50th anniversary
Albert and Barbara Drake of Clare are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today.
Albert Drake and Barbara Worthington were married June 25, 1961, at the First Christian Church in Bowling Green, Mo.
The couple have three sons, Gary (Stacy) Drake of Clare, Jeffery (Tracy) Drake of Batavia and Kevin (Diane) Drake of Clare; and two daughters, Lisa (James) Marquardt of Greenfield, Wis., and Linda (Bill) Baker of Monroe Center.
They also have 14 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
60th anniversary
Dean and Fran Carradus of Sycamore will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at an open house from noon-3 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore.
Fran Stimson and Dean Carradus were married June 10, 1951, at United Methodist Church in Manchester, Iowa.
The couple are retired campground owners.
They have three children, Al (Mary - deceased) Carradus of Winfield, Donald Carradus (deceased) and Anita (Dale) Cappel of Sycamore.
They have seven grandchildren, Eric Carradus, Brian Carradus, Sharon (Eric) Fessler, Colleen (Paul) Bastian, Kelli DuPrey, Ashley Carradus and Amy Cappel. They also have two great-grandchildren, Hanna and Brody Bastian.
Cascio-Francisco
Nicole L. Cascio of DeKalb and Michael Francisco of Cortland were married Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore.
The daughter of Judy Furlong of DeKalb and Tony Cascio of Springfield, Mo., the bride is a 2007 graduate of DeKalb High School. She is employed at Wild Tails in DeKalb.
The son of Donna and John Francisco of Cortland, the groom is a 2007 graduate of DeKalb High School. He is employed by the U.S. Army.
Maid of honor was Ashley Miller of Sycamore. Bridesmaids were Tiffany Kramer, Krystal Francisco and Jessica Schlick. Zoey Schlick and Abigail Atkinson were the flowergirls.
Best man was Bobby Schlick of Cortland.
The couple will soon reside in Fort Drum, N.Y.
90th birthday
Vinton Vesta of Strum, Wis., formerly of DeKalb, is celebrating his 90th birthday with a card party. Those wishing to send him a card can mail it to 117 Third Ave. South, Apt. 3, Strum, WI 54770.
Vinton was born July 5, 1921. He and his wife, Arlene, have four children, Vinton [Bud] (Sairi) Vesta of Hopkins, Minn., Jeffrey (Peggy) Vesta of Birchwood, Wis., Christine Vesta of DeKalb, and Norman (Jane) Vesta of Port Orange, Fla.
They also have 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.