Sandra, live in Renton, Wash. Their children, Tom, and his wife, Lisa, with their two boys, Trevor and Jake, live in Seattle, and Kathleen and her hus-band, Bryce, live in Issaquah, Wash. Marie’s other grandchild, Erica, died in infancy.
On Jan. 5, 2014, we are celebrating the 100th birthday of two very spe-cial people, one in person and the other in spirit. There will be an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling.
Cards also may be sent to 610 W. Ninth St., Sterling, IL 61081.
The Taylor Family
Major Ivan L. Taylor about 1941
Marie Irene Victoria Larsen about 1932
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Arlene Glaserand her grandchildren
80th Birthday
Arlene Glaser of Dixon celebrated her 80th birthday on Dec. 23, 2013.
She was born on Dec. 23, 1933, and was married to the late Richard Glaser on Nov. 7, 1960.
She is the mother of John (Isabel) Glaser of Amboy, Sandra (Mark Stahler) Conley of Polo, and Mike Glaser and Ann (Brad) Apple of Dixon.
She has eight grandchildren, Ryan Glaser (deceased); Jason (Michelle) Jones of Valparaiso, Ind.; Joshua Glaser of Chicago; Robert (Veroni-ca) Jones of Sandia, Texas; Colleen
(Mike) Wilson of Chicago; Teresa (Fermin) Saucedo of Lockport; and Michelle and Steve Apple of Dixon.
She also has been blessed with seven great-grandchildren, Maya and Cole Jones of Valparaiso, Ind.; Deanna, Lia, Robert and Eric Jones of Sandia, Texas; and Leo Saucedo of Lockport.
Her family honored her with a surprise birthday family get-togeth-er that included her sister, Doris Wohrley of Dixon, and many of her nieces and nephews and their fami-lies.
Retirement
53 years in
banking
A longtime banking career will end on Dec. 31, 2013. Pam Erby is going to retire from a career she truly enjoyed.
Her first banking job was with Central National Bank in Ster-ling for 1.5 years. She then went to Rock Falls National Bank, then First National Bank of Sterling-Rock Falls, which became Mer-cantile Bank. Then she went to
First Star, which is now U.S. Bank.From her starting at Rock Falls
National until the retirement date is a period of 51.5 years, 53 years total banking employment.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fri-day, Dec. 27, 2013, there will be an open house at the U.S. Bank branch in Rock Falls. Stop in and wish her a well deserved retire-ment.
PamErby
BirthdayHappy 1st Birthday, Avery Joy,
on Dec. 25, 2013
The best Christmas present we could ever
ask for!
Love,Mom, Dad & MadisonGrandma
& Papa SternAunt Heather & Uncle Andy
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The Williams Family
Four Generations
Graduation
Announcing the graduation of
Kristina Rangel
Northern Illinois University with a
Bachelor of Science in nursing
2013
Two models wear wed-ding gowns by German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel’s Spring Summer 2013 Haute Couture fashion collection in Paris.
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