Whitcraft 70th
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John and Mary Whitcraft celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Jan. 1, 2010.
John Whitcraft and the former Mary Redcay were married Jan. 1, 1940, at East Petersburg (Pa.) Church of the Brethren.
John is a retired Church of the Brethren pastor and Mary enjoyed working as a hostess at Hardees, North Manchester, for several years.
The couple have five children: Brenda (and spouse Charles) Petry, Fort Wayne; Jim (and spouse Jane) Hoagland; Faye (and spouse Larry) Jagger, Warsaw; Scott, (and spouse Crystal), Wausau, Wis.; Pam (and spouse Duane) Metzger, Warsaw; 17 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
They celebrated their anniversay at a family gathering on New Year's Eve.
