Published: October 19, 2009 11:14 am      

Hochstetler 50th

Lonnie and Shirley (Bontrager) Hochstetler, Shipshewana, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

The couple were married Oct. 24, 1959, by Ivan Miller in Emma.

An open house anniversary celebration is scheduled to take place Oct. 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Emma Mennonite Church.

Their children include Daryl and Julie Hochstetler, Colon, Mich., Beth and Ben Hunsberger and Gene and Beth Hochstetler, all of Shipshewana. They have seven grandchildren.

He is employed by Edd’s Supplies, Shipshewana, and she is a homemaker. They are members of Emma Mennonite Church.