ANNIVERSARIES

Wilbert and Eleanore Goebel

50th Anniversary

Wilbert and Eleanore (Haak) Goebel, of Coeur d'Alene, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married April 7, 1961, at the Baptist Church in Lehr, N.D.

Eleanore worked in accounts payable and is retired from Stock Steel. Wilbert worked as a welder and is retired from A & M Hardware.

Their children are Pamela Goebel, Dale Goebel, Nancy Howard and Suzanne Adkinson. They have 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

They celebrated with friends and family at a 50th anniversary Luau in July at their home.

Jim and Inez Florence

65th Anniversary

Jim and Inez Florence celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Sept. 17, 2011. They are World War II sweethearts.

They met in 1944 when Jim completed boot camp training in San Diego, Calif. At this time Jim received a 72-hour pass, unable to return to his home in northern California. Jim called his sister, Frances, in Los Angels, Calif., and asked if he could come to their home for a visit. On the phone Jim heard his brother-in-law in the background say, "ask Jim if he would like to have a date with a cute little blonde?" Jim told his sister he would like to have a date, there was no way Jim would refuse such an offer. As it turned out Inez was the baby sitter for his sister's two boys.

The first date was such a success that Jim asked Inez for a second the following weekend if he could get another pass before shipping out. Inez said she would like that. On that date Jim proposed and Inez accepted. Even though they were only 17 years old at the time, they both knew instantly they were very much in love. This was June 28, 1944.

Jim was discharged March 6, 1946, and on Sept. 17, 1946, Jim and Inez were married in Modesto, Calif. After Jim attended college in Long Beach, Calif., they moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where they raised three children; Connie Thompson of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Frances La Verne of Tracy, Calif., and Jim Florence Jr. of Coeur d'Alene.

After Jim retired from American Broadcasting Company and Inez from Consolidated Freightways, they moved to Coeur d'Alene on Nov. 7, 1984. They recently moved to Garden Plaza Retirement Center in Post Falls where they currently make their home.

ENGAGEMENT

Beaudry-Henze

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beaudry of Post Falls and Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Kovach of Bellevue, Wash., announce the engagement of their daughter Jillian Evona Beaudry to Dane C. Henze, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Henze of Aberdeen, Wash.

Beaudry is a graduate of Linfield College and is employed as the managing editor for the Waitsburg Times. Henze is a graduate of Saint Martin's University and is employed by the Washington Conservation Corps.

The couple will make their home in Waitsburg, Wash. A wedding is planned for winter 2012.

WEDDING

Kellerman-Morrison

Lisa A. Kellerman exchanged wedding vows with Craig A. Morrison on Aug. 28, 2011, in Athol. The couple are living in Athol after a honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico.

The bride, a graduate of Washington State University College of Nursing, is a critical care registered nurse. The groom, is a graduate of North Idaho College's Diesel Mechanic School, and is a lead technician for Western States Equipment Company.

MILESTONE BIRTHDAY

W. W. 'Wally' Connally

90th Birthday

W. W. "Wally" Connally will celebrate his 90th birthday on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011. He has lived in the Coeur d'Alene area for 20 years. His family is hosting a private party at Bistro on 4th.

He is a volunteer for Coeur d'Alene Police Department, a retired Major from the U.S. Army and served in World War II and the Korean War.

He and Hope Connally have been married for 53 years. He has three daughters, Claudia Hurt of St. Maries, Carole Tabakman of Coeur d'Alene and Lorayne Pond of Antibes, France.

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