Lester and Maxine Koch, Fort Scott will celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary April 7, 2008. Their daughters Kathy Youngberg and Deb Hand and a special friend Kendall Clevenger will take them out for supper Saturday evening, April 5th.

Lester Koch, Fredonia and Maxine French, Beaverton, Mich., were married April 7, 1946 in Bell, California.

The couple have four children: Sharon and Clay Wagoner, Garfield, Ark., Kathy and Jim Youngberg, Buffalo; Bill and Janet Koch, Lyons; and Deb Hand, Chanute. They also have seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter. Mother and Dad, we love you very much and you are a blessing to our family.