60th Anniversary: Rowe
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:46 AM PDT
Donald and Rosemarie Rowe will celebrate their 60th anniversary Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, with their family and friends. The Rowes’ eight children and their spouses are Donna and Doug McLay, Ontario, Rosemary Gagnon, Casa Grande, Ariz., Patty Hall, Silverdale, Ore., Sue and Randy Johnson, Weiser, Doug and Linda Rowe, Ontario, Janet Guinn, Hainesville, Fla., Bev and Lonnie Church, Ontario, and Ann Rowe and Gary Webb, Forks, Wash. The couple has 21 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. Donald worked a variety of jobs to support this large brood: fishing, ship yard, policeman, water works department, fiberglass industry, owning a farm and a tire business. The farm is still in the family where Don and Rosemarie built their own retirement home at the age of 65. Rosemarie has dedicated her life to nurturing this large loving family. Donald and Rosemarie Rowe were married Sept. 4, 1948, in La Conner, Wash.