Koontz 50th

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

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Charles and Alice Koontz, 1309 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception given by their children from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, 1200 Kings Highway, Winona Lake.

Charles Koontz and Alice Snider were married in Pennsylvania April 13, 1957, with Herman Koontz and R. Wayne Snider officiating.

Charles retired as manager of Christian Light Bookstore, Nappanee. He previously managed the Herald Bookstore and now is employed part-time by Ace Hardware. Alice is retired from Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, where she served as secretary, and is employed part-time by Kosciusko County Right to Life.

The couple have three children: Dave (and Linda) and Steve (and Christine), both of Winona Lake, and Doug, Warsaw; and five grandchildren.

Friends and relatives are invited to attend the reception. The couple requests no gifts.[[In-content Ad]]

Charles and Alice Koontz, 1309 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception given by their children from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, 1200 Kings Highway, Winona Lake.

Charles Koontz and Alice Snider were married in Pennsylvania April 13, 1957, with Herman Koontz and R. Wayne Snider officiating.

Charles retired as manager of Christian Light Bookstore, Nappanee. He previously managed the Herald Bookstore and now is employed part-time by Ace Hardware. Alice is retired from Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, where she served as secretary, and is employed part-time by Kosciusko County Right to Life.

The couple have three children: Dave (and Linda) and Steve (and Christine), both of Winona Lake, and Doug, Warsaw; and five grandchildren.

Friends and relatives are invited to attend the reception. The couple requests no gifts.[[In-content Ad]]
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