Weddings/Engagements from May 2007

Laura M. Funke Clinton L. Seifert Mr. and Mrs. David Funke, Kingman, Kan., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Michelle Funke to Clinton Lyle Seifert. Clinton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Seifert, Fort Scott. Laura graduated from Kingman High School in 2002. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Wichita State University in 2005. She currently is employed as a pediatric nurse by Wesley Medical Center in Wichita...

Catherine Ann VanLeeuwen and Justin Cole Bowman were married Feb. 17, 2007, at St. Francis Catholic Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Daniel L. Vacca officiated the 2 p.m. doublering ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Gary and Cindy VanLeeuwen, St. Paul, Kan. ...

Samantha Josephine Hibbs, daughter of David and Carolyn Hibbs, Chanute, will wed Shawn Michael Reinecke, son of Max and Maxine Reinecke, Fort Scott, on July 7, 2007, in Fort Scott. The prospective groom is a 2002 graduate of Fort Scott High School and is employed as a firefighter for the United States Air Force, currently stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska...

Family and friends are invited to attend the 50th wedding anniversary open house for Paul and Clarice Russell from 24 p.m. on Saturday, May 26 at the Mt. Orum Church, rural Redfield.

Emily Pentola Brett Dalton David and Cathy Pentola, Pittsburg, Kan., announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily, to Brett Dalton, son of Loretta Dalton, Pittsburg, and Randy and Debbie Dalton, Mulberry, Kan. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Edna Brooks and Glenna and the late Benne Pentola. She is a 2002 Girard High School graduate and a 2007 Pittsburg State University graduate with a degree in commercial graphics...

Leslie Jeanne Arthur and Justin Adam Martens exchanged marriage vows on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Girard, Kan. The Rev. Donald Thissen officiated at the double- ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Dail and Loretta Bailey, Girard, and the granddaughter of Evelyn Sevart, Greenbush, Kan., and the late Alban Sevart, and Wes and Marjory Bailey, of Hiattville, Kan. ...